Carver Library Events

Children ages 3 and under meet for stories, songs and related activities.

Age 6 and up, please register. 

The free Home Alone/Babysitting Class is open to those who are age 11 and older this fall.  The class will meet on 5 consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6:30 – 7:30 beginning Tuesday, September 25th and ending Tuesday, October 23rd.  The class is for those who wish to learn about babysitting as well as for those who stay home alone.  There will be guest speakers covering topics such as fire safety, personal safety, nutrition, child development and activities.  The class will be held in the Small Meeting Room.  Registration will begin the first week of September and is required.  Pease call the library at 508-866-3415 to sign up.

Children ages 3 and up meet for stories, songs and related activities.

Ages 4 and up, drop-in. 

All ages, drop-in. Games, crafts & activities. 

Children ages 3 and under meet for stories, songs and related activities.

Age 4 and up, please register. 

The free Home Alone/Babysitting Class is open to those who are age 11 and older this fall.  The class will meet on 5 consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6:30 – 7:30 beginning Tuesday, September 25th and ending Tuesday, October 23rd.  The class is for those who wish to learn about babysitting as well as for those who stay home alone.  There will be guest speakers covering topics such as fire safety, personal safety, nutrition, child development and activities.  The class will be held in the Small Meeting Room.  Registration will begin the first week of September and is required.  Pease call the library at 508-866-3415 to sign up.

Children ages 3 and up meet for stories, songs and related activities.

With help from a local artist, participants will create an acrylic on canvas, autumn themed painting. This is a 21+ program, reservations are required, and there is a $15 fee (cash or check payable to Carver Public Library Foundation) due by Monday, October, 1st.  Please call 508-866-3415 to register.  Refreshments will be served.

Ages 8 and up, must register. 

Children ages 3 and under meet for stories, songs and related activities.

Join us at the library for a Movie Matinee!  The movie for October is Won't You Be My Neighbor, which is rated PG-13. "An exploration of the life, lessons, and legacy of iconic children's television host, Fred Rogers." This is a free event, everyone is invited, and refreshments will be served.  

Ages 5 and up, must register.

The free Home Alone/Babysitting Class is open to those who are age 11 and older this fall.  The class will meet on 5 consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6:30 – 7:30 beginning Tuesday, September 25th and ending Tuesday, October 23rd.  The class is for those who wish to learn about babysitting as well as for those who stay home alone.  There will be guest speakers covering topics such as fire safety, personal safety, nutrition, child development and activities.  The class will be held in the Small Meeting Room.  Registration will begin the first week of September and is required.  Pease call the library at 508-866-3415 to sign up.

Children ages 3 and up meet for stories, songs and related activities.

Children in grades K – 5 may register for a time slot to meet with Marilyn Thayer and her certified family therapy dogs to practice reading skills in a relaxed atmosphere. Each 20 minute session begins with a meet and greet followed by reading time. Children are encouraged to bring their own books or choose one from the library.

Ages 4 and up, drop-in. 

All ages, drop-in to earn your Bigfoot Hunter license! 

Children ages 3 and under meet for stories, songs and related activities.

Ages 5 and up, must register. 

The free Home Alone/Babysitting Class is open to those who are age 11 and older this fall.  The class will meet on 5 consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6:30 – 7:30 beginning Tuesday, September 25th and ending Tuesday, October 23rd.  The class is for those who wish to learn about babysitting as well as for those who stay home alone.  There will be guest speakers covering topics such as fire safety, personal safety, nutrition, child development and activities.  The class will be held in the Small Meeting Room.  Registration will begin the first week of September and is required.  Pease call the library at 508-866-3415 to sign up.

Children ages 3 and up meet for stories, songs and related activities.

The Book Club at the Carver Public Library meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 in the Small Meeting Room. We will be reading The Light in the Ruins by Chris Bohjalian in November.  "Hoping to safeguard themselves from the ravages of World War II within the walls of their ancient villa in Florence, the noble Rosatis family become prisoners in their home when eighteen-year-old Cristina's courtship by a German lieutenant prompts the Nazis to take over the estate, a situation that leads to a serial murder investigation years later." Newcomers are welcome and refreshments will be served.  Books are available at the Circulation Desk.  

