Where did John Wilkes Booth go after he assassinated President Lincoln? Find out how intense the manhunt was in James L. Swanson’s thrilling narrative, Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer.
Where did John Wilkes Booth go after he assassinated President Lincoln? Find out how intense the manhunt was in James L. Swanson’s thrilling narrative, Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln’s Killer.
Join us for an evening of fun and painting with Erin, who has run many painting workshops for the library. This is a popular program, so make sure to register. Space is limited!!
(Reminder: this event is for adults only, ages 18 and over)
Join us for an evening of fun and painting with Erin, who has run many painting workshops for the library. This is a popular program, so make sure to register. Space is limited!!
(Reminder: this event is for adults only, ages 18 and over)
An orientation for new volunteers with Assistant Director Mary Bell.
Interested in volunteering? Anyone age 14+ is welcome to turn in the form prior to the training with a photocopy of your government-issued photo ID. Any questions? Please contact Mary Bell.
An orientation for new volunteers with Assistant Director Mary Bell.
Interested in volunteering? Anyone age 14+ is welcome to turn in the form prior to the training with a photocopy of your government-issued photo ID. Any questions? Please contact Mary Bell.
Daniel James Brown's robust book tells the story of the University of Washingtons 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans.
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is held in the Brooks Room of the library and is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Demers.
Copies of the books are held at the Service Desk.
Daniel James Brown's robust book tells the story of the University of Washingtons 1936 eight-oar crew and their epic quest for an Olympic gold medal, a team that transformed the sport and grabbed the attention of millions of Americans.
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is held in the Brooks Room of the library and is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Demers.
Copies of the books are held at the Service Desk.
If you enjoy sharing recipes, you should come join the Cookbook Club. For this introductory meeting, please make an appetizer to share and bring in the cookbook you got the recipe from.
If you enjoy sharing recipes, you should come join the Cookbook Club. For this introductory meeting, please make an appetizer to share and bring in the cookbook you got the recipe from.
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.
Commemorate the events of the Watergate break-in, which happened fifty years ago. Join us for a virtual lecture and discussion with Dr. Daniel Breen about this infamous burglary which led to the downfall of President Richard M. Nixon.
Commemorate the events of the Watergate break-in, which happened fifty years ago. Join us for a virtual lecture and discussion with Dr. Daniel Breen about this infamous burglary which led to the downfall of President Richard M. Nixon.
Equip yourself with the tools to slash your grocery bill while eating nutritiously with this informative and interactive workshop presented by Jill Patterson, RDP.
Equip yourself with the tools to slash your grocery bill while eating nutritiously with this informative and interactive workshop presented by Jill Patterson, RDP.
Caste: the origins of our discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Identifies the qualifying characteristcs of historical caste systems to reveal how a rigid hierarchy of human rankings, enforced by religious views, heritage and stigma, impacts everyday American lives.
Caste: the origins of our discontents by Isabel Wilkerson
Identifies the qualifying characteristcs of historical caste systems to reveal how a rigid hierarchy of human rankings, enforced by religious views, heritage and stigma, impacts everyday American lives.
Join us for a walk around the library grounds and the neighborhood to look at locally grown edible vegetation. Russ Cohen will show you what is available, and also what to avoid. Prepare to be outside!
Join us for a walk around the library grounds and the neighborhood to look at locally grown edible vegetation. Russ Cohen will show you what is available, and also what to avoid. Prepare to be outside!
Teen Makers is a new program series for teens, run every other month, that will highlight a project or craft that will be made or created by teens. All supplies will be provided.
This is the first program of the series, Teen Makers: Intention Bracelets. Teens will brainstorm to set their intention, whether it be a word, phrase or mantra. After deciding their intention, they will create a bracelet with their intention.
Grades 6-12 only. Online registration is required.
Sponsored by the Wilbraham Friends of the Library.
Teen Makers is a new program series for teens, run every other month, that will highlight a project or craft that will be made or created by teens. All supplies will be provided.
This is the first program of the series, Teen Makers: Intention Bracelets. Teens will brainstorm to set their intention, whether it be a word, phrase or mantra. After deciding their intention, they will create a bracelet with their intention.
Grades 6-12 only. Online registration is required.
Sponsored by the Wilbraham Friends of the Library.
