Saturday November 21, 2009 Go To Top 11:00 AM  -  1:00 PM Worcester Chapter Meeting of the NFB       Contact: Roni Orozco   508-904-2211   edroni@charter.net     Chapter meeting of the NFB for Worcester     Location: Banx Room - Main Library   2:00 PM  -  4:30 PM Friends Film Festival - No Way Out       Naval Officer/CIA Agent Kevin Costner has ill-fated affair with the Secretary of Defense's mistress, 1987. (R) The Friends Film Series is sponsored by The Friends of the Worcester Public Library. All films are free of charge and open to the public.     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library   3:30 PM  -  5:00 PM Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester       Contact:    (508) 754-8056   litvolworc@gmail.com     ESL Survival English     Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor Monday November 23, 2009 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  10:30 AM Branch Out       BRANCH OUT is a storytime series meeting on Mondays October 26, and November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. Today is the fifth of the six-part series. It's an informal program of stories, music, rhymes, games for everybody who's not in school yet! Register for the series by calling Liza at 508.799.1687.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Tuesday November 24, 2009 Go To Top 9:30 AM  -  11:00 AM Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester       Contact:    (508) 754-8056        ESL Beginners (Tell Me More)     Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor   12:00 PM  -  2:00 PM Literacy Volunteers Thankful Luncheon       Contact: Paris Baillie   508-754-8056   litvolworc@gmail.com     Volunteers and Students Celebrate Thanksgiving together at this potluck luncheon.     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library   6:00 PM  -  7:30 PM Worcester County Professionals Career Networking Group - November Meetup       Contact: Patricia Piquette   508-434-0087   piquettep@verizon.net     The purpose of this group is to provide an opportunity to network with other professionals from Worcester County to share job leads, industry trends, etc     Location: Banx Room - Main Library   6:30 PM  -  7:30 PM Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Introduction Meeting       Contact: Alexis Nissenbaum   617-576-3113 ex 39   Alexis.boston@avonwalk.org     One hour meeting for people who are interested in the Avon Walk for Breast Cancer to learn more about the event and register.     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library Wednesday November 25, 2009 Go To Top 9:30 AM  -  10:30 AM It's All Relative       Join Local History Librarian Joy Hennig for a brief overview of the genealogy collection at the Worcester Public Library. Learn how to use some of the more commonly needed resources, such as the census, vital records and more. This program is free but registration is required. Please call (508) 799-1655 and press 2 to register for this free program. You may also register at the Reference Desk on the 2nd floor of the Library.     Location: Local History & Genealogy Area - Third Floor   3:30 PM  -  5:00 PM Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester       Contact:    (508) 754-8056        ESL Grammar & Pronunciation Intermediate     Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor Friday November 27, 2009 Go To Top 9:30 AM  -  11:00 AM Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester       Contact:    (508) 754-8056        Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor   10:30 AM  -  5:00 PM Anime Wings       Contact: Rezarta Reso   508-799-1671   rezarta_reso@yahoo.com     Fans of Anime movies are welcomed to join our Anime Wings Program at Worcester Public Library. Bring a friend and have fun! Refreshments will be provided.     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library

7:00 PM  -  8:30 PM (Free) First Friday Film Series       Ongoing series of independent and foreign films with English subtitles. This month join us for "Gigante". Jara is a shy and lonely 35-year-old security guard at a supermarket on the outskirts of Montevideo. He works the night shift, monitoring the surveillance cameras of the entire building. One night Jara discovers Julia, a 25-year-old cleaning woman, through one of the cameras and is immediately attracted to her. Jara's life becomes a series of routines and rituals around Julia, but eventually he finds himself at a crossroad and must decide whether to give up his obsession or confront it. Uruguay, 2008, Drama-Comedy. In Spanish with English subtitles.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Saturday November 28, 2009 Go To Top 2:00 PM  -  4:30 PM Friends Film Festival - Who Framed Roger Rabbit?       Zany live action and animated private-eye story, 1988. (PG) The Friends Film Series is sponsored by The Friends of the Worcester Public Library. All films are free of charge and open to the public.     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library   3:30 PM  -  5:00 PM Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester       Contact:    (508) 754-8056   litvolworc@gmail.com     ESL Survival English     Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor Monday November 30, 2009 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  10:30 AM Branch Out       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     BRANCH OUT is a storytime series meeting on Mondays October 26, and November 2, 9, 16, 23, 30. Today is the last of the six-part series. It's an informal program of stories, music, rhymes, games for everybody who's not in school yet! Register for the series by calling Liza at 508.799.1687.