Drop by and play a game or two of chess! No experience or RSVP required. We'll play in the Conference Room. All ages and experience levels welcome. 

Learn how to play the Queen's Gambit and more! 

Teens grades 6-12 will be led through a quest of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition - in-person program & snacks provided.

Space is limited to 6-7 players per session - those waitlisted will receive first priority for the next game.

Players can play using pre-made character sheets, which will be selected and distributed at the beginning of the game, or a character of their own creation.

Please keep in mind that we will be catering to interested patrons with different levels of experience - be courteous, be patient, and have fun!

New to D&D? Click here to check out our "How-To Guide" for essential materials, basic rules, playing tips & more: https://bit.ly/3wAJU75

Library will close at noon in observance of Good Friday.

Learn to braid, bead and hitch macrame keychains with Mandy Roberge, proprietor of Wicked Good Henna Studio!

Supplies will be provided, online registration required.

The Adult Book Club is for anyone 18 and older who loves to read and wants to discuss great books with other members of the community. Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesdays at 6pm. You have the option of attending virtually or in person in the conference room. Please register for the meeting and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person.

Click here to see the 2023 Book List.  You can pick up a copy of this month's book at the circulation desk.

It is the mission of the Marlborough Public Library Adult Book Club to provide an open and friendly environment within which all members of the community are welcome to discuss books they have read; also to expand members’ personal literary experiences by introducing them to books that they might otherwise not have selected. Monthly books, either fiction or nonfiction, are chosen by the book club members on a yearly basis in the fall and are provided in various formats (e.g. large print and audio) to ensure that all members of the community who wish to participate are able to do so.

Please register for the book club and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person. 

Join Kate Spencer for this very special Q&A about her incredibly fun and funny debut novel, "In a New York Minute", while also talking about all of the incredible projects she is involved in! Bring your questions as this will be a rapid fire Q&A!   

Please register for this event here.

About In a New York Minute:

Franny Doyle is having the worst day. She’s been laid off from her (admittedly mediocre) job, the subway doors ripped her favorite silk dress to ruins, and now she’s flashed her unmentionables to half of lower Manhattan. On the plus side, a dashing stranger came to her rescue with his (Gucci!) suit jacket. On the not-so-plus side, he can’t get away from her fast enough.

Worse yet? Someone posted their (entirely not) meet-cute online. Suddenly Franny and her knight-in-couture, Hayes Montgomery III, are the newest social media sensation, and all of New York is shipping #SubwayQTs.

Only Franny and Hayes couldn’t be a more disastrous match. She’s fanciful, talkative, and creative. He’s serious, shy, and all about numbers. Luckily, in a city of eight million people, they never have to meet again. Yet somehow, Hayes and Franny keep running into each other—and much to their surprise, they enjoy each other’s company. A lot. But when Franny’s whole world is turned upside down (again!), can she find the courage to trust in herself and finally have the life—and love—she’s always wanted?

About Kate:

Kate Spencer is the co-host of the award-winning podcast Forever35 and author of the memoir The Dead Moms Club.  In a New York Minute is her first novel. She writes a bi-monthly column for InStyle and her work has been published by the Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Esquire, Cosmopolitan, Buzzfeed, and numerous other places. Previously she worked as a senior editor and producer at VH1. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two daughters. 

We're thrilled to be collaborating with a multitude of MA Libraries to bring this program to our communities. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library.

Sign language gives babies the ability to communicate their needs and wishes, pre-verbal, without frustration, tears or tantrums. Attend this workshop with your little one and learn the basics with Sheryl! Please register. Ages 0 to 2.

Teens grades 6 and up can join us in the Conference Room to make an adorable Fairy Garden Terrarium!

Registration is preferred, but drop-ins are also welcome! Join us from 3:30-4:30pm!

Learn how to manage eco-anxiety and lessen your impact on the planet with easy-to-implement sustainable living tips for busy families. All ages are welcome!

Register for your Zoom link here.

We're thrilled to be collaborating with a multitude of MA Libraries to bring this program to our communities.  This program is made possible by the generous Friends of the Ashland Public Library. .

