Springfield City Library August 2019 EVENT GUIDE
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All events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required for most programs. 1 Garden using cotton swabs and other non-traditional FEATURED EVENTS supplies. Adults can enjoy a step-by-step project. Adult painting is suggested for ages 16+, and is limited to Discover Your Summer! Reading Program It’s going 15 participants. Registration is required. Registration to be an amazing summer at the Library! We have free for adults opens August 1st. Children under 16 are events for kids, teens and adults. Stop by any branch to pick up your reading log today. Read for 20 minutes welcome to join us for kid-friendly painting! No a day to earn prizes, raffle tickets and an invite to our registration required for children. Cookies and cold roller skating party! See any librarian for more details. drinks provided. No rain date. Saturday, August 17 | June 17- August 17| All Branches | All Ages 10AM- 1PM | Mason Square Branch Birds of Prey Join us for this educational and Meet the Candidates for City Council & Mayor Get entertaining program that will provide an interactive to know the candidates for Mayor and City Council. presentation featuring live birds of prey! Meet a Find out where they stand on the issues and let them retired fish and wildlife game warden/ licensed wildlife rehabilitator that cares for injured birds, operates know your concerns before you cast your vote in the a successful captive-breeding program and travels Preliminary Election. Register to vote, make sure your throughout New England and New York providing registration is active, and confirm where your polling information aimed at helping people appreciate, place is. Tuesday, August 20 | 5:30-7 PM | Mason respects and assist in the conservation of these Square Branch important raptors. For the entire family. For more information please call 413 263 6846. Monday, August 12 | 10:30 AM- 11:30 AM | Indian Orchard EVENTS FOR TODDLERS Branch | All Ages Author Talk: The Good, the Bad and the Adults must accompany and supervise children. Siblings are Blue Local author Haven Williams presents welcome to attend. on his new book “The Good, The Bad, and the Blue” which takes a bold look at how slavery, racism, and Bilingual Storytime Join us for stories, songs, occupational power intersect to become an underlying movement, fingerplays, a craft, and playtime.* cause in today’s conflicts between civilians and law Wednesdays | 1:30-2:30 PM | Brightwood Branch | Ages enforcement. Following the presentation, the floor will 1-6 be open to question and answers about the book and Hora de cuentos bilingües Acompáñenos para the larger topic of police brutality and racism. Copies cuentos, canciones, actividades, y tiempo para jugar. of Mr. Williams’ book will be available for sale and signing, and refreshments will be offered compliments No requiere inscripción previa. Un adulto debe of the Friends of the Library**. Monday, August 5 | acompañar a los niños. Los miércoles | 1:30 a 2:30 PM 6:15-7:45 PM | Sixteen Acres Branch | Ages 18+ | el sucursal Brightwood | Para niños de 12 meses a 6 Artworks in the Library: Glassworks by Marilyn años de edad, y los hermanos son bienvenidos. Sutin On display throughout August is Funky Fusion, Neighborhood Playgroup Come join us for fun and a collection of fused glass jewelry, decorative plates, learning at a playgroup facilitated by the Children’s and more. Created by Springfield artisan Marilyn Sutin, Funky Fusion catches the eye with a vibrant, sometimes Librarian. Meet other families, ask the librarian about fantastical look. For more information about the artist great books for your child, enjoy the toys in our Activity and her collection, visit her website at www.funky- Center, make art projects, and so much more! fusion.com. August 1 – August 31 | During Open Hours Wednesdays | Drop in from 10:30-11:30 AM | Mason | Central Library Level 1 near the Lower Circulation Square Branch | Ages 0-5, siblings welcome Desk. | All Ages Toddler Art Club Join us this summer for a toddler Job Training Information Table Want to improve art group! Every week, we’ll do a new simple craft to your job skills or change careers? Stop by the Job get your toddler thinking creatively and using Training Information Table to find out about free their basic motor skills. Tuesdays |10:30 AM – 11:30 AM| Forest Park Branch | Ages 2-5, job training offered in the Springfield/Holyoke