Registration is open for our Fun Fused Glass Pendant Classes, to be held on Wed., Oct. 27. We're offering two sessions for adults, ages 18+, at 3:00 p.m. and 6:15 p.m.

Rhode Island artist Deenie Pacik will teach you how to create a pendant for a necklace or magnet with pre-cut glass powder, crushed glass and dichroic (displays two different colors) glass. You'll be able to add words to your creation by writing on the glass with markers that will permanently fuse onto the pendant -- as easy as decorating a homemade pizza!

Pacik has worked with glass for more than 20 years. She creates stained glass windows, modern fused glass, and original architectural glass art, and has exhibited her work in museums, galleries and juried shows. She has been awarded for her work by the Museum of Fine Arts and the Stained Glass Association of America.

To register, call the Library at 508/946-2470 or email Reference/Adult Services Librarian Libby Fox.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Middleborough Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Additional support was provided by the Friends of the Middleboro Public Library.

Head over to Soule Homestead for a fall-themed StoryWalk(R) featuring Pick a Circle, Gather Squares: A Fall Harvest of Shapes by Felicia Sanzari Chernesky, from Fri., Oct. 8-Sun., Oct. 17. Travel from page to page, reading the story at your own pace. Start near the goat pen, follow the prompts and then embark on a fall shape hunt on the farm. Don't forget to sign the virtual guest book at the end of the story.  

This monthly program is for families with children ages 3-5 yrs. It will include various science topics each month such as Colors, Animals, “Can You Guess What I Am?”, etc. Children will participate in activities related to the topics through art, songs, experiments, literacy connections and movement. The next session is on Mon., Oct. 18 at 10:30 a.m.

CFCE will follow the CDC, State and local Board of Health's COVID guidelines to keep everyone safe and healthy. So, please keep in mind that this gathering may be small in numbers, have masks available, and may be held indoors or outdoors, depending on the guidelines.

Register by emailing program leader Carol Carver or by calling her at 508/559-1666 ext. 1811. 

Outdoor sessions with Ms. Marilyn and her credentialed family therapy pets have started up again and will be offered at the Library every Thursday through Oct. 28 from 4:00-6:00 p.m.

The final two sessions of this program run on Mon., Oct. 25, and Nov. 1. It takes place outdoors, under the pavilion if necessary, and will be postponed in the case of any severe weather. Soule Homestead is a working farm so please dress accordingly. The farm is located at 46 Soule St. in Middleborough.

Please contact the Library at 508/946-2470 or email Children's Librarian Amanda Meyer to sign up. Space is limited. 

Tiny Tots at the Park is geared towards babies up to 3-year-olds and their caregiver(s). Programs will run on Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m. through Oct. 27. (There will be no session next week on Oct 13.)

Join in a story, songs and rhymes that build early literacy skills. This program will meet outdoors at the Park near Pierce Playground just down the street from the Library; social distancing is encouraged.. Siblings are always welcome. Please bring a blanket or seat.  In the case of inclement weather, Tiny Tots will move indoors with limited capacity and online using Zoom. 

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

Periodically, we bring you a brief Book Blurb from the staff about what we've been reading/watching/playing. This week, a pair of recommendations from Head of Circulation Melissa Guimont and Head of Technical Services Lori Salotto.

Both Melissa and Lori read the same book, The Hour of the Witch (2021) by Chris Bohjalian. Amazon summarizes:  A young Puritan woman—faithful, resourceful, but afraid of the demons that dog her soul--plots her escape from a violent marriage in this riveting and propulsive novel of historical suspense.

Melissa: I usually don't gravitate toward fiction, but the subject matter interested me. I was drawn in by the author's writing style, which reflected life for women during colonial times. Mary is a young housewife married to a miserable, wicked man who isn't who he seems to be to everyone else in their small town. Being a "respectable" man during those times meant you could do no wrong. 

Women were property and needed to be taught a lesson if they thought for themselves, were in any way independent, or different from the "normal" social ideology of what a married woman should be. When Mary's husband physically abuses her, she stands up for herself against everyone who seems against her, and against a societal standard that doesn't value women.

Lori adds: If you like historical fiction, stories related to early Massachusetts, and intrigue, this is a story for you. If you've enjoyed Bohjalian's other books, you won't want to miss this one.

Click on the blue link above to place a hold on the print or audiobook copy in the SAILS catalog or on the book cover to place a hold for a digital copy in OverDrive.