A Walk Through the Garden with a Few Cats: Michelle Poor Art Reception

Michelle Poor's art is inspired by unexpected beauty in unexpected places, in the broken, and in simple black and white. Michelle will talk about her artistic journey and how she grows as an older emerging artist. Exibiting artist for the month of April.

Friends of the Norwell Public Library Meeting

The Friends of the Norwell Public Library is a volunteer, non-profit group of library patrons who work together to raise funds and give financial assistance to the Library to help improve its services, resources, and role in the community.  Come to our meeting to find out how you can get involved!

Conservation Conversations: Earth Day Panel 2025 (Hybrid Event)

Do you want to learn about local conservation projects and leaders in your community? Join the Appalachian Mountain Club's Southeastern Massachusetts Chapter this Earth Day at the Norwell Public Library to hear about all types of environmental activism and engagement including state-level climate advocacy, sustainable beekeeping, and the intersection of art and nature. Hear from local environmental experts and learn more about how you get involved with efforts to protect and restore our natural resources.

Baby Play Group

Meet new parents in a space with age appropriate toys for ages 0-12 months. No meeting April 17 or 24. Registration is required.

Storytime with Marissa

Ages 0-5 are welcome to join Marissa for 30 minutes of stories, participatory songs, and fingerplays that support early literacy. Registration is required. Please register for each day you're interested in attending. No meeting April 16 or 21.

Brick Builders

Drop by the Children's Studio after school and build with our Legos! Please leave your own Legos at home. Best for children age 4 and up, caregivers must remain in the library. No meeting April 15 or 22.

Read to Spider

Read to Spider, a certified therapy dog!  You may bring a book or choose one from the library. No registration required. First come, first served. 

Miss Ari's Family Tree Sing-A-Long

Miss Ari's Family Tree Sing-A-Long show turns singing & dancing into learning & play! With live music featuring ukulele and guitar, Ari covers the classic nursery rhymes, colors and the alphabet. For children of all ages and their caregivers. Registration is required and will open 2 weeks prior to the event.

Take and Make: Coffee Filter Butterflies

Register for your kit to take home and make two butterflies with coffee filters, pipe cleaners, and beads. All ages. Registration required to hold your kit for the week.

Read to Skipper 

Come meet Skipper, a therapy dog who loves pats and being read to! Register for a 15-minute slot for one-on-one reading time with Skipper and his handler.

Brick Builders Extended Edition

Just for school vacation week, we're doing a two hour extended edition of our popular Brick Builders program! Please leave your own Legos at home. Best for children age 6 and up, caregivers must remain in the Meeting Room.

Buzz Off! Learn About Mosquitoes & Ticks

Join Erin and Blake from Plymouth County Mosquito Control Project and Plymouth Extension to learn all about everyone's least favorite biters, mosquitoes and ticks! Learn about their life cycles, why they bite, why it's important to protect yourself from bites, and how these local organizations are helping. For ages 5 and up with a caregiver. Registration required.

Drop In Bird Feeder Craft

Continue celebrating Earth Month with this bird feeder craft! Drop in the children's studio between 10-4 and make a bird feeder with a cardboard tube, sunflower butter, and bird seed. While supplies last. Caregivers must remain with children.

Spanish Storytime

Attend a special Spanish storytime for ages 1-5 and do a craft! Hosted by SELA: The International Private School in Hingham, MA. Registration is appreciated.

Yoga for Kids with Little Bee

Join Christine from Little Bee Yoga for 45 minutes of beginning yoga for both caregiver and child ages 2-6. Enjoy fun poses, music, stories, breathing exercises, and guided relaxations. Children grade 3 and under must be accompanied by a caregiver. Registration required, please bring your own yoga mat.

Earth Day Scavenger Hunt

Celebrate Earth Day all month long with this scavenger hunt in the Children's Room.

Take & Make: Paper Bunnies Craft (For Adults and Teens)

Hop right to it! This month's adult and teen craft is making 3 cute 3D paper bunnies. You will need scissors and glue for this craft.

Available while supplies last. 

Creations with Perler Beads! Teens Only

Join the YA Librarian in creating  8-bit creations through melting perler beads. These creations can range from pokemon to emojis to anime, video games and more! Make something on your own or templates will be provided. 

Teen Homework Club

Come to the library and work on your homework! Snacks and water will be provided. This program is for those in grades 6 through 12. 

Let's Make Cake Pops! Teens Only

Join the YA Librarian in making cake-pops! Each individual in attendance will be shown how to make a cake-pop. If you have an allergy please inform Brooke the YA Librarian of said allergy by reaching out to bvitagliano@norwell.ocln.org or stop by the Adult and Teen Services desk.

