Fun filled chess night!

For kids ages 6 and up accompanied by participating parent. Parental guidance most welcome.

During the spring and summer, the bookmobile makes neighborhood visits. The bookmobile carries books, audiobooks, speed reads, and DVDs for patrons of all ages. Please bring your library card to check out materials.

On the 4th Wednesday of each month, we make the following stops. The bookmobile stops are near the office at each location.

• Natick Village (18 Village Way) 5:30 - 6:15 pm
• Natick Green (7 Silver Hill Lane) 6:30 - 7:15 pm
• Kendall Crossing (20 Woodbine Road) 7:30 - 8:15 pm

Two authors join us—Catherine Brunell, author of Becoming Catholic Again: Connecting the Faith We Were Taught with the Faith We Live & Fred Casselman, author of Fresh Air: New Visions for the Catholic Church.

Brunell tells her personal story, examining how to maintain an authentic spiritual life and a connection to the Church in a postmodern world. Brunell invites us to find solace in her story—and to realize that faith can be approached as a route to personal discovery that can lead to spiritual growth.

Fred's book Fresh Air expands on tradition, bringing a more up-to-date, enlightened sense of love and the feminine into the Church. His writings are gentle and hold the space for new ways without invalidating the old.

Decoupage bookends and more!

Snacks provided.

For grades 5–12. No registration required

• 1:20 - 2:00 pm Coolidge Gardens, 4 Cottage Street
• 2:45 - 4:00 pm Whitney Place, 3 Vision Drive

The Evening Book Group meets the last Wednesday of the month, January through November. This year's theme is traveling through the decades, from the turn of the twentieth century through 1999.  Discussions are led by a staff member.

This month's book is The Chaperone by Laura Moriarty.

The New York Times bestseller and the USA Today #1 Hot Fiction Pick for the summer, The Chaperone is a captivating novel about the woman who chaperoned an irreverent Louise Brooks to New York City in 1922 and the summer that would change them both.

Copies will be available at the Circulation Desk.

No registration required; refreshments will be provided.  Please drop in!

• Touch-a-Truck: Fire, EMS, Dump Trucks, Diggers, Front End Loaders, and more
• Tour the Public Works Facility and view the equipment
• Create mini truck models and get stickers and coloring sheets
• Watch live demos of systems and equipment
• Free popcorn and balloons while supplies last

During the spring and summer, the bookmobile makes neighborhood visits. The bookmobile carries books, audiobooks, speed reads, and DVDs for patrons of all ages. Please bring your library card to check out materials.

On the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, we make the following stops:

• MacArthur Road (#33) 5:30 - 6:15 pm
• Euclid Circle (Euclid Circle/Euclid Avenue) 6:30 - 7:15 pm
• Westlake Road (#52) 7:30 - 8:15 pm

Natick's Bookmobile visits the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center (Natick Labs) on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm.

The bookmobile carries books, audiobooks, speed reads, and DVDs for patrons of all ages. Please bring your library card to check out materials.

Sarah Dessen joins us to talk about her newest novel, The Moon and More.

In her eleventh novel, The Moon and More, Dessen returns to Colby, the beach town that is the setting for some of her best-loved books, in a story of summer love, self-discovery, striking out to new horizons, and saying goodbye. Filled with memorable characters, humor, and wonderful writing, this is top-notch Sarah Dessen—and that’s saying something!

This author talk is presented by Morse Institute Library and Wellesley Books. To enter the signing line at this event, you must have purchased a copy of The Moon and More from Wellesley Books. For more information, call 781-431-1160 or visit their website. Books will also be available at the event itself.

• 1:15 - 2:00 pm Sherwood Village, WEST, 145 Mill Street
• 2:10 - 2:55 pm Sherwood Village, EAST, 143 Mill Street
• 3:15 - 4:00 pm Cedar Gardens, Near Maintenance Garage @ intersection of Cedar Avenue/Cedar Terrace

Today's stops are open to the public. 

During the spring and summer, the bookmobile makes neighborhood visits. The bookmobile carries books, audiobooks, speed reads, and DVDs for patrons of all ages. Please bring your library card to check out materials.

On the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, we make the following stops:

• Buckingham Road (Buckingham Road/Surrey Lane) 5:30 - 6:15 pm
• Ridge Avenue (#20) 6:30 - 7:15 pm
• Fiske Street (#11) 7:30 - 8:15 pm

Join us every third Wednesday of the month at 11 am, from September to June, for a discussion led by a library staff member. This year's theme is the world of artists in fictional novels.

You can pick up a copy of this book at the circulation desk.

"I have been standing on the side of life, watching it float by. I want to swim in the river. I want to feel the current.”

So writes Mamah Borthwick Cheney in her diary as she struggles to justify her clandestine love affair with Frank Lloyd Wright. Four years earlier, in 1903, Mamah and her husband, Edwin, had commissioned the renowned architect to design a new home for them. During the construction of the house, a powerful attraction developed between Mamah and Frank, and in time the lovers, each married with children, embarked on a course that would shock Chicago society and forever change their lives.

This month, the book group will visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Participation is limited to 15 people. To register, call Karen Perkins at 508-647-6520.

