Every day we are bombarded with information from a multitude of sources, it can be overwhelming. This four class course will go over how that information finds you and how you can verify what you’re reading. Learn how to build your information literacy in our increasingly digital world! Please make sure you are available and register for all four classes. 

Join Miss Roxanne on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for this early literacy music & movement program for preschoolers and their grownups to enjoy together. Enjoy songs, rhymes, chants, fingerplays and a flannel board using scarves, shaker eggs, and rhythm sticks. To make it even more interactive, have a look around your home before the event for something to use as a scarf (a washcloth or dishtowel?), something that makes a noise (rice in covered plastic container?), and two sticks to clack together (sticks or pencils or wooden spoons?).

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class. 

Join Miss Diana on Facebook Live every Wednesday at 10am! Be sure to add your baby's name to the comments so they can get a special hello! "Like" The Shrewsbury Public Library to get notified when we go "Live"!

Want a reminder on Facebook? Here's our event page: https://bit.ly/2UmxWti

No registration necessary. Perfect for babies 0-2 years old, but all are welcome!

Join Miss Sonja on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for a live stream of Wiggle Words! Need a reminder on Facebook? Here's the link to the events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1624071154437574/

No tokens, no registration. Go to our page and you're good to go! 

Use the bag of mystery ingredients to create "art" and incorporate them into an artwork. Materials can be altered but every item needs to be used in some form  You can use additional items from home.

Kits are available starting at 10AM.  They will be located outside to the left of the main enterance, next to the book return.

Please, only one kit per child.  While supplies last. If you can, post the picture of the finished product on our FB page or send it to us at SPLkids@cwmars.org

We are so happy to announce that the fabulous "Young Scientists" classes are back! Young Scientists is a free STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) program* facilitated by  STEM Beginnings.

• Classes will meet VIRTUALLY.
• Program is for children ages 3-6 with a parent or caregiver. Children must be continually supervised by a grownup while participating.
• Program is 45 minutes long. We ask that you are promptly ready to enter the zoom meeting when it begins.
• Registration is required. A zoom meeting link will be sent to the email you used to register for the program. Space is limited.
• Registration will open two weeks before each meeting date. You need to register for each individual date you would like to attend.
• This program needs a minimum of 8 participants and is subject to cancellation if registrations fall below this minimum.
• Each week a list of materials needed for class will be emailed to you.

*The “Young Scientists” series is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), which is a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) Grant funded by the Department of Early Education and Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.

This group is about a good book and a good discussion. Titles are selcted from various genres and copies of the book will be available for checkout. 

New members are welcome. 

If you wish to receive a zoom invite for the meeting, please email prathnam@shrewsburyma.gov

A memory cafe is a welcoming place for people at early stages of Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia AND their care partners. 

The Memory Cafe will meet on the first and third Friday of every month from 2 - 3:30 PM. Meetings are held on Zoom.

Join us for a sing-a-long with Julie Stepanek! She will be bringing her ukulele and her beautiful singing voice to regale
us with songs we know and love.

To receive a Zoom invite for this meeting, please email cbudge@cwmars.org. 

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class. 

Learning to code with Miss Diana! We will read "How to Code a Sandcastle" and discuss the basics of coding. You'll play a game trying to code how to put on a jacket as well! (If you participated back in December, this will be a repeat program)

For kids in grade K-2. Regiatration is required for this Zoom event.

Join Miss Roxanne on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for this early literacy music & movement program for preschoolers and their grownups to enjoy together. Enjoy songs, rhymes, chants, fingerplays and a flannel board using scarves, shaker eggs, and rhythm sticks. To make it even more interactive, have a look around your home before the event for something to use as a scarf (a washcloth or dishtowel?), something that makes a noise (rice in covered plastic container?), and two sticks to clack together (sticks or pencils or wooden spoons?).

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class. 

The college admissions process can be complex - don’t be caught unprepared! In this presentation provided by a representative from the Princeton Review, you can learn the key elements of the admissions process and how you can reduce stress and increase success in finding your dream college.

Teens and their parents are invited to attend. Register is required - click here. Presentation will be via Princeton Review Classroom. 

