Vigil Harbor, by Julia Glass
A decade in the future, in the historic town of Vigil Harbor, there's been a rash of divorces among the yacht-club set; a marine biologist despairs at the state of the world; a spurned wife is bent on revenge; and the renowned architect Austin Kepner pursues a passion for building homes to withstand the escalating fury of coastal storms. Brecht, Austin's stepson, has dropped out of college and retreated home from New York after narrowly escaping one of the domestic terrorist acts that, like hurricanes, are becoming all too common. When two outsiders come to town-one a woman determined to solve the disappearance of a long-lost lover who links her to Austin, the other a man with subversive charms-the fates of Vigil Harbor's residents become intertwined on one remarkable day and a long-held secret involving a selkie comes to light. In a Time of Tempests reveals Julia Glass in all of her virtuosity, braiding together multiple voices and several dazzling strands of plot in a story that mingles mortal longings and fears with immortal mysteries of the deep as well as the heart
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Ball
Copies of the book are available at the Service Desk.
Vigil Harbor, by Julia Glass
A decade in the future, in the historic town of Vigil Harbor, there's been a rash of divorces among the yacht-club set; a marine biologist despairs at the state of the world; a spurned wife is bent on revenge; and the renowned architect Austin Kepner pursues a passion for building homes to withstand the escalating fury of coastal storms. Brecht, Austin's stepson, has dropped out of college and retreated home from New York after narrowly escaping one of the domestic terrorist acts that, like hurricanes, are becoming all too common. When two outsiders come to town-one a woman determined to solve the disappearance of a long-lost lover who links her to Austin, the other a man with subversive charms-the fates of Vigil Harbor's residents become intertwined on one remarkable day and a long-held secret involving a selkie comes to light. In a Time of Tempests reveals Julia Glass in all of her virtuosity, braiding together multiple voices and several dazzling strands of plot in a story that mingles mortal longings and fears with immortal mysteries of the deep as well as the heart
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Ball
Copies of the book are available at the Service Desk.
Join us for a meaningful presentation about the imminent dangers of climate change. Westfield State University Professor of Geography, Carsten Braun, will explain just about everything you need to know about climate change and what we need to do about it.
Join us for a meaningful presentation about the imminent dangers of climate change. Westfield State University Professor of Geography, Carsten Braun, will explain just about everything you need to know about climate change and what we need to do about it.
If you would like to have some questions answered regarding your computer, iPhone, Android, Kindle or iPad, you are in luck! Students from Wilbraham-Monson Academy are going to be in the library to offer any guidance that may help.
Please register by clicking on the registration form.
If you would like to have some questions answered regarding your computer, iPhone, Android, Kindle or iPad, you are in luck! Students from Wilbraham-Monson Academy are going to be in the library to offer any guidance that may help.
Please register by clicking on the registration form.
We're all so stressed these days -- to keep you from reaching for a pint of ice cream or a cold martini to soothe your feelings, Ina Garten has written a book devoted to helping you serve up seriously satisfying and delicious food that feeds not only your cravings but also your soul. What are you longing for to comfort yourself and the people around you? Is it a bowl of Creamy Tomato Bisque with a Cheddar & Chutney Grilled Cheese sandwich on the side? Or do you dream about Giant Crinkled Chocolate Chip Cookies filled with shards of melting chocolate? After eleven bestselling cookbooks, Ina has created a book filled with foofproof, dependable recipes that will help you nourish yourself and the people you love.
Fifth meeting of the Cookbook Book Club
We're all so stressed these days -- to keep you from reaching for a pint of ice cream or a cold martini to soothe your feelings, Ina Garten has written a book devoted to helping you serve up seriously satisfying and delicious food that feeds not only your cravings but also your soul. What are you longing for to comfort yourself and the people around you? Is it a bowl of Creamy Tomato Bisque with a Cheddar & Chutney Grilled Cheese sandwich on the side? Or do you dream about Giant Crinkled Chocolate Chip Cookies filled with shards of melting chocolate? After eleven bestselling cookbooks, Ina has created a book filled with foofproof, dependable recipes that will help you nourish yourself and the people you love.
