REMINDER: The Library will be opening late at 2pm on Monday, April 29th. There will be no Baby Time or Tales for Goslings.
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Available April 1st! Seed Lending Library
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In partnership with the Garden Club of Norfolk, we are excited to announce the beginnings of a seed lending library. Come in and sign out some seeds, plant them, do a growing dance (totally optional), and harvest seeds after the growing season to put back in to the seed library. We will have a variety of seeds available this spring. Choose between vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruits. There will be a limit of 4 seed packets per family per growing season.
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April Poetry Contest
Open to all ages. Submit a poem between April 1st and 17th.
A panel of judges will vote on the winners of each age group: Grades 4-6, Grades 7-12, and Adults 19+. Winners will get a gift card to An Unlikely Story and read their poems at our Open Mic Night April 24th 6-7pm
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Open Mic Night
Wednesday, April 24th, 6:00 - 7:30pm
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Come and enjoy some local talent at our first Open Mic Night! Want to perform? More information is available on the event calendar
here.
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Coastal Mountain Railroad
Saturday April 13th: 10:00 - 4:00
Sunday, April 14th: 12:00 - 4:00
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Drop in and see this truly extraordinary display of an HO scale model railroad, complete with sound!
No registration required. Fun for all ages!
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YA Book Club for Adults
Wednesday, April 3rd, 7-8:30pm. Register
here.
**This program meets at the Eagle Brook Saloon
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Are you an adult who still enjoys the drama and angst of teenage life? Then this book club is for you! Join fellow YA lovers at a local restaurant on the first Wednesday of every month to discuss young adult literature. Copies of the books will be available at the circulation desk. While the library can provide the books, your drinks and food are on you!
Location: Eagle Brook Saloon, 258 Dedham St.
April 3: Far From the Tree by Robin Benway
May 1: I'll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson
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Mommy Mechanics: How to Protect Yourself While Caring for Your Baby
Thursday, April 4th, 10:30 - 11:30am. No registration required.
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Personal Best Physical Therapy will present helpful tips for protecting your body while lifting, feeding and performing general mom tasks. We will also give a brief introduction to Women's Health Physical Therapy and how it could help you.
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Tech Tuesdays
Tuesday, 4/2, and 4/9, 11-12pm, registration required.
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Tech Tuesday Workshops are a time where we will focus on a different skill or service. Everyone is welcome to drop in, please click on the program you would like to attend below to register.
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Monday Matinee
Monday, April 8th, 3-5pm
Join us for a Monday Matinee!
4/8: Chappaquiddick
4/22: Welcome to Marwen
4/29: Hearts Beat Loud
5/6: Crazy Rich Asians
5/13: Mission Impossible Fallout
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TED Talks
Wednesday, 4/10 at 6:30pm. No registration is required.
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TED Talks are recorded presentations that last 20 minutes or less on wide variety of topics including from science and technology to culture and arts. During each TED Talk session, we will watch at least two TED talks and discuss.
April's theme: Bullying
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NEW PROGRAM! LEGO Club for Adults
3rd Tuesday of the month, 7-8pm, registration is required.
April's meeting: April 16th
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Who says LEGOs are just for kids? Join us for our Adult LEGO Club where you can build what you want or take part in some of the challenges we'll offer each session!
Register for April's meeting
here.
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Joy of Coloring
Wednesday, 4/17, 6:30-7:30pm, no registration required.
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Take an hour for yourself and color your cares away. We will have some coloring pages and markers/colored pencils available, but you are welcome to bring your own as well.
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Knit & Crochet Group
Thursday, 4/11 and 4/25, 1:00—2:30pm, no registration required.
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Bring your yarn & knitting needles for our informal knitting group where you can work on projects, socialize, & share advice. Please note that this is not a knitting class. Please note that no instruction will be provided.
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Read It and Eat It: A Cookbook Discussion Group
Thursday, 4/25, 7:00 - 8:00pm. Register
here.
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Join others who share a passion for cookbooks to discuss and sample the fares of a chef or region's cuisine. Copies of the selected title(s) will be available for checkout at the circulation desk weeks prior to the discussion.
After we have all had a chance to read and try some of the recipes at home, we will meet in the library to share our thoughts and samplings prepared from the selected title(s). Although, bringing a prepared dish is not required, it is encouraged.