area. siblings welcome. An adult must accompany and The information table will be staffed by workforce consistently supervise children. development specialists from Holyoke Community Infant/Toddler Storytime Join us for stories, songs, College. Thursday, August 15 2-4 PM | Mason Square movement, fingerplays, a craft, and playtime. No registration Branch | Ages 16+ required. Adults must accompany children. * Painting in the Park Discover how fun and relaxing Thursdays | 10:30-11:30 AM | East Springfield Branch | painting in the park can be! We will be doing Ages 6 months-36 months, siblings welcome impressionistic painting in Mason Square’s Reading Fridays | 10:30-11:30 AM | East Forest Park Branch |
2 All events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required for most programs. Ages 6 months-36 months Monday, August 12 | East Springfield | Ages 5+ Family Storytime Join us for stories, songs, Movies at Mason: movement, fingerplays, crafts, and playtime. No Ugly Dolls (87 minutes) Rated PG registration required. Adult must accompany children; siblings welcome. Saturday, August 10 | 1-3:00 PM | Mason Square Branch Indian Orchard Branch* Mondays | 10:30-11:30 AM | Ages 1-6 The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (1 hour Library Express at Pine Point 47 minutes) Rated PG Wednesdays | 4:15-5 PM | Ages 4-10 Saturday, August 24 | 1-3:00 PM | Mason Square Sixteen Acres Branch* Branch Tuesdays | 1:30-2:30 PM | Ages 0-5 Discover Geocaching Geocaching is a real life treasure Thursdays through August 22 | 10:30 – 11:30 AM | hunt! Participants navigate to a specific set of GPS Ages 0-5 coordinates and then attempt to find a cache hidden *Presented in collaboration with Home City Families. at that location. Geocaching is a family friendly way Presentada con la colaboración de Home City Families. to exercise both your mind and body. Ask a librarian for a Quickstart Guide and find your first cache here EVENTS FOR CHILDREN at the library! Visit www.geocaching.com for more information and to download the app. June 17-August 17 | During Open Hours | Central Library Children’s End of Summer Fun! Join us for a gathering featuring Program Room games and light refreshments on the Museums’ Quadrangle to celebrate the last week of summer Paw Patrol Party! PAW Patrol is on a roll at this before school starts again. Activities are geared toward rescue pup themed party! Eat Chase approved snacks. children aged 5-12. Rain date is Aug. 22. Tuesday, Help make chew toys to donate to a local animal August 20 | 11 AM- 1PM | Central Library Quad | Ages shelter. Play PAW Patrol themed games and read pup 5-12 themed stories to our library famous therapy dog, Momo. Kids will even be able to “adopt” their own Calling all scientists... and foodies! Edible Science! pets and enter a raffle for a PAW Patrol literacy prize. Food and science go hand-in-hand, especially in this We hope to see you then! Wednesday, August 14 | summer series where children will be making edible 3:30-4:30 PM | Forest Park Branch | Ages 3-9 science experiments! Ever wondered what chocolate slime tastes like? We certainly have! Come discover What a Mess! Messy Outdoor Art Projects Become with us! Tuesdays | 3:30 -4:30PM| Forest Park Branch | a messy artist with our fun outdoor art projects. Make Ages 5-11 sure you dress for a mess while making a masterpiece. Wednesday, August 14 | 2:30-4:30 PM | East Springfield
Teddy Bear Slumber Party Come to the library with Branch your stuffed animal friend for a sleepover. We will decorate a name tag and a blanket Minute to Win It Join us for Minute to Win It to for them and then hear a bedtime story and compete in fun and silly challenges! Minute to Win It have a bedtime snack. After we put them to challenges use art supplies and objects you might find sleep [SHHHHHH!] we will turn out the lights around the house. You will be timed...can you beat the and hopefully they won’t get into too much clock? Thursday, August 15 | 3:30- 4:30 PM | Central trouble overnight. Library Children’s Programming Room | Ages 6-12 Preregistration strongly encouraged. Please call (413) Read to Cadence the Dog Megan Marshall, a Bright 263-6846 for more information. Wednesday, August 7 | Spot Reading Buddies volunteer, will bring her dog 5:30-7:00 PM | Indian Orchard |Ages 3-7 Cadence to the library so kids can read to her. Kids ages 4-10 can sign up for a 10-minute slot. Bring Honey Bee Talk Backyard Beekeeper George Flathers your child’s favorite book. Designed to help kids gain comes to the East Springfield Library to talk about the confidence and reduce anxiety about reading.Monthly, importance of the honey bee in relation to our food, 1st Saturdays | 11:30 AM–12:30 PM | Sixteen Acres | their life cycles and the order of their hives. George will Ages 4-10 | Register Online also show parts of the bee hive and bee keeper tools, including a bee suit. There will be a Q & A session Homemade Ice Cream Social Join us for an Ice following the presentation along with a Honey Tasting. Cream social - with ice cream made by you! After the All events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required for most programs. 