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Tuesday December 1, 2009 Go To Top 9:30 AM  -  11:00 AM Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester       Contact:    (508) 754-8056        ESL Beginners (Tell Me More)     Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor   10:00 AM  -  12:00 PM DPH-BSAS Advisory Board       Contact: Rodrigo Monterrey   617-938-4024   rodrigo.monterrey@state.ma.us     The LGBT Advisory Board of the DPH-BSAS.     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library Wednesday December 2, 2009 Go To Top 9:30 AM  -  1:00 PM Project Coordinator Forum       Contact: Angela Holley   617-727-8158   aholley@commcorp.org     Statewide sector initiative partner meeting     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library   3:30 PM  -  5:00 PM Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester       Contact:    (508) 754-8056        ESL Grammar & Pronunciation Intermediate     Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor   7:00 PM  -  8:30 PM 2009-2010 Great Books Discussion Group       Contact: Jacqueline Belisle   (508) 757-4110 x310   jbelisle@cmrls.org     The Great Books Discussion Group will begin its thirty-fourth year on September 3, 2008. The group meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. Its purpose is to understand and appreciate great writing through the sharing of ideas. The only requirement for attending a Great Books meeting is that you read the selection to be discussed. There is no charge and no pre-registration. You need not attend all the meetings, but you will find the discussions more interesting if you come to as many meetings as possible. We discuss only the assigned readings (or those read previously) so that all participants will be familiar with the material. We do not refer to or quote sources other than the text itself but seek to understand the writings through our own efforts. September 2, 2009 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain October 7, 2009 Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe November 4, 2009 Mansfield Park by Jane Austen December 2, 2009 The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck January 6, 2010 The Honorary Consul by Graham Green February 3, 2010 The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing March 3, 2010 The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith April 7, 2010 The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton May 5, 2010 Siddhartha by Herman Hesse June 2, 2010 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad     Location: Banx Room - Main Library Thursday December 3, 2009 Go To Top 9:30 AM  -  10:15 AM Babytime       Babytime! is a weekly drop-in series for babies through 16 months. Babies bring your adult to this fun 15-minute program of rhymes, songs, and pictures. It will be followed by a playtime with the library's toys and music. Each baby must be accompanied by an adult, and siblings are not allowed to sit in. No registration is required for Babytime! Just drop in. Please call 508-799-1671 with any questions. Babytime! will be cancelled automatically on any day the Worcester Public Schools are canceled, or their openings delayed, due to inclement weather.     Location: Children's Room - Main Library   10:00 AM  -  1:00 PM Mass Rehab Commission       Contact: Lisa Weber   (617) 204-3638        Location: Saxe Room - Main Library   10:30 AM  -  11:30 AM Lil' Todkins Storytime       Contact: Anne Hrobsky   (508) 799-1672   ahrobsky@cwmars.org     Toddlers age 17-36 months with adult. Stories, activities and fun . . . Just drop in!     Location: Children's Room - Main Library

10:30 AM  -  1:30 PM PEERS Semi Annual Meeting       Contact: Maureen Burke   617-727 7888 x 326   maureen.b.burke@state.ma.us     Office for Refugees and Immigrants Statewide Meeting for Program to Enhance Elder Refugee Services Coordinators     Location: Banx Room - Main Library   5:30 PM  -  6:30 PM Greendale Crime Watch       Contact: Stephen Greaney   508-852-2071        Discuss and address neighborhood issues     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Friday December 4, 2009 Go To Top 9:30 AM  -  11:00 AM Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester       Contact:    (508) 754-8056        Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor   10:00 AM  -  12:30 PM Rehab Resources       Contact: Keith   (508) 347-8181        Location: Banx Room - Main Library   3:30 PM  -  4:30 PM MANGA with Andy Fish       Contact: Rezarta Reso   508-799-1671   rezarta_reso@yahoo.com     Teens who want to learn how to draw MANGA or more advanced techniques come and join our MANGA program with artist Andy Fish at Worcester Public Library. Program is free!     