New England Desserts with Award-Winning Author Tammy Donroe Inman

Join us on Wed., May 24 at 6:30 p.m. when Tammy Donroe Inman, award-winning author of New England Desserts: Classic and Creative Recipes for All Seasons, will discuss her favorite desserts that originated in Massachusetts, the stories behind them, and the pleasures of seasonal baking. Samples will be provided.

Inman is the author of three books, including Wintersweet: Seasonal Desserts to Warm the Home, which was praised by USA Today, the Wall Street Journal, and The Boston Globe. A former editor of Boston Magazine, she sharpened her knives in the test kitchen of Cook’s Illustrated magazine and behind the scenes of the hit television show "America’s Test Kitchen." Her work also has been featured in Fine Cooking, Parents, Yankee Magazine, and Cape Cod Life.

Her books will be available for sale for $30.

Space is limited so registration will be required. Call 508/946-2470 or email Reference/Adult Sevices Librarian Libby Fox.

Thank you to the Friends of the Middleborough Public Library for funding this program.

We're Celebrating Mermaid May

at the Library

Mermaid Storytime

Join Ms. Amanda on Sat., May 27 at 10:30 a.m. for a special weekend storytime fitting for Mermaid May. 

We'll read the book, Oona by Kelly DiPucchio, and complete an art project. 

This program is best for kids ages 3-7 and their families. Siblings are always welcome. No registration is required. 

Those wearing scales, tails, and pirate sails are all welcome. 

Family Movie Night

While not exactly mermaids, Luca and his friends would get along with them swimmingly -- we just know it.

Grab a picnic dinner or some snacks and settle in for this PG-rated movie on Tues., May 23. Showtime starts at 6:00 p.m. and runs about 100 minutes. Pajamas always welcome at our family movie nights.

Tiny Tots Back at the Park!

Warmer weather this month means Tiny Tots can return to the park.

Today, Wed., May 17 and Wed., May 31 at 10:30 a.m., we'll head to the park near Pierce Playground, just down the street from the Library.

Tiny Tots is geared towards babies and up to kids three years old and their caregiver(s). Siblings are always welcome. Please bring a blanket or seat when meeting outdoors. Join in a story, songs and rhymes that build early literacy skills.

In the case of inclement weather, Tiny Tots will move indoors to the Library's Large Meeting room.

To sign up for program updates and the inclement weather list, please call the Library at 508/946-2470.

Spring into Reading Challenge

Kids can continue to log their reading and activities through June 10 to earn colorful badges and virtual tickets to put toward four grand prize drawings: a garden kit, octopus kite, solar-powered robot kit, and a library surprise pack!

For an added bonus: log eight hours of reading during this challenge and you'll get a jumpstart on summer by automatically earning 10 virtual tickets towards the Summer Reading Challenge prize drawings with even bigger prizes.

Register using the library's Beanstack site or the app.

Instant Downloadable Books for Teens 13+

In addition to the free ebooks and audiobooks you can download from OverDrive, teens can access even more free audiobooks this summer from SYNC, a free summer audiobook program for teens 13+.  

Now through August 2, SYNC will give away two thematically paired audiobook downloads a week.  

To download your free books, first register for SYNC and then log in to Sora, the student reading app from OverDrive, to access SYNC books.

Middleborough NMS and MHS students have Sora accounts already—click here and follow the instructions directly below to add titles from the SYNC Library to your Sora account.

I already use Sora for school. How do I add SYNC titles?



If you already use Sora, you’ll need to add the SYNC program’s library. Here are the steps:

1. In Sora, open the menu (in the top-right corner).
2. Select Add a library.
3. Search for audiobooksync and select the library from the results.
4. Enter the email address you used to sign up for SYNC.

How does it work?

• Each SYNC audiobook will be featured in Sora for a window of seven days.

• Titles are yours indefinitely once you “borrow” them during their seven-day availability window in Sora.



• Sign up to get notifications when the free audiobook downloads are available. You can receive alerts by text message (text syncYA to 25827), email newsletter, or by visiting www.audiobooksync.com.

Free Music!

This spring and summer, we're sprucing up and thinning out our adult and YA CD music collections.

Be sure to stop by the hallway outside the Friends' Ex Libris bookstore (on the lower level) to take a stack home with you, on us.