3 ice cream is made we will taste our efforts. Wednesday, by parent or guardian. Monday, August 5 | 1:30-2:30 August 7 | 2-4:00 PM | East Springfield PM | Sixteen Acres Branch | Ages 9-12 Lunch Bunch Come and enjoy a fun interactive story, Design an Alien Contest The universe is vast, and an engaging activity, and a free light lunch. Sponsored many life forms may exist in it! Now it’s your chance by Faith United Church. Monthly, 1st Saturdays | 1-2 PM to show us what you think might be out there...and | Forest Park Branch | Ages 5-12 maybe win a prize! Design your own alien life form, Art and Recyclables Makerspace Learn and explore and show how it would thrive in its environment. Place in our makerspace! This creative space for kids and it on a known planet, or create a new planet yet to be their families is chock full of art supplies and recycled discovered! It’s all up to you. We’ll have snacks for all stuff waiting to be transformed. Everyday | During open who create, and a small prize for the alien chosen as hours | Sixteen Acres Branch | Children “Best in Universe.” Friday, August 2 | 3:30-4:30 PM | East Springfield Branch | Ages 11-18 Crafts, Snacks, and Podcasts Join us as we explore what podcasts are and listen to a variety of different Nebula in a Jar You’re invited to join us for an out of topics from fictional stories to the workings of science. this world project. We’ll supply everything you need There will be crafts to make and snacks to eat as we to capture the wonders of the cosmos in a jar you listen. Thursday, August 1 | 3-4:00 PM | Central Library can take home to display proudly. Wednesday, Children’s Activity Room August 7 | 1:30-2:30 PM | Sixteen Acres Branch | Ages 9-12 Family Time - Imagine Explore Create Join us for stories, songs, activities, and crafts. Fun for the whole Stargazing Party If you’ve ever looked at family! Saturdays | 10:30-11:30 AM | Central Library the sky and wondered what was out there, you need Children’s Program Room | All ages wonder no more! Come to East Springfield and have a chance to look through our telescopes at some of Let your imagination run wild! Join us for LEGO Clubs the summers most amazing heavenly bodies. Learn building fun, and share your ideas and brick vision with how you can star gaze with binoculars. See some of other LEGO lovers while strengthening creativity and the apps on phones and tablets that can help you find engineering skills. out what you’re looking at. Light refreshments will be Indian Orchard Branch Tuesdays | 3:30-5 PM | Children provided. Because this is an after hour’s program, a Library Express at Pine Point Wednesdays | 5-5:45 PM | parent or guardian must accompany minors. Siblings Ages 5-10 under the age of 11 are welcome also with parent Minecraft Clubs Build, play, create! Battle zombies, of supervision. Wednesday, August 21 | 7:30 PM-9 PM | course! East Springfield Branch Indian Orchard Branch – space is limited to 8, so come Not Your Ordinary Coloring Club for Teens Too hot early! outside? Come in and enjoy air conditioning! Join our Saturdays | 12-2:30 PM | Ages 8+ Not Your Ordinary Coloring Club for Teens while you Library Express at Pine Point stay cool. We supply the crayons, pencils and pens Fridays | 1:30-4:30 PM | Ages 8-18 and coloring pages. Just drop by and color your sweat away. Fridays, through August 30 | 1-5 PM | Indian Orchard | Ages 12-18 EVENTS FOR TEENS Anime Thursday Stop in to watch anime and eat snacks. We’ll be playing a new anime series every Jubilant Jewelry Making Hooks, pins, and spacers, week. Manga and drawing materials will be out for Oh My! Design and create earrings or a bracelet using added entertainment. Thursdays, through August 22 | findings, beads, wire and elastic. This workshop is 2-4:00 PM | Forest Park Branch | Ages 13-17 best suited for ages 