Join Miss Diana on Facebook Live every Wednesday at 10am! Be sure to add your baby's name to the comments so they can get a special hello! "Like" The Shrewsbury Public Library to get notified when we go "Live"!

Want a reminder on Facebook? Here's our event page: https://bit.ly/2UmxWti

No registration necessary. Perfect for babies 0-2 years old, but all are welcome!

Are you trying to lose weight by eating less and exercising more?  If this is not working for you and you are on the yo-yo with your weight you may be interested in learning about intermittent fasting. 

Bring your questions because in this introduction class to fasting you will learn everything you need to start fasting safely.

We will go over what you can drink, what is allowed, what is not allowed, how long you should fast, and what tips can make the whole process easier.

Join Miss Sonja on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for a live stream of Wiggle Words! Need a reminder on Facebook? Here's the link to the events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1624071154437574/

No tokens, no registration. Go to our page and you're good to go! 

Use your green thumb and plant the flower at home.  Container, soil and seeds are provided

Kits are available starting at 10AM.  They will be located outside to the left of the main enterance, next to the book return.

Please, only one kit per child.  While supplies last. 

We are so happy to announce that the fabulous "Young Scientists" classes are back! Young Scientists is a free STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) program* facilitated by  STEM Beginnings.

• Classes will meet VIRTUALLY.
• Program is for children ages 3-6 with a parent or caregiver. Children must be continually supervised by a grownup while participating.
• Program is 45 minutes long. We ask that you are promptly ready to enter the zoom meeting when it begins.
• Registration is required. A zoom meeting link will be sent to the email you used to register for the program. Space is limited.
• Registration will open two weeks before each meeting date. You need to register for each individual date you would like to attend.
• This program needs a minimum of 8 participants and is subject to cancellation if registrations fall below this minimum.
• Each week a list of materials needed for class will be emailed to you.

*The “Young Scientists” series is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), which is a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) Grant funded by the Department of Early Education and Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.

Be kind to your mind with calm space visualization! Join Amy Rutledge, a certified meditation instructor, for the first event in a three-part series, where you will be guided to imagine a calm space with all the senses that you can use whenever you are feeling stressed. 

Participants will learn how to cultivate self love, self worth, confidence, compassion, focus, concentration, reduce stress, relieve anxiety, and navigate difficult emotions and change. Classes are 30 minutes with an intro, guided practice, then time for Q&A. Beginners welcome! For grades 7-12. Registration required starting February 25. 

Register separately for Gratitude Meditation on March 25 and Goal Setting on April 8. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Shrewsbury Public Library.

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class. 

Join Miss Roxanne on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for this early literacy music & movement program for preschoolers and their grownups to enjoy together. Enjoy songs, rhymes, chants, fingerplays and a flannel board using scarves, shaker eggs, and rhythm sticks. To make it even more interactive, have a look around your home before the event for something to use as a scarf (a washcloth or dishtowel?), something that makes a noise (rice in covered plastic container?), and two sticks to clack together (sticks or pencils or wooden spoons?).

The snow is melting, the birds are chirping - spring is on the way! Get your garden started now with Teen Take & Make - Seed Starters! We’ll provide the supplies to make egg carton seed starters with vegetable seeds. Instructions will be included. Kits will be available outside the Library by the main entrance on Tuesday, March 16 starting at 10:00 am. First come first serve while supplies last. No registration necessary. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Shrewsbury Public Library.

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class. 

In this fast-paced, stressful world we live in, is there a way to decompress, recharge and experience peacefulness? Explore the power of meditation with Arvind Naik to transform our lives and find the joy and serenity we are longing for. Experience a simple, yet powerful method of meditation that can be used daily to enhance your life.  This is a virtual program.

Arvind Naik, MBA in Global Business Management from NYIT, is educated as an Electronics Engineer and works as a Data Architect and Business Professional in Information Technology.  He has been giving lectures and workshops on the topic of meditation, where he discusses how incorporating meditation into our daily routine can be life changing. In his programs Arvind, explores how this practice can help each of us develop physically, mentally, and spiritually. Arvind led a meditation program at Target  and regularly speaks at libraries all across the country and  local community centers.  Most recently he spoke at Boston Scientific to introduce meditation as a tool for stress reduction in the workplace and he was invited by the Columbia Heights Police Department to give talks on the many benefits of meditation and how it can help the Officers with their day to day stress.  Arvind lives in Minnesota and is married with two sons. 

