Listen to a picture book, then do a simple craft. Three-and-four-year-olds are generally not accompanied by caregivers.

 

Drop in; no registration required.

 

Miss Christine from Little Bee Yoga Co. is excited to share the magic of yoga with John Curtis Library families!! Each class is 45 minutes. The class is geared toward children ages three to six years, but all ages are welcome to participate.  Please bring a yoga mat or towel.

 

Simple picture books, big books, finger plays, songs and movement for children 18-35 months with a parent/caregiver.

 

Drop-in, no registration needed.

Explore scientific principles with super-fun experiments. Dress to make a mess.  For age six years and older.

 

Please register on our calendar.

 

 

Meet your new lucky charm! In this needle felting workshop, you’ll create a leprechaun gnome complete with a ginger beard and a tiny felted pipe with wisps of smoke. Learn the satisfying basics of needle felting as you sculpt wool into a character full of personality. Perfect for beginners and seasoned crafters alike, this cozy project is relaxing and fun. Learn the joy of needle felting with Pop up Art School in a friendly environment. You'll gain the basic skills of needle felting, walking away with a finished piece, and the confidence to continue your felting journey independently. 

 

Please register on our calendar.

 

Author Shannon McKenna Schmidt will be discussing her new book, You Can't Catch Us: Lady Bird Johnson's Trailblazing 1964 Campaign Train and the Women Who Rode with Her - the story of a women-led operation and an appeal for understanding and civility. Lady Bird Johnson’s monumental journey expanded the role of women in politics and progressed the fight for women’s rights—a fight we still continue today. It's guaranteed to be a fascinating conversation and we hope you can join us for it!

 

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Note: This program will be recorded and a link will be sent to all registrants soon after the program. 

 

Ireland is so much more than shamrocks, pipers and the Blarney Stone. Follow our trail as we visit the sites of Dublin, paying special attention to the National Gallery of Ireland to check out their Caravaggio and Vermeer. Then off to Trinity College to take in the Book of Kells. The Ring of Kerry, the Cliffs of Moher and all those castles with enchanting names like Kylemore, Clifden and Dromoland are calling to us. St. Patrick’s Day is the perfect time for this magical travelogue.  Led by avid traveler and library lover Mary Maguire.

 

Please register.

 

RECORDING NOTE: This program will  be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.

 

 

 

Meet your new lucky charm! In this needle felting workshop, you’ll create a leprechaun gnome complete with a ginger beard and a tiny felted pipe with wisps of smoke. Learn the satisfying basics of needle felting as you sculpt wool into a character full of personality. Perfect for beginners and seasoned crafters alike, this cozy project is relaxing and fun. Learn the joy of needle felting with Pop up Art School in a friendly environment. You'll gain the basic skills of needle felting, walking away with a finished piece, and the confidence to continue your felting journey independently. 

 

Please register on our calendar.

Thursday, March 19 at 6:30 pm
 

Love Mysteries and Thrillers but not sure what to read next? Join bestselling author, Hank Phillippi Ryan, for this quarterly session of her recommendations of some of the best of mystery/thrillers out there! We're sure you'll find something to like from Hank's many enthusiastic reviews.  You can sign up for one session or for all!

 

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Looking for the best books with BIPOC/LGBTQ+/ Neurodivergent/Disabled etc. characters or by representative authors but not sure what to read next? Join bookstagrammer, Leelynn Brady (aka @sometimesleelynnreads), monthly for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations - any genre as well as YA and Middle Grade books, as long as they are by diverse authors or have inclusive storylines! We're sure you'll find something to like from Leelynn's many enthusiastic reviews.

 

Please register. You can sign up for one session or for all!

 

Image credit: Graphics by Waffley Cute Designs

 

We are so excited to welcome author Matthew Algeo to our virtual stage! He will be discussing his latest book, "New York’s Secret Subway: The Underground Genius of Alfred Beach and the Origins of Mass Transit" - a book that will captivate readers and provide historical context for today’s clashes between public interests and powerful business and political groups. Algeo tells this amazing true story in full for the first time, and although it took place more than a century ago, it will at times sound surprisingly familiar. It's guaranteed to be a fascinating conversation and we hope you can join us for it!

 

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Note: This program will be recorded and a link will be sent to all registrants soon after the program. It will be available on YouTube for one month. 

 

Join Jeff Klapes, the Traveling Librarian, for another of his popular armchair travel presentations. This series highlights travel photography and stories and travel tips about destinations around the world. This month, journey to Norway, the Land of the Midnight Sun. From the eminently livable capital of Oslo, over the mountains to the historic port of Bergen, Norway's scenery is staggering in its beauty. The coastal towns and rural farms nestled in the northern fjord country are not to be missed. Jeff is the recently retired Head of Reference Services at the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library in Wakefield and an avid traveler and photographer.

 

Please register.

 

RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.

 

 

We're excited to welcome our favorite photographer, Deborah Tual, back to our virtual stage! Are your favorite memories sitting on your phone or computer, rarely seen and slowly forgotten? In this class, you’ll discover fun and meaningful ways to bring your digital photos to life. Learn how to turn everyday snapshots into personal stories, treasured keepsakes, thoughtful gifts, and creative works of art you’ll love to share.

 

Please register.

 

Recording Note: This program will NOT be recorded. A list of resources will be shared before and after the program.

 

Bestselling author Emily Franklin will discuss her new historical fiction novel, Love & Other Monsters, in conversation with bestselling author Marjan Kamali.   Emily Franklin is the bestselling author of more than twenty books including a poetry collection, Tell Me How You Got Here.  Her novel The Lioness of Boston, based on the life of trailblazer Isabella Stewart Gardner, is in its ninth printing and was recently featured as a clue on Jeopardy. She grew up half in Boston and half in the UK.    Marjan Kamali is the New York Times bestselling author of The Lion Women of Tehran, an instant national bestseller; The Stationery Shop, also named a national and international bestseller, and Together Tea, a Massachusetts Book Award finalist.  She lives in the Boston area with her family.

 

Please register.

 

RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.

 

We had such a wonderful conversation with Elizabeth back in October, we just had to have her back! As we learned, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising is one of the most storied events of the Holocaust, yet previous accounts of which have almost entirely focused on its male participants. In The Girl Bandits of the Warsaw Ghetto: The True Story of Five Courageous Young Women Who Sparked an Uprising, Holocaust historian Elizabeth Hyman introduces five young, courageous Polish Jewish women—known as “the girls” by the leadership of the resistance and “bandits” by their Nazi oppressors—who were central to the Jewish resistance as fighters, commanders, couriers, and smugglers. This time, we'll take a deeper dive into our women heroes - what was their motivation, how did they succeed in their endeavors, what was the impact of their work? If you missed the first session, you can catch it here. We can't wait for this second conversation and hope you can join us.

 

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RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.

 

You all know we love our Horror books so we're really looking forward to this discussion with author Lindy Ryan about her recent release, Dollface, Barbie meets Scream with a nostalgic 90s twist - what's not to love?! We'll chat with Lindy about the book, her writing and research process, and how it felt to write about a horror writer (what pieces were her and what were fiction?). We hope you can join us for this fun conversation.

 

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The conversation will be moderated by our favorite horror bookstagrammer, Jody Blanchette (aka, @redreadreviews).

 

RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program.