9-19, however children 7-9 who Teen Tuesdays If you are looking for a welcoming are accompanied by an adult are welcome. Tuesday, place to be, look no further! Get inspired by using August 6 | 4-5:30 PM | Sixteen Acres Branch | Ages a wide array of art materials, write that masterpiece 9-19 you’ve been pondering, play one of our many board Make an Alien Egg Come to the Sixteen Acres library games, and let’s not forget all the inspiration that rests and grow your own alien egg! We’ll supply everything right on our shelves. Enjoy the company of others you need to make a strange and wonderful artifact of or grab a quiet space for some precious alone time. the cosmos. Younger siblings welcome accompanied Tuesdays | 1-7 PM | Sixteen Acres Branch | Ages 12-18
4 All events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required for most programs. Comic Book Creation Do you love comic books, Come in, cool off, and enjoy the eye-candy! July 1 – graphic novels, or webcomics? Did you ever want to August 29 | During Open Hours | Central Library | All create your own? Whether you are an artist or a writer, Ages work on your project with fellow enthusiasts. Prompts The Softer Side of Celtic Hear the soothing sounds will be provided to help your creative juices. There will of the Celtic harp in this enchanting concert of song. also be opportunities for writers and artists to team Made complete with Celtic stories and history, this is a perfect program for music lovers and Celtic enthusiasts up for story creation. Occasionally guest artists and alike. Meet the artist after the concert in a free writers will visit. Snacks will be provided. Monthly, 2nd reception compliments of the Friends of the Library. Wednesdays | 6-7:30 PM | East Forest Park Branch | Saturday, August 17 | 1-2 PM | Sixteen Acres | All Ages Ages 10-18 Adults Love YA: Book Club Are you a Millennial What-Ifs & Fix-Its: A Fanfiction Club for Teens Join who loves Young Adult literature? Are you looking to connect with other YA lovers in your area? Tired of us as pop-culture fans explore their favorite characters there being no book clubs for you? We’ll be reading and create stories of their own through fanfiction. one YA book a month for summer book club. Come We’ll have advice sessions for beginners and writing prepared to enjoy junk food, a book related take-home prompts. You’ll even have an opportunity to submit craft, and fan gossip about the most talked about your work to the library’s teen blog! Monthly, 3rd YA Lit. At the end of the summer, we’ll draw a raffle Wednesdays | 6-7:30 PM | East Forest Park Branch | including prizes from the Owl Crate and Out of Print Clothing. The more meetings you attend, the more Ages 11-18 entries you get! And obviously feel free to spread the Chess Club Learn how to play chess, or practice with word to all of your #bookstagram followers! See you a friend at the library. Volunteer staff are available soon! to help with lessons and all chess pieces are August 27 – Book Selection: “The Lonliest Girl in the provided. All ages, though children 7 and Universe” by Lauren James under must be accompanied by an adult. Monthly, on the last Tuesday | All Summer | 12:30-1:30 Tuesdays | 3:30-7 PM | Sixteen Acres PM | Forest Park Branch | Ages 18-30 Branch | All ages Computers for Today Computers are changing and Do Teen Escape Room: The Great Nobel Chapter so are our uses of them. Take this 3-part introductory you have what it takes to crack a mystery and right series to strengthen your computer skills and gain a scientific wrong? Then this escape room is for you! confidence with using the Internet, organizing your Teens between the ages of 12-18 are invited to work files, editing documents, and more. together to search for clues, and solve the puzzles that will open a very special box. Tutorial runs from 3:30- • August 15, part 1, will focus on using the 3:45, when the game will begin. You’ll have one hour Internet, and editing documents to succeed. Are you up for the challenge? Saturday, • August 22, part 2, will explore search engines, August 24 | 3:30-4:45 PM | East Springfield Branch | and focus on file management Ages 12-18 • August 29, part 3, will continue working on file EVENTS FOR ADULTS management, explore the Invisible Web, and more