Sarah Robertson-Barnes, founder of the Sustainable in the Suburbs blog, is a freelance writer, educator, and consultant. She lives with her husband, two kids, and rescue dog outside of Toronto, Ontario. Sustainable in the Suburbs is a resource for living low waste with kids in a culture of convenience.  A Note from Sarah: A sustainable lifestyle with kids is not only possible, but critically important for our future and theirs. I hope that by sharing what works for our family, you are inspired to make changes in your daily life too!

Please register for this event, you'll receive the zoom link in the confirmation and reminder emails. 

Drop by and play a game or two of chess! No experience or RSVP required. We'll play in the Conference Room. All ages and experience levels welcome. 

Learn how to play the Queen's Gambit and more! 

If you're anything like me, you take a book everywhere you go. Now with e-books, it's no longer necessary to lug around your favorite novel, but what if you miss the look?

Just in time for Celebrate Teen Literature Day! Books! But Mini! - create miniature versions of your favorite books, from novels to manga! We'll turn them into keychains, jewelery, even ornaments! Open to Grades 6-12!

Please join us in-person at the Library - we'll be gathered in the Programming Room inside of the Walker Building (located @ 255 Main St.) on Thursday, April 13th @ 5PM.

Please register separately or indicate how many will be participating on the registration form in order for us to provide the right amount of materials. If you have a specific book you'd like to recreate, simply shoot us an email and we'll add it to our list of covers to create for this craft.

Patriot's Day

Join Ms. Jennie for bunny stories and create a colorful bunny painting. Ages 3 to 10. Please register. 

Calling all heroes! Are you tired of walking around as your secret identities all day? Do you want a chance to show everyone how awesome you look when you're saving the world? Join us and Be a Superhero - open to ages 6-10!

Design your own cape and mask with Ms. Erin at the library! Add to the fun by dressing up as your favorite superhero!

Please join us in-person at the Library - we'll be gathered in the Programming Room inside of the Walker Building (located @ 255 Main St.) on Wednesday, April 19th @ 11AM.

Please, register each child separately OR indicate the number of children attending in the registration form in order for us to provide the right amount of crafting materials.

Please register for the zoom link

About Mia's latest book, The Wedding Crasher:

Just weeks away from ditching DC for greener pastures, Solange Pereira is roped into helping her wedding planner cousin on a random couple’s big day. It’s an easy gig… until she stumbles upon a situation that convinces her the pair isn’t meant to be. What’s a true-blue romantic to do? Crash the wedding, of course. And ensure the unsuspecting groom doesn’t make the biggest mistake of his life.

Dean Chapman had his future all mapped out. He was about to check off “start a family” and on track to “make partner” when his modern-day marriage of convenience went up in smoke. Then he learns he might not land an assignment that could be his ticket to a promotion unless he has a significant other and, in a moment of panic, Dean claims to be in love with the woman who crashed his wedding. Oops.

Now Dean has a whole new item on his to-do list: beg Solange to be his pretend girlfriend. Solange feels a tiny bit bad about ruining Dean’s wedding, so she agrees to play along. Yet as they fake-date their way around town, what started as a performance for Dean’s colleagues turns into a connection that neither he nor Solange can deny. Their entire romance is a sham… there’s no way these polar opposites could fall in love for real, right?

About Mia:

USA Today bestselling author Mia Sosa writes funny, flirty, and moderately dirty contemporary romances that celebrate our multicultural world. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and Yale Law School, Mia practiced First Amendment and media law in the nation’s capital before trading her suits for sweatpants. Born and raised in East Harlem, New York, Mia is finally ready to call Maryland her home; she lives there with her college sweetheart, their two book-obsessed daughters, and one dog that rules them all. 

We're thrilled to be collaborating with a multitude of MA Libraries to bring this program to our communities. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library.

Buildwave is a creative building program that feels like a video game! "Play" through various waves of the program using different building materials (including Lego®, PlusPlus®, and custom-made Buildwave materials). Ages 5 to 10. Please register.

