The Dighton Public Library is hosting a series of events that will allow participants to create their own family archive. Attendees will also learn how to leave a digital legacy for future generations. You may attend any or all of the workshops.

This workshop how to handle all of our stuff. Genealogists and family historians quickly get overwhelmed with the amount of family memorabilia they amass. Learning about the best storage enclosures, environmental controls and digital file formats is a great start, but if all that material isn’t stored properly, access can still be unmanageable or impossible. Using the tried and tested principles archivists use to organize and retrieve massive amounts of information patrons will learn how to create a true archive for their family collections.

Thursday, September 27,  Storytelling

Rhonda Chadwick is a local archivist who has a masters degrees in both History and Library Science. She has worked at a number of institutions including the Rhode Island Historical Society, Rhode Island School of Design, Brown University, the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College, and the American Textile History Museum in Lowell, MA.  She offers a variety of services at her website, https://lenasalina.com/

Preschoolers are invited to join Miss Lorie for some fun stories and a craft that you can make and take home.

Registration is not required.

Drop in at the library on a Friday afternoon to use the library's genealogical resources, such as Ancestry.com, American Ancestors and Heritage Quest. Research help is available.

Come in and learn to play Magic the Gathering. 

There will be a practice session before the offical game starts.  The winner of the final game will receive a Rivals of Ixalan booster pack.

Registration is not necessary.

Toddlers are welcome to join Miss Lorie for songs, fingerplays, a short story and some time to play with other children and fun learning toys.

Preschoolers are invited to join Miss Lorie for some fun stories and a craft that you can make and take home.

Registration is not required.

This Movie Starts At 5:30!!!

Young Han Solo teams up with Chewbacca and Lando Calrissian for his first smuggling mission.

Enjoy the latest Star Wars movie while you munch on popcorn and snacks.

The Afternoon Book Discussion Group of the Dighton Public Library is discussing Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk by Kathleen Rooney.

From Library Journal:  "/* Starred Review */ It's New Year's Eve 1984 and indomitable octogenarian Lillian Boxfish has places to go. Manhattan is her playground, and she's not going to let a subway vigilante or the winter chill keep her indoors. Outfitted in her beloved mink coat, which she bought for herself in 1942, Lillian briskly sets off from her Murray Hill apartment, reminiscing about her illustrious career as the highest-paid woman in advertising, her first love, Max, and her darling son, Gian. She joins a family of strangers at Delmonico's for dinner, charms a Filipino convenience store clerk, smartly tells off a boor at a trendy loft party, and unflappably transforms a mugging into a business transaction. Lillian's needle-sharp observations are astute and her unceasing love for New York City shines through. Her life has not always been breezy, but she keeps putting one fashionable foot in front of the other. VERDICT Rooney (O, Democracy!) takes us on a delightful stroll with a colorful character, inspired by the life of poet and ad woman Margaret Fishback, sprinkling just the right details and arch bons mots appropriate to Lillian's reputation as a woman of words. [See Prepub Alert, 8/1/16; Editors' Fall Picks 2016, LJ 9/1/16.] --Christine Perkins (Reviewed 12/01/2016) (Library Journal, vol 141, issue 20, p89)

All are invited to join the discussion. This book group usually meets on the last Thursday of each month at 4:00. Copies of the book are available, in advance, at the library.

The Dighton Public Library is hosting a series of events that will allow participants to create their own family archive. Attendees will also learn how to leave a digital legacy for future generations. This is the final workshop in the series.

This workshop encourages us to share our family stories. Everyone has a story. Some people want to tell their own story, others want to capture the story of someone in their family. This class outlines many ways people can tell story. We’ll discuss setting up a family Facebook page, blogging as a way of storytelling, how to create a memory book or do an oral history. For those inspired to write, we’ll discuss the differences between writing an autobiography, memoir or a book of essays and present creative ways of using journaling as a storytelling device.

Rhonda Chadwick is a local archivist who has a masters degrees in both History and Library Science. She has worked at a number of institutions including the Rhode Island Historical Society, Rhode Island School of Design, Brown University, the Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College, and the American Textile History Museum in Lowell, MA.  She offers a variety of services at her website, https://lenasalina.com/

Preschoolers are invited to join Miss Lorie for some fun stories and a craft that you can make and take home.

Registration is not required.

Come in and learn to play Magic the Gathering. 

There will be a practice session before the offical game starts.  The winner of the final game will receive a Rivals of Ixalan booster pack.

Registration is not necessary.

Preschoolers are invited to join Miss Lorie for some fun stories and a craft that you can make and take home.

Registration is not required.

Atlantis is under attack, so Aquaman has to make some big decisions. On his quest to return to the throne, he meets up with members of the Justice League so that they can save Atlantis together.