Tai Chi for Everyone Tai Chi is a slow motion, Sign-up for all three and get the most out of what this low impact form of exercise suitable for people program has to offer. Free coffee and tea compliments of any age. It is often referred to as “moving of the Friends of the Library.** meditation” and has been practiced in the Far East for thousands of years. Enjoy its graceful flow, All classes on Tuesdays, 10:30 AM-12 PM | Central and experience the benefits it can bring to balance, Library Computer Lab | Ages 18+ | For more coordination, focus, and calm. Class will be instructed information visit our website by Certified Tai Chi Instructor Dr. Emanuel Brown. 1st Saturdays | East Springfield | Ages 10 and up Farmer’s Market Cooking Challenge Put your culinary creativity to work this summer with foods you buy Photographer Diane Art Central Shows Ice Cream! at the Forest Park Farmer’s Market, or other local Savioli-Chase captures whimsical depictions of ice cream in this colorful display of ice cream signs and farmer’s market. We are looking for tasty, nutritious advertisements. With photographs from around the recipes baked or cooked with local natural ingredients. world, the viewer sees advertising at its creative best Present your best item with a printed recipe at the with delightful installments that double as public art. beginning of the program to be judged by local food
All events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required for most programs. 5 experts. Prepare enough for at least three judges to Now You’re Cooking! Calling all cooks! Discuss taste (more to share if you can). First, second, and third and share your favorite recipes in this new cooking prizes will be awarded. To submit an entry, please sign- club! Led by Springfield native, Christina Raschi, this up online or with a librarian. Wednesday, August 14 | group will enjoy a new dish each month prepared by a 6-8 PM | East Forest Park Branch | All Ages different group member. Bakers and cooks of all levels and all types are always welcomed. 3rd Tuesday of each Discover Paper Quilling Now is your chance to learn month | 6:15 PM-7:15 PM | Sixteen Acres Branch | the craft of paper quilling. Library staff Delphine Ages 18+ Williams will provide basic instruction on how to roll specially prepared paper into paper quill designs. U.S. History Book and Media Discussion Group Participants will be able to create a hand designed If you love discussing important issues concerning card. All materials will be provided compliments of American history, we have good news for you. A the Friends of the Library. No experience necessary United States history discussion group that focuses Wednesday, August 7 | 5:30 -7:30 PM | East Forest Park on American history books and documentaries Branch | Ages 18+ meets monthly at the Sixteen Acres Branch Library. Members will be encouraged to share with the group Cursive Writing for Beginners Have you ever wanted to learn how to write cursive? Then this program is for any conversation-provoking history book that they you! Educational Instructor Ms. Deborah Pace will lead are reading. We will also view critically acclaimed a 3-session beginner’s course of the basics of cursive documentaries on a number of history topics. The with the end goal of each participant knowing how to books and documentaries are guaranteed to spark read and write cursive. lively discussions. We will also have guest speakers at some meetings. Refreshments available compliments of Registration for each session is strongly encouraged for the Friends of the Library. First Tuesdays participants for maximum learning but it is not required. | 6:00 – 7:00 PM | Sixteen Acres Branch | Only the first 20 registered people will be guaranteed a Ages 18+ spot for each date. Introduction to Gmail Improve your use Friday and Saturday dates of each session will be of Gmail to keep organized and to write professional exactly the same, so there is no need to sign up for looking messages. Skills covered in the hands- both dates in the same week. on workshop include working with attachments, (Session 1) configuring your inbox, assigning labels, forward vs. Mechanics (Pencil Grip, Paper Position, Body) & reply, and more. Space is limited, so sign-up early Handwriting Motivators and Terms and include your Gmail address. The ability to use a keyboard and a mouse is needed for success in this Friday, August 9, 2019 | 1 – 4 p.m. program. Free coffee compliments of the Friends of the Saturday, August 10, 2019 | 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Library.