Buildwave is a creative building program that feels like a video game! "Play" through various waves of the program using different building materials (including Lego®, PlusPlus®, and custom-made Buildwave materials).

Teens grades 6-12 can join Buildwave from 3-4pm in the Conference Room. Please register.

Drop by and play a game or two of chess! No experience or RSVP required. We'll play in the Conference Room. All ages and experience levels welcome. 

Learn how to play the Queen's Gambit and more! 

Join Pop Up Art School for a fun painting workshop. Paint a furry friend holding a delicious cookie. Follow along step-by-step with Pop up Art School as we show you how to blend colors and use paintbrushes with confidence. There's always room for students to add their own ideas and special touches to the finished painting. Ages 6 to 10. Please register.

Have you ever wondered who picked your Fairtrade banana? Or why we can buy British strawberries in April? How far do you think your green beans travelled to get to your plate? And where do all the wonky carrots go? Above all, how do we stop worrying about our food choices and start making decisions that make a difference? In an effort to make sense of the complex food system we are all part of, Louise Gray decides to track the stories of our five-a-day, from farm to fruit bowl, and discover the impact that growing fruits and vegetables has on the planet. Join us for this very important discussion as we celebrate Earth Day 2023!

Please Register Here

More About the Book:

Through visits to farms, interviews with scientists and trying to grow her own, she digs up the dirt behind organic potatoes, greenhouse tomatoes and a glut of courgettes.

In each chapter, Louise answers a question about a familiar item in our shopping basket. Is plant protein as good as meat? Is foraged food more nutritious? Could bees be the answer to using fewer chemicals? How do we save genetic diversity in our apples? Are digital apps the key to reducing food waste? Is gardening good for mental health? And is the symbol of clean eating, the avocado, fuelling the climate crisis?

As pressure grows via social media to post pictures of food that ticks all the boxes in terms of health and the environment, these food stories from the author of the award-winning The Ethical Carnivore are also a personal story of motherhood and the realisation that nothing is ever perfect.

About the author:

Hello, I’m Louise Gray. After five years at The Daily Telegraph as Environment Correspondent, I am now a freelance writer. I have worked for the BBC, The Guardian, The Sunday Times, Country Life, The Spectator and Scottish Field. I have excellent contacts across the world and a deep knowledge of environmental issues. I have chaired a number of debates and am also available for public speaking events.

I have written a book for Bloomsbury entitled The Ethical Carnivore, that discusses the ethics of meat by only eating animals I have killed myself. It was shortlisted in the Fortnum and Mason Food Awards and won two awards at The Guild of Food Writers Awards, Best Food Book 2017 and Best Investigative Work. The book has received positive reviews, including in The Guardian and Evening Standard, which are all listed on the Amazon page.

We're thrilled to be collaborating with a multitude of MA Libraries to bring this program to our communities.  This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library. 

Celebrate National Poetry Month by making blackout poetry- using ink to select words on a printed page to compose new poetry with old words!

Supplies will be provided, online registration required.

Join Pop Up Art School for two clay projects in one! Participants will make a large bee and a cardboard honeycomb. While the bees dry,  kids will make the second project of mini bees on a clay honeycomb. Ages 6 to 10. Please register. 

Teens grades 6 and up can join us in the Conference Room to make a mini meal at our Tiny Food Craft Buffet! From petite pies to baby bananas and compact cakes, create a whole meal out of craft materials!

Registration is preferred, but drop-ins are also welcome! Join us from 3:30-4:30pm!

Drop by and play a game or two of chess! No experience or RSVP required. We'll play in the Conference Room. All ages and experience levels welcome. 

Learn how to play the Queen's Gambit and more! 

Join Ms. Jennie via Zoom for book club! We'll discuss our monthly pick and also make a craft. This month we will read Meet Yasmin! Please register for a copy of the book and supplies. Ages 6 to 10. 

Get in the groove of "Poem In Your Pocket Day" by picking up a poem at the Circulation Desk! Available until we run out!