Join Miss Diana on Facebook Live every Wednesday at 10am! Be sure to add your baby's name to the comments so they can get a special hello! "Like" The Shrewsbury Public Library to get notified when we go "Live"!

Want a reminder on Facebook? Here's our event page: https://bit.ly/2UmxWti

No registration necessary. Perfect for babies 0-2 years old, but all are welcome!

Join us for a live performance of Irish music with Deirdre Sweeney on March 17th. In additional to the traditional repertoire, musical selections will include lesser known tunes culled from old manuscripts as well as more recent compositions.

Ms. Sweeney has spent many years involved in Irish traditional music, American fife and drum, and 18th-century colonial dance music, including teaching, performing, and arranging. She is also a member of the central Massachusetts Irish-language group Ár dTeanga Féin (meaning "Our Own Language") and encourages anyone with an interest in learning the language to visit their website www.adtf.org .

Join Miss Sonja on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for a live stream of Wiggle Words! Need a reminder on Facebook? Here's the link to the events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1624071154437574/

No tokens, no registration. Go to our page and you're good to go! 

We are so happy to announce that the fabulous "Young Scientists" classes are back! Young Scientists is a free STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) program* facilitated by  STEM Beginnings.

• Classes will meet VIRTUALLY.
• Program is for children ages 3-6 with a parent or caregiver. Children must be continually supervised by a grownup while participating.
• Program is 45 minutes long. We ask that you are promptly ready to enter the zoom meeting when it begins.
• Registration is required. A zoom meeting link will be sent to the email you used to register for the program. Space is limited.
• Registration will open two weeks before each meeting date. You need to register for each individual date you would like to attend.
• This program needs a minimum of 8 participants and is subject to cancellation if registrations fall below this minimum.
• Each week a list of materials needed for class will be emailed to you.

*The “Young Scientists” series is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), which is a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) Grant funded by the Department of Early Education and Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.

Join your fellow local writers for a collegial and useful two-hour program offered virtually to work on personal essays or short memoirs you’d like to get published. Create some of your own essays during the “get-to-the-heart-of-the-story” writing sessions or bring already written essays under 800 words to share with other writers.

Topics covered include: Mining Your Life for Stories. Finding the Universal Truth. Pitching to Editors. Developing a Healthy Relationship with Rejection.

Join us from your home with a beverage, notebook and pen. We will take a short break in the middle of the program. Handout will be provided.

The partially grant-funded writing workshop will be led by local writer Giulietta “Julie” Nardone.  Her essays have been published in places such as Psychology Today, Spirituality & Health Magazine, Boston Globe Magazine, Chicken Soup for The Soul, Purple Clover, Christian Science Monitor and broadcast on NPR. She is the author of Feel More Alive! 30 Brilliant Ways To Reignite Your Inner Spark.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Shrewsbury Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

A memory cafe is a welcoming place for people at early stages of Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia AND their care partners. 

The Memory Cafe will meet on the first and third Friday of every month from 2 - 3:30 PM. Meetings are held on Zoom.

Kalifornia Karl will be entertaining us with some joyful noise!

To receive a Zoom invite for this meeting, please email cbudge@cwmars.org. 

Add “making a delicious meal for the whole family” to your list of new accomplishments - Julie Manning will give you step-by-step instructions to make a vegetable lasagna for dinner tonight! This Zoom cooking class requires the use of a stove and oven. A list of ingredients will be provided one week prior to the class so you can make a trip to the grocery store. For grades 5-12. Registration required starting March 5. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Shrewsbury Public Library.

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class. 

Did you know there's more than one Shrewsbury Library in the world?  Come and join the staff of the Shrewsbury Public Library from Shrewsbury, Massachusetts, and the Shrewsbury Library, Shropshire, United Kingdom for a fun filled virtual tour of both buildings, followed by a Q&A session where you can ask all of your burning library-related questions and learn all about how libraries function on both sides of the Atlantic!  If you've been missing the library and its staff over the last few months, this is a great opportunity to reconnect and see what everyone has been up to.