** Thursday, August 8 | 10:30 AM-12:00 PM | (Session 2) Central Library Computer Lab | Ages 18+ Teaching Handwriting through Modality Strengths Chair Yoga Chair yoga is a unique form or exercise & Diagnostic Chart for Cursive Writing and Paper as it adapts yoga positions while incorporating the Samples use of a chair. The chair replaces the yoga mat and becomes an extension of the body while being used Friday, August 23, 2019 | Time: 1 – 4 p.m. to help with both balance and support. The student Friday, August 24, 2019 | Time: 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. is able to warm-up the body safely, and perform yoga (Session 3) poses with support and stability. Chair yoga is suitable Class collaboration, each individual will share and be for all fitness levels and physical conditions. Led by nd critiqued about what they have learned & Certificate of Nicole Ferraro, a certified yoga instructor. Monthly, 2 Completion. Tuesdays | 10 AM-11 AM | East Springfield | Ages 18+ Saturday, August 31, 2019 | 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Chair Yoga for Seniors Come experience the gentle art of yoga. Increase well-being, flexibility, and balance East Springfield Branch | For more information visit our during this relaxing half-hour session. Chair yoga is website perfect for those with limited mobility. This project funded by Greater Springfield Senior Services, Inc., the MA Executive Office for Elder Affairs and the Federal
6 All events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required for most programs. Administration for Community Living. Monthly, 1st bracelets, memory wire beaded choker, or other funky Wednesdays | 10:30 AM-11 AM | Indian Orchard Branch jewelry all which could be suited for any gender. | For seniors 60+ and their caregivers Materials compliments of the Springfield City Library. ** Wednesday, August 28 | 6-7:30 PM | East Springfield | You’re Invited! Morning Meet-Up for Seniors Come for conversation, grab some books, work on a project Ages 18+ or puzzle, or catch up with a friend over coffee and Craft Your Cares Away Come “Craft Your Cares a game of chess … all while making new friends and Away” with Tricia. We will be relaxing, socializing, and seeing what the library has to offer you. Providers of making creative projects to take your mind off neighborhood senior services will stop by to keep you your everyday worries for an hour or so. Each informed and entertained. Funded through Greater month will feature a different craft, and new Springfield Senior Services, Inc., the MA Executive project ideas are always welcome. Arts and craft Office for Elder Affairs, and the Federal Administration supplies are offered complimentary by the Friends of for Community Living. Wednesdays | 9:30-11 AM | the Library.** Last Mondays | 2-3 PM | East Springfield | Indian Orchard Community Room | Seniors 60+ and Ages 18+ their caregivers Discover Scrapbooking Learn how to create A Bookish Breakfast Meet once a month at Cafe scrapbooks with photographs and memorabilia Christo to discuss the month’s short story. Enjoy an in- of family, friends, and special events. Library staff depth literary discussion, or just indulge in socializing Delphine Williams will show you how to create with fellow book lovers. A round of coffee, tea, or juice this special form of remembrance. Good for both is on the house, though members can order a breakfast experienced crafters and beginners, please come to if they choose. This month’s short story is “A Good Man create, share your ideas, and have some fun. Material is Hard to Find” by Flannery O’Connor. Time to put on will be provided for participants to create a scrapbook your reading glasses! Monthly, 3rd Wednesdays | 10-11 page compliments of the Friends of the Library. Please AM | Café Christo, 513 Belmont Ave. Springfield | Ages sign-up with a librarian in advance so staff can be sure 18+ to have the needed supplies. Wednesday, August 28 | 5:30-7:30 PM | East Forest Park| Ages 18+ Write-Up Springfield! Creative writers of all types are invited to join Write-Up Springfield at their monthly Knot Just Knitters Whether you knit, crochet, meeting of networking, writing exercise, and creative cross-stitch, or crewel - this is the place for you. New sharing. Here, writers share their creative work for members are welcome; current members are willing to feedback and constructive comments from others in teach. Some yarn and needles are provided; donations the group in this interactive, adult-only workshop. are welcome. Many finished items are donated to Newcomers welcomed, though please preregister at charitable