In this Newsletter: Expansion Update, Upcoming Programs, Top Items from 2019, Features of the Month, High Demand Holds, Friends, and More!
FEBRUARY NEWSLETTER
Expansion Update
Construction Update

January brought soil and groundwater testing, interior demolition such as rug removal from the Main Reading Room and Children's Room, and additional site preparation. Photos and video are on our Facebook page:

For project updates, including construction schedules, meeting minutes, and MBLC reports, please visit www.graftonlibrary.org/thetimeisnow.

Upcoming Library Planning & Building Committee Meetings:

Monday February 3, 2020, 6:00pm
Grafton Memorial Municipal Center, Room B
30 Providence Road, Grafton MA

Monday March 2, 2020, 6:00pm
Grafton Memorial Municipal Center, Room B
30 Providence Road, Grafton MA
Winter Reading Program
This year we have a special treat for you: a Winter Reading Program with a Harry Potter theme! Harry Potter fans, book lovers, witches, wizards and muggles of all ages: children, teens, and adults - all are invited to participate. (You don't have to have read the Harry Potter books to participate and enjoy this event!)

The 2020 Winter Reading Program will continue through March 31, 2020.
What's Happening in February
All Ages Events
Harry Potter Flyers
Tuesday, February 18
10:15 am-4:40 pm

Drop-in program

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location: 53 North Main Street, North Grafton  
Wand Workshop
Saturday, February 22
Sessions at:
10 am
10:45 am
11:30 am
1 pm
1:45 pm

Registration begins Feb. 8
LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location: 53 North Main Street, North Grafton  
Adult Events
Monthly Book Clubs for Adults
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Adult & Teen Events
Saturday Afternoon Knitters
Saturday, February 1
2-4 pm

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location: 53 North Main Street, North Grafton  
G.U.M.
(Grafton Ukulele Musicians) Monthly Jam
Thursday, February 13
6:30-8 pm

LOCATION: Apple Tree Arts,
One Grafton Common
Teen Events (Grades 6-12)
Dungeons & Dragons
Friday, February 14
5-9 pm

Drop-in program

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location: 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
Teen Crafternoon: Llama Plushie
Wednesday, February 19
2:30-4 pm

Sign up begins Feb. 5

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location: 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
Check It Out Book Group
Thursday, February 20
7-8 pm

Sign up suggested but not required.

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location: 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
Children's & Tweens Events
Cabin Fever Play Group
Mondays from 10:15 am-12 pm
January 27
February 3
February 10

Drop-in program

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location: 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
Creature Sleepover and Storytime
Wednesday, January 29
1pm

Drop-in program

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location: 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
Young Scientists @ Unibank
Ages 3-5
Mondays at 10:15 am
Next session begins March 2

Registration for the next session begins Feb. 18

LOCATION: Unibank, 89 Worcester Street
Preschool Storytime
Ages 3-5
Tuesdays at 9 and 10:15 am
Next session begins March 3

Registration for this session begins Feb. 19

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
Toddler Time
Walking to 3 Years
Wednesdays at 9 and 10:15 am
February 5
February 12

Drop-in program

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
Library Babies
Birth to Walking
Thursdays at 10:15 am
February 6
February 13

Drop-in program

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
PJ Storytime
All Ages
Thursday, February 13
6:15pm

Drop-in program

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
Bookworms Book Club
Kindergarten
Monday, February 3
6pm

Please register for this program

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
Bookworms Book Club
Grades 1 & 2
Monday, February 24
6 pm

Registration begins Feb. 10

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
Bookworms Book Club
Grades 3-5
Monday, February 24
6:45pm

Registration begins Feb. 10

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
Friday Fun with Mr. Kim
Friday, February 14
10:30am

Registration begins Jan. 31

*You must call the Children's Room at 508-839-4649 to register*

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
Saturday STEM Kids
Grades K-2
Saturday, February 1
10:30am

Registration begins Jan. 18

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
Saturday STEAM Kids
Grades 3-5
Saturday, February 1
1:30pm

Registration begins Jan. 18

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
LEGO Brick Builders
Preschoolers-Grade 5
Tuesdays from 4-6pm
February 4
February 11

Drop-in program

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
LEGO Open Play
Wednesday, February 19
10 am - 2 pm

Drop-in program

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
Harry Potter Movie Double Feature
Friday February 21
10:15 am - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (PG)
1 pm - Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (PG)