Fifth meeting of the Cookbook Book Club
Ronny Leblanc of Leominster, the author of Monsterland and featured on Animal Planet's "Finding Bigfoot" and the Travel Channel's "Expedition Bigfoot," will be describing sightings of Bigfoot in Massachusetts and his own experiences searching for it. Don't miss this interesting presentation!
Ronny Leblanc of Leominster, the author of Monsterland and featured on Animal Planet's "Finding Bigfoot" and the Travel Channel's "Expedition Bigfoot," will be describing sightings of Bigfoot in Massachusetts and his own experiences searching for it. Don't miss this interesting presentation!
Learn how to use Ancestry Library Edition in our hands-on program after library hours!
Assistant Director Mary Bell will show a quick presentation in the Brooks Room of searching Ancestry Library Edition, showing you tools you can use to organize your search as well as tips and tricks as you're searching. Whether you are just getting started with genealogy or just want a couple of quiet hours to concentrate on in-depth research, we have space for you.
Learn how to use Ancestry Library Edition in our hands-on program after library hours!
Assistant Director Mary Bell will show a quick presentation in the Brooks Room of searching Ancestry Library Edition, showing you tools you can use to organize your search as well as tips and tricks as you're searching. Whether you are just getting started with genealogy or just want a couple of quiet hours to concentrate on in-depth research, we have space for you.
Come and join other ukulele enthusiasts for an informal jam session! Please bring your ukulele, music stand, and sheet music.
Come and join other ukulele enthusiasts for an informal jam session! Please bring your ukulele, music stand, and sheet music.
Wingshooters by Nina Revoyr
Michelle LeBeau and her white-Japanese family are forever changed when a black family moves into her all-white town in 1974.
This monthly book discussion is facilitated by Assistant Director Mary Bell. Newcomers are always welcome!
Wingshooters by Nina Revoyr
Michelle LeBeau and her white-Japanese family are forever changed when a black family moves into her all-white town in 1974.
This monthly book discussion is facilitated by Assistant Director Mary Bell. Newcomers are always welcome!
If you would like to have some questions answered regarding your computer, iPhone, Android, Kindle or iPad, you are in luck! Students from Wilbraham-Monson Academy are going to be in the library to offer any guidance that may help.
Please register by clicking on the registration form.
If you would like to have some questions answered regarding your computer, iPhone, Android, Kindle or iPad, you are in luck! Students from Wilbraham-Monson Academy are going to be in the library to offer any guidance that may help.
Please register by clicking on the registration form.
Eric is a cannabis cultivation consultant in central Massachusetts. He teaches people how to grow their own medical or recreational marijuana -- successfully, affordably, and legally! He will answer all of your questions about cannabis and the laws regarding its cultivation.
Eric is a cannabis cultivation consultant in central Massachusetts. He teaches people how to grow their own medical or recreational marijuana -- successfully, affordably, and legally! He will answer all of your questions about cannabis and the laws regarding its cultivation.
The story of the opening battles of the American Revolution is chronicled in Fischer's excellent narrative. Although the story is familiar, readers will be shocked at how tense and violent the situation was. Paul Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams and the Minutemen bravely faced the British and helped to start the war.
The story of the opening battles of the American Revolution is chronicled in Fischer's excellent narrative. Although the story is familiar, readers will be shocked at how tense and violent the situation was. Paul Revere, John Hancock, Samuel Adams and the Minutemen bravely faced the British and helped to start the war.
This is not your boring High School history class! If you do not like the subject being discussed, it will change in just a few minutes. Learn about Army Sutlers, Love Tokens (jewelry), an anti-war poen that became a Christmas Carol, and the unknown stories of ordinary but heroic soldiers just doing their duty. I call one soldier the Rodney Dangerfield of the Civil War because he never gets credit for his actions that earned him a Congressional Gold Medal. Be amazed at what you did not learn in school about the Civil War.