Anyone interested in genealogy (or family history) can now join the Shrewsbury Genealogy Club from the comfort of their home! The club will meet on the fourth Monday of every month starting at 7:00 P.M. 

To register, email the Genealogy Club’s clubmaster, former SPL Assistant Director George Brown, at geobrown1940@gmail.com.

Join Miss Roxanne on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for this early literacy music & movement program for preschoolers and their grownups to enjoy together. Enjoy songs, rhymes, chants, fingerplays and a flannel board using scarves, shaker eggs, and rhythm sticks. To make it even more interactive, have a look around your home before the event for something to use as a scarf (a washcloth or dishtowel?), something that makes a noise (rice in covered plastic container?), and two sticks to clack together (sticks or pencils or wooden spoons?).

Learn a little about Indian festival of colors "HOLI" and enjoy the craft related to it.

Kits are available starting at 10AM.  They will be located outside to the left of the main enterance, next to the book return.

Please, only one kit per child.  While supplies last. If you can, post a picture of the finished craft on our FB page or send it to us at splkids@cwmars.org

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class. 

Join Miss Diana on Facebook Live every Wednesday at 10am! Be sure to add your baby's name to the comments so they can get a special hello! "Like" The Shrewsbury Public Library to get notified when we go "Live"!

Want a reminder on Facebook? Here's our event page: https://bit.ly/2UmxWti

No registration necessary. Perfect for babies 0-2 years old, but all are welcome!

Join Miss Sonja on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for a live stream of Wiggle Words! Need a reminder on Facebook? Here's the link to the events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1624071154437574/

No tokens, no registration. Go to our page and you're good to go! 

We are so happy to announce that the fabulous "Young Scientists" classes are back! Young Scientists is a free STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) program* facilitated by  STEM Beginnings.

• Classes will meet VIRTUALLY.
• Program is for children ages 3-6 with a parent or caregiver. Children must be continually supervised by a grownup while participating.
• Program is 45 minutes long. We ask that you are promptly ready to enter the zoom meeting when it begins.
• Registration is required. A zoom meeting link will be sent to the email you used to register for the program. Space is limited.
• Registration will open two weeks before each meeting date. You need to register for each individual date you would like to attend.
• This program needs a minimum of 8 participants and is subject to cancellation if registrations fall below this minimum.
• Each week a list of materials needed for class will be emailed to you.

*The “Young Scientists” series is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), which is a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) Grant funded by the Department of Early Education and Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.

Just because we can’t meet in person doesn’t mean the end of the Cookbook Book Group! We’ve planned an eclectic variety of programs designed to keep us cooking. We’ll chat with cookbook authors, local food purveyors and other foodies. We’ll learn, share ideas and maybe even find hidden culinary treasures. . .

Watch the library’s calendar page for each month's socially distant adventures in food! Please register to get a Zoom invite!

Join Reading Glasses - a casual and collaborative book group for adults in their 20s and 30s! Each month we take turns presenting our choices for our next read and we vote on a favorite. If you've ever dropped out of a book group because you didn't like the books being chosen, give us a try! We're more than just a book group, we're friends talking about books.

Be kind to your mind with gratitude meditation! Join Amy Rutledge, a certified meditation instructor, for the second event in a three-part series, where you will be guided to focus on all the things we have to be grateful for and shift a mindset of scarcity, anxiety, and lack to one of abundance, hope and joy 

Participants will learn how to cultivate self love, self worth, confidence, compassion, focus, concentration, reduce stress, relieve anxiety, and navigate difficult emotions and change. Classes are 30 minutes with an intro, guided practice, then time for Q&A. Beginners welcome! For grades 7-12. Registration required starting March 11. 

Register separately for Calm Space Visualization on March 11 and Goal Setting on April 8. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Shrewsbury Public Library.

Howie Newman’s virtual Musical Baseball Show includes baseball songs, baseball trivia and stories about his days on the Red Sox beat. A sportswriter for 18 years, he covered baseball for several major daily papers in the Boston area, including the Boston Globe and Patriot Ledger. For more information about the Musical Baseball Show, visit www.howienewman.com/baseball-show

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class. 

