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Sign up for Summer Reading and earn prizes when you reach your reading goals! Open to children and teens of all ages.
Register online or at the library. Use your online log to keep track of how much time you spend reading, listening to audiobooks, having someone read to you, or reading aloud to someone else. Read for a total of 20 hours to earn a free book and other prizes!
Thanks to the Norton Cultural Council, the Friends of the Norton Public Library, the MOMS Club of Norton, North Easton Savings Bank, and other fantastic sponsors, the Norton Public Library offers free events for all ages throughout the summer.
Click here for a printable summer calendar.
You've seen the ads for European river cruises on TV--now join us for a free travelogue presentation! Dana Zaiser, a retired pharmacist and World traveler, has just returned from a cruise from Brussels to Amsterdam. His hour-long PowerPoint presentation will take you to some classic Old-World cities and small walled medieval towns along the canals. Dana was there during the Spring garden season so the famous Keukenhof Garden was in full bloom. Come and be amazed at the explosion of color in the Garden.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Norton Public Library.
Bring a handiwork project and share patterns and tips with other crafters! Whether you knit or crochet, are an expert or a beginner, all participants are welcome. The group is proud to make garments and blankets for charities.
Join in the fun at the Norton Library Pokemon Club!
Bring your Pokémon decks and trading cards--we will provide Pokémon playing mats. Fun for all ages and experience levels!
New this month: Mason will be offering a clinic for the first half hour of the club! For a $1 donation to the library, kids can learn how to make decks. Please bring at least 15 energy cards (one or two types of energy) to use in the clinic.
Participants are welcome to bring peanut-free snacks. Note: We will be playing the Trading Card Game, not the Pokemon video games.
Learn tai chi with instructor Kelley Brophy! Originally developed for self-defense, tai chi has evolved into a graceful form of exercise that's now used for stress reduction and a variety of other health conditions. Often described as meditation in motion, tai chi promotes serenity through gentle, flowing movements. Tai chi is an ancient Chinese tradition that, today, is practiced as a graceful form of exercise. It involves a series of movements performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing. Tai chi is low impact and puts minimal stress on muscles and joints, making it generally safe for all ages and fitness levels.
Harvard Women's Health Watch: The Health Benefits of Tai Chi
Sponsored by the Friends of the Norton Public Library.
Libraries Rock! Join us for Monday Musicals this summer.
Julie Andrews made her Oscar-winning film debut as the "practically perfect" Mary Poppins, a magical nanny who enlightens the lives of everyone she meets while caring for a stiff banker's two children in London in the early 1900s.
1964; G; 140 mins.; Walt Disney Pictures
Bring a blanket or chairs and join us as we rock the Library Park!
Don’t miss the world’s smallest big band! With exceptional vocals, keyboard, two trumpets, two flugel horns, electric and acoustic guitars, Java Jive performs current hits, big band swing, Motown & requests! Members Chuck Garrett, Don Richard, and Sharon Holmes pride themselves in delivering each song the way it was originally recorded.
This concert series is free and open to the public, rain or shine. Concerts will be held in the library community room if the weather is not cooperative.
Sponsored by North Easton Savings Bank.
Bring a handiwork project and share patterns and tips with other crafters! Whether you knit or crochet, are an expert or a beginner, all participants are welcome. The group is proud to make garments and blankets for charities.
Join the Norton Library for our very first Norton Nerd Con!
Featuring:
Cosplay!
Games!
Drawing Workshops!
Movies!
Crafts!
Meet and greets!
And more!!
All ages welcome!
Explore your creative side! Local artist Betty Saccocia will lead us in creating music themed bookmarks to tie in to the Summer Reading theme: Libraries Rock! Perfect to give as a gift or to mark your pages in style.
Space is limited and registration will begin July 17.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Norton Public Library.
Calling all builders! Wouldn't it be awesome to have hundreds and hundreds of different pieces to choose from for your LEGO creations? Drop in to hang out with friends and build with our huge LEGO collection.
All ages. No registration required.
Bring a handiwork project and share patterns and tips with other crafters! Whether you knit or crochet, are an expert or a beginner, all participants are welcome. The group is proud to make garments and blankets for charities.
Want to try an instrument that is fun and easy to play? Join Julie Stepanek as she shows the fundamentals of ukulele playing. You'll learn how to tune, strum and read chords. After a short lesson, you'll be able to play some fun and easy songs. No experience necessary. Bring your own ukulele or borrow one of hers.
Space is limited; registration begins July 19. This is program is for adults only. Sign up in our registration book near the front desk or by phone (508-286-2695) or email (amanda.viana@sailsinc.org). Phone and email registrations are finalized once you have received a confirmation from the library.
This program is supported in part by the Friends of the Norton Public Library and a grant from the Norton Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Learn tai chi with instructor Kelley Brophy! Originally developed for self-defense, tai chi has evolved into a graceful form of exercise that's now used for stress reduction and a variety of other health conditions. Often described as meditation in motion, tai chi promotes serenity through gentle, flowing movements. Tai chi is an ancient Chinese tradition that, today, is practiced as a graceful form of exercise. It involves a series of movements performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing. Tai chi is low impact and puts minimal stress on muscles and joints, making it generally safe for all ages and fitness levels.
