Upcycle Your Holiday Cards!

We will be making holiday cards using paper holiday designs and upcycled (recycled) holiday cards! This program is for adults and teens, tweens are welcome with a guardian.

Moments Captured, Stories Told: Caryn Schneider

Meet Caryn our December art exhibitor on December 7 at a drop-in reception from 1-3pm. Light refreshments will be served.

Patron Appreciation Day! (Special Guest Skipper the Therapy Dog)

It's Patron Appreciation Day and to celebrate we will have hot cocoa, coffee and easy crafts in the Workshop from 11am-3pm! 

Create gingerbread house ornaments out of mini terracotta pots, or create paper snow flakes. 

Les Sampou and the Dirty Martinis Holiday Concert

The Norwell Public Library presents a very special HOLIDAY CONCERT  

with Les Sampou & Ed Grenga of the Dirty Martinis!

Enjoy Classic Christmas sing-alongs and holiday originals 

from Les & Ed’s new release "Best Day of the Year!” Treats and Hot Coco will be served.

                                                     All ages welcome!

Baby Play Group

Meet new parents in a space with age appropriate toys for ages 0-12 months. Registration is required. No meeting December 26.

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 sign up for each week you are interested in attending. No meeting December 25 or 30.

Brick Builders

Drop by the Children's Studio after school and build with our Legos! See if you can tackle a Lego Challenge Card, or just free build. Please leave your own Legos at home. Best for children age 6 and up, caregivers must remain in the library. No meeting December 24 or 31.

Design Your Own Wrapping Paper

Kids and their caregivers are welcome to decorate their own wrapping paper in this craft workshop. We'll provide the paper and paint sticks, you provide the imagination! This is a drop in event, available while supplies last and time permits.

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. 

Storytime with Primrose School & Friends

A special storytime at the library hosted by Primrose Schools in Rockland, MA https://www.primroseschools.com/ For children age 0-5 and their caregivers. Registration appreciated.

Take and Make: Snowman Ornament

Register for your kit to take home and make one foam snowman stocking ornament. All ages. Registration required to secure your kit.

Take and Make: Cardboard Tube Gingerbread Man

Register for your kit to take home and make one cardboard tube gingerbread man. All ages. Registration required to secure your kit.

Afternoon at the Movies: Smallfoot

Join us for an afternoon showing of 2018's Smallfoot, rated PG. We will have snow-inspired snacks but you're welcome to bring your own as well (no peanuts, please!) Bring a blanket to sit on, if you like. All ages. Children under 8 must be accompanied by a caregiver.

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.

Mitten Scavenger Hunt

It's getting chilly outside! Find all sorts of mittens in the Children's Room this month.

Letters About Literature

Have you ever wanted to communicate a personal reaction to/connection with a book to it’s author? 
Now you can!

A writing initiative for Massachusetts students in grades 4 through 12!

Take and Make: No Sew Snowman

This Take and Make has everything needed to make your very own small snow man! Everything will be included in the bag, so no sewing is required. These kits will be available on a first come, first served basis. 

Crafternoon: Let's Make Snowflakes!

Come make your very own no-sew snowman! All supplies will be provided to those in attendance. 

This programs is for 6th to 12th graders, guardians are welcome! 

Teen Advisory Group (TAG!)

Calling all Teens!! Join the Norwell Public Library TAG (Teen Advisory Group) and receive teen volunteer hours. During TAG meetings, we will discuss teen programming, the teen room space, and more.

Registration is strongly suggested, snacks will be provided to those who register!

For grades 6 through 12.

Crafterdark: Graham Cracker Gingerbread House Craft

Join us in making your own small graham cracker gingerbread house. All supplies will be provided and included for this fun festive craft. 

This program is for grades 6 through 12, guardians welcome! Adults may sign up starting December 9. 

Crafternoon: Graham Cracker Gingerbread House Craft

Join us in making your own small graham cracker gingerbread house. All supplies will be provided and included for this fun festive craft. 

This program is for grades 6 through 12, guardians welcome! Adults may sign up starting December 9.

Qi Gong - Tai Chi

Tai chi has been proven through medical studies to benefit the body in many tangible ways. The slow graceful movements help reduce the risk of falling & ease arthritic joint pain. 

Ongoing classes will be held on Tuesday mornings from 11:00 am – 12:00 noon in NPL’s Meeting Room.

Beginners of all ages & abilities are welcome. Wear loose comfortable clothing.

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.

Fused Glass Pendants

Join Deenie Pacik Giuliano to create stunning pendants using fused glass! No experience is necessary. 

Death Cafe

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

Join us for meaningful conversations, community connection and light snacks and beverages.

Stress Relief with Yoga, Breathwork, and Meditation:

The Holiday Edition

This guided practice is designed to give you tools that you can use right away to help you manage and reduce stress during the holiday season.

Dinner and a Movie: The Holdovers

The Holdovers follows a curmudgeonly instructor (Paul Giamatti) at a New England prep school who is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break...

Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them—a damaged, brainy troublemaker (newcomer Dominic Sessa)—and with the school's head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam (Da'Vine Joy Randolph).

Candle Crafting Workshop

You’ll get to make a custom candle using natural soy wax and festive scents. Whether you're crafting for yourself or for a gift, this hands-on event is perfect for getting into the holiday spirit! Space is limited.

Adult Queer Craft Club

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

NPL Evening Book Group

This month we will be reading What You Are Looking For Is in the Library by Michiko Aoyama.

What are you looking for? So asks Tokyo’s most enigmatic librarian. For Sayuri Komachi is able to sense exactly what each visitor to her library is searching for and provide just the right book recommendation to help them find it.

Literary Circle Book Group

We will be reading The Searcher by Tana French.

In this suspense novel, Calvin “Cal” Hooper believes that moving to a small town in Western Ireland will lead to a simpler life. He is wrong. Cal does his best to fit in with the local farmers and townspeople, but he cannot say no when a teenager comes to him asking for help finding her runaway brother, Brendan.