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.

​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. 

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.)

3rd Thursday of each month

Next meeting: October 20th

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.

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

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. 

October's book: The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller

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.

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 27

October 4

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.

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. 

Friday, October 7th, 10-11am in the Community Room

Open to children ages 3-5 with a guardian (younger siblings welcome)

Join us with Stony Brook Nature Preschool for a nature-themed storytime!

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

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

Wednesday, October 12th, 2-2:30pm

Ages 2-5 with an adult. 

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.  

Monday, October 17th, 3:30pm in the Community Room

Open to teens 13+

Registration required.

Enjoy some time crafting with all materials provided. We will make a craft each month based on the season. 



This month we will be doing button art and will make a pumpkin out of buttons. You'll leave with a decoration to put where every you'd like!

Great for all skill levels and open to teens 13+.

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.

Thursdays, 10:30 - 11:00am

Town hill (weather permitting-will move indoors if inclement)

No registration required

Join Miss Courtney for storytime fun! All ages welcome. We will be outdoors as the weather permits. Follow us on Facebook or Instagram @NorfolkPL for updates!

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 28

October 5

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.

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! 

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! 

Tuesday, October 18th, 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.

Tuesday, October 25th, 4pm in the Community Rom

Ages 3-10 with an adult

Registration opens 10/3/22

What scurries through the woods? What creatures shuffle in the darkness? And what lies...inside their bodies? Explore the creepiest of our crawlies, and real bones of native animals to New England!

Thursday, October 27th, 10:30am in the Community Room

Registration required.

Self Help Inc presents Monster STEM. Learn about polymers and chemistry by making your own slime and experimenting with other hands-on science activities.

Challenge yourself with our monster math games and be a detective with our pumpkin observation station. Perfect for 3 to 8 year-olds and their parents, these science-based activities are all Halloween-themed.