Join us in the conference room for a special presentation and slideshow!  Beyond Flowers: Host and Nest Needs of Lesser-considered Flower-visitors  

The slideshow is a review of flower-visiting insects photographed and collected in Wendell, MA, with an emphasis on unusual species (flies, moths, wasps, and beetles) that have surprising host needs, such as fungi, lichen, carrion, water, bird's nests, skin flakes, trees, and plant roots. The concept is to give folks a more expansive and holistic view of what comprises a "pollinator habitat". 

Adam Kohl is a skilled naturalist with professional experience as a field botanist, entomological surveyor, and plant propagator. Adam has worked as an independent contractor for Norcross Sanctuary, Maine Audubon, Gegear Lab at UMass Dartmouth, Landscape Interactions, and has previously worked as a seed collector and propagation and nursery assistant at Native Plant Trust. Currently, Adam serves as the Conservation Agent for the towns of Leverett and Wendell, and in the past 3+ years, Adam has independently documented thousands of species living in Wendell, MA, including many nocturnal flower-records for moths. 

The Adult Book Club is for anyone 18 and older who loves to read and wants to discuss great books with other members of the community. Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesdays at 6pm. You have the option of attending virtually or in person in the conference room. Please register for the meeting and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person.

Click here to see the 2023 Book List.  You can pick up a copy of this month's book at the circulation desk.

It is the mission of the Marlborough Public Library Adult Book Club to provide an open and friendly environment within which all members of the community are welcome to discuss books they have read; also to expand members’ personal literary experiences by introducing them to books that they might otherwise not have selected. Monthly books, either fiction or nonfiction, are chosen by the book club members on a yearly basis in the fall and are provided in various formats (e.g. large print and audio) to ensure that all members of the community who wish to participate are able to do so.

Please register for the book club and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person. 

The 2022 midterms are over and there was much talk about the impacts of gerrymandering and dark money on the election process and results. Join Prof. Rachael V. Cobb in discussing these issues that have plagued us historically but especially in the last few years.

Please register for the zoom link

Rachael V. Cobb, Ph.D. is Chair and Associate Professor of Government at Suffolk University. Cobb specializes in U.S. elections, election administration, electoral politics, civic engagement, and political participation.

Professor Cobb established the University Pollworkers Project, a nonpartisan program designed to recruit college students as poll workers as a response to reports of an estimated shortage of 500,000 poll workers nationwide. Since 2006, more than 1,000 students from the Greater Boston area have received training and worked as poll workers.

Her work as appeared in the Quarterly Journal of Political Science and Studies in American Political Development. Professor Cobb serves on the board of MassVOTE and the Boston Election Advisory Committee. She received her Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and her AB from Bryn Mawr College.

We're thrilled to be collaborating with a multitude of MA Libraries to bring this program to our communities.  This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library.

Memorial Day

The Adult Book Club is for anyone 18 and older who loves to read and wants to discuss great books with other members of the community. Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesdays at 6pm. You have the option of attending virtually or in person in the conference room. Please register for the meeting and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person.

Click here to see the 2023 Book List.  You can pick up a copy of this month's book at the circulation desk.

It is the mission of the Marlborough Public Library Adult Book Club to provide an open and friendly environment within which all members of the community are welcome to discuss books they have read; also to expand members’ personal literary experiences by introducing them to books that they might otherwise not have selected. Monthly books, either fiction or nonfiction, are chosen by the book club members on a yearly basis in the fall and are provided in various formats (e.g. large print and audio) to ensure that all members of the community who wish to participate are able to do so.

Please register for the book club and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person. 

Juneteenth

4th of July

The Adult Book Club is for anyone 18 and older who loves to read and wants to discuss great books with other members of the community. Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesdays at 6pm. You have the option of attending virtually or in person in the conference room. Please register for the meeting and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person.

Click here to see the 2023 Book List.  You can pick up a copy of this month's book at the circulation desk.

It is the mission of the Marlborough Public Library Adult Book Club to provide an open and friendly environment within which all members of the community are welcome to discuss books they have read; also to expand members’ personal literary experiences by introducing them to books that they might otherwise not have selected. Monthly books, either fiction or nonfiction, are chosen by the book club members on a yearly basis in the fall and are provided in various formats (e.g. large print and audio) to ensure that all members of the community who wish to participate are able to do so.