Location: Banx Room - Main Library Saturday December 5, 2009 Go To Top 11:00 AM  -  4:00 PM Focus the Nation Clean Energy Forum       Contact: Elizabeth St. John   (774) 242-4532        The Principal Speaker is Senator John Kerry     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library   3:30 PM  -  5:00 PM Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester       Contact:    (508) 754-8056   litvolworc@gmail.com     ESL Survival English     Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor Sunday December 6, 2009 Go To Top 1:30 PM  -  5:30 PM Wind Dreamer Entertainment/Dreamers Casting       Location: Banx Room - Main Library Tuesday December 8, 2009 Go To Top 9:30 AM  -  11:00 AM Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester       Contact:    (508) 754-8056        ESL Beginners (Tell Me More)     Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor   3:30 PM  -  5:00 PM Teen Advisory Group- TAG       Contact: Rezarta Reso   508-799-1671   rezarta_reso@yahoo.com     Teens 13 to 18 years old are welcomed to join the Worcester Public Library Teen Advisory Group-TAG for discussion, suggestions and planning of the Young Adult book collection, after school activities or other programs.Pizza and refreshments will be provided.     Location: Banx Room - Main Library   5:00 PM  -  6:00 PM Worcester Public Library Board of Directors       Location: Dr. John Green Room.   6:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Movie - Consuming Kids       Contact: Dr. Karen Fine   (508) 798-3463   Kayrf@charter.net     Consuming Kids is a riveting, eye-opening documentary that takes a powerful look at how corporations ruthlessly target children and the surprising impact of that marketing. This is a must-see film for every parent and everyone who cares about our society. http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org         Location: Saxe Room - Main Library

Wednesday December 9, 2009 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  4:30 PM Fire/Police Services Staffing Grants Orientation       Contact: Dan Cooper   617-725-3311   daniel.cooper@state.ma.us     Orientaion session for recipients of Fire/Police Services (Fire/Police Departments) Staffing Grants.     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library   2:30 PM  -  3:30 PM Genealogy and the Internet       Contact: Joy Hennig   508-799-1670        The Internet provides access to an enormous amount of genealogical information. Learn how to use that information safely and productively. Emphasis will be on the library's subscription databases.     Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor   3:30 PM  -  5:00 PM Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester       Contact:    (508) 754-8056        ESL Grammar & Pronunciation Intermediate     Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor   7:00 PM  -  8:00 PM StandUp for Kids Info Session       Contact: Donna Katsoudas   774-239-8844   donnak@standupforkids.org     Information session for Standup For Kids to introduce interested people to what the volunteer group does to support homeless and highrisk kids. Content: Introduction with a video and questions answered. http://www.standupforkids.org         Location: Banx Room - Main Library Thursday December 10, 2009 Go To Top 9:30 AM  -  10:15 AM Babytime       Babytime! is a weekly drop-in series for babies through 16 months. Babies bring your adult to this fun 15-minute program of rhymes, songs, and pictures. It will be followed by a playtime with the library's toys and music. Each baby must be accompanied by an adult, and siblings are not allowed to sit in. No registration is required for Babytime! Just drop in. Please call 508-799-1671 with any questions. Babytime! will be cancelled automatically on any day the Worcester Public Schools are canceled, or their openings delayed, due to inclement weather.     Location: Children's Room - Main Library   9:30 AM  -  3:30 PM PACT Peer Recovery Specialists       Contact: Francis Nadeau   508-981-8385   frannadeau@comcast.net     Support and discussion among PACT peer recovery specialists.     Location: Banx Room - Main Library   10:30 AM  -  11:30 AM Lil' Todkins Storytime       Contact: Anne Hrobsky   (508) 799-1672   ahrobsky@cwmars.org     Toddlers age 17-36 months with adult. Stories, activities and fun . . . Just drop in!     Location: Children's Room - Main Library   3:30 PM  -  4:30 PM Build a Gingerbread House       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     Young architects ages 12 and under, come build your own Gingerbread House to take home. If you're 8 or under please bring your adult. All materials provided. Sign up at Youth Services Desk or by calling Liza at 508.799.1987.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Friday December 11, 2009 Go To Top 9:30 AM  -  11:00 AM Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester       Contact:    (508) 754-8056        Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor   3:00 PM  -  5:00 PM Anime Wings       Contact: Rzearta Reso   799-508-1671   rezarta_reso@yahoo.com     Fans of Anime movies are welcomed to join our Anime Wings Program at Worcester Public Library. Bring a friend and have fun! Refreshments will be provided.     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library Saturday December 12, 2009 Go To Top 3:30 PM  -  5:00 PM Literacy Volunteers of Greater Worcester       Contact:    (508) 754-8056   litvolworc@gmail.com     ESL Survival English     Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor Tuesday December 15, 2009 Go To Top 4:00 PM  -  5:00 PM Friends of Worcester Public Library Board       Location: Dr. John Green Room.