Let's Taste Test Weird Sodas! Teens Only

Have you ever wanted to try a bunch of weird soda flavors? Now you can! We'll be trying serval different kinds of sodas and vote on the best tasting one.

For grades 6 to 12. 

Video Games Club! Teens Only

Calling all teen gamers! Join us for the start of the Video Games Club here at Norwell Public Library. Every month we will select from a group of switch games to play together ranging from Mariokart to Cuphead. If there's a special game you wish to see on the list be sure to tell Brooke the Teen Librarian. Must be rated E, E10+ or T to be accepted.

This program is for grades 6 to 12. Snacks will be provided to those in attendance!

Puzzle Challenge

Do you love puzzles? 

Can your team complete a jigsaw puzzle faster than your friends and neighbors?

Each team will receive the same 500 piece puzzle provided by the library. The team that finishes first or completes the most before time is called wins!

Adults, teens, and families with children aged 10+ are welcome to participate. (Limited to 5 teams)

Death Cafe

A Death Cafe is where we create a safe and welcoming space to discuss life's most profound journey-our inevitable end.

Whether you're curious, seeking comfort, or just want to talk openly about mortality, this is the place for you. Join us for meaningful conversations, community connection and light snacks and beverages. 

Virtual - Local Farms, MA - Produce, Meats, Dairy, Oh My!

Join the growing number of people who are buying their produce, meats, and dairy products from local farms! Not only are they fresher and organic, supporting our local farms creates a more sustainable eco-system. Sure, you might not get raspberries in December, but when you get them in August, they will be the best tasting raspberries you could ever have!

Hummingbirds of Massachusetts: Attract More to YOUR Yard

A detailed look at how homeowners can help (or inadvertently harm) the hummingbirds who summer in our region. The talk includes amazing photos and fun facts about these tiny pollinators, plus specific tips on everything from plants to add to your garden to how to make the healthiest nectar for birds. 

Mindful Yoga for Everyone

This 60-minute yoga practice offers a gentle mix of Hatha yoga-based styles, including breathwork and meditation to stimulate the energy systems in the body while at the same time bringing calm to the mind.

Craft & Game Night For Neurodiverse/ Neurodivergent Adults

This event is for any neurodiverse/neurodivergent adults, no diagnosis is necessary. You can bring a game or craft, supplies and games will also be provided.

This is a welcoming space to share and support each other.

Friends, family, caregivers or parents are welcome to come along. Light snacks are provided!

Planting Seeds

Now that it's April it's time to start planning your seed planting.

Norwell Garden Club's president Susan Schultze and vice president Christine Josti will focus on milk jug sowing and “snail rolling,” both of which are easy and effective ways of planting seeds that do not take up a lot of room. 

Need seeds? Visit our Seed Library!

Event is sponsored by the Norwell Garden Club and the Friends of Norwell Library

DIY Pet Portraits (Adult Craft)

We will be making custom pet portraits. Participants should provide a photo of their pet in advance of the program, (instructions will be sent upon registration).

Dinner and Movie: Inundation District + Q&A with Director David Abel

As part of our Earth Day series, for this dinner and a movie we will be screening the documentary "Inundation District." We will have a virtual Q&A with the director David Abel after the film.

Cake & Murder: Author Christine Knapp

Come for the cake, stay for the murder mystery! 

Adult Queer Craft Club

Build community with an LGBTQ+ craft club, join in making crafts or working on your own special projects! 

Gentle Yoga Flow and Stretch

This is a Yang style class which focuses more on the larger muscle groups with slower, thoughtful and accessible movements, mostly on the ground, combined with gentle stretching. The class also includes breathwork and meditation to help center and calm the mind to facilitate the connection of the mind, breath, body, and spirit.

All levels are welcome, with a focus on beginners and advanced beginners.

Knitting and Craft Night

Knitters, beginners, and experts alike!😊 Crochet and other crafts (drawing, coloring, scrapbooking, etc.) all are welcome!

We have a selection of yarn and needles for beginners. 

Literary Circle Book Group: Fire Weather: On the Front Lines of a Burning World 

We will be reading Fire Weather: On the Front Lines of a Burning World by John Vaillant.

"A stunning account of a colossal wildfire that collided with a city and a panoramic exploration of the rapidly changing relationship between fire and humankind."

NPL Evening Book Group: The Light Pirate 

This month we will be reading The Light Pirate by Lily Brooks-Dalton.

"Set in the near future, this hopeful story of survival and resilience follows Wanda—a luminous child born out of a devastating hurricane—as she navigates a rapidly changing world."