Children in grades K – 5 may register for a time slot to meet with Marilyn Thayer and her certified family therapy dogs to practice reading skills in a relaxed atmosphere. Each 20 minute session begins with a meet and greet followed by reading time. Children are encouraged to bring their own books or choose one from the library.

Ages 5 and up, drop-in. BYO NERF style gear or use some of ours. 

Join us at the library as Diane Finn shares stories from her book Witches Brew and Mother Crewe, Legends & True Tales From Olde Plymouth.  Learn about Mother Crewe and the family that she cursed. Hear the Plymouth legend of Bethia Hazel and her yearning for a kiss from her lost love. Read about Aunt Rachel and the curse she placed on a ship that sank off the shores of Plymouth Harbor. Find out about women actually accused of witchcraft in Plymouth courts and their twist of fate. Discover some of the strange beliefs of the 17th and 18th century in New England. Diane will have copies of her book available for signing and purchase.  Everyone is invited and refreshments will be served.

All ages, drop-in. 

Children ages 3 and under meet for stories, songs and related activities.

Ages 8 and up, must register. 

The free Home Alone/Babysitting Class is open to those who are age 11 and older this fall.  The class will meet on 5 consecutive Tuesday evenings from 6:30 – 7:30 beginning Tuesday, September 25th and ending Tuesday, October 23rd.  The class is for those who wish to learn about babysitting as well as for those who stay home alone.  There will be guest speakers covering topics such as fire safety, personal safety, nutrition, child development and activities.  The class will be held in the Small Meeting Room.  Registration will begin the first week of September and is required.  Pease call the library at 508-866-3415 to sign up.

Children ages 3 and up meet for stories, songs and related activities.

Children in grades K – 5 may register for a time slot to meet with Marilyn Thayer and her certified family therapy dogs to practice reading skills in a relaxed atmosphere. Each 20 minute session begins with a meet and greet followed by reading time. Children are encouraged to bring their own books or choose one from the library.

All ages, please register. 

All ages, must register. Costumes welcome! Feed the cookie monster, pin the eye on Mike, etc. Games, crafts and activities! 

Witches:  The Myths, The Truths, and Something Else! – Monday, October 29th – 5:00 – 7:30 – Large Meeting Room

Calvin Downes, student of psychology, has been exploring the subject of witches for years and has also written two books about them. He will share his findings during his presentation which is geared towards older teens and adults. 

Children ages 3 and under meet for stories, songs and related activities.

All ages, drop-in. 

Children ages 3 and up meet for stories, songs and related activities.

Children in grades K – 5 may register for a time slot to meet with Marilyn Thayer and her certified family therapy dogs to practice reading skills in a relaxed atmosphere. Each 20 minute session begins with a meet and greet followed by reading time. Children are encouraged to bring their own books or choose one from the library.

Ages 4 and up, drop-in. 

Sotires, songs & activity. Drop-in. 

Children in grades K – 5 may register for a time slot to meet with Marilyn Thayer and her certified family therapy dogs to practice reading skills in a relaxed atmosphere. Each 20 minute session begins with a meet and greet followed by reading time. Children are encouraged to bring their own books or choose one from the library.

Join us at the library for a Movie Matinee!  

Our book for November is The Girl You Left Behind  by Jojo Moyes. "Unwillingly rendered an object of obsession by the Kommandant occupying her small French town in World War I, Sophie risks everything to reunite with her husband a century before a widowed Liv tests her resolve to claim ownership of Sophie's portrait." Everyone is welcome including newcomers and refreshments will be served.

Children in grades K – 5 may register for a time slot to meet with Marilyn Thayer and her certified family therapy dogs to practice reading skills in a relaxed atmosphere. Each 20 minute session begins with a meet and greet followed by reading time. Children are encouraged to bring their own books or choose one from the library.

Join us at the library for a Movie Matinee! This is a free event, everyone is invited, and there will be refreshments.