Harvard Women's Health Watch: The Health Benefits of Tai Chi
Sponsored by the Friends of the Norton Public Library.
Libraries Rock! Join us for Monday Musicals this summer.
A 1920s silent-film star falls for a spunky chorus girl, much to the dismay of his diva-ish leading lady, in this lighthearted musical spoof of the early days of Hollywood. Starring Gene Kelly, Donald O'Connor and Debbie Reynolds.
1952; G; 103 mins.; Warner Bros.
Come try out our great new Escape Room! Solve puzzles, riddles, and a mystery in groups of six! Call or email to sign up or for more details. Registration is required for this program.
Bring a blanket or chairs and join us as we rock the Library Park!
Timmy Brown is a singer/songwriter/Nashville recording artist from Norton, Massachusetts, who has a definite style of his own. Timmy was named New England Country Music's Local Male Artist of the Year for 2016 and was recently nominated again for 2017. His infectious energy and talent have made him a local favorite around the New England area. You might have even seen him on Season 1 reboot of American Idol on ABC where he made top 70 in America!
This concert series is free and open to the public, rain or shine. Concerts will be held in the library community room if the weather is not cooperative.
Sponsored by North Easton Savings Bank.
Join us for a live animal show! We’ll see various possible animals like the sugar glider,
macaws, or an alligator! Recommended for ages 3 and up.
This event is brought to us by the MOMS Club of Norton. Thanks, MOMs!
Dance party! Are you interested in a fun workout for everybody and every body? Zumba instructor Kelley Brophy will lead this free Zumba class for teens-seniors. Join us for one or all of the classes! No registration required.
How Zumba® works: We take the "work" out of workout, by mixing low-intensity and high-intensity moves for an interval-style, calorie-burning dance fitness party. Once the Latin and World rhythms take over, you'll see why Zumba® Fitness classes are often called exercise in disguise. Super effective? Check. Super fun? Check and check.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Norton Public Library.
Dr. Gary Hylander, PhD will once again entertain and enlighten us with American history. Join us as we discuss a little known event in the years following the death of Lincoln. In a pensive moment, Lincoln once requested of his wife, Mary, “to lay my remains in a quiet place.” On the night of the presidential election of 1876, Oak Ridge cemetery was not a “quiet place.” A gang of counterfeiters out of Chicago attempted to steal the entombed body of Abraham Lincoln and hold it for ransom.
Dr. Gary Hylander, PhD is a scholar and professor who has taught at Stonehill College and Framingham State University and lectured for many cultural and educational forums including the Norton Institute for Continuing Education (NICE).
Program and refreshments sponsored by the Friends of the Norton Public Library.
Bring a handiwork project and share patterns and tips with other crafters! Whether you knit or crochet, are an expert or a beginner, all participants are welcome. The group is proud to make garments and blankets for charities.
Calling all builders! Wouldn't it be awesome to have hundreds and hundreds of different pieces to choose from for your LEGO creations? Drop in to hang out with friends and build with our huge LEGO collection.
All ages. No registration required.
Learn tai chi with instructor Kelley Brophy! Originally developed for self-defense, tai chi has evolved into a graceful form of exercise that's now used for stress reduction and a variety of other health conditions. Often described as meditation in motion, tai chi promotes serenity through gentle, flowing movements. Tai chi is an ancient Chinese tradition that, today, is practiced as a graceful form of exercise. It involves a series of movements performed in a slow, focused manner and accompanied by deep breathing. Tai chi is low impact and puts minimal stress on muscles and joints, making it generally safe for all ages and fitness levels.
Harvard Women's Health Watch: The Health Benefits of Tai Chi
Sponsored by the Friends of the Norton Public Library.
Libraries Rock! Join us for Monday Musicals this summer.
A tornado whisks young Kansas native Dorothy, played by Judy Garland, and her dog Toto away to the magical land of Oz, where they befriend a Scarecrow, a Tin Man and a Cowardly Lion on their journey to confront the Wicked Witch of the West and visit the wonderful Wizard of Oz.
1939; G; 101 mins.; Warner Bros.
Come try out our great new Escape Room! Solve puzzles, riddles, and a mystery in groups of six! Call or email to sign up or for more details. Registration is required for this program.
Let’s sing, dance, and move to the groove! Enjoy a variety of fun songs, movement activities, and even musical instruments. Ages 0-5.
This program is presented by Marsha Wright from Self Help Inc.’s CFCE.
This program will kick off with a Storywalk at 10 am then proceed to Music and Movement at 10:30. Storywalk will be held outside, weather permitting.
Come join us to learn about the Science of Sound!! In this program the children will explore the basic of sound. They will listen to
stories, view a short video, and complete simple experiments. Each child will leave with a simple
instrument made of recycled materials.
This program is presented by Marsha Wright from Self Help Inc.’s CFCE.
Join us for a discussion of Rachel Joyce's The Music Shop; an enchanting novel about the transformative power of music to bring people together. All are welcome!
