New Security Features Coming | |
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Beginning October 6th, SAILs will be moving to encrypted passwords and staff will no longer be able to tell you what your SAILs account PIN is. We will be able to reset it if you forgot, but in order to reset your PIN there must be an email address associated with the account. This encryption will protect your account from a data breach should one occur.
What if I do not have an email address?
NPL staff will be able to help you reset your password.
What if I forgot my pin and I am at home?
On the login form there is a link "I forgot my PIN" that you can click to reset your password.
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The Highwayman: Songs with Matt York | |
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Saturday, October 8th
1-2:30pm
Community Room
Great for all ages, no registration required
Longtime New England singer/songwriter Matt York will perform the songs of Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings and tell stories of their careers. The four songwriting legends joined forces in the 1980's to form the country supergroup The Highwaymen. However, prior to that, they'd each established themselves as stars and their careers intersected many times since the 1960's.
York has twice been nominated as Best Male Artist by the New England Music Awards and his latest release was named one of the Boston Globe's best albums of 2019.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Norfolk Local Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
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Every Friday in the Reading Room, 11-12pm, no registration required.
Do you love to knit or crochet? If so, bring your yarn and knitting needles for our informal knitting group where you can work on projects, socialize, and share advice. Please note that this is not a knitting class. No instruction will be provided, although participants are usually willing to help each other if issues occur.
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3rd Thursday of each month
First meeting: September 15
1-3pm, Community Room
Open to adults
Drop in to socialize and play your favorite games with friends. Choose from our games or bring your own.
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Thursday, September 22, 7-8:30pm, Community Room
Registration required.
Each meeting we will be discussing a different chef or cuisine. Copies of the books we will be discussing will be available at the circulation desk. Bring a dish and join other local foodies to talk about what you made, what you liked or did not like, get recipes, and more!
Have food allergies? Please email Sarah, sward@sailsinc.org.
September: Yottam Ottolenghi
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Tuesday, October 4, 1-2pm, Schoolhouse
No registration required
Page Turners is a book club that meets the first Tuesday of every month. We will read a variety of fiction genres and two nonfiction books. Copies of each months title are available at the circulation desk.
October's Book: Apples Never Fall by Liane Moriarty
Upcoming Meeting
November 1: The Elephant Whisperer by Anthony Lawrence - Nonfiction
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Garden Club of Norfolk Workshop | |
Wednesday, October 12, 7-8pm, Community Room
Registration required
Learn how to transform maple leaves into roses that you can bring home to display in a vase or use to decorate an autumn wreath. (Bring a few dozen maple leaves that you've collected...we'll also provide some leaves.)
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Pie Basics with Liz Barbour | |
Wednesday, November 9, 7-8pm
Virtual Program
Registration required
A delicious pie is one crust and one filling away. In this class Liz Barbour of The Creative Feast will demonstrate her favorite pie dough recipe and prepare a a beautiful and delicious pie you will love to serve for years to come. Liz will also share cooking wisdom and tips that will inspire you to create variations of her recipe.
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Every Tuesday, 1-3pm in the Community Room.
No registration required.
Do you enjoy painting with watercolors? This group is for adult watercolor painters, all levels welcome, to gather together while painting your own projects. Join us on Tuesday afternoons for a relaxed painting session where we can share techniques, ideas, tips and projects.
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3rd Tuesday of each month
2-3pm at the COA
No registration required
Open to adults 18+
The Norfolk Public Library, in partnership with the Council on Aging, is hosting a book group that will meet on the third Tuesday of every month. This group will meet at the COA. Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk at the library.
September's book: The Guncle by Steven Rowley
Upcoming meeting:
10/18: The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
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Artisan Bread in 5 Minutes with Liz Barbour | |
Wednesday, September 28th, 7-8pm
Virtual program
Registration required
This artisan bread recipe and method is truly the easiest bread you will ever bake-even if you have never baked bread before! This class will focus on the "Master Recipe" from the best-selling cookbook "Artisan Bread in Five Minutes a Day". You make the dough once and then bake a fresh loaf whenever the mood strikes you with only 5 minutes of effort. Join Chef/Cooking Instructor Liz Barbour for this virtual class. You’ll be baking artisan-style bread in no time!
*This class is a Cook Along w/ Liz class. Registered patrons will receive a link to the ingredients and equipment needed to prepare the recipe with Liz.
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No Fail Crafts for Adults | |
Thursday, October 6, 7-8pm
Registration required
Open to adults 18+
Enjoy an evening of crafting that is great for all skill levels.
