Saturday, 12/10, 10-1pm

The Teen and Tween Advisory Boards present 2022's Winter WorkshopDrop by and pick out a winter-themed craft kit in this creative workshop! Craft kits are priced from 50 cents to $2. 00 and the members of the Advisory Boards are available to assist children with putting their kits together.

All proceeds benefit the Teen and Tween Advisory Boards for materials and programs!

Saturday, 12/31 11:15 - 12pm

All ages welcome with their grownups, no registration required.

Celebrate the New Year without messing with bedtimes! Join us to countdown to Noon with games, crafts, dancing, and more!

Saturday, 12/3, 12-1:30pm

All ages welcome. Space is limited, as materials last.

Therapy and service dogs have an important role, but do you know why? Learn all about them at the library!Read to a service dog, play some fun games and help spread awareness for the importance of these dogs with jobs. Presented by one of our high school DECA groups partnered with Canines for Disabled Kids.

Tuesday, 12/6, 1-2pm in the Schoolhouse

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.

December's Book: Winter Street by Elin Hilderbrand

(Synopsis: Goodreads)

Kelley Quinn is the owner of Nantucket's Winter Street Inn and the proud father of four grown children: Patrick, a hedge fund manager; Kevin, a bartender; Ava, a school teacher; and Bart, who has recently shocked everyone by joining the Marines. As Christmas approaches, Kelley looks forward to spending the holidays with his family at the inn. But when he walks in on his wife Mitzi kissing another man, utter chaos descends, and things only get more interesting when Kelley's ex-wife, news anchor Margaret Quinn, arrives on the scene. Before the mulled cider is gone, the delightfully dysfunctional Quinn family will survive a love triangle, an unplanned pregnancy, a federal crime, and endless rounds of Christmas caroling in this heart-warming novel about coming home for the holidays.

Upcoming Meeting and Book:

Tuesday, January 3rd - The Rose Code by Kate Quinn - Historical Fiction, WWII

Thursday, 12/8, 7-8pm

Registration required.

Enjoy an evening of crafting that is great for all skill levels. Open to adults 18+. Registration is required.

December's Craft: Clay gift tags

Tuesday, 12/20, 2-3pm @ COA

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. Registration through the Library or the COA is appreciated, but not required.

Title: Messy Lives of Book People by Phaedra Patrick

Monday, 12/12, 7-8pm

Registration required.

Attend virtually from home or watch with others in the Community Room.

Culinary historian Sarah Lohman uses eight different ingredients as a path to explore the history of American cocktail history, from the 18th century to the present day. This talk will explore the histories of juniper, citrus, bitters, nutmeg, ice, grenadine, cola, and flavored vodka; with brief digressions into tea and straws. She'll focus on some of the most popular drinks of each era, who would be drinking them, and where -- from the hotel bars of the 1890s to the foam parties of the 1990s. Join us for an overview of one of America's greatest inventions, the cocktail!

This is a hybrid event. You may log in to the zoom link at home or come watch it together in the Community Room. 

The zoom link will be sent out on Monday morning, 12/12.

Tuesdays, 1-3pm

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. Bring with you your supplies and what you're currently working on. Please note that there will be no instruction given. 

Fridays, 11-12pm

Reading Room

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.

Thursday, 1/19, 6-7pm (Virtual meeting)

Registration required (opens 12/5)

Have you been meaning to declutter and organize your closet?

Join Susan McCarthy from A Less Cluttered Life for a virtual presentation on how to declutter and organize your closet. Learn four different techniques for decluttering your closet that accommodate different schedules as well as levels of energy. Discover what you can let go of to make an immediate difference to your closet. She’ll also discuss shopping techniques that will save you from buying clothing destined to clutter your closet. You are invited to start decluttering your closet during the presentation using Susan's Minimal Mess Method.

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. Registration required. Spaces are limited.

Register for 12/13

Register for 12/20

Wednesdays, 6:30 - 7pm

Ages 0-5 with an adult

Registration required.

Wear your pajamas and bring your favorite toy for this evening storytime! Ages 0-5 with an adult Due to the limited size of the room, registration is required to attend.

Register for 12/14

Register for 12/21

Wednesday, 12/14, 2-2:30pm

Open to ages 2-5 with an adult, registration required.

A program that will involve lots of gross stuff that you aren't allowed to play with at home!

Please list any allergies your child has when registering.  

Tuesday, 12/20, 4-5pm

Story Hour Room

Grades 2-6

Registration opens 2 weeks prior to program date.

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. You will be notified of your time slot via email. Children must be able to read by themselves.

Caregivers may remain in the building but are asked to remain outside the reading area. 

Wednesday, 12/28, 11-12pm

Story Hour Room

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.

Tuesday, 12/5, 4-4:45

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!

Thursday, 12/8, 1-3pm

Open to all school age kids, no registration required.

Drop in and play both new and classic board games! Bring your own, or play some of ours. All school age children are welcome! . No registration required.

Next meeting: 12/29

Monday, 12/5, 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. 

Monday, 12/19, 3:30-4:30pm

Open to teens 13+

Registration is required.

We will be making a sock snowman this month! All the materials needed to make and dress up your snowman, will be available. Great for all skill levels and open to teens 13+.

Thursday, 12/29, 6-8pm (Virtual meeting)

Registration required

Fortnite Tournaments have been taken to the next level! See how you measure up against other local battle royale competitors in this free Private Custom Matchmaking Tournament, courtesy of One Up Games' Game Together Program, Epic Games, and Woods Memorial Library! Play right from the comfort of your own home. Please read the full calendar description for a registration link and what equipment you will need to have or download prior to the event.