About the Presenter:
Dana Zaiser is a retired pharmacists from Norton Massachusetts who loves to travel and share his experiences with others. He and his wife, Kathy, have traveled to Switzerland, Australia, the Galapagos Islands, Ireland and The Amazon. In addition to his love of travel, Dana is an amateur historian who has published five times on the subject of the American civil war and is the current president of the Old Colony Civil War roundtable of Dedham, MA.
This program is presented in partnership with the Rockport Public Library.
This is not your boring High School history class! If you do not like the subject being discussed, it will change in just a few minutes. Learn about Army Sutlers, Love Tokens (jewelry), an anti-war poen that became a Christmas Carol, and the unknown stories of ordinary but heroic soldiers just doing their duty. I call one soldier the Rodney Dangerfield of the Civil War because he never gets credit for his actions that earned him a Congressional Gold Medal. Be amazed at what you did not learn in school about the Civil War.
About the Presenter:
Dana Zaiser is a retired pharmacists from Norton Massachusetts who loves to travel and share his experiences with others. He and his wife, Kathy, have traveled to Switzerland, Australia, the Galapagos Islands, Ireland and The Amazon. In addition to his love of travel, Dana is an amateur historian who has published five times on the subject of the American civil war and is the current president of the Old Colony Civil War roundtable of Dedham, MA.
This program is presented in partnership with the Rockport Public Library.
In 1864, just prior to the years in which he wrote his greatest novels — Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Possessed and The Brothers Karamazov — Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821–1881) penned the darkly fascinating Notes from the Underground. Its nameless hero is a profoundly alienated individual in whose brooding self-analysis there is a search for the true and the good in a world of relative values and few absolutes. Moreover, the novel introduces themes — moral, religious, political and social — that dominated Dostoyevsky's later works. Notes from the Underground, then, aside from its own compelling qualities, offers readers an ideal introduction to the creative imagination, profundity and uncanny psychological penetration of one of the most influential novelists of the nineteenth century.
Led by Jessica Magill
For questions, contact Jessica: jessicammagill@hotmail.com
In 1864, just prior to the years in which he wrote his greatest novels — Crime and Punishment, The Idiot, The Possessed and The Brothers Karamazov — Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1821–1881) penned the darkly fascinating Notes from the Underground. Its nameless hero is a profoundly alienated individual in whose brooding self-analysis there is a search for the true and the good in a world of relative values and few absolutes. Moreover, the novel introduces themes — moral, religious, political and social — that dominated Dostoyevsky's later works. Notes from the Underground, then, aside from its own compelling qualities, offers readers an ideal introduction to the creative imagination, profundity and uncanny psychological penetration of one of the most influential novelists of the nineteenth century.
Led by Jessica Magill
For questions, contact Jessica: jessicammagill@hotmail.com
If you would like to have some questions answered regarding your computer, iPhone, Android, Kindle or iPad, you are in luck! Students from Wilbraham-Monson Academy are going to be in the library to offer any guidance that may help.
Please register by clicking on the registration form.
If you would like to have some questions answered regarding your computer, iPhone, Android, Kindle or iPad, you are in luck! Students from Wilbraham-Monson Academy are going to be in the library to offer any guidance that may help.
Please register by clicking on the registration form.
Join instructor Kathy Cody for an intermediate workshop in the art of Zentangle. All supplies are provided. Registration is required.
Join instructor Kathy Cody for an intermediate workshop in the art of Zentangle. All supplies are provided. Registration is required.
A Season Unknown, by Keith Cohen
From the time he is a small child, Malach reveals unique and unexplained connections with the animals that inhabit the wilderness surrounding him. As Malach grows, so too does his knowledge of the workings and mysteries of the natural world. His mother, Judith, fearful for him and struggling to understand the gift her son possesses, is determined to protect him at all costs. While grappling with the uncertainty of where Malach’s future will lead, Judith must confront her own painful and secretive past.