The Book Club at the Carver Public Library meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 in the Small Meeting Room. The book for January is The Shoemaker's Wife by Adriana Trigiani.  "Two star-crossed lovers--Enza and Ciro--meet and separate, until, finally, the power of their love changes both of their lives forever. Set during the years preceding and during World War I." Newcomers are welcome and refreshments will be served.  Books are available at the Circulation Desk.  

Join us at the library for a Movie Matinee! This is a free event, everyone is invited, and there will be refreshments.

The Book Club at the Carver Public Library meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 in the Small Meeting Room. The February book is Luckiest Girl Alive by Jessica Knoll.  "This riveting debut novel follows a young woman striving to create the perfect life-- husband, home, career-- until a violent incident from her past threatens to unravel everything and expose her most shocking secret of all." Newcomers are welcome and refreshments will be served.  Books are available at the Circulation Desk.  

Join us at the library for a Movie Matinee! This is a free event, everyone is invited, and there will be refreshments.

The Book Club at the Carver Public Library meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 in the Small Meeting Room. The book for March is The House Girl by Tara Conklin.  "Lina Sparrow, an ambitious first-year associate in a Manhattan law firm, searches for the perfect plaintiff to lead a historic class-action lawsuit worth trillions of dollars in reparations for descendants of American slaves." Newcomers are welcome and refreshments will be served.  Books are available at the Circulation Desk.  

Join us at the library for a Movie Matinee! This is a free event, everyone is invited, and there will be refreshments.

The Book Club at the Carver Public Library meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 in the Small Meeting Room. April is National Poetry Month so we will be reading poetry by selected authors.  Books are available at the Circulation Desk.  

Join us at the library for a Movie Matinee! This is a free event, everyone is invited, and there will be refreshments.

The Book Club at the Carver Public Library meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 in the Small Meeting Room. The Ice Cream Queen of Orchard Street by Susan Jane Gilman is our book for May.  "Russian immigrant Malka arrives in 1913 Manhattan, where she struggles to survive and learns trade secrets from an Italian ices peddler before setting off across America in an ice cream truck with a handsome, illiterate radical to seek their fortunes." Newcomers are welcome and refreshments will be served.  Books are available at the Circulation Desk.  

Join us at the library for a Movie Matinee! This is a free event, everyone is invited, and there will be refreshments.

Join us at the library for a Movie Matinee! This is a free event, everyone is invited, and there will be refreshments.

The Book Club at the Carver Public Library meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 in the Small Meeting Room. Newcomers are welcome and refreshments will be served.  Books are available at the Circulation Desk.  

Join us at the library for a Movie Matinee! This is a free event, everyone is invited, and there will be refreshments.

The Book Club at the Carver Public Library meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 in the Small Meeting Room. Newcomers are welcome and refreshments will be served.  Books are available at the Circulation Desk.  

Join us at the library for a Movie Matinee! This is a free event, everyone is invited, and there will be refreshments.

The Book Club at the Carver Public Library meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 in the Small Meeting Room. The book for September is Our Souls at Night by Kent Haruf.  "In Holt, Colorado, widower Louis Waters is initially thrown when the widowed Addie Moore suggests that they spend time together, in bed, to stave off loneliness, but soon they are exchanging the confidences and memories." Newcomers are welcome and refreshments will be served.  Books are available at the Circulation Desk.  

Join us at the library for a Movie Matinee! This is a free event, everyone is invited, and there will be refreshments.

The Book Club at the Carver Public Library meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 in the Small Meeting Room. Our October book is Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai Undercity by Katherine Boo.  "Profiles everyday life in the settlement of Annawadi as experienced by a Muslim teen, an ambitious rural mother, and a young scrap metal thief, illuminating how their efforts to build better lives are challenged by religious, caste, and economic tensions." Newcomers are welcome and refreshments will be served.  Books are available at the Circulation Desk.  

Join us at the library for a Movie Matinee! This is a free event, everyone is invited, and there will be refreshments.

The Book Club at the Carver Public Library meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 2:00 in the Small Meeting Room. Newcomers are welcome and refreshments will be served.  Books are available at the Circulation Desk.  

Join us at the library for a Movie Matinee! This is a free event, everyone is invited, and there will be refreshments.