• 1:25 - 2:15 pm Mary Ann Morse, 45 Union Street
• 3:00 - 4:00 pm Riverbend, 34 Lincoln Street, South

During the spring and summer, the bookmobile makes neighborhood visits. The bookmobile carries books, audiobooks, speed reads, and DVDs for patrons of all ages. Please bring your library card to check out materials.

On the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, we make the following stops:

• MacArthur Road (#33) 5:30 - 6:15 pm
• Euclid Circle (Euclid Circle/Euclid Avenue) 6:30 - 7:15 pm
• Westlake Road (#52) 7:30 - 8:15 pm

Natick's Bookmobile visits the U.S. Army Soldier Systems Center (Natick Labs) on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month from 11:30 am - 1:30 pm.

The bookmobile carries books, audiobooks, speed reads, and DVDs for patrons of all ages. Please bring your library card to check out materials.

• 1:15 - 2:00 pm Sherwood Village, WEST, 145 Mill Street
• 2:10 - 2:55 pm Sherwood Village, EAST, 143 Mill Street 

Today's stops are open to the public. 

During the spring and summer, the bookmobile makes neighborhood visits. The bookmobile carries books, audiobooks, speed reads, and DVDs for patrons of all ages. Please bring your library card to check out materials.

On the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, we make the following stops:

• Buckingham Road (Buckingham Road/Surrey Lane) 5:30 - 6:15 pm
• Ridge Avenue (#20) 6:30 - 7:15 pm
• Fiske Street (#11) 7:30 - 8:15 pm

• How the proposal fits into the overall grantseeking process
• What to include in a standard proposal to a foundation
• Tips for making each section of your proposal stronger
• What funders expect to see in your proposal and attachments
• Tips for communicating with funders during the grant process
• Additional resources on proposal writing, including sample proposals

During the spring and summer, the bookmobile makes neighborhood visits. The bookmobile carries books, audiobooks, speed reads, and DVDs for patrons of all ages. Please bring your library card to check out materials.

On the 4th Wednesday of each month, we make the following stops. The bookmobile stops are near the office at each location.

• Natick Village (18 Village Way) 5:30 - 6:15 pm
• Natick Green (7 Silver Hill Lane) 6:30 - 7:15 pm
• Kendall Crossing (20 Woodbine Road) 7:30 - 8:15 pm

Join us every third Wednesday of the month at 11 am, from September to June, for a discussion led by a MIL staff person.  This year's theme is the world of artists in fictional novels. You can pick up a copy of this month's title at the Circulation Desk.

This month's book is Rules of Civility by Amor Towles. "Glittering[...] filled with snappy dialogue, sharp observations and an array of terrifically drawn characters[...] Towles writes with grace and verve about the mores and manners of a society on the cusp of radical change" (NPR.org).

No registration required; refreshments will be provided. Please drop in!

• 1:20 - 2:00 pm Coolidge Gardens, 4 Cottage Street
• 2:45 - 4:00 pm Whitney Place, 3 Vision Drive

Let’s get together and celebrate Independence day with some light refreshments!

Bring a salad, dish, or dessert, and enjoy chatting with friends while sampling some great dishes.

There’s always plenty to eat so come anyway even if you don’t cook!

During the spring and summer, the bookmobile makes neighborhood visits. The bookmobile carries books, audiobooks, speed reads, and DVDs for patrons of all ages. Please bring your library card to check out materials.

On the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, we make the following stops:

• Buckingham Road (Buckingham Road/Surrey Lane) 5:30 - 6:15 pm
• Ridge Avenue (#20) 6:30 - 7:15 pm
• Fiske Street (#11) 7:30 - 8:15 pm

During the spring and summer, the bookmobile makes neighborhood visits. The bookmobile carries books, audiobooks, speed reads, and DVDs for patrons of all ages. Please bring your library card to check out materials.

On the 1st and 3rd Monday of each month, we make the following stops:

• MacArthur Road (#33) 5:30 - 6:15 pm
• Euclid Circle (Euclid Circle/Euclid Avenue) 6:30 - 7:15 pm
• Westlake Road (#52) 7:30 - 8:15 pm

During the spring and summer, the bookmobile makes neighborhood visits. The bookmobile carries books, audiobooks, speed reads, and DVDs for patrons of all ages. Please bring your library card to check out materials.

On the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month, we make the following stops:

• Buckingham Road (Buckingham Road/Surrey Lane) 5:30 - 6:15 pm
• Ridge Avenue (#20) 6:30 - 7:15 pm
• Fiske Street (#11) 7:30 - 8:15 pm

During the spring and summer, the bookmobile makes neighborhood visits. The bookmobile carries books, audiobooks, speed reads, and DVDs for patrons of all ages. Please bring your library card to check out materials.

On the 4th Wednesday of each month, we make the following stops. The bookmobile stops are near the office at each location.

• Natick Village (18 Village Way) 5:30 - 6:15 pm
• Natick Green (7 Silver Hill Lane) 6:30 - 7:15 pm
• Kendall Crossing (20 Woodbine Road) 7:30 - 8:15 pm