Approaching adulthood, joined by his brilliant and fiery girlfriend, Ginny, Malach brings a profound awareness of the earth to a world facing a precariously changing climate and existential perils. Together they begin to deliver a message of transformation, sacrifice, and even revolution in how we live our lives. Their story of love, and triumph over loss, is at the heart of this urgent coming-of-age story where time is no longer a luxury.
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Ball
Copies of the book are available at the Service Desk.
A Season Unknown, by Keith Cohen
From the time he is a small child, Malach reveals unique and unexplained connections with the animals that inhabit the wilderness surrounding him. As Malach grows, so too does his knowledge of the workings and mysteries of the natural world. His mother, Judith, fearful for him and struggling to understand the gift her son possesses, is determined to protect him at all costs. While grappling with the uncertainty of where Malach’s future will lead, Judith must confront her own painful and secretive past.
Approaching adulthood, joined by his brilliant and fiery girlfriend, Ginny, Malach brings a profound awareness of the earth to a world facing a precariously changing climate and existential perils. Together they begin to deliver a message of transformation, sacrifice, and even revolution in how we live our lives. Their story of love, and triumph over loss, is at the heart of this urgent coming-of-age story where time is no longer a luxury.
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Ball
Copies of the book are available at the Service Desk.
Using assorted percussion instruments, music educator/percussionist Craig Harris provides adults and children with the key to stress relief tools for emotional balance. "Stress is about dreading the past or fearing the future," said Harris, "When one plays a drum or percussion instrument, they're immediately transported into the present."
Using assorted percussion instruments, music educator/percussionist Craig Harris provides adults and children with the key to stress relief tools for emotional balance. "Stress is about dreading the past or fearing the future," said Harris, "When one plays a drum or percussion instrument, they're immediately transported into the present."
Jenna Elliott, professional organizer and founder of The Naked Flower, has been redesigning and organizing people's "stuff" for nineteen years. She is bringing her necessary abilities to help people figure out how to deal with clutter just in time for spring cleaning.
Jenna Elliott, professional organizer and founder of The Naked Flower, has been redesigning and organizing people's "stuff" for nineteen years. She is bringing her necessary abilities to help people figure out how to deal with clutter just in time for spring cleaning.
Need help understanding your Medicare health insurance options? Planning for Medicare-Countdown to 65 is a no-cost seminar that helps you understand your Medicare health insurance options outside of you employer-sponsored coverage, whether or not you're planning to retire. This presentation will be led by Luisa Lewis, a Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA representative.
Need help understanding your Medicare health insurance options? Planning for Medicare-Countdown to 65 is a no-cost seminar that helps you understand your Medicare health insurance options outside of you employer-sponsored coverage, whether or not you're planning to retire. This presentation will be led by Luisa Lewis, a Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA representative.
Whisper Not: a live concert about the power of the voice to share stories and spark change. Vocalist/flutist Sarah Clay leads the award-winning StarCats trio with Draa Hobbs, guitar and Steve Bulmer, bass. Unique arrangements of Pop, Latin Jazz, Swing & Soul. Free! Fun!
Supported in part by a grant from the Wilbraham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Whisper Not: a live concert about the power of the voice to share stories and spark change. Vocalist/flutist Sarah Clay leads the award-winning StarCats trio with Draa Hobbs, guitar and Steve Bulmer, bass. Unique arrangements of Pop, Latin Jazz, Swing & Soul. Free! Fun!
Supported in part by a grant from the Wilbraham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
If you would like to have some questions answered regarding your computer, iPhone, Android, Kindle or iPad, you are in luck! Students from Wilbraham-Monson Academy are going to be in the library to offer any guidance that may help.
Please register by clicking on the registration form.
If you would like to have some questions answered regarding your computer, iPhone, Android, Kindle or iPad, you are in luck! Students from Wilbraham-Monson Academy are going to be in the library to offer any guidance that may help.