Please register for the book club and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person. 

The Adult Book Club is for anyone 18 and older who loves to read and wants to discuss great books with other members of the community. Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesdays at 6pm. You have the option of attending virtually or in person in the conference room. Please register for the meeting and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person.

Click here to see the 2023 Book List.  You can pick up a copy of this month's book at the circulation desk.

It is the mission of the Marlborough Public Library Adult Book Club to provide an open and friendly environment within which all members of the community are welcome to discuss books they have read; also to expand members’ personal literary experiences by introducing them to books that they might otherwise not have selected. Monthly books, either fiction or nonfiction, are chosen by the book club members on a yearly basis in the fall and are provided in various formats (e.g. large print and audio) to ensure that all members of the community who wish to participate are able to do so.

Please register for the book club and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person. 

Labor Day

The Adult Book Club is for anyone 18 and older who loves to read and wants to discuss great books with other members of the community. Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesdays at 6pm. You have the option of attending virtually or in person in the conference room. Please register for the meeting and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person.

Click here to see the 2023 Book List.  You can pick up a copy of this month's book at the circulation desk.

It is the mission of the Marlborough Public Library Adult Book Club to provide an open and friendly environment within which all members of the community are welcome to discuss books they have read; also to expand members’ personal literary experiences by introducing them to books that they might otherwise not have selected. Monthly books, either fiction or nonfiction, are chosen by the book club members on a yearly basis in the fall and are provided in various formats (e.g. large print and audio) to ensure that all members of the community who wish to participate are able to do so.

Please register for the book club and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person. 

Columbus Day/Indigenous People's Day

The Adult Book Club is for anyone 18 and older who loves to read and wants to discuss great books with other members of the community. Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesdays at 6pm. You have the option of attending virtually or in person in the conference room. Please register for the meeting and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person.

Click here to see the 2023 Book List.  You can pick up a copy of this month's book at the circulation desk.

It is the mission of the Marlborough Public Library Adult Book Club to provide an open and friendly environment within which all members of the community are welcome to discuss books they have read; also to expand members’ personal literary experiences by introducing them to books that they might otherwise not have selected. Monthly books, either fiction or nonfiction, are chosen by the book club members on a yearly basis in the fall and are provided in various formats (e.g. large print and audio) to ensure that all members of the community who wish to participate are able to do so.

Please register for the book club and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person. 

The Adult Book Club is for anyone 18 and older who loves to read and wants to discuss great books with other members of the community. Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesdays at 6pm. You have the option of attending virtually or in person in the conference room. Please register for the meeting and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person.

Click here to see the 2023 Book List.  You can pick up a copy of this month's book at the circulation desk.

It is the mission of the Marlborough Public Library Adult Book Club to provide an open and friendly environment within which all members of the community are welcome to discuss books they have read; also to expand members’ personal literary experiences by introducing them to books that they might otherwise not have selected. Monthly books, either fiction or nonfiction, are chosen by the book club members on a yearly basis in the fall and are provided in various formats (e.g. large print and audio) to ensure that all members of the community who wish to participate are able to do so.

Please register for the book club and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person. 

The Adult Book Club is for anyone 18 and older who loves to read and wants to discuss great books with other members of the community. Meetings are on the 2nd Tuesdays at 6pm. You have the option of attending virtually or in person in the conference room. Please register for the meeting and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person.

Click here to see the 2023 Book List.  You can pick up a copy of this month's book at the circulation desk.

It is the mission of the Marlborough Public Library Adult Book Club to provide an open and friendly environment within which all members of the community are welcome to discuss books they have read; also to expand members’ personal literary experiences by introducing them to books that they might otherwise not have selected. Monthly books, either fiction or nonfiction, are chosen by the book club members on a yearly basis in the fall and are provided in various formats (e.g. large print and audio) to ensure that all members of the community who wish to participate are able to do so.

Please register for the book club and indicate whether you would like to attend Virtually or In Person.