Join Miss Roxanne on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for this early literacy music & movement program for preschoolers and their grownups to enjoy together. Enjoy songs, rhymes, chants, fingerplays and a flannel board using scarves, shaker eggs, and rhythm sticks. To make it even more interactive, have a look around your home before the event for something to use as a scarf (a washcloth or dishtowel?), something that makes a noise (rice in covered plastic container?), and two sticks to clack together (sticks or pencils or wooden spoons?).

Join Miss Diana on Facebook Live every Wednesday at 10am! Be sure to add your baby's name to the comments so they can get a special hello! "Like" The Shrewsbury Public Library to get notified when we go "Live"!

Want a reminder on Facebook? Here's our event page: https://bit.ly/2UmxWti

No registration necessary. Perfect for babies 0-2 years old, but all are welcome!

Join Miss Sonja on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for a live stream of Wiggle Words! Need a reminder on Facebook? Here's the link to the events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1624071154437574/

No tokens, no registration. Go to our page and you're good to go! 

We are so happy to announce that the fabulous "Young Scientists" classes are back! Young Scientists is a free STEM (Science Technology Engineering and Math) program* facilitated by  STEM Beginnings.

• Classes will meet VIRTUALLY.
• Program is for children ages 3-6 with a parent or caregiver. Children must be continually supervised by a grownup while participating.
• Program is 45 minutes long. We ask that you are promptly ready to enter the zoom meeting when it begins.
• Registration is required. A zoom meeting link will be sent to the email you used to register for the program. Space is limited.
• Registration will open two weeks before each meeting date. You need to register for each individual date you would like to attend.
• This program needs a minimum of 8 participants and is subject to cancellation if registrations fall below this minimum.
• Each week a list of materials needed for class will be emailed to you.

*The “Young Scientists” series is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), which is a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) Grant funded by the Department of Early Education and Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.

This group is about a good book and a good discussion. Titles are selcted from various genres and copies of the book will be available for checkout. 

New members are welcome. 

If you wish to receive a zoom invite for the meeting, please email prathnam@shrewsburyma.gov

A memory cafe is a welcoming place for people at early stages of Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia AND their care partners. 

The Memory Cafe will meet on the first and third Friday of every month from 2 - 3:30 PM. Meetings are held on Zoom.

To receive a Zoom invite for this meeting, please email cbudge@cwmars.org. 

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class.

Join Miss Roxanne on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for this early literacy music & movement program for preschoolers and their grownups to enjoy together. Enjoy songs, rhymes, chants, fingerplays and a flannel board using scarves, shaker eggs, and rhythm sticks. To make it even more interactive, have a look around your home before the event for something to use as a scarf (a washcloth or dishtowel?), something that makes a noise (rice in covered plastic container?), and two sticks to clack together (sticks or pencils or wooden spoons?).

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class.

Join Miss Diana on Facebook Live every Wednesday at 10am! Be sure to add your baby's name to the comments so they can get a special hello! "Like" The Shrewsbury Public Library to get notified when we go "Live"!

Want a reminder on Facebook? Here's our event page: https://bit.ly/2UmxWti

No registration necessary. Perfect for babies 0-2 years old, but all are welcome!

Join Miss Sonja on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for a live stream of Wiggle Words! Need a reminder on Facebook? Here's the link to the events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1624071154437574/

No tokens, no registration. Go to our page and you're good to go! 

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class.

Join Miss Roxanne on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for this early literacy music & movement program for preschoolers and their grownups to enjoy together. Enjoy songs, rhymes, chants, fingerplays and a flannel board using scarves, shaker eggs, and rhythm sticks. To make it even more interactive, have a look around your home before the event for something to use as a scarf (a washcloth or dishtowel?), something that makes a noise (rice in covered plastic container?), and two sticks to clack together (sticks or pencils or wooden spoons?).

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class.

We are living in times that are stressful, and meditation can be just the tool we need to help us cope with the challenges of everyday life.  Join Nirav Sheth, long time meditator who has been practicing meditation for over 30 years.  He will discuss how meditation can improve our physical, mental, and spiritual health.  This evening you will have a chance to learn and practice a simple technique that can reduce stress, enhance relaxation, and promote inner growth.   This is a virtual program.