Please register by clicking on the registration form.
Come and join other ukulele enthusiasts for an informal jam session! Please bring your ukulele, music stand, and sheet music.
Come and join other ukulele enthusiasts for an informal jam session! Please bring your ukulele, music stand, and sheet music.
All we can save: truth, courage, & solutions for the climate crisis edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katherine K. Wilkinson
Curated by two climate leaders, an anthology of provocative essays and illuminating artwork by dozens of women at the forefront of the climate change movement provides representative, nuanced and solution-oriented recommendations for fast and appropriate responses.
This monthly book discussion is facilitated by Assistant Director Mary Bell. Newcomers are always welcome!
All we can save: truth, courage, & solutions for the climate crisis edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katherine K. Wilkinson
Curated by two climate leaders, an anthology of provocative essays and illuminating artwork by dozens of women at the forefront of the climate change movement provides representative, nuanced and solution-oriented recommendations for fast and appropriate responses.
This monthly book discussion is facilitated by Assistant Director Mary Bell. Newcomers are always welcome!
If you would like to have some questions answered regarding your computer, iPhone, Android, Kindle or iPad, you are in luck! Students from Wilbraham-Monson Academy are going to be in the library to offer any guidance that may help.
Please register by clicking on the registration form.
If you would like to have some questions answered regarding your computer, iPhone, Android, Kindle or iPad, you are in luck! Students from Wilbraham-Monson Academy are going to be in the library to offer any guidance that may help.
Please register by clicking on the registration form.
MSNBC personality Lawrence O'Donnell has written an excellent narrative about one of the most consequential events in modern American history: the presidential election of 1968. The nation was being torn apart by Vietnam War protests and the Civil Rights Movement. Violence erupted on campuses and the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The cast of characters includes LBJ, RFK, MLK, Hubert Humphrey, and Richard Nixon.
MSNBC personality Lawrence O'Donnell has written an excellent narrative about one of the most consequential events in modern American history: the presidential election of 1968. The nation was being torn apart by Vietnam War protests and the Civil Rights Movement. Violence erupted on campuses and the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. The cast of characters includes LBJ, RFK, MLK, Hubert Humphrey, and Richard Nixon.
When Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced 'Anglo-Indian' community. Determined to escape the parochial English enclave and explore the 'real India', they seek the guidance of the charming and mercurial Dr Aziz, a cultivated Indian Muslim. But a mysterious incident occurs while they are exploring the Marabar caves with Aziz, and the well-respected doctor soon finds himself at the centre of a scandal that rouses violent passions among both the British and their Indian subjects. A masterful portrait of a society in the grip of imperialism, A Passage to India compellingly depicts the fate of individuals caught between the great political and cultural conflicts of the modern world.
Led by Jessica Magill
For questions, contact Jessica: jessicammagill@hotmail.com
When Adela Quested and her elderly companion Mrs Moore arrive in the Indian town of Chandrapore, they quickly feel trapped by its insular and prejudiced 'Anglo-Indian' community. Determined to escape the parochial English enclave and explore the 'real India', they seek the guidance of the charming and mercurial Dr Aziz, a cultivated Indian Muslim. But a mysterious incident occurs while they are exploring the Marabar caves with Aziz, and the well-respected doctor soon finds himself at the centre of a scandal that rouses violent passions among both the British and their Indian subjects. A masterful portrait of a society in the grip of imperialism, A Passage to India compellingly depicts the fate of individuals caught between the great political and cultural conflicts of the modern world.
Led by Jessica Magill
For questions, contact Jessica: jessicammagill@hotmail.com
Dates and times TBA
Dates and times TBA
Accepting book donations
Accepting book donations
Accepting book donations
Accepting book donations
Wilbraham Friends Booksale SETTING UP FOR SALE.
Wilbraham Friends Booksale SETTING UP FOR SALE.
Wilbraham Friends Booksale SETTING UP FOR SALE.