Find out if Aquaman can save Atlantis in this fun Lego movie while you munch on popcorn and snacks.

The Traveling Book Group is meeting to discuss Strangers in Budapest by Jessica Keener. Copies of this book are available at the library. All are welcome to join the discussion.

From Library Journal: "The second novel from Keener (Night Swim) follows a young American couple as they learn to survive in 1990s Budapest, a city wildly different from their hometown of Stow, Mass. Annie and Will Gordon move to Budapest with their young son Leo so that Will can pursue a business opportunity building communications networks in rural Hungary. Shortly after they arrive, the Gordons’ neighbors back in  Massachusetts ask them for a favor: to check on Edward Weiss, an elderly American friend of theirs who is living in Budapest.

Annie visits Edward, and she eventually discovers that he has been devastated by the loss of his daughter Deborah and believes that her husband was responsible for her death. Annie agrees to help Edward find his former son-in -law, but the dangers of the city soon threaten her family’s safety. Keener immerses the reader in Budapest ’s postcommunist period in  all its tumultuous glory. As the Gordons get in  over their heads in  their new city, the author combines strong characters and a riveting plot to craft a memorable novel. (Nov.) --Staff (Reviewed 09/25/2017) (Publishers Weekly, vol 264, issue 39, p)

Preschoolers are invited to join Miss Lorie for some fun stories and a craft that you can make and take home.

Registration is not required.

Come in and learn to play Magic the Gathering. 

There will be a practice session before the offical game starts.  The winner of the final game will receive a Rivals of Ixalan booster pack.

Registration is not necessary.

Columbus Day!!!

Preschoolers are invited to join Miss Lorie for some fun stories and a craft that you can make and take home.

Registration is not required.

North Dighton resident Dustin Pari returns to share some of the lore behind Halloween. He shares a whole variety of paranormal and spooky ghost stories for us. 

Dustin may be best known as a paranormal researcher and lecturer due to his numerous appearances on such television programs as Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, and Destination Truth. He has journeyed up and down the road time and time again appearing here, there, and everywhere. Though a well-respected and highly regarded staple of the paranormal event and lecture circuit, Dustin also delivers his entertaining and educational paranormal presentations to colleges and libraries across America.

Dustin has recently become a highly sought after motivational lecturer whose insightful and humorous anecdotes have inspired thousands of event attendees, and even more world wide. Determined to leave a legacy of kindness, Dustin goes forth with a helpful heart in an effort to change the world. Focusing on the commonalities he has found to be of particular interest in this, our human experience, Dustin is thankful that he has been fortunate to help many others as we all walk through this life together.

Dracula teaches his half-human grandson how to be a vampire with the help of his fellow ghouls, but their efforts are complicated by the arrival of Dracula's dad, a traditionalist vampire named Vlad.

Enjoy the continuing adventures of Drac and friends while you munch on popcorn and snacks.

Beryl and Vernon Domingo visit the Dighton Public Library to share their personal story as parents of a transgender son and their family's journey from acceptance to advocacy for transgender rights. 

This presentation will explore gender identity, transgender rights and the discrimination that transgender people face in their everyday lives. It will also include steps that transgender allies can take to advance social and legal rights for transgender people.

In 2016, the Massachusetts legislature passed a law to fully protect transgender people from discrimination. This law is now under attack. On the November 2018 statewide ballot there will be a referendum question to repeal the non-discriminaton law that protects transgender people in Massachusetts. For details on the ballot question, go to http://ballotpedia.org

Preschoolers are invited to join Miss Lorie for some fun stories and a craft that you can make and take home.

Registration is not required.

Come in and learn to play Magic the Gathering. 

There will be a practice session before the offical game starts.  The winner of the final game will receive a Rivals of Ixalan booster pack.

Registration is not necessary.

Preschoolers are invited to join Miss Lorie for some fun stories and a craft that you can make and take home.

Registration is not required.

The monster family embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else's vacation at the hotel, and they indulge in all of the shipboard fun the cruise has to offer.

Celebrate Halloween early with the latest Hotel Transylvania movie while you munch on popcorn and snacks.

The Dighton Public Library has started a Cookbook Club. The next meeting is Wednesday, October 17 at 6:30 PM. The deadline for sign-ups is Wednesday, October 10. Members will be bringing dishes from one of Rae Drummond's cookbooks. She is better known as the Pioneer Woman.

This group meets once a month, with a different theme each month. Participants must sign up with the library in advance to let us know what type of dish you will be preparing (so we won’t have duplicates.) We will notify you of how many servings to bring for the group meeting. The servings are meant to be a taste – not full sized. And we ask that you bring copies of your recipes to share with the group.