6:30 PM  -  7:30 PM Transgender Health Access In Massachusetts       Contact: Jesse Pack   508-755-3773   jpack25@yahoo.com     Facilitated by the Massachusetts Transgender Political Coalition. This meeting will be open to transgender individuals and allies. Meeting Agenda: We will use this meeting to gather information to help us assess health care needs of the transgender community including: access to services, resources available or not available, types of health needs, experiences of discrimination and/or quantity of social and health services. With the information you share and discuss with us at the meeting, we will be able to assess the important issues we need to advocate for.     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library Wednesday December 16, 2009 Go To Top 6:00 PM  -  8:00 PM Literacy Volunteers Yankee Swap       Contact: Paris Baillie   508-754-8056   litvolworc@gmail.com     Volunteers & Students celebrate the holiday season with this New England tradition.     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library Thursday December 17, 2009 Go To Top 9:30 AM  -  10:15 AM Babytime       Babytime! is a weekly drop-in series for babies through 16 months. Babies bring your adult to this fun 15-minute program of rhymes, songs, and pictures. It will be followed by a playtime with the library's toys and music. Each baby must be accompanied by an adult, and siblings are not allowed to sit in. No registration is required for Babytime! Just drop in. Please call 508-799-1671 with any questions. Babytime! will be cancelled automatically on any day the Worcester Public Schools are canceled, or their openings delayed, due to inclement weather.     Location: Children's Room - Main Library   10:30 AM  -  11:30 AM Lil' Todkins Storytime       Contact: Anne Hrobsky   (508) 799-1672   ahrobsky@cwmars.org     Toddlers age 17-36 months with adult. Stories, activities and fun . . . Just drop in!     Location: Children's Room - Main Library   5:00 PM  -  6:00 PM YAC Meeting       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     YAC is the Frances Perkins Branch Library's Young Adult Council, for 7th - 12th graders. In YAC's monthly meetings we advise the Youth Services Librarian, plan events for the library and for ourselves, eat pizza and have a good time. Call Liza at 508.799.1687 to register.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Friday December 18, 2009 Go To Top 3:30 PM  -  4:30 PM MANGA with Andy Fish       Contact: Rezarta Reso   508-799-1671   rezarta_reso@yahoo.c     Teens who want to learn how to draw MANGA or more advanced techniques come and join our MANGA program with artist Andy Fish at Worcester Public Library. Program is free!     Location: Banx Room - Main Library Tuesday December 22, 2009 Go To Top 2:00 PM  -  7:00 PM Department of Children and Families Youth Advisory Board Holiday Event       Contact: Stephanie Burke   978-621-0813   stephanie.cassano@state.ma.us     For DCF foster youth to gather together and offer support to each other around the holiday season.     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library Thursday December 24, 2009 Go To Top 9:30 AM  -  10:15 AM Babytime       Babytime! is a weekly drop-in series for babies through 16 months. Babies bring your adult to this fun 15-minute program of rhymes, songs, and pictures. It will be followed by a playtime with the library's toys and music. Each baby must be accompanied by an adult, and siblings are not allowed to sit in. No registration is required for Babytime! Just drop in. Please call 508-799-1671 with any questions. Babytime! will be cancelled automatically on any day the Worcester Public Schools are canceled, or their openings delayed, due to inclement weather.     Location: Children's Room - Main Library   10:30 AM  -  11:30 AM Lil' Todkins Storytime       Contact: Anne Hrobsky   (508) 799-1672   ahrobsky@cwmars.org     Toddlers age 17-36 months with adult. Stories, activities and fun . . . Just drop in!     Location: Children's Room - Main Library Wednesday December 30, 2009 Go To Top 3:00 PM  -  5:00 PM Hansel and Gretel       Contact: Iris Cotto   508 799-1671   icotto@cwmars.org     Tanglewood Marionettes present Hansel and Gretel based on the timeless classic by the Brothers Grimm, and featuring melodies from the Humperdink opera, this production is sure to delight children of all ages. Come follow along with Hansel and Gretel as they venture into the Forbidden Forest, and into the adventure of their lives! FREE tickets will be available at the Children's Room desk begining Wednesday, December 16th. Tanglewood Marionettes         Location: Saxe Room - Main Library   6:00 PM  -  8:00 PM Hansel and Gretel       Contact: Iris Cotto   508 799-1671   icotto@cwmars.org     Tanglewood Marionettes present Hansel and Gretel based on the timeless classic by the Brothers Grimm, and featuring melodies from the Humperdink opera, this production is sure to delight children of all ages. Come follow along with Hansel and Gretel as they venture into the Forbidden Forest, and into the adventure of their lives! FREE tickets will be available at the Children's Room desk begining Wednesday, December 16th. Tanglewood Marionettes         Location: Saxe Room - Main Library   7:00 PM  -  8:30 PM MCBA Book Discussion       Contact: Terry Popek   508 799-1671   tpopek@cwmars.org     Students in grades 4-6 read and discuss books nominated for the 2009-2010 Massachusetts Children's Book Award. Parents welcome. This month's discussion: Horns and Wrinkles by Joseph Helgerson     Location: Children's Room - Main Library

Thursday December 31, 2009 Go To Top 9:30 AM  -  10:15 AM Babytime       Babytime! is a weekly drop-in series for babies through 16 months. Babies bring your adult to this fun 15-minute program of rhymes, songs, and pictures. It will be followed by a playtime with the library's toys and music. Each baby must be accompanied by an adult, and siblings are not allowed to sit in. No registration is required for Babytime! Just drop in. Please call 508-799-1671 with any questions. Babytime! will be cancelled automatically on any day the Worcester Public Schools are canceled, or their openings delayed, due to inclement weather.     Location: Children's Room - Main Library   10:30 AM  -  11:30 AM Lil' Todkins Storytime       Contact: Anne Hrobsky   (508) 799-1672   ahrobsky@cwmars.org     Toddlers age 17-36 months with adult. Stories, activities and fun . . . Just drop in!     