Wilbraham Friends Booksale SETTING UP FOR SALE.
Wilbraham Friends Booksale SETTING UP FOR SALE.
Wilbraham Friends Booksale SETTING UP FOR SALE.
Wilbraham Friends Booksale
Wilbraham Friends Booksale
Wilbraham Friends Booksale
Wilbraham Friends Booksale
This room is being used by WFL for clean up.
This room is being used by WFL for clean up.
A hands-on pastel workshop for adults with pastelist Greg Maichack. This pastel painting workshop serves sheer beginners to advanced artists. All materials provided, including professional-grade pastels, paper and pencils.
This program is supported in part by funds from the Wilbraham Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
A hands-on pastel workshop for adults with pastelist Greg Maichack. This pastel painting workshop serves sheer beginners to advanced artists. All materials provided, including professional-grade pastels, paper and pencils.
This program is supported in part by funds from the Wilbraham Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Brooklyn, by Colm Toibon
Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, Colm Tóibín's sixth novel, Brooklyn, is set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, when one young woman crosses the ocean to make a new life for herself.
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Ball
Copies of the book are available at the Service Desk.
Brooklyn, by Colm Toibon
Hauntingly beautiful and heartbreaking, Colm Tóibín's sixth novel, Brooklyn, is set in Brooklyn and Ireland in the early 1950s, when one young woman crosses the ocean to make a new life for herself.
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Ball
Copies of the book are available at the Service Desk.
This a forty minute one woman show tells the stories of five women accused of being witches here in Connecticut between the years of 1646 and 1693. These painstakingly researched stories of Mary Staples, Lydia Gilbert, Judith Varlet, Mary Barnes, and Mercy Disborough are brought to life by actress Virginia Wolf who brings them to life fully costumed, fully incensed, fully frightened. Travel back to the 17th century and hear what these five women accused of witchcraft have to say.
A Herstory production with Virginia Wolf
This a forty minute one woman show tells the stories of five women accused of being witches here in Connecticut between the years of 1646 and 1693. These painstakingly researched stories of Mary Staples, Lydia Gilbert, Judith Varlet, Mary Barnes, and Mercy Disborough are brought to life by actress Virginia Wolf who brings them to life fully costumed, fully incensed, fully frightened. Travel back to the 17th century and hear what these five women accused of witchcraft have to say.
A Herstory production with Virginia Wolf
We're taking a relaxed approach this summer, and discussing the books that we're currently reading. Come with a title (or two!) and be prepared to share a little bit about what you're reading and what you think of it. Add to your TBR pile by getting others' recommendations!
This monthly book discussion is facilitated by Assistant Director Mary Bell. Newcomers are always welcome!
We're taking a relaxed approach this summer, and discussing the books that we're currently reading. Come with a title (or two!) and be prepared to share a little bit about what you're reading and what you think of it. Add to your TBR pile by getting others' recommendations!
This monthly book discussion is facilitated by Assistant Director Mary Bell. Newcomers are always welcome!
"Meet you in Hell" were the last words that Andrew Carnegie heard from his former partner, Henry Clay Frick. Les Standiford's book tells the story of the relationship between these two men, the steel empire they created, and the events of the Homestead Strike of 1892.
"Meet you in Hell" were the last words that Andrew Carnegie heard from his former partner, Henry Clay Frick. Les Standiford's book tells the story of the relationship between these two men, the steel empire they created, and the events of the Homestead Strike of 1892.
At the centre of this novel is the passionate love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff - recounted with such emotional intensity that a plain tale of the Yorkshire moors acquires the depth and simplicity of ancient tragedy.
Led by Jessica Magill
For questions, contact Jessica: jessicammagill@hotmail.com
At the centre of this novel is the passionate love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff - recounted with such emotional intensity that a plain tale of the Yorkshire moors acquires the depth and simplicity of ancient tragedy.