Nirav Sheth is the Founder and President of Stratosphere, a consulting firm whose mission is to help individuals and businesses reach new heights. It provides life planning and life coaching services for individuals and strategic planning and marketing services for businesses. Prior to that he has 25 years of experience in the medical device industry, primarily at Medtronic, one of the world's largest medical device companies, including leadership roles in general management, marketing and program management. Nirav has a Master of Science degree in Biomedical Engineering from Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. He has 10 patents and 11 publications in scientific journals. 

Nirav has been conducting meditation classes at Smiths Medical, Medtronic and other venues in the Minnesota area as well as in different parts of the country for 10 years. He has been practicing meditation for over 15 years. He lives with his wife and two children in the Minneapolis area.   

Join Miss Diana on Facebook Live every Wednesday at 10am! Be sure to add your baby's name to the comments so they can get a special hello! "Like" The Shrewsbury Public Library to get notified when we go "Live"!

Want a reminder on Facebook? Here's our event page: https://bit.ly/2UmxWti

No registration necessary. Perfect for babies 0-2 years old, but all are welcome!

Award-winning pastel artist Gregory John Maichack will present “Jean Francois Millet’s Dandelions: How to Pastel Paint,” a virtual pastel painting workshop for adults and teens Designed for both new beginners to advanced participants.

In this new, highly researched two-hour workshop, participants will have fun producing their own original pastel painting of Millet’s elegant “Dandelions.” Gregory Maichack visited the Museum of Fine Arts (MFA) Boston, which has the largest collection of Millet’s pastels, and he took pictures of “Dandelions,” which is in their permanent collection. Participants will create their own smaller version, choosing parts from Millet’s pastel painting that inspires them. All attendees will see why Vincent van Gogh was enamored with Millet's work and why Vincent did plant studies inspired by Millet. As always, all will keep their pastel paintings.

Join Miss Sonja on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for a live stream of Wiggle Words! Need a reminder on Facebook? Here's the link to the events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1624071154437574/

No tokens, no registration. Go to our page and you're good to go! 

Exploring the rib-tickling world of musical humor, this fun-filled virtual presentation is the perfect antidote to the blues. 

Host Craig Harris is a master percussionist, educator, historian, storyteller, photographer, host of a Friday night radio show (bluegrasscountry.org) and the author of Crossing Borders: My Journey in Music (written with Max Baca of the Grammy-winning Los Texmaniacs) (May 2020). He is also the author of Bluegrass, Newgrass, Old-time and Americana Music (2018), The Band: Pioneers of Americana Music (2014/2017), Heartbeat, Warble and the Electric Powwow: American Indian Music (2016), and The New Folk Music (1993). Harris’ reviews, articles, and photographs have appeared in countless newspapers, magazines, and websites. Having played percussion for C.J. Chenier, Greg Brown, Jonathan Edwards, Rod MacDonald, Melanie, Merl Saunders, Rick Danko, and Los Texmaniacs, he is a member of Two Days Jeans and the Gaea Star Band (with whom he’s co-hosted the syndicated Gaea Crystal Radio Hour since 2014). After teaching music in public/charter schools for more than a quarter of a century, Harris launched Drum Away the Blues in 2009. Since then, he’s also presented programs on Indigenous music, America’s musical roots, Woodstock’s 50th anniversary, and rock and roll.

A memory cafe is a welcoming place for people at early stages of Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia AND their care partners. 

The Memory Cafe will meet on the first and third Friday of every month from 2 - 3:30 PM. Meetings are held on Zoom.

Jukebox Days: Reminisce and celebrate rock 'n roll from the 50's and 60's.

To receive a Zoom invite for this meeting, please email cbudge@cwmars.org. 

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class.

Join Miss Roxanne on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for this early literacy music & movement program for preschoolers and their grownups to enjoy together. Enjoy songs, rhymes, chants, fingerplays and a flannel board using scarves, shaker eggs, and rhythm sticks. To make it even more interactive, have a look around your home before the event for something to use as a scarf (a washcloth or dishtowel?), something that makes a noise (rice in covered plastic container?), and two sticks to clack together (sticks or pencils or wooden spoons?).