Drop-in program

LOCATION: GPL Temporary Location 53 North Main Street, North Grafton 
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Closings & Delays
Popular 2010-2019
Most Popular
Most Popular Items Checked Out in Grafton

  1. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
  2. A Big Guy Took My Ball! by Mo Willems
  3. Let's Go for a Drive! by Mo Willems
  4. People Magazine
  5. Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
  6. Listen to My Trumpet! by Mo Willems
  7. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney
  8. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
  9. Elephants Cannot Dance! by Mo Willems
  10. Ride, Fly Guy, Ride! by Tedd Arnold
Adult Fiction
Most Popular Adult Fiction Books Checked Out in Grafton

  1. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
  2. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
  3. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
  4. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
  5. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
  6. The Light Between the Oceans by M.L. Stedman
  7. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
  8. Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
  9. Defending Jacob by William Landay
  10. Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
Most Popular Adult Fiction Books Checked Out in CWMARS

  1. All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
  2. Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn
  3. The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
  4. The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
  5. The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
  6. The Light Between the Oceans by M.L. Stedman
  7. The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty
  8. Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline
  9. The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd
  10. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles
Adult Nonfiction
Most Popular Adult Nonfiction Books Checked Out in Grafton

  1. Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
  2. The Good Good Pig: The Extraordinary Life of Christopher Hogwood by Sy Montgomery
  3. The Boys in the Boat: Nine American and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
  4. Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis by J. D. Vance
  5. Grafton, Massachusetts: History in Review
  6. The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up: The Japanese Art of Decluttering and Organizing by Marie Kondo
  7. The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brene Brown
  8. Educated: A Memoir by Tara Westover
  9. Wheat Belly: Lose the Wheat, Lose the Weight, and Find Your Path Back to Health by William Davis

Only 9 adult nonfiction books appeared in the top 1000 list.
Adult and Teen Movies
TV Series
Teen Books
Most Popular Teen Books Checked Out in Grafton

  1. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
  2. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
  3. Divergent by Veronica Roth
  4. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
  5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  6. I Am Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Was Shot by the Taliban by Malala Yousafzai
  7. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
  8. Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen
  9. Pay It Forward: Young Reader's Edition by Catherine Ryan Hyde
  10. Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys
Most Popular Teen Books Checked Out in CWMARS

  1. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
  2. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
  3. The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
  4. Insurgent by Veronica Roth
  5. The Maze Runner by James Dashner
  6. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
  7. Allegiant by Veronica Roth
  8. Divergent by Veronica Roth
  9. The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
  10. The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
Children's Books
Most Popular Children's Books Checked Out in Grafton

  1. Wonder by R.J. Palacio
  2. A Big Guy Took My Ball! by Mo Willems
  3. Let's Go for a Drive! by Mo Willems
  4. Enemy Pie by Derek Munson
  5. Listen to My Trumpet! by Mo Willems
  6. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Cabin Fever by Jeff Kinney
  7. The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
  8. Elephants Cannot Dance! by Mo Willems
  9. Ride, Fly Guy, Ride! by Tedd Arnold
  10. Pigs Make Me Sneeze! by Mo Willems
Children's Movies
Features of the Month
*NEW* Museum Pass:
Massachusetts State Police Museum & Learning Center
The MSPMLC is a non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the history and traditions of the nation's first State Police agency.

LIBRARY PASS : Admits 2 adults. Children under age 16 are always free. Pass does not cover program fees.

Top 5 Museum Passes
  1. New England Aquarium
  2. Museum of Science
  3. Children's Museum
  4. Ecotarium
  5. Mass Parks Pass

Reserve These Passes and More!
Database: Overdrive
FYI: You'll now need your library card number and pin/password to login to Overdrive.
Reminder!
Be sure to check our website, social media, or call the Library if there is inclement weather to see if the Library has delayed opening or is closed.
High Demand Holds
BOOKS

  1. The Dutch House: A Novel by Ann Patchett
  2. Olive, Again by Elizabeth Strout
  3. The Giver of Stars by Jojo Moyes
  4. The Guardians by John Grisham
  5. Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
  6. A Minute to Midnight by David Baldacci
  7. Such a Fun Age: A Novel by Kiley Reid
  8. A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America by Philip Rucker
  9. American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins
  10. Dear Edward: A Novel by Ann Napolitano
Friends of the Grafton Public Library
Next Friends Board Meetings

Tuesday February 4th 7:30pm Board Meeting
Grafton Memorial Municipal Center Room D 30 Providence Road Grafton MA

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