Registration for Summer Reading is open!
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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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Flying High Dogs
Saturday, July 20th, 11-12pm, open to all!
Town Hill (weather permitting), Community Room if the weather is not good.
Mike Piazza and his 4 flying Frisbee dogs. Fun for all ages!
Sponsored by the Friends of the Library
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Backyard Astronomy
Monday, August 12th, 7:30-8:30
Please join us for this family friendly PowerPoint presentation to learn how to use the new Library Telescope to observe objects from your own backyard using a technique called star hopping and see how easy it is to use! The telescope is part of our Stuffbrary collection, reserve it today to try at home!
This telescope was funded by the Friends of the Norfolk Public Library, and will be maintained by the Aldrich Astronomical Society, Inc. as part of their Library Telescope Program. Spacey door prizes will be offered for children, along with outside viewing for all, weather permitting.
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New Museum Pass!
Passes to the
Institute of Contemporary Art, Boston will be available to reserve beginning Tuesday, July 2nd on our
Museum Pass page. Each pass will allow 2 people admittance at $5 per person. These passes are not valid for performances or special events.
Thank you to the Norfolk Lions for sponsoring this pass!
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Night Sky by Museum of Science
Thursday, July 25th, open to anyone 5 years and up. Registration is required, click on the time to register. Registration opens 7/4 at 9am.
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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 Norfolk Community League.
Four identical sessions will be available.
Please limit your visit to one session.
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Pool Safety Workshop with the YMCA
Friday, 7/12, 2:30-3pm. No registration is required.
Teaching children how to be safe around water is not a luxury; it is a necessity. The YMCA’s Safety Around Water program can help you make sure they learn essential water safety skills, which can open up a world of possibilities for them to satisfy their curiosity safely. Read a
full description here.
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Monday Matinee
Mondays:
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.
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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Learning with Libby: Tech Workshops
Wednesdays, 2-3pm: 7/10, 7/17, 7/24, 7/31
No registration is required.
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Tech Workshops are a time where we will focus on a different skill or service. Everyone is welcome to drop in, no registration is required.
7/10: How to create and send e-mails
7/17: How to use your iPhone/iPad
7/24: How to access ebooks and audiobooks through Overdrive
7/31: How to use Hoopla
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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! Registration is required for each individual session. Click on the date you would like to attend to register.
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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. Enjoy a discussion about that time period, a space themed craft, and some snacks popular during the 60's. 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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A Universe of Stories with Jungle Jim
Thursday, July 11th, 2-3pm, Ages 3-10, no registration 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!
Sponsored by the Norfolk Community League
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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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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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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 additional programs and information that were not included in these highlights!
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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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