Prior to the Civil War era, no African American woman had earned a bachelor’s degree or been appointed to teach a class of white students. Fanny Jackson Coppin managed to do both. Born into slavery, she went on to become Oberlin College’s second Black female graduate, its first Black instructor, and a lifelong educator and activist. For over three decades, she served as principal of Philadelphia’s Institute for Colored Youth (now Cheyney University). This lecture explains how Coppin’s life shaped her teaching philosophy. From her own adversities and achievements, Coppin knew better than anyone that knowledge was power. As an educator, she dismissed disparities in students’ means, backgrounds, and preparation and began instead from the premise that every child has the ability to learn.

John Frederick Bell is an assistant professor of history at Assumption University in Worcester. Previously, he was a Spencer Dissertation Fellow at the National Academy of Education, a Kilachand Postdoctoral Fellow at Boston University, and a visiting lecturer at Brown University. He received his PhD in American Studies from Harvard. Prior to pursuing graduate study, he worked as an analyst at the National Archives and as a high school social studies teacher.

His research examines the intersecting histories of race, education, and social reform in nineteenth-century America. His forthcoming book, Degrees of Equality: Abolitionist Colleges and the Politics of Race, will be published by Louisiana State University Press.

Join Miss Diana on Facebook Live every Wednesday at 10am! Be sure to add your baby's name to the comments so they can get a special hello! "Like" The Shrewsbury Public Library to get notified when we go "Live"!

Want a reminder on Facebook? Here's our event page: https://bit.ly/2UmxWti

No registration necessary. Perfect for babies 0-2 years old, but all are welcome!

Learn how to take care of your feet if you have diabetes or have a loved one with diabetes.  You will learn what to look for on your feet could become a problem such as a blister or wound.  We will go over ways to prevent these problems as well as what are some of the problems with poor blood flow and neuropathy.  Finally, we will look at the dreaded problems of charcot and amputation that can affect those with diabetes.  Please remember, this is not medical care, but for educational purposes only.

Join Miss Sonja on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for a live stream of Wiggle Words! Need a reminder on Facebook? Here's the link to the events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1624071154437574/

No tokens, no registration. Go to our page and you're good to go! 

Just because we can’t meet in person doesn’t mean the end of the Cookbook Book Group! We’ve planned an eclectic variety of programs designed to keep us cooking. We’ll chat with cookbook authors, local food purveyors and other foodies. We’ll learn, share ideas and maybe even find hidden culinary treasures. . .

Watch the library’s calendar page for each month's socially distant adventures in food! Please register to get a Zoom invite!

Anyone interested in genealogy (or family history) can now join the Shrewsbury Genealogy Club from the comfort of their home! The club will meet on the fourth Monday of every month starting at 7:00 P.M. 

To register, email the Genealogy Club’s clubmaster, former SPL Assistant Director George Brown, at geobrown1940@gmail.com.

Join Miss Roxanne on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for this early literacy music & movement program for preschoolers and their grownups to enjoy together. Enjoy songs, rhymes, chants, fingerplays and a flannel board using scarves, shaker eggs, and rhythm sticks. To make it even more interactive, have a look around your home before the event for something to use as a scarf (a washcloth or dishtowel?), something that makes a noise (rice in covered plastic container?), and two sticks to clack together (sticks or pencils or wooden spoons?).

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class.

Join Miss Diana on Facebook Live every Wednesday at 10am! Be sure to add your baby's name to the comments so they can get a special hello! "Like" The Shrewsbury Public Library to get notified when we go "Live"!

Want a reminder on Facebook? Here's our event page: https://bit.ly/2UmxWti

No registration necessary. Perfect for babies 0-2 years old, but all are welcome!

Join Miss Sonja on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for a live stream of Wiggle Words! Need a reminder on Facebook? Here's the link to the events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1624071154437574/

No tokens, no registration. Go to our page and you're good to go! 

A new way to explore your creativity with beautiful glassware that you paint yourself! Learn how to create your own amazing handpainted flower vase! This is the beginner glass painting class where local artist, Bindu Gupta will teach you the basics of how to paint your own glass vase with artistic techniques, fine detail effects, and professional tips.

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class.