Location: Children's Room - Main Library Wednesday January 6, 2010 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  8:30 PM 2009-2010 Great Books Discussion Group       Contact: Jacqueline Belisle   (508) 757-4110 x310   jbelisle@cmrls.org     The Great Books Discussion Group will begin its thirty-fourth year on September 3, 2008. The group meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. Its purpose is to understand and appreciate great writing through the sharing of ideas. The only requirement for attending a Great Books meeting is that you read the selection to be discussed. There is no charge and no pre-registration. You need not attend all the meetings, but you will find the discussions more interesting if you come to as many meetings as possible. We discuss only the assigned readings (or those read previously) so that all participants will be familiar with the material. We do not refer to or quote sources other than the text itself but seek to understand the writings through our own efforts. September 2, 2009 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain October 7, 2009 Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe November 4, 2009 Mansfield Park by Jane Austen December 2, 2009 The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck January 6, 2010 The Honorary Consul by Graham Green February 3, 2010 The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing March 3, 2010 The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith April 7, 2010 The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton May 5, 2010 Siddhartha by Herman Hesse June 2, 2010 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad     Location: Banx Room - Main Library Thursday January 7, 2010 Go To Top 3:30 PM  -  4:30 PM Bird Feeder Workshop for Kids       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     Children are invited to listen to bird stories and make feeders to take home. All materials provided. If you're 8 or under, bring an adult. Register at Youth Services Desk or by calling Liza at 508.799.1687.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Wednesday January 20, 2010 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  8:30 PM MCBA Book Discussion       Contact: Terry Popek   508 799-1671   tpopek@cwmars.org     Students in grades 4-6 read and discuss books nominated for the 2009-2010 Massachusetts Children's Book Award. Parents welcome This month's book discussion: Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson     Location: Children's Room - Main Library Thursday January 21, 2010 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  12:30 PM Grants Resource Center Orientation       Registration required. Please use registration form or call 508-799-1655 and select option 3. Workshop is an overview of the grantseeking process covering: What you need to have in place before you seek a grant. What you need to know about grantmakers and how nonprofits are supported. How you identify funding partners. How you can use the library’s resources for your grant seeking efforts. This workshop is for those that are part of ,or interested in, non-profit organization grant funding. Individual or For-profit funding is not covered.     Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor       3:30 PM  -  5:30 PM Valentine-Making Workshop       For kids of all ages. Learn historic Worcester Valentine styles & techniques. Make your entry into the Worcester Historical Musuem contest or cards for family friends. Contest winners will be announced at 3 p.m. February 9 in the Saxe Room at the Main Library.     Location: Children's Room - Main Library   5:00 PM  -  6:00 PM YAC Meeting       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     YAC is the Frances Perkins Branch Library's Young Adult Council, for 7th - 12th graders. In YAC's monthly meetings we advise the Youth Services Librarian, plan events for the library and for ourselves, eat pizza and have a good time. Call Liza at 508.799.1687 to register.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Friday January 22, 2010 Go To Top 3:30 PM  -  5:30 PM Valentine-Making Workshop       For kids of all ages. Learn historic Worcester Valentine styles & techniques. Make your entry into the Worcester Historical Musuem contest or cards for family friends. Contest winners will be announced at 3 p.m. February 9 in the Saxe Room at the Main Library.     Location: Great Brook Valley Library Wednesday January 27, 2010 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  1:30 PM Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care       Contact: Gail E. DeRiggi   (617) 988-7813        Location: Saxe Room - Main Library Thursday January 28, 2010 Go To Top 3:30 PM  -  5:30 PM Valentine-Making Workshop       For kids of all ages. Learn historic Worcester Valentine styles & techniques. Make your entry into the Worcester Historical Musuem contest or cards for family friends. Contest winners will be announced at 3 p.m. February 9 in the Saxe Room at the Main Library.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Monday February 1, 2010 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  10:30 AM Branch Out       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     BRANCH OUT is a storytime series meeting on Mondays February 1, 8, 15, 22; and March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. Today is the first program of the nine-part series. It's an informal program of stories, music, rhymes, games for everybody who's not in school yet! Register for the series by calling Liza at 508.799.1687.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch

Wednesday February 3, 2010 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  8:30 PM 2009-2010 Great Books Discussion Group       Contact: Jacqueline Belisle   (508) 757-4110 x310   jbelisle@cmrls.org     The Great Books Discussion Group will begin its thirty-fourth year on September 3, 2008. The group meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. Its purpose is to understand and appreciate great writing through the sharing of ideas. The only requirement for attending a Great Books meeting is that you read the selection to be discussed. There is no charge and no pre-registration. You need not attend all the meetings, but you will find the discussions more interesting if you come to as many meetings as possible. We discuss only the assigned readings (or those read previously) so that all participants will be familiar with the material. We do not refer to or quote sources other than the text itself but seek to understand the writings through our own efforts. September 2, 2009 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain October 7, 2009 Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe November 4, 2009 Mansfield Park by Jane Austen December 2, 2009 The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck January 6, 2010 The Honorary Consul by Graham Green February 3, 2010 The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing March 3, 2010 The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith April 7, 2010 The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton May 5, 2010 Siddhartha by Herman Hesse June 2, 2010 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad     Location: Banx Room - Main Library Saturday February 6, 2010 Go To Top 1:00 PM  -  5:00 PM Bob Marley Birthday Bash       Contact: Parlee Jones   508 410 1209   parlee@abbyshouse.org     Celebrating the life and legacy of Bob Marley. Live entertainment, samples of Jamaican cuisine. Video documentary on his life and achievements.     