April's Theme: Mediterranean Cooking
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Essential Oils Workshop
Tuesday, April 30th, 7:00 - 8:30pm. Registration and $5 materials fee payment are required. Register
here.
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Chris Ventura will lead an educational workshop on the health benefits of using essential oils in our every day lives. Participants will then put together a Rest and Sleep make and take roller bottle.
The information in this workshop is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. All content discussed will be for general information purposes only.
*Please note: There will be a materials cost of $5 per participant for the make and take roller bottle. Please pay by cash or check on or before April 23, 2019.*
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Painting with Frances Feloni
Wednesday, May 1st, 1:00 - 3:30pm. Register
here.
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The Norfolk Public Library is participating in ArtWeek this year (http://www.artweekma.org/) by hosting local artist, Frances Feloni. Ms. Feloni will provide step-by-step instructions on how to do reverse painting on glass. For artists of all skill levels.
Registration is required, open to adults, 18+. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
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Tween Book Club
1st Wednesday of the month, 4-5pm, Grades 4-6. Register
here for the 4/3 meeting.
Join us with a new book each month. We'll discuss the book, eat snacks, and do an activity.
We'll vote on the following month's book at each meeting. Books will be available for checkout behind the circulation desk. Just ask for a copy!
April's Title: Land of Stories: The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
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4-H Club Norfolk County Cottontail Club
Thursday, April 18th, 10:30 - 11:30am. Open to all ages, no registration required.
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The 4-H Norfolk County Cottontail Club invites you to meet our small furry friends! Members of the Wrentham-based club, aged 5-18, will have a variety of rabbit breeds on display and can teach you more about the care and lifestyle of these animals. There will be a rabbit obstacle course to test the speed and agility of some of the bunnies. Information will be available about owning backyard chickens.
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Wiggly Ones - April through May Series
Wednesdays, 2:00 - 2:30pm, Ages 2-5, register
here.
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A program that will involve lots of gross stuff that you aren't allowed to play with at home!
We encourage you to attend with your child and have fun together, but he/she can attend alone. However, an adult must remain in the building.
Please list any allergies your child has when registering for the series.
***Is the class full and you were only able to register for the wait list? Please come if you are able, not everyone shows up and a spot may become open, we just cannot guarantee that will happen.
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Building Blocks Lego Club
2nd Tuesday of the month, 4:00-4:45pm, Ages 5+ with a caregiver. No registration is required.
April meeting: 4/9
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magine, create, and build anything you can dream of with LEGO. We have all the pieces you could need! All children under age 8 must be accompanied by a caregiver.
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Tales to Tails
Wednesday, 4/24, 4-5pm, open to all ages, register
here
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Anyone who can read independently is welcome to this additional session of reading to a dog! Just starting out, or an advanced reader, our pup Lucy would love to have you read to her. Register online for one 10 minute time slot. Registration opens February 13th.
(If you've already signed up for Paws to Read, please let others have a chance to register first. Thank you!)
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Baby Birds: Their Nests, and Creating with Clay
Thursday, April 18th, 5:00 - 6:00pm
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Participants will observe many different types of real bird’s nests from our nest collection. This will allow them to feel and learn about the natural materials that birds use to make nests. After listening to a story about a mother robin caring for her nest and observing the real nests, each child-caregiver pair will then make their own nest out of natural material.
Presented by the Museum of American Bird Art. Sponsored by the Norfolk Cultural Council
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The Friends of the Library Annual Book and Bake Sale is this month!
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Saturday, April 20th, 9 - 3pm
Preview Sale: Friday, April 19th, 6 - 9pm*
It's the most wonderful weekend of the year, the Annual Book and Bake Sale. Over 30,000 books priced from $0.50 to $2.00. There is something for everyone to enjoy! Norfolk, the small town with the very BIG book sale!
*Friends membership is required for admittance to the preview sale. Memberships start at $20 and are available at the door beginning at 5pm.
Do you have some time to volunteer at the sale or bake something? Please use this
link
and sign up. E-mail Nanci Murphy, President of the Friends, at
nancimurphy@hotmail.com
or call her at 508-246-3552 with any questions.
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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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