Here Comes The Sun: Rita S. Berkowitz Artist Reception

Meet our September Exhibitor Rita S. Berkowitz on the 6th for a drop-in reception from 1-3pm. 

Rita's paintings and photos are inspired by the sunrise in various seasons. 

Issues Facing Our Democracy: Book Bans (Series Part III)

Our program will delve deeper into the issues behind book banning and the challenges that public, school, and academic libraries now face.

We will be joined by two special guests, a  Senior Policy Fellow and Board Member at The EveryLibrary Institute and a staff member from the Boston Public Library (BPL is a member of Books Unbanned). 

Baby Play Group

Meet new parents in a space with age appropriate toys for ages 0-12 months. Registration appreciated.

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.

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.

Music at the Blissful

Six-time Boston Parent Paper Family Favorite and National Touring Musician, Music at the Blissful (Evan Haller) from Boston, Massachusetts returns to the Norwell Public Library for a high-energy, fun-filled, interactive, movement-packed music experience for the whole family. For ages 0-7 with caregiver. Registration is required.

Read to a Dog: 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. 

Take and Make: Paper Tube Chickens

September is National Chicken Month! Use the materials in this kit to make two chickens from paper, paint, and cardboard tubes. All ages but probably better suited to ages 5 and up. Registration required to secure your kit. You may pick up any time during the week.

STEM Playgroup with SSCAC

Join the South Shore Community Action Council for a STEM-focused playgroup for ages 3-5 with caregiver. Explore the world around you through science, technology, engineering, and math with every day activities. Registration for the series is required through the SSCAC website.

Read to a Dog: 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 mom, NHS school psychologist. Please bring a book or select one from the library's collection before your scheduled reading time.

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. Please bring your own yoga mat. Registration required.

Disney Villains Scavenger Hunt

Come by the Children's Room to find some famous Disney villains this September.

Let's Decorate Cupcakes! TEENS ONLY

Let's decorate cupcakes! Join us for a nice welcome back to school treat. Supplies included. First come, first served. Registration optional for a guaranteed cupcake.

This program is for Grades 6 through 12. 

Homework Club

Sit and work on your homework, snacks and water will be provided! Usually this club meets on the first Thursday of the month, but due to school starting 9/2 we will wait a week.

This program is for Grades 6 through 12. 

Friendship Bracelets

Join in making friendship bracelets with a variety of fun beads!

This program is for Grades 6 through 12. 

Ice Cream Taste Testing

Let's try a bunch of different flavors of ice cream and find the best one!!

This program is for Grades 6 through 12. 

Video Games Club

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 through 12. Snacks will be provided to those in attendance!

Gentle Yoga Flow and Stretch

This 60 -minute yang style yoga class focuses on thoughtful sequencing of postures and stretches with slow flow movement. The gentle and accessible movements and stretches focus on the larger muscle groups.

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

Registration is required. Please register for each day you're interested in attending.

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.

Mindful Yoga for Everyone

This 60-minute yin style yoga class focuses on postures held in stillness while concepts of mindfulness are woven into the class narrative. The held postures focus on strengthening targeted areas of dense connective tissue. Breathwork is used to stimulate the energy systems in the body while at the same time bringing calm to the mind to facilitate the connection of the mind, breath, body, and spirit.Registration is required. Please register for each day you're interested in attending.

Dinner and a Movie: Intouchables

An unlikely friendship develops between a wealthy quadriplegic (François Cluzet) and his caretaker (Omar Sy), just released from prison.

(French film.)

Pizza will be served at 5:00pm - feel free to bring a dish to share. The film starts at 5:30pm.

Friends of the Norwell Public Library (Meeting)

Did you know the Friends fund the library's programs and museum passes? Attend the Friends of the Norwell Public Library meeting to find out how you can  get involved! 

No registration required. 

September 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 wins!

Adults, teens, and families with children aged 10+ are welcome to participate.

End-of-Life Doulas

Join us for a powerful and eye-opening panel discussion with local End-of-Life Doulas at the NPL!  Discover how having a doula on your care team can bring comfort, clarity, and connection to one of life’s most profound transitions, creating a ripple effect of healing for generations to come. All are welcome.

Rosemary O'Dea: Artist Reception

Join Rosemary O'Dea ,our September glass display exhibitor, at a drop-in reception from 2-3pm.

Light refreshments provided.

Her exhibit Time in the Garden consists of mixed media works that explore the textures and rhythms of nature. Her work consists of monoprints and collages.

An Evening with Matt Davis, Author of At Home in the World: Reflections of a Travel Addict

Join author and traveler Matt Davis as he discusses childhood influences that inspired his love of travel and shares stories, photos, and travel advice from his book At Home in the World: Reflections of a Travel Addict. 

Norwell Conservation Day (Off Site)

Norwell Library is joining  Norwell Conservation for their our annual family-friendly event. Enjoy hands-on demonstrations, learn more about the environment, or stop by the many exhibit tables from local groups and businesses.

• 9AM to 1PM - Face Painting 

• 10AM to 1PM - Live Music from Joe Armstrong and his students.

• 10AM to 1PM - Loco Larry’s Taco Truck, Food provided by Conservation for the first 50 people (while supplies last!!).

Location:

Jacob's Pond, 81 Jacobs Ln, Norwell

This event is part of Climate Preparedness Week 2025

Adult Queer Craft Club

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

Craft Night: Pressed Flower Jars

We will reuse mason jars for this fun pressed flower craft. 

We provide the supplies, you provide the creativity.

This craft is part of Climate Preparedness Week 2025,

"Caring for the Earth, Yourself, and Your Community."

NPL Evening Book Group: A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom

This month we will be reading A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom by Brittany K. Barnett.

An urgent call to free those buried alive by America's legal system, and an inspiring true story about unwavering belief in humanity--from a gifted young lawyer whose journey marks the emergence of a powerful new voice in the movement to transform the system.

The Literary Circle Book Group: Grandma Gatewood's Walk

This month we will be reading Grandma Gatewood's Walk: The Inspiring Story of the Woman Who Saved the Appalachian Trail by Ben Montgomery.

Emma Gatewood told her family she was going on a walk and left her small Ohio hometown with a change of clothes and less than two hundred dollars. The next anybody heard from her, this genteel, farm-reared, sixty-seven-year-old great-grandmother had walked 800 miles along the 2,050-mile Appalachian Trail.