Andy and Judy are a local area folk duo who perform regularly at libraries, coffeehouses and concert venues throughout the Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest and Great Lakes regions. Their original, lyric driven songs feature close harmonies blending Judy's evocative alto and Andy's rich baritone. 

Beginning instrumetnally with a classic folk guitar base, Andy and Judy have deepened their sound through hte addition of mandolin, banjo, piano, harmonica, ukulele and percussion. Even though their songwriting style has its roots firmly planted in traditional and folk music, the influences of country, gospel and blues can be heard in their songs.

This duo has released 4 CDs of original music: Riverbend (2012), Dragonfly (2014), Follow Your Dream (2015) and This Old Town (2017). They are currently recording their fifth CD.

The Library will reopen Saturday, October 20th at 10:00 until 2:00.

Come in and learn to play Magic the Gathering. 

There will be a practice session before the offical game starts.  The winner of the final game will receive a Rivals of Ixalan booster pack.

Registration is not necessary.

A dog (voiced by Joey Lawrence) and his young owner (Gary Valentine) befriend a pair of burglars and investigate a creepy neighbor with an equally strange pet.

Celebrate Halloween with this fun movie while you munch on popcorn and snacks.

The Afternoon Book Discussion Group of the Dighton Public Library is discussing The Other Einstein by Marie Benedict.

From Library Journal:  "To what extent did Albert Einstein's first wife, Mileva Maric´, contribute to his groundbreaking theories? That question lies at the heart of this first novel, narrated by Mileva. When she arrives from Zagreb to study physics in Zurich in 1896, she faces local prejudice against Serbs and pity for her limp resulting from a congenital defect. She also must prove herself academically in a class of five men, including Albert; his interest in her quickly shifts from intellectual to romantic, with promises of marriage he doesn't fulfill until after their daughter, Lieserl, is born. Having lost her academic chances, Mileva hopes to continue collaborating with Albert on his theories, but he never acknowledges Mileva's work and increasingly treats her like a servant. Benedict draws on many sources, especially letters from Albert, Mileva, and her friend Helene Kaufler, but Albert in this portrait emerges as self-centered, unlikable, and ambitious. And as Mileva submits to Albert's repeated bullying, it is hard to imagine her drive and determination in pre-Zurich days. Although both Lieserl's fate (early death or possible adoption) and Mileva's scientific contributions are subjects of debate, they continue to stimulate discussion. VERDICT With a reading group guide included and major publicity campaign planned, expect steady demand in public libraries. [See Prepub Alert, 5/2/16.] --Kathy Piehl (Reviewed 08/01/2016) (Library Journal, vol 141, issue 13, p77)"

All are invited to join the discussion. This book group usually meets on the last Thursday of each month at 4:00. Copies of the book are available, in advance, at the library.

Join us for the Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Dighton Public Library. All are welcome to attend and vote on new officers.

Come in and learn to play Magic the Gathering. 

There will be a practice session before the offical game starts.  The winner of the final game will receive a Rivals of Ixalan booster pack.

Registration is not necessary.

The Afternoon Book Discussion Group of the Dighton Public Library is discussing The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartbreak Blues by Edward Kelsey Moore.

From Library Journal:  /* Starred Review */ Readers will be pleased to catch up with the  three lifelong friends, dubbed in high school "the Supremes ," from the  author's best-selling debut, The Supremes  at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat. A cast of quirky residents of Plainview, IN, from Baptist assistant pastors to traveling bluesmen, orbits now middle-aged Odette, Clarice, and Barbara Jean in this story of family, friendship, and forgiveness. The  novel opens with an unusual wedding scene involving a pair of octogenerians who once were sworn enemies. Sensitive, strong, sharp-tongued Odette narrates several chapters, providing insight on each new crisis (big or small) gleaned from living in a small town or from her dead mama, who pops up unexpectedly to chat. VERDICT Moore's bluesy, breezy novel takes readers through life's highs and lows and in-between times when no one knows what is coming next; its air of folksy optimism should appeal to fans of Alexander McCall Smith and Fredrik Backman. [See Prepub Alert, 12/19/16.]—Laurie Cavanaugh, Thayer P.L., Braintree, MA --Laurie Cavanaugh (Reviewed 06/01/2017) (Library Journal, vol 142, issue 10, p94)

All are invited to join the discussion. This book group usually meets on the last Thursday of each month at 4:00. Copies of the book are available, in advance, at the library.

The Afternoon Book Discussion Group of the Dighton Public Library is discussing The Supremes Sing the Happy Heartbreak Blues by Edward Kelsey Moore.

In this well known classic, a miser learns the true meaning of Christmas when three ghosts review his past and foretell his future. (from Novelist).

All are invited to join the discussion. This book group usually meets on the last Thursday of each month at 4:00. Copies of the book are available, in advance, at the library.