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YOUNG ADULT BOOK GROUP
The current selection is The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
The next meeting is April 28th (Saturday) at 10:00 am.
Copies of the book are available at the library Circulation Desk.
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UKULELE WORKSHOP
(re-scheduled)
with Julie Stepanek
Thursday, May 3rd at 6:00 pm
Julie will bring instruments (please call the library if you’d like to reserve one) or you may bring your own.
All levels are welcome.
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COMING SOON…
ANNUAL LIBRARY MAY FESTIVAL
Saturday, May 5th (10:00 am ~ 2:00 pm)
Join us for the Haston Library Annual May Festival, a celebration of local food, farms, and gardens. Bakery goods, maple syrup, ice cream, plants and flowers will be available for sale as well as early produce. Enjoy the Cultural Council’s Plant Swap, music by Fusion Junction, and register for wonderful door prizes. Come and help us welcome Spring!
If you’d like to participate, click below for a registration form.
MAY FESTIVAL 2018–registration form
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MEMORIAL DAY
CHICKEN BARBECUE
Monday, May 28th (12:00–2:00)
co-sponsored by the First Congregational Church
and the Friends of the Town House
Click to enlarge.
Tickets are $10 and are available at the library.
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GALLERY 161
LIBRARY LOWER LEVEL
Now displaying:
Photographs by Paulette Adams and Ellen Smith
members of the Massasoit Art Guild
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BOOK GROUP
Meetings are (usually) held on the last Tuesday of the month at 7:00 pm
The May selection is The Man in the High Castle by Philip Dick
Tuesday, May 29th (7:00 pm) in the Reading Room
Copies of the book are available at the library.
All are welcome.
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FRIENDS SPRING BOOK SALE
We’re pleased to report….
…that over $1,000 was raised this year!
Proceeds will help the Friends support the library.
Thanks for your support!
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THANKS ALSO TO ALL WHO DONATED
TO THE BRUINS PJ DRIVE
Thanks to the generosity of Haston Library patrons, 105 pairs of pajamas were donated to the annual pajama drive supported by the The Boston Bruins, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC), Department of Children and Families (DCF), and Cradles to Crayons®.
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THE LIBRARY TELESCOPE
IS AVAILABLE FOR CHECK-OUT!
Through the generosity of Country Bank, the library has purchased a telescope through the Aldrich Adopt-a-Library Telescope program.
The telescope is be available for borrowing.
Stop by and check it out (figuratively and/or literally)!
Click here for more information on the Adopt-a-Telescope program.
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BORROW A UKULELE!
Jump on the ukulele bandwagon! The library has instruments available for borrowing complete with tuner and instruction booklet. Stop by and see if your favorite color is here (red, purple, orange, green, or blue).
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TOWN HOUSE CALENDARS
available now at the library $13 each
Perfect for holiday gifts this 2018 calendar included 15 renditions of North Brookfield’s historic Town House
by North Brookfield artists from kindergarten through grade 12.
Your purchase supports the work of the Friends of the North Brookfield Town House
to help preserve and restore this architectural gem and town treasure.
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CHILDREN’S STORY HOUR
Tuesdays from 10:15–11:00 am in the Children’s Library
Contact Rosemary Mackenzie for more information (508-867-0208)
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FOSTER CARE
INFORMATION SESSIONS
Learn what it takes to become a foster parent for a child in need of a supportive and healing environment.
Haston Library–Last Thursday of each month (1:30–3:00 pm)
Click here for more information.
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LIMITLESS COLLAGE
Drop by and check out the display case filled with
colorful, creative, and funky work of
participants in the Limitless Collage program.
Thanks to Alicia Russell Smith
and the NB Cultural Council
for making this program possible.
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Use a library pass for discounted admission and
VISIT THE BOSTON
MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
Past Is Present: Revival Jewelry
February 14, 2017 – August 19, 2018
Rita J. and Stanley H. Kaplan Family Foundation Gallery (Gallery 104)
A library pass covers admission of up to 2 adults at $10 per person, a savings of $15 per person.
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~ NEW ACQUISITIONS~
Click below for lists of recent additions to the library’s collection.
ALL TITLES ADDED DURING THE LAST WEEK (OR TWO)
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YOU’RE INVITED TO JOIN THE
FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY
The Friends group was formed in 1991 to support the work of the library.
Dues are just $10 per year and the group meets on the 3rd Thursday of the month.
The next meeting will be Thursday, June 15th at 6:00 pm in the Reading Room.
Click here for more information.
Feel free to drop by and check us out!
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TEEN AND ADULT COLORING
Mondays at 5:30 pm in the Reading Room
Drop by and de-stress or just enjoy.
Pages and colored pencils provided or feel free to bring your own.
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NEW E-BOOK LINKS
Direct access to Commonwealth eBook collections is now available.
See the Quick Links menu at the right of this Home Page to access Axis 360 and BiblioBoard Library collections.
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KNITTING AND CROCHET GROUP
For all skill levels. Join us at the library.
No need to register. Just drop in.
Mondays 1:30 ~ 2:30 pm
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