Led by Jessica Magill
For questions, contact Jessica: jessicammagill@hotmail.com
Have you already searched Ancestry and want to know what else the Wilbraham library has to offer in your family history research? Join Assistant Library Director Mary Bell in discovering the genealogy resources available, both in library and at home.
This meeting will focus on Fold 3, Newspapers.com (Northeast), and HeritageQuest - all ProQuest products. Fold 3 has military records. Newspapers.com includes many newspapers in the New England region and New Jersey. And HeritageQuest has some of the collections available in Ancestry - but you can search it from home!
Have you already searched Ancestry and want to know what else the Wilbraham library has to offer in your family history research? Join Assistant Library Director Mary Bell in discovering the genealogy resources available, both in library and at home.
This meeting will focus on Fold 3, Newspapers.com (Northeast), and HeritageQuest - all ProQuest products. Fold 3 has military records. Newspapers.com includes many newspapers in the New England region and New Jersey. And HeritageQuest has some of the collections available in Ancestry - but you can search it from home!
Have you already searched Ancestry and want to know what else the Wilbraham library has to offer in your family history research? Join Assistant Library Director Mary Bell in discovering the genealogy resources available, both in library and at home.
This meeting will focus on FamilySearch. The website is available with a free sign up through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. WPL is an affiliate library, allowing you access to even more images when you are searching in the library, using either our computers or your own laptop accessing our Wi-Fi. Learn about searching, working on your family tree, and using the Research Wiki.
Have you already searched Ancestry and want to know what else the Wilbraham library has to offer in your family history research? Join Assistant Library Director Mary Bell in discovering the genealogy resources available, both in library and at home.
This meeting will focus on FamilySearch. The website is available with a free sign up through the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. WPL is an affiliate library, allowing you access to even more images when you are searching in the library, using either our computers or your own laptop accessing our Wi-Fi. Learn about searching, working on your family tree, and using the Research Wiki.
Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Set against the backdrop of the Malibu surf culture of the 1980s this novel follows the daughter of a famous singer who, once she finds fame, must grapple with the fact that her father abandoned her and her siblings when they were young
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Ball
Copies of the book are available at the Service Desk.
Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid
Set against the backdrop of the Malibu surf culture of the 1980s this novel follows the daughter of a famous singer who, once she finds fame, must grapple with the fact that her father abandoned her and her siblings when they were young
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Ball
Copies of the book are available at the Service Desk.
Have you already searched Ancestry and want to know what else the Wilbraham library has to offer in your family history research? Join Assistant Library Director Mary Bell in discovering the genealogy resources available, both in library and at home.
This meeting will focus on American Ancestors. The New England Historical and Genealogical Society databases can be accessed in-library only, and include vital records, Mayflower society applications, probate records, and more.
Have you already searched Ancestry and want to know what else the Wilbraham library has to offer in your family history research? Join Assistant Library Director Mary Bell in discovering the genealogy resources available, both in library and at home.
This meeting will focus on American Ancestors. The New England Historical and Genealogical Society databases can be accessed in-library only, and include vital records, Mayflower society applications, probate records, and more.
We're taking a relaxed approach this summer, and discussing the books that we're currently reading. Come with a title (or two!) and be prepared to share a little bit about what you're reading and what you think of it. Add to your TBR pile by getting others' recommendations!
This monthly book discussion is facilitated by Assistant Director Mary Bell. Newcomers are always welcome!
We're taking a relaxed approach this summer, and discussing the books that we're currently reading. Come with a title (or two!) and be prepared to share a little bit about what you're reading and what you think of it. Add to your TBR pile by getting others' recommendations!
This monthly book discussion is facilitated by Assistant Director Mary Bell. Newcomers are always welcome!
Set amid the tensions and upheaval of the sixties and the Cold War, Shoot for the Moon is a gripping account of the dangers, the challenges, and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that came before it. From the shock of Sputnik and the heart-stopping final minutes of John Glenn's Mercury flight to the deadly whirligig of Gemini 8, the doomed Apollo 1 mission, and that perilous landing on the Sea of Tranquility -- when the entire world held its breath while Armstrong and Aldrin battled computer alarms, low fuel, and other problems -- James Donovan tells the whole story.