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library Monday February 8, 2010 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  10:30 AM Branch Out       BRANCH OUT is a storytime series meeting on Mondays February 1, 8, 15, 22; and March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. Today is the second program of the nine-part series. It's an informal program of stories, music, rhymes, games for everybody who's not in school yet! Register for the series by calling Liza at 508.799.1687.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Tuesday February 9, 2010 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  2:00 PM Massachusetts Head Start Healthy Nutrition       Contact: Maureen Vosburgh   (413) 562-0475 x15        Location: Saxe Room - Main Library   10:00 AM  -  2:00 PM Massachusetts Head Start Healthy Nutrition       Contact: Maureen Vosburgh   (413) 562-0475 x15        Location: Banx Room - Main Library   4:00 PM  -  5:30 PM Worcester Historical Museum Annaul Valentine's Award Ceremony       Contact: William D. Wallace   (508) 753-8278 x106        Location: Saxe Room - Main Library Monday February 15, 2010 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  10:30 AM Branch Out       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     BRANCH OUT is a storytime series meeting on Mondays February 1, 8, 15, 22; and March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. Today is the third program of the nine-part series. It's an informal program of stories, music, rhymes, games for everybody who's not in school yet! Register for the series by calling Liza at 508.799.1687.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Wednesday February 17, 2010 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  8:30 PM MCBA Book Discussion       Contact: Terry Popek   508 799-1671   tpopek@cwmars.org     Students in grades 4-6 read and discuss books nominated for the 2009-2010 Massachusetts Children's Book Award. Parents welcome This month's book discussion: Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages     Location: Children's Room - Main Library Thursday February 18, 2010 Go To Top 5:00 PM YAC Meeting       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     YAC is the Frances Perkins Branch Library's Young Adult Council, for 7th - 12th graders. In YAC's monthly meetings we advise the Youth Services Librarian, plan events for the library and for ourselves, eat pizza and have a good time. Call Liza at 508.799.1687 to register.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Friday February 19, 2010 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  7:45 PM Magic and More       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     Magician Steve Rudolph presents a family magic show in celebration of February School Vacation! The show is free, but everybody attending the program needs a free ticket. Pick up yours from Liza at the FPBL Youth Services Desk. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Questions? Call Liza at 508.799.1687.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Monday February 22, 2010 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  10:30 AM Branch Out       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     BRANCH OUT is a storytime series meeting on Mondays February 1, 8, 15, 22; and March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. Today is the fourth program of the nine-part series. It's an informal program of stories, music, rhymes, games for everybody who's not in school yet! Register for the series by calling Liza at 508.799.1687.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Thursday February 25, 2010 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  12:30 PM Grants Resource Center Orientation       Registration required. Please use registration form or call 508-799-1655 and select option 3. Workshop is an overview of the grantseeking process covering: What you need to have in place before you seek a grant. What you need to know about grantmakers and how nonprofits are supported. How you identify funding partners. How you can use the library’s resources for your grant seeking efforts. This workshop is for those that are part of ,or interested in, non-profit organization grant funding. Individual or For-profit funding is not covered.     Location: Computer Lab - Third Floor

4:00 PM  -  5:30 PM Tutor Chat - Professional Development       Contact: Paris Baillie   508-754-8056   parislvgw@gmail.com     Join us! We'll have a guest speaker, share new information to assist in your tutoring lessons and give you a chance to mingle with other volunteers.     Location: Banx Room - Main Library Saturday February 27, 2010 Go To Top 2:00 PM  -  5:00 PM Annual Meeting -- Worcester County Poetry Association       Contact: Mark Wagner    508-949-8343   markgwagner@charter.net     The annual meeting of the WCPA. 2:00 - 5:00 PM. Potluck, with a poetry reading and discussion     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library Monday March 1, 2010 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  10:30 AM Branch Out       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     BRANCH OUT is a storytime series meeting on Mondays February 1, 8, 15, 22; and March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. Today is the fifth program of the nine-part series. It's an informal program of stories, music, rhymes, games for everybody who's not in school yet! Register for the series by calling Liza at 508.799.1687.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Tuesday March 2, 2010 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  11:00 AM Happy Birthday, Dr. Seuss!       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     Birthday cake! Stories! Celebrate Seuss with others who love him! No registration, just drop in.