October's Craft: Wine cork pumpkins
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Before Brooklyn: An Author Talk with Ted Reinstein | |
Thursday, October 20, 7-8pm, Community Room
Registration required
In April of 1945, exactly two years before Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier in major league baseball, liberal Boston City Councilman Izzy Muchnick persuaded the Red Sox to try out three black players in return for a favorable vote to allow the team to play on Sundays. The Red Sox got the councilman’s much-needed vote, but the tryout was a sham; the three players would get no closer to the major leagues. It was a lost battle in a war that was ultimately won by Robinson in 1947.
This book tells the story of the little-known heroes who fought segregation in baseball, from communist newspaper reporters to the Pullman car porters who saw to it that black newspapers espousing integration in professional sports reached the homes of blacks throughout the country. It also reminds us that the first black player in professional baseball was not Jackie Robinson but Moses Fleetwood Walker in 1884, and that for a time integrated teams were not that unusual. And then, as segregation throughout the country hardened, the exclusion of blacks in baseball quietly became the norm, and the battle for integration began anew.
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Tuesdays, 10:30 - 11:15am
Ages 0-16 months with an adult
Registration required (click on the dates)
Music and play for babies and their caregivers. Ages 0-16 months with an adult. Join us in Story Hour Room (through the big door inside the kids' picture book room)! All toys are washed and sanitized after each session.
September 13
September 20
September 27
October 4
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Tuesday, September 20th, 4-5pm
Registration required*
Grades 2-6
Children in grades 2-6 are invited to come and meet special therapy dogs once a month to practice their reading with a furry friend. Each child is given a specific 10-minute time slot for a "one on one" with their reading dog. Children must be able to read by themselves. Caregivers may remain in the building but are asked to
remain outside the reading area.
*Registration will open online two weeks prior to the program date. You will be notified of your time slot by email.
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Wednesday, September 28, 4-5pm
Ages 5-10
No registration required
Join your friends for some brick building fun! Try your hand at one of the building challenges or design a creation of your own. Keva plank will also be available.
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Monday, October 3
10:30-11am
Open to all ages
Registration required
Come have fun with this great music and movement class with Miss Jenn!
We will be inside the community room for the winter. 10 families total will be admitted.
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1st Monday of the month, 4-5pm
Grades 3-6
Registration preferred, but drop ins welcome!
Love to play board games but need someone to play with? Join Board Game Club!
The library will provide board games like Risk, Ticket to Ride, and other similar games for you to choose and play at the library. We will meet every first Monday of the month at 4pm.
Registration preferred, but drop ins will be welcome!
October 3
November 7
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Tuesday, October 11, 4-4:45pm
Grades 3-6
Registration required
Join us with a new book each month. We'll discuss the book, eat snacks, and do an activity. Copies of the book are available at the circulation desk. Grades 3-6 (Grade 3 please note: We will be reading books at about a 4-5th grade reading level. )
This month's title: To Night Owl from Dogfish by Holly Sloan
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Thursdays, 10:30 - 11:00am
Town hill (weather permitting)
No registration required
Join Miss Courtney for storytime fun! All ages welcomeWe be outdoors as the weather permits. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram @NorfolkPL for updates!
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Wednesday, September 21st, 1-3pm
All school age children
No registration required
Drop in and play both new and classic board games this half day! Bring your own, or play some of ours. All school age children are welcome! . No registration required.
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Wednesdays, 6:30-7pm
Ages 0-5 with an adult
Registration required
Wear your pajamas and bring your favorite toy for this evening storytime!
September 21
September 28
October 5
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Bundle pick up: Monday, October 3
Grades 3-12
Sign up to receive a book bundle from the library! Fill out this form to sign up for a book bundle containing a personalized library book pick (must be returned), snack, craft, and a couple of goodies! Bundles are available to pick up on the first Monday, every two months in the lobby of the Library.
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1st Tuesday of each month, 4-4:45pm
Grades 4-6
Tween Advisory Board works with the Youth Librarian to improve programs and the book collection. Basically, the mission of this group is to take ownership of tween services at the library and help turn the it into what you want the library to be!
Interested? Fill out an application to join!
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1st Wednesday of each month, 5-5:45pm
TAB works with the Youth Librarian to improve teen programs, the Teen Space in the library, and the YA book collection. Basically, the mission of TAB is to take ownership of teen services at the library and help turn the it into what you want the library to be!
Interested? Fill out an application to join!
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OneUp Games Freeplay with VR | |
Saturday, October 15, 1-4pm
Open to ages 10+
Registration opens 9/12 at 6am
Try out different games and consoles with OneUp Games' Freeplay! Drop in any time during the program to play! For safety reasons, VR can only be used by ages 10 and up.
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Library Hours
Monday - Thursday: 10 - 7:30pm
Friday: 10 - 4pm
Saturday: 10 - 2pm
Closed:
10/10 for Indigenous Peoples' Day
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