The gathering of facts for the 9/11 investigation was filled with emotion. Everyone was both looking for answers and for someone to blame for the tragedy. Find out about the efforts it took to write the 9/11 Commission Report in The Commission: An Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation, by Philip Shenon.
The gathering of facts for the 9/11 investigation was filled with emotion. Everyone was both looking for answers and for someone to blame for the tragedy. Find out about the efforts it took to write the 9/11 Commission Report in The Commission: An Uncensored History of the 9/11 Investigation, by Philip Shenon.
Life is tough, but you're not in this alone. Hear from the local author of "It's the Depression for Me" on how to regain hope as a teenager. Maeve Ronan shares her personal story and provides practical tips for dealing with depression and anxiety. This workshop promises to leave you feeling inspired and empowered with strategies to believe in yourself and in your future. If you're ready to move beyond the negative thoughts in your head and start genuinely living life again, this workshop is for you.
This workshop is not for parents, but intended for students entering Grades 6 - 8 only.
Online registration is required.
Sponsored by the Wilbraham Friends of the Library.
Life is tough, but you're not in this alone. Hear from the local author of "It's the Depression for Me" on how to regain hope as a teenager. Maeve Ronan shares her personal story and provides practical tips for dealing with depression and anxiety. This workshop promises to leave you feeling inspired and empowered with strategies to believe in yourself and in your future. If you're ready to move beyond the negative thoughts in your head and start genuinely living life again, this workshop is for you.
This workshop is not for parents, but intended for students entering Grades 6 - 8 only.
Online registration is required.
Sponsored by the Wilbraham Friends of the Library.
An electrifying novel about marriage and deceit from bestselling author Delia Ephron that follows two couples on vacation in Siracusa, a town on the coast of Sicily, where the secrets they have hidden from each other are exposed and relationships are unraveled. New Yorkers Michael, a famous writer, and Lizzie, a journalist, travel to Italy with their friends from Maine--Finn, his wife Taylor, and their daughter Snow."From the beginning," says Taylor, "it was a conspiracy for Lizzie and Finn to be together." Told Rashomon-style in alternating points of view, the characters expose and stumble upon lies and infidelities past and present. Snow, ten years old and precociously drawn into a far more adult drama, becomes the catalyst for catastrophe as the novel explores collusion and betrayal in marriage. With her inimitable psychological astuteness, and uncanny understanding of the human heart, Ephron delivers a powerful meditation on marriage, friendship, and the meaning of travel. Set on the sun-drenched coast of the Ionian Sea, Siracusa unfolds with the pacing of a psychological thriller and delivers an unexpected final act that none can see coming.
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is held in the Brooks Room of the library and is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Demers.
Copies of the books are held at the Service Desk.
An electrifying novel about marriage and deceit from bestselling author Delia Ephron that follows two couples on vacation in Siracusa, a town on the coast of Sicily, where the secrets they have hidden from each other are exposed and relationships are unraveled. New Yorkers Michael, a famous writer, and Lizzie, a journalist, travel to Italy with their friends from Maine--Finn, his wife Taylor, and their daughter Snow."From the beginning," says Taylor, "it was a conspiracy for Lizzie and Finn to be together." Told Rashomon-style in alternating points of view, the characters expose and stumble upon lies and infidelities past and present. Snow, ten years old and precociously drawn into a far more adult drama, becomes the catalyst for catastrophe as the novel explores collusion and betrayal in marriage. With her inimitable psychological astuteness, and uncanny understanding of the human heart, Ephron delivers a powerful meditation on marriage, friendship, and the meaning of travel. Set on the sun-drenched coast of the Ionian Sea, Siracusa unfolds with the pacing of a psychological thriller and delivers an unexpected final act that none can see coming.
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is held in the Brooks Room of the library and is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Demers.
Copies of the books are held at the Service Desk.
Grades 6-12 can explore project-based coding in a fun and friendly environment. Teens Who Code is facilitated by Mrs. Christine Goonan. Meetings are typically 2 times a month in the Brooks Room of the library, and all attendees need a laptop to join in.
Online registration is required. After registering, teens will receive more info by email.
Questions about this program? Email cmgoonan@gmail.com
This is a free program hosted by the Wilbraham Public Library.
Grades 6-12 can explore project-based coding in a fun and friendly environment. Teens Who Code is facilitated by Mrs. Christine Goonan. Meetings are typically 2 times a month in the Brooks Room of the library, and all attendees need a laptop to join in.