Both sweeping and intimate, Shoot for the Moon is "a powerfully written and irresistible celebration" of one of humankind's most extraordinary accomplishments.
Set amid the tensions and upheaval of the sixties and the Cold War, Shoot for the Moon is a gripping account of the dangers, the challenges, and the sheer determination that defined not only Apollo 11, but also the Mercury and Gemini missions that came before it. From the shock of Sputnik and the heart-stopping final minutes of John Glenn's Mercury flight to the deadly whirligig of Gemini 8, the doomed Apollo 1 mission, and that perilous landing on the Sea of Tranquility -- when the entire world held its breath while Armstrong and Aldrin battled computer alarms, low fuel, and other problems -- James Donovan tells the whole story.
Both sweeping and intimate, Shoot for the Moon is "a powerfully written and irresistible celebration" of one of humankind's most extraordinary accomplishments.
Taking place in the years leading up to the First Reform Bill of 1832, Middlemarch explores nearly every subject of concern to modern life: art, religion, science, politics, self, society, human relationships. Among her characters are some of the most remarkable portraits in English literature: Dorothea Brooke, the heroine, idealistic but naive; Rosamond Vincy, beautiful and egoistic: Edward Casaubon, the dry-as-dust scholar: Tertius Lydgate, the brilliant but morally-flawed physician: the passionate artist Will Ladislaw: and Fred Vincey and Mary Garth, childhood sweethearts whose charming courtship is one of the many humorous elements in the novel's rich comic vein.
Led by Jessica Magill
For questions, contact Jessica: jessicammagill@hotmail.com
Taking place in the years leading up to the First Reform Bill of 1832, Middlemarch explores nearly every subject of concern to modern life: art, religion, science, politics, self, society, human relationships. Among her characters are some of the most remarkable portraits in English literature: Dorothea Brooke, the heroine, idealistic but naive; Rosamond Vincy, beautiful and egoistic: Edward Casaubon, the dry-as-dust scholar: Tertius Lydgate, the brilliant but morally-flawed physician: the passionate artist Will Ladislaw: and Fred Vincey and Mary Garth, childhood sweethearts whose charming courtship is one of the many humorous elements in the novel's rich comic vein.
Led by Jessica Magill
For questions, contact Jessica: jessicammagill@hotmail.com
Half Broke Horses, by Jeannette Walls
A true-life novel about Lily Casey Smith (the author's grandmother) who at age six helped her father break horses, at age fifteen left home to teach in a frontier town, and later as a wife and mother runs a vast ranch in Arizona where she survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy--but despite a life of hardscrabble drudgery still remains a woman of indomitable spirit.
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Ball
Copies of the book are available at the Service Desk.
Half Broke Horses, by Jeannette Walls
A true-life novel about Lily Casey Smith (the author's grandmother) who at age six helped her father break horses, at age fifteen left home to teach in a frontier town, and later as a wife and mother runs a vast ranch in Arizona where she survived tornadoes, droughts, floods, the Great Depression, and the most heartbreaking personal tragedy--but despite a life of hardscrabble drudgery still remains a woman of indomitable spirit.
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Ball
Copies of the book are available at the Service Desk.
Matt York returns to the library as the Man-in-Black to entertain us with songs by and about Johnny Cash.
This program is supported in part by a grant from Wilbraham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
Matt York returns to the library as the Man-in-Black to entertain us with songs by and about Johnny Cash.
This program is supported in part by a grant from Wilbraham Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.
We're taking a relaxed approach this summer, and discussing the books that we're currently reading. Come with a title (or two!) and be prepared to share a little bit about what you're reading and what you think of it. Add to your TBR pile by getting others' recommendations!
This monthly book discussion is facilitated by Assistant Director Mary Bell. Newcomers are always welcome!