causes. Adults 413-263-6828, x221 or mjaquith@springfieldlibrary. East Forest Park Branch Fridays | 1-2:30 PM org so we can properly plan. Funding comes from the Sixteen Acres Branch Wednesdays | 1-3 PM Friends of the Library and the Massachusetts Cultural Council. Monthly, 2nd Saturdays | 1-3 PM | Central Central Branch Thursdays| 12-2PM Library Community Room | 18+ BYOB Book Discussion Group BYOB (Bring Your Own Book) and share your recent reads at this lively and What’s Cooking Cookbook Club Do you enjoy long-running book group, and gain exposure to new cooking, or would you like to improve your authors, titles, and genres. We’re always open to new cooking skills? Join the monthly Cookbook members - join us! 2nd and 4th Wednesdays | 10AM- Club to hear about the latest cookbooks, 12PM | Library Express at Pine Point | Ages 18+ share great recipes, and more in this lively Books & Brew Book Group Cure your mid-week blues discussion group. Members may bring in with a lively book discussion and a brew (or glass of prepared dishes to share so the group can sample wine) at Nathan Bill’s Bar and Restaurant. Copies of the discussion book will be available at the East Forest great tastes and be inspired by something new. Park Branch Library prior to the meeting. No sign Monthly, 3rd Wednesdays | 10-11:30 AM | Central up needed, but please contact the Branch with any Library Rice Hall | Adults 18+ | Register Online questions. The book to be discussed on Wednesday, August 7 is A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman. Design your own fancy jewelry with Kim Jewelry Jam Copies are available at the East Forest Park Branch Larkin of Klassic Kreations. Make from scratch your Library on 122 Island Pond Road. Please join us! | 6-7 own necklace or bracelet to keep or share as a gift. PM | 110 Island Pond Rd | Ages 21+ Participants can choose to make triple wrap charm All events are free and open to the public. Registration is not required for most programs. 7 Afterthoughts, a Book Discussion Group These groups select a new book for a lively discussion every month. Library copies of the book are available at the branch. New members always welcome! • Central Library book selection: The Woman Who Smashed Codes: A True Story of Love, Spies, and the Unlikely Heroine Who Outwitted America’s Enemies by Jason Fagone (2017) nonfiction. Monthly, 2nd Tuesday | 12-1 PM • Raymond A. Jordan Senior Center selection: Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the F.B.I by David Grann. Monthly, 4th Thursday |10:00-11:00 AM | 1476 Roosevelt Ave., Springfield – copies available at East Forest Park Branch | Ages 55+
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closed Brightwood 359 Plainfield Street Springfield MA 01107 • 413-263-6805 1-5 1-8 1-5 1-8 9-5
Central Library* 220 State Street Springfield MA 01103 • 413-263-6828 12-8 9-5 12-8 9-5 closed 10-5
East Forest Park 122 Island Pond Road Springfield MA OlllB • 413-263-6836 1-5 1-5 1-8 1-5 10-5 11-3
East Springfield 21 Osborne Terrace Springfield MA 01104 • 413-263-6840 1-5 1-5 1-8 1-5 10-5 11-3
Forest Park 380 Belmont Avenue Springfield MA 01108 • 413-263-6843 1-5 10-5 1-5 1-8 1-5 11-3
Indian Orchard 44 Oak Street Indian Orchard MA 01151 • 413-263-6846 10-5 1-5 1-8 1-5 1-5 11-3
Library Express 204 Boston Road Springfield MA 01109 • 413-263-6855 1-5 closed 1-6 closed 1-5 closed at Pine Point
1-5 1-5 Mason Square 765 State Street Springfield MA 01109 • 413-263-6853 1-5 10-5 1-8 11-3
Sixteen Acres 1187 Parker Street Springfield MA 01129 • 413-263-6858 1-5 1-8 1-5 10-5 1-5 11-3
204 Boston Road Springfield MA 01109 • 413-263-6839 Read/Write/Now Please call for information and appointments. Adult Learning Center
Visit the library 24/7 online at: SPRINGFIELDLIBRARY.ORG 0 0 "The Central Library is currently open 12-5pm on Sundays. It will be closed on Sundays over the summer from May 26th- September 1st, 2019.
* This program is funded by a grant from the Springfield Cultural Council a local agency, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. **Thanks to the Friends of the Springfield Library for their support for presenters, program materials, raffles, and refreshments for many Springfield City Library events. Many of our programs are also sponsored in part by a grant from the Springfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. *** The program is brought to you with federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
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