Online registration is required. After registering, teens will receive more info by email.
Questions about this program? Email cmgoonan@gmail.com
This is a free program hosted by the Wilbraham Public Library.
Sean Gaskell will give a performance and educational demonstration on the kora, an ancient 21-stringed harp from West Africa. He will feature original songs that are heart and sould of the kora's musical repertoire.
Sean Gaskell will give a performance and educational demonstration on the kora, an ancient 21-stringed harp from West Africa. He will feature original songs that are heart and sould of the kora's musical repertoire.
It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward. Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara. But at its heart is Aza Holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.
Read the book before the movie comes out! Turtles All the Way Down wrapped filming in June 2022, but the premier date has not yet been announced!
Copies of the book are available in the Teen Loft or at the front desk of the library.
Grades 8-12 only. Online registration is required, and needed to plan for pizza!
Teen Book Club is facilitated by Teen Librarian, Rachel Hapgood.
It all begins with a fugitive billionaire and the promise of a cash reward. Turtles All the Way Down is about lifelong friendship, the intimacy of an unexpected reunion, Star Wars fan fiction, and tuatara. But at its heart is Aza Holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.
Read the book before the movie comes out! Turtles All the Way Down wrapped filming in June 2022, but the premier date has not yet been announced!
Copies of the book are available in the Teen Loft or at the front desk of the library.
Grades 8-12 only. Online registration is required, and needed to plan for pizza!
Teen Book Club is facilitated by Teen Librarian, Rachel Hapgood.
Grow Play and Learn with Nicole Landry. Play group in the Brooks Rm on Tuesdays each week @ 9:30. Learn how to increase your child's attention span with ways to support sensory play. This program is for kids ages 18 months - age 4.
This program is sponsored by Pathways for Parents and is administered by Ludlow Public Schools which is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community
Engagement Grant through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
Grow Play and Learn with Nicole Landry. Play group in the Brooks Rm on Tuesdays each week @ 9:30. Learn how to increase your child's attention span with ways to support sensory play. This program is for kids ages 18 months - age 4.
This program is sponsored by Pathways for Parents and is administered by Ludlow Public Schools which is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community
Engagement Grant through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
Grades 6-12 can explore project-based coding in a fun and friendly environment. Teens Who Code is facilitated by Mrs. Christine Goonan. Meetings are typically 2 times a month in the Brooks Room of the library, and all attendees need a laptop to join in.
Online registration is required. After registering, teens will receive more info by email.
Questions about this program? Email cmgoonan@gmail.com
This is a free program hosted by the Wilbraham Public Library.
Grades 6-12 can explore project-based coding in a fun and friendly environment. Teens Who Code is facilitated by Mrs. Christine Goonan. Meetings are typically 2 times a month in the Brooks Room of the library, and all attendees need a laptop to join in.
Online registration is required. After registering, teens will receive more info by email.
Questions about this program? Email cmgoonan@gmail.com
This is a free program hosted by the Wilbraham Public Library.
Peter Biedermann is a solo fingerstyle instrumental guitarist based in Green Valley, AZ. His music is a hybrid, contemporary style that melts elements of American, European and other world influences into a jambalaya of sound enhanced by subtle electronics and line looping on various guitars in unique settings.
Peter Biedermann is a solo fingerstyle instrumental guitarist based in Green Valley, AZ. His music is a hybrid, contemporary style that melts elements of American, European and other world influences into a jambalaya of sound enhanced by subtle electronics and line looping on various guitars in unique settings.
Grow Play and Learn with Nicole Landry. Play group in the Brooks Rm on Tuesdays each week @ 9:30. Learn how to increase your child's attention span with ways to support sensory play. This program is for kids ages 18 months - age 4.
This program is sponsored by Pathways for Parents and is administered by Ludlow Public Schools which is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community
Engagement Grant through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
Grow Play and Learn with Nicole Landry. Play group in the Brooks Rm on Tuesdays each week @ 9:30. Learn how to increase your child's attention span with ways to support sensory play. This program is for kids ages 18 months - age 4.
This program is sponsored by Pathways for Parents and is administered by Ludlow Public Schools which is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community
Engagement Grant through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
A furniture salesman in 1960s Harlem becomes a fence for shady cops, locla gangsters and low-life pornographers after his cousin involves him in a failed heist.
