Registration for Summer Reading begins June 1st
Begin logging June 17th
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The survey will be closing soon on 6/3! Please take a moment to answer this anonymous survey and help us plan the next 5 years at the library. Copies are available in the library or on our website
here. Your input is extremely valuable to us. Thank you for taking the time to give us feedback!
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PawSox Fundraiser
Saturday, August 3rd, 6:15pm, purchase tickets ahead of time
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NPL is partnering with Norfolk Community Television (NCTV) in a fundraiser through the Pawsox. Purchase tickets for the August 3rd game
here, and half of the proceeds come back to Norfolk. Enjoy a great night out with family and friends watching one of America's oldest pastimes!
PAWTUCKET RED SOX VS. ROCHESTER RED WINGS
Ticket cost: $10
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Easy Walks in Massachusetts
Monday, June 3rd, 7-8pm, open to all, no registration is required.
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Wish you knew some new places to get outdoors with your family and friends? Enjoy slides of beautiful places around the corner from where you live. Learn where you can find easy walking trails, great railtrails, and beautiful views!
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Craft Swap
Saturday, June 8th, 10-12pm. No registration is required.
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Calling all crafters! Do you have a surplus of supplies? Bring them in to our first annual Craft Swap and go home with some new materials to help spark some inspiration! There is no registration required for this program, but it will only be open to patrons who also bring supplies for the swap. Further details and guidelines are available on our website
here.
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Historical Talk with Dr. Gary Hylander
Thursday, June 20th, 6:30pm. No registration is required.
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Enjoy a historical discussion with Dr. Gary Hylander. More details to come, keep an eye on the website!
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Monday Matinee
Mondays:
Mondays: 6/17, 7/15, 8/19, 2-4pm, no registration required.
Join us for a Monday Matinee with titles that go along with this year’s summer reading theme: Universe of Stories.
6/17
: Gravity
7/15
: Interstellar
8/19
: Space Cowboys
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Let's Letter
Tuesdays: 7/2, 7/9, 7/16, 7/23, 7/30, 8/6, and 8/13, 2-3pm, no registration is required.
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Who says snail mail is ending? We'll provide stamps and anything else you might need to keep good old-fashioned correspondence alive.
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Bad Art Night
Tuesday, 6/25, 6:30 - 8pm, open to adults 18+, registration is required.
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Come and enjoy a silly, surprising, and highly creative atmosphere with no pressure to make something “good.” This is a freestyle craft event for adults 18+. Everyone will have access to a myriad of arts and crafts materials to do with what they would like.
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Cactus and Succulent Workshop
Saturday, July 13th, 11-12:30pm, open to adults 18+, register
here
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During this workshop, participants will be introduced to the wonderful world of Cacti and Succulents. At the end of the class, each participant will get to bring home their own tabletop garden, as well as printed instructions on proper cactus and succulent care at home.
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Fitness Fridays
Fridays: 7/19, 7/26,8/2, 8/9, and 8/16, 11-12pm. Registration for each session is required.
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To kick off our Library Health Initiative, we'll be partnering with the Hockomock Area YMCA to provide free fitness classes to the public! More information to come, registration opens June 7th on the
event calendar
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Moon Landing Party
Saturday, July 20th, 3-4pm, open to all, no registration is required.
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Join us for a Moon Landing Party to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first humans to land on the moon as part of NASA's Apollo 11 lunar mission. A discussion of that time period will occur, as well as a space craft. Period attire is encouraged, but not required. Snacks will be provided.
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Apollo 11 at 50: Remembering the First Moon Landing
Tuesday, July 23rd, 7-8pm, no registration is required.
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Come celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the Apollo Moon landing with us! Pat Monteith will discuss how NASA’s early mission took us on a journey to the moon to fulfill President Kennedy’s challenge to have a manned lunar landing, and hear about future NASA moon missions.
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There will be no children's programs June 6th-15th
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Teddy Bear Picnic
Wednesday, June 19th, 11-12pm, open to all ages, no registration required.
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Teddy Bear lovers of all ages are invited to Norfolk Public Library's 1st Annual Teddy Bear Picnic. Bring your teddy bear or favorite toy, a picnic lunch, and a beach blanket or towel to sit on. The event will include: making award ribbons for your bear, singing teddy bear songs, and we will finish with a parade of bears. Families are then invited to stay and enjoy their lunch.
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Harry Potter Day
Friday, June 21st, 1-3pm. Open to grade 4-6, register
here
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Magic is coming to the library. Join us for an afternoon of Harry Potter fun with crafts, a scavenger hunt, and food!
Pizza and snacks provided. Planned by the Norfolk Public Library Junior Advisory Board
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Button It Up
Wednesday, June 26th, 4:30-5:30pm, open to grades 7-12. No registration is required.
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Make some summer swag with the library's button maker. Design your own button or choose from the provided selection. Other crafts will be available!
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Galaxy Shirts
Wednesday, July 10th, 4:30 - 5:30pm, Grades 7-12. No registration required, but please bring a black cotton shirt.
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Create the galaxy on a shirt! Bring a black cotton shirt and learn how to create this unique print.
Please bring a black cotton shirt with you. While supplies last.
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A Universe of Stories with Jungle Jim
Thursday, July 11th, 2-3pm, ages 3-10, no registration is required.
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Space-themed balloon magic show features rocket propulsion science, celebrates the moon landing, Star Wars Jedi Training, and a 6-foot galaxy explosion!
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Rolie Pole Guacamole Family Concert
Tuesday, July 16th, 6:15-7:15pm.
The grand return of the all ages family concert featuring this award-winning "kindie" band from Brooklyn, NY. Rolie Polie Guacamole performs a high energy, interactive show that’s a mix of funk, rock and folk music mashed into original tunes about natural living, eating healthy and staying active!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Norfolk Recreation Department.
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Design a World
Thursday, July 18th, 4-5pm, grades 3-6, register
here.
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Learn about what factors make a planet livable. Why do people live on Earth but not Saturn? Then design your own planet and paint it on Styrofoam spheres.
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Night Sky by Museum of Science
Thursday, July 25th, ages 5 and up. Registration is required, click on the time to register.
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Night Sky is a 30-minute immersive program using an indoor planetarium that teaches audiences how to find celestial objects in their own nighttime sky. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Four identical sessions will be available.
Please limit your visit to one session.
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Meet the Author: Alex Lataille
Tuesday, July 30th, 6-7pm, open to all, register
here.
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Please join us for the launch of Alex Lataille's new book Spring's Rainbow. You will get to meet this bright spirited, aspiring author who is only 7 years old.
There will be a book reading and you will hear his inspirational story of how his dreams of writing books has become a reality.
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Pizza and Painting
Wednesday, July 31st, 5:30-6:30, open to grades 7-12.
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Relax and paint along with a video of the most calming painter ever. No judgments, just pizza, painting, and happy trees.
Limit of 10 attendees, first come first serve.
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Mr. Vinny's Shadow Puppets
Tuesday, August 6th, 4-5pm, ages 3-9, no registration is required.
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Silly and surprising and very interactive! Kids use their heads to help tell the story of “The 12 Lil’ Pigs & the Big Bad Pineapple” and play the game “What’s that Shadow?”
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Make sure to check the website for more programs and information!
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Please add your support by participating in our partnership with Amazon Smile... its easy, costs you nothing, and means a lot to us. We are an all-volunteer run organization and are able to provide significant program and services funding support to the library each year. Every penny counts!
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