Request a copy through our online library catalog here.
"It's 1988. The CD has arrived. Sales of the shiny new disks are soaring on high streets in cities across the country. Meanwhile, down a dead-end street, Frank's music shop stands small and brightly lit, jam-packed with records of every kind. It attracts the lonely, the sleepless, the adrift. There is room for everyone. Frank has a gift for finding his customers the music they need. Into this shop arrives Ilse Brauchmann - practical, brave, well-heeled. Frank falls for this curious woman who always dresses in green. But Ilse's reasons for visiting the shop are not what they seem. Frank's passion for Ilse seems as misguided as his determination to save vinyl. How can a man so in tune with other people's needs be so incapable of helping himself? And what will it take to show he loves her? The Music Shop is a story about good, ordinary people who take on forces too big for them. It's about falling in love and how hard it can be. And it's about music - how it can bring us together when we are divided and save us when all seems lost."
Bring a handiwork project and share patterns and tips with other crafters! Whether you knit or crochet, are an expert or a beginner, all participants are welcome. The group is proud to make garments and blankets for charities.
Join in the fun at the Norton Library Pokemon Club!
Bring your Pokémon decks and trading cards--we will provide Pokémon playing mats. Fun for all ages and experience levels!
New this month: Mason will be offering a clinic for the first half hour of the club! For a $1 donation to the library, kids can learn how to make decks. Please bring at least 15 energy cards (one or two types of energy) to use in the clinic.
Participants are welcome to bring peanut-free snacks. Note: We will be playing the Trading Card Game, not the Pokemon video games.
Come join the staff of the Norton Library in celebrating the end of the Summer Reading Program outside in the Library Park!
Details to come.
Libraries Rock! Join us for Monday Musicals this summer.
Murderesses Velma Kelly and Roxie Hart find themselves on death row together and fight for the fame that will keep them from the gallows in 1920s Chicago. This Best Picture winner is based on the Broadway hit about homicidal femmes fatales during the Jazz Age.
2002; PG-13; 113 mins.; Miramax
In this presentation, we explore how magic tricks really work. This program investigates the science behind the “magic” of several classic magic tricks. You might learn how to snatch a tablecloth without disturbing the items on top, make a balloon fireproof, and use electromagnetism to defy gravity. For the grand finale, our educator demonstrates how science can make it safe to lie down on a real bed of nails.
Join us for our monthly youth volunteer meeting to discuss ideas for projects and upcoming events. All interested volunteers in grades 4-12 are welcome.
The Junior Friends of the Norton Library is a group designed to let youth take an active role in library programming, promotion, fundraising, and decision-making. Members will have opportunities to help improve the library by decorating the Children’s Room, keeping the children’s and young adult book collections tidy, planning events, contributing to book, music, movie, and video game selection, and more.
Bring a handiwork project and share patterns and tips with other crafters! Whether you knit or crochet, are an expert or a beginner, all participants are welcome. The group is proud to make garments and blankets for charities.
Bring a handiwork project and share patterns and tips with other crafters! Whether you knit or crochet, are an expert or a beginner, all participants are welcome. The group is proud to make garments and blankets for charities.
Do you enjoy thought-provoking books, learning about history and current events, and lively discussion? The Men’s Book Group is for you!
*Please note that the group is meeting on a Tuesday due to Labor Day. The group usually meets the first Monday of the month at 6:30 PM.
For more information please contact Robert Keating at rkeating88@comcast.net
Join us for our monthly Morning Book Group the first Wednesday of the month at 10:30 AM. All are welcome!
This month we are reading Saints for All Occasions by J. Courtney Sullivan.
Do you enjoy thought-provoking books, learning about history and current events, and lively discussion? The Men’s Book Group is for you!
The group meets the first Monday of the month at 6:30 PM.
For more information please contact Robert Keating at rkeating88@comcast.net
Join us for our monthly Morning Book Group the first Wednesday of the month at 10:30 AM. All are welcome!
This month we are reading The Leavers by Lisa Ko.
Do you enjoy thought-provoking books, learning about history and current events, and lively discussion? The Men’s Book Group is for you!
The group meets the first Monday of the month at 6:30 PM.
For more information please contact Robert Keating at rkeating88@comcast.net
Join us for our monthly Morning Book Group the first Wednesday of the month at 10:30 AM. All are welcome!
This month we are reading The Stars are Fire by Anita Shreve.
The library will close at 1:00 PM on Wednesday, November 21, and reopen at 10:00 AM on Saturday, November 24 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.
Do you enjoy thought-provoking books, learning about history and current events, and lively discussion? The Men’s Book Group is for you!
The group meets the first Monday of the month at 6:30 PM.
For more information please contact Robert Keating at rkeating88@comcast.net
Join us for our monthly Morning Book Group the first Wednesday of the month at 10:30 AM. All are welcome!
This month we are reading The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone.
The library will be closed Monday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 25 in observance of the Christmas holiday.
The library will close at 1:00 PM on Monday, December 31, and reopen at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, January 2 in observance of the New Year's holiday.