A furniture salesman in 1960s Harlem becomes a fence for shady cops, locla gangsters and low-life pornographers after his cousin involves him in a failed heist.
Grow Play and Learn with Nicole Landry. Play group in the Brooks Rm on Tuesdays each week @ 9:30. Learn how to increase your child's attention span with ways to support sensory play. This program is for kids ages 18 months - age 4.
This program is sponsored by Pathways for Parents and is administered by Ludlow Public Schools which is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community
Engagement Grant through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
Grow Play and Learn with Nicole Landry. Play group in the Brooks Rm on Tuesdays each week @ 9:30. Learn how to increase your child's attention span with ways to support sensory play. This program is for kids ages 18 months - age 4.
This program is sponsored by Pathways for Parents and is administered by Ludlow Public Schools which is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community
Engagement Grant through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
Help us illuminate our Halloween StoryWalk with your family's Jack-o-Lantern! One entry per family, please. Each Jack-o-Lantern should have a LED tealight for illumination (no real candles). Prizes will be awared for the best jack-o-lanterns and all participants will be entered into a drawing for a free pie from Rice's.
Set up begins at 3:30 and winners will be announced at 6:00 p.m.
This is a free event, but donations to the Wilbraham Friends of the Library will be gratefully accepted.
Hot cider will be served and Halloween crafts and coloring pages will be available in the Brooks Room.
Help us illuminate our Halloween StoryWalk with your family's Jack-o-Lantern! One entry per family, please. Each Jack-o-Lantern should have a LED tealight for illumination (no real candles). Prizes will be awared for the best jack-o-lanterns and all participants will be entered into a drawing for a free pie from Rice's.
Set up begins at 3:30 and winners will be announced at 6:00 p.m.
This is a free event, but donations to the Wilbraham Friends of the Library will be gratefully accepted.
Hot cider will be served and Halloween crafts and coloring pages will be available in the Brooks Room.
Find out what happened to the Osage Nation when it became suddenly wealthy in David Grann's Killers of the Flower Moon. The book also covers the beginnings of the FBI, but the discussion will focus on government treatment of the aboriginal people of North America.
Find out what happened to the Osage Nation when it became suddenly wealthy in David Grann's Killers of the Flower Moon. The book also covers the beginnings of the FBI, but the discussion will focus on government treatment of the aboriginal people of North America.
Grow Play and Learn with Nicole Landry. Play group in the Brooks Rm on Tuesdays each week @ 9:30. Learn how to increase your child's attention span with ways to support sensory play. This program is for kids ages 18 months - age 4.
This program is sponsored by Pathways for Parents and is administered by Ludlow Public Schools which is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community
Engagement Grant through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
Grow Play and Learn with Nicole Landry. Play group in the Brooks Rm on Tuesdays each week @ 9:30. Learn how to increase your child's attention span with ways to support sensory play. This program is for kids ages 18 months - age 4.
This program is sponsored by Pathways for Parents and is administered by Ludlow Public Schools which is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community
Engagement Grant through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. Cyril's son Danny and his older sister Maeve are exiled from the house where they grew up by their stepmother. The two wealthy siblings are thrown back into the poverty their parents had escaped from and find that all they have to count on is one another.
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is held in the Brooks Room of the library and is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Demers.
Copies of the books are held at the Service Desk.
At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. Cyril's son Danny and his older sister Maeve are exiled from the house where they grew up by their stepmother. The two wealthy siblings are thrown back into the poverty their parents had escaped from and find that all they have to count on is one another.
The Booked for Lunch discussion group is held in the Brooks Room of the library and is facilitated by Library Director, Karen Demers.
Copies of the books are held at the Service Desk.
Grades 6-12 can explore project-based coding in a fun and friendly environment. Teens Who Code is facilitated by Mrs. Christine Goonan. Meetings are typically 2 times a month in the Brooks Room of the library, and all attendees need a laptop to join in.
Online registration is required. After registering, teens will receive more info by email.
Questions about this program? Email cmgoonan@gmail.com
This is a free program hosted by the Wilbraham Public Library.
Grades 6-12 can explore project-based coding in a fun and friendly environment. Teens Who Code is facilitated by Mrs. Christine Goonan. Meetings are typically 2 times a month in the Brooks Room of the library, and all attendees need a laptop to join in.
Online registration is required. After registering, teens will receive more info by email.
Questions about this program? Email cmgoonan@gmail.com
This is a free program hosted by the Wilbraham Public Library.