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Wednesday March 3, 2010 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  8:30 PM 2009-2010 Great Books Discussion Group       Contact: Jacqueline Belisle   (508) 757-4110 x310   jbelisle@cmrls.org     The Great Books Discussion Group will begin its thirty-fourth year on September 3, 2008. The group meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. Its purpose is to understand and appreciate great writing through the sharing of ideas. The only requirement for attending a Great Books meeting is that you read the selection to be discussed. There is no charge and no pre-registration. You need not attend all the meetings, but you will find the discussions more interesting if you come to as many meetings as possible. We discuss only the assigned readings (or those read previously) so that all participants will be familiar with the material. We do not refer to or quote sources other than the text itself but seek to understand the writings through our own efforts. September 2, 2009 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain October 7, 2009 Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe November 4, 2009 Mansfield Park by Jane Austen December 2, 2009 The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck January 6, 2010 The Honorary Consul by Graham Green February 3, 2010 The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing March 3, 2010 The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith April 7, 2010 The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton May 5, 2010 Siddhartha by Herman Hesse June 2, 2010 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad     Location: Banx Room - Main Library Monday March 8, 2010 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  10:30 AM Branch Out       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     BRANCH OUT is a storytime series meeting on Mondays February 1, 8, 15, 22; and March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. Today is the sixth program of the nine-part series. It's an informal program of stories, music, rhymes, games for everybody who's not in school yet! Register for the series by calling Liza at 508.799.1687.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Monday March 15, 2010 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  10:30 AM Branch Out       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     BRANCH OUT is a storytime series meeting on Mondays February 1, 8, 15, 22; and March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. Today is the seventh program of the nine-part series. It's an informal program of stories, music, rhymes, games for everybody who's not in school yet! Register for the series by calling Liza at 508.799.1687.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Thursday March 18, 2010 Go To Top 5:00 PM  -  5:00 PM YAC Meeting       YAC is the Frances Perkins Branch Library's Young Adult Council, for 7th - 12th graders. In YAC's monthly meetings we advise the Youth Services Librarian, plan events for the library and for ourselves, eat pizza and have a good time. Call Liza at 508.799.1687 to register.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Monday March 22, 2010 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  10:30 AM Branch Out       BRANCH OUT is a storytime series meeting on Mondays February 1, 8, 15, 22; and March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. Today is the eighth program of the nine-part series. It's an informal program of stories, music, rhymes, games for everybody who's not in school yet! Register for the series by calling Liza at 508.799.1687.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Monday March 29, 2010 Go To Top 10:00 AM  -  10:30 AM Branch Out       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     BRANCH OUT is a storytime series meeting on Mondays February 1, 8, 15, 22; and March 3, 10, 17, 24, 31. Today is the final program of the nine-part series. It's an informal program of stories, music, rhymes, games for everybody who's not in school yet! Register for the series by calling Liza at 508.799.1687.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Wednesday April 7, 2010 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  8:30 PM 2009-2010 Great Books Discussion Group       Contact: Jacqueline Belisle   (508) 757-4110 x310   jbelisle@cmrls.org     The Great Books Discussion Group will begin its thirty-fourth year on September 3, 2008. The group meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. Its purpose is to understand and appreciate great writing through the sharing of ideas. The only requirement for attending a Great Books meeting is that you read the selection to be discussed. There is no charge and no pre-registration. You need not attend all the meetings, but you will find the discussions more interesting if you come to as many meetings as possible. We discuss only the assigned readings (or those read previously) so that all participants will be familiar with the material. We do not refer to or quote sources other than the text itself but seek to understand the writings through our own efforts. September 2, 2009 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain October 7, 2009 Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe November 4, 2009 Mansfield Park by Jane Austen December 2, 2009 The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck January 6, 2010 The Honorary Consul by Graham Green February 3, 2010 The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing March 3, 2010 The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith April 7, 2010 The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton May 5, 2010 Siddhartha by Herman Hesse June 2, 2010 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad     Location: Banx Room - Main Library   7:00 PM  -  9:00 PM Sisters in Crime - Death in Shorts - Poe       Contact: Mora McAvey   508-799-1663   mmcavey@cwmars.org     Death in Shorts: Many mystery novelists also write murderous short stories. Learn how writers plot, construct and populate the mystery short story, from the light-hearted to the noir.     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library