Diane Godfrey and Jordan Rich, the cohosts of the podcast All Rise with Diane Godfrey, will share how to create a podcast and how they came to start their own. Diane will then speak about daily court-house life, her role as a court reporter, and the different cases she has worked on. A Q&A session will be included.
Diane Godfrey and Jordan Rich, the cohosts of the podcast All Rise with Diane Godfrey, will share how to create a podcast and how they came to start their own. Diane will then speak about daily court-house life, her role as a court reporter, and the different cases she has worked on. A Q&A session will be included.
Grades 6-12 can explore project-based coding in a fun and friendly environment. Teens Who Code is facilitated by Mrs. Christine Goonan. Meetings are typically 2 times a month in the Brooks Room of the library, and all attendees need a laptop to join in.
Online registration is required. After registering, teens will receive more info by email.
Questions about this program? Email cmgoonan@gmail.com
This is a free program hosted by the Wilbraham Public Library.
Grades 6-12 can explore project-based coding in a fun and friendly environment. Teens Who Code is facilitated by Mrs. Christine Goonan. Meetings are typically 2 times a month in the Brooks Room of the library, and all attendees need a laptop to join in.
Online registration is required. After registering, teens will receive more info by email.
Questions about this program? Email cmgoonan@gmail.com
This is a free program hosted by the Wilbraham Public Library.
ZOOM program Communication and Play with Megan Golightly – November 10 @ 6 p.m. This training will cover supporting the parent/caregivers understanding of their child’s communication skill level and how to support the next stage of their development. Pathways for Parents is administered by Ludlow Public Schools which is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Grant through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
ZOOM program Communication and Play with Megan Golightly – November 10 @ 6 p.m. This training will cover supporting the parent/caregivers understanding of their child’s communication skill level and how to support the next stage of their development. Pathways for Parents is administered by Ludlow Public Schools which is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Grant through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
Grow Play and Learn with Nicole Landry. Play group in the Brooks Rm on Tuesdays each week @ 9:30. Learn how to increase your child's attention span with ways to support sensory play. This program is for kids ages 18 months - age 4.
This program is sponsored by Pathways for Parents and is administered by Ludlow Public Schools which is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community
Engagement Grant through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
Grow Play and Learn with Nicole Landry. Play group in the Brooks Rm on Tuesdays each week @ 9:30. Learn how to increase your child's attention span with ways to support sensory play. This program is for kids ages 18 months - age 4.
This program is sponsored by Pathways for Parents and is administered by Ludlow Public Schools which is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community
Engagement Grant through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
A historical novel based on the life of the National Book Award-winning author's grandfather traces the experiences of a Chippewa Council night watchman in mid-19th-century rural North Dakota who fights Congress to enforce Native American treaty rights.
A historical novel based on the life of the National Book Award-winning author's grandfather traces the experiences of a Chippewa Council night watchman in mid-19th-century rural North Dakota who fights Congress to enforce Native American treaty rights.
Grow Play and Learn with Nicole Landry. Play group in the Brooks Rm on Tuesdays each week @ 9:30. Learn how to increase your child's attention span with ways to support sensory play. This program is for kids ages 18 months - age 4.
This program is sponsored by Pathways for Parents and is administered by Ludlow Public Schools which is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community
Engagement Grant through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
Grow Play and Learn with Nicole Landry. Play group in the Brooks Rm on Tuesdays each week @ 9:30. Learn how to increase your child's attention span with ways to support sensory play. This program is for kids ages 18 months - age 4.
This program is sponsored by Pathways for Parents and is administered by Ludlow Public Schools which is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community
Engagement Grant through the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care.
Alice Paul is an oft-ignored hero of American History, but her story receives new attention in Tina Cassidy's Mr. President, How Long Must We Wait?: Alice Paul, Woodrow Wilson, and the Fight for the Right to Vote. Learn about how the progressive reformer Woodrow Wilson tried to deal with politically active women. An excellent book about the efforts that women made in order to vote.
Alice Paul is an oft-ignored hero of American History, but her story receives new attention in Tina Cassidy's Mr. President, How Long Must We Wait?: Alice Paul, Woodrow Wilson, and the Fight for the Right to Vote. Learn about how the progressive reformer Woodrow Wilson tried to deal with politically active women. An excellent book about the efforts that women made in order to vote.