Thursday April 15, 2010 Go To Top 5:00 PM  -  6:00 PM YAC Meeting       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     YAC is the Frances Perkins Branch Library's Young Adult Council, for 7th - 12th graders. In YAC's monthly meetings we advise the Youth Services Librarian, plan events for the library and for ourselves, eat pizza and have a good time. Call Liza at 508.799.1687 to register.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Saturday April 17, 2010 Go To Top 9:00 AM  -  1:00 PM Literacy Volunteers Tutor Training       Contact: Paris-Renee Baillie   508-754-8056   litvolworc@gmail.com     Volunteers will be trained as new ESL Tutors (over 4 weeks).     Location: Banx Room - Main Library Thursday April 22, 2010 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  8:00 PM Poetry Read-Out       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     Young poets and poetry fans, bring your families and let's get together to celebrate National Poetry Week by reading poetry to one another. Bring your own favorite poems or see what the library has. Informal! Refreshments. No registration, just drop in.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Saturday April 24, 2010 Go To Top 9:00 AM  -  1:00 PM Literacy Volunteers Tutor Training       Contact: Paris-Renee Baillie   508-754-8056   litvolworc@gmail.com     Volunteers will be trained to work as ESL Tutors.     Location: Banx Room - Main Library Saturday May 1, 2010 Go To Top 9:00 AM  -  1:00 PM Literacy Volunteers Tutor Training       Contact: Paris-Renee Baillie   508-754-8056   litvolworc@gmail.com     Volunteers will train to become ESL Tutors.     Location: Banx Room - Main Library Wednesday May 5, 2010 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  8:30 PM 2009-2010 Great Books Discussion Group       Contact: Jacqueline Belisle   (508) 757-4110 x310   jbelisle@cmrls.org     The Great Books Discussion Group will begin its thirty-fourth year on September 3, 2008. The group meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. Its purpose is to understand and appreciate great writing through the sharing of ideas. The only requirement for attending a Great Books meeting is that you read the selection to be discussed. There is no charge and no pre-registration. You need not attend all the meetings, but you will find the discussions more interesting if you come to as many meetings as possible. We discuss only the assigned readings (or those read previously) so that all participants will be familiar with the material. We do not refer to or quote sources other than the text itself but seek to understand the writings through our own efforts. September 2, 2009 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain October 7, 2009 Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe November 4, 2009 Mansfield Park by Jane Austen December 2, 2009 The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck January 6, 2010 The Honorary Consul by Graham Green February 3, 2010 The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing March 3, 2010 The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith April 7, 2010 The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton May 5, 2010 Siddhartha by Herman Hesse June 2, 2010 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad     Location: Banx Room - Main Library Saturday May 8, 2010 Go To Top 9:00 AM  -  1:00 PM Literacy Volunteers Tutor Training       Contact: Paris-Renee Baillie   508-754-8056   litvolworc@gmail.com     Volunteers will be trained to become ESL Tutors.     Location: Banx Room - Main Library Thursday May 13, 2010 Go To Top 4:00 PM  -  4:45 PM Live Bird Show       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     This Live Bird Show is presented by Tom Ricardi of the Massachusetts Bird of Prey Rehabilitation Center. It's a family program. Children 10 and under must be seated with adults. The program is free, but everybody needs a free ticket to be admitted. Pick up your free ticket at the FPBL Youth Services Desk. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Live Bird Show is a program in honor of Children's Book Week.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Wednesday May 19, 2010 Go To Top 5:00 PM  -  8:00 PM Massachusetts Commission for the Blind       Contact: Carolyn Gordon   (508) 754-1148 x7106        College Orientation for Blind Students     Location: Saxe Room - Main Library Thursday May 20, 2010 Go To Top 5:00 PM  -  6:00 PM YAC Meeting       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     YAC is the Frances Perkins Branch Library's Young Adult Council, for 7th - 12th graders. In YAC's monthly meetings we advise the Youth Services Librarian, plan events for the library and for ourselves, eat pizza and have a good time. Call Liza at 508.799.1687 to register.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch Wednesday June 2, 2010 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  8:30 PM 2009-2010 Great Books Discussion Group       Contact: Jacqueline Belisle   (508) 757-4110 x310   jbelisle@cmrls.org     The Great Books Discussion Group will begin its thirty-fourth year on September 3, 2008. The group meets the first Wednesday of the month at 7 p.m. Its purpose is to understand and appreciate great writing through the sharing of ideas. The only requirement for attending a Great Books meeting is that you read the selection to be discussed. There is no charge and no pre-registration. You need not attend all the meetings, but you will find the discussions more interesting if you come to as many meetings as possible. We discuss only the assigned readings (or those read previously) so that all participants will be familiar with the material. We do not refer to or quote sources other than the text itself but seek to understand the writings through our own efforts. September 2, 2009 A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court by Mark Twain October 7, 2009 Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe November 4, 2009 Mansfield Park by Jane Austen December 2, 2009 The Wayward Bus by John Steinbeck January 6, 2010 The Honorary Consul by Graham Green February 3, 2010 The Fifth Child by Doris Lessing March 3, 2010 The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith April 7, 2010 The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton May 5, 2010 Siddhartha by Herman Hesse June 2, 2010 Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad     Location: Banx Room - Main Library Thursday June 17, 2010 Go To Top 5:00 PM  -  6:00 PM YAC Meeting       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     YAC is the Frances Perkins Branch Library's Young Adult Council, for 7th - 12th graders. In YAC's monthly meetings we advise the Youth Services Librarian, plan events for the library and for ourselves, eat pizza and have a good time. Call Liza at 508.799.1687 to register.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch

Friday June 18, 2010 Go To Top 7:00 PM  -  7:45 PM WE LOVE YOU, DAD!       Contact: Liza Graybill   508.799.1687   lgraybill@cwmars.org     A storytime tribute to Dad for Father's Day: stories, poems and games about our favorite fathers. No registration, just drop in.     Location: Frances Perkins Branch

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