Join Miss Roxanne on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for this early literacy music & movement program for preschoolers and their grownups to enjoy together. Enjoy songs, rhymes, chants, fingerplays and a flannel board using scarves, shaker eggs, and rhythm sticks. To make it even more interactive, have a look around your home before the event for something to use as a scarf (a washcloth or dishtowel?), something that makes a noise (rice in covered plastic container?), and two sticks to clack together (sticks or pencils or wooden spoons?).

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class.

Join Miss Diana on Facebook Live every Wednesday at 10am! Be sure to add your baby's name to the comments so they can get a special hello! "Like" The Shrewsbury Public Library to get notified when we go "Live"!

Want a reminder on Facebook? Here's our event page: https://bit.ly/2UmxWti

No registration necessary. Perfect for babies 0-2 years old, but all are welcome!

Join Miss Sonja on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for a live stream of Wiggle Words! Need a reminder on Facebook? Here's the link to the events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1624071154437574/

No tokens, no registration. Go to our page and you're good to go! 

This group is about a good book and a good discussion. Titles are selcted from various genres and copies of the book will be available for checkout. 

New members are welcome. 

If you wish to receive a zoom invite for the meeting, please email prathnam@shrewsburyma.gov

A memory cafe is a welcoming place for people at early stages of Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia AND their care partners. 

The Memory Cafe will meet on the first and third Friday of every month from 2 - 3:30 PM. Meetings are held on Zoom.

Enjoy music therapy with Linda Lasalle.

To receive a Zoom invite for this meeting, please email cbudge@cwmars.org. 

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class.

Join Miss Roxanne on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for this early literacy music & movement program for preschoolers and their grownups to enjoy together. Enjoy songs, rhymes, chants, fingerplays and a flannel board using scarves, shaker eggs, and rhythm sticks. To make it even more interactive, have a look around your home before the event for something to use as a scarf (a washcloth or dishtowel?), something that makes a noise (rice in covered plastic container?), and two sticks to clack together (sticks or pencils or wooden spoons?).

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class.

Join Miss Diana on Facebook Live every Wednesday at 10am! Be sure to add your baby's name to the comments so they can get a special hello! "Like" The Shrewsbury Public Library to get notified when we go "Live"!

Want a reminder on Facebook? Here's our event page: https://bit.ly/2UmxWti

No registration necessary. Perfect for babies 0-2 years old, but all are welcome!

Join Miss Sonja on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for a live stream of Wiggle Words! Need a reminder on Facebook? Here's the link to the events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1624071154437574/

No tokens, no registration. Go to our page and you're good to go! 

This stereotype-defying virtual program celebrates the diverse sounds of Native America and introduces its greatest artists. 

Craig Harris is a master percussionist, educator, historian, storyteller, photographer, host of a Friday night radio show (bluegrasscountry.org) and the author of Crossing Borders: My Journey in Music (written with Max Baca of the Grammy-winning Los Texmaniacs) (May 2020). He is also the author of Bluegrass, Newgrass, Old-time and Americana Music (2018), The Band: Pioneers of Americana Music (2014/2017), Heartbeat, Warble and the Electric Powwow: American Indian Music (2016), and The New Folk Music (1993). Harris’ reviews, articles, and photographs have appeared in countless newspapers, magazines, and websites. Having played percussion for C.J. Chenier, Greg Brown, Jonathan Edwards, Rod MacDonald, Melanie, Merl Saunders, Rick Danko, and Los Texmaniacs, he is a member of Two Days Jeans and the Gaea Star Band (with whom he’s co-hosted the syndicated Gaea Crystal Radio Hour since 2014). After teaching music in public/charter schools for more than a quarter of a century, Harris launched Drum Away the Blues in 2009. Since then, he’s also presented programs on Indigenous music, America’s musical roots, Woodstock’s 50th anniversary, and rock and roll.

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class.

Join Miss Roxanne on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for this early literacy music & movement program for preschoolers and their grownups to enjoy together. Enjoy songs, rhymes, chants, fingerplays and a flannel board using scarves, shaker eggs, and rhythm sticks. To make it even more interactive, have a look around your home before the event for something to use as a scarf (a washcloth or dishtowel?), something that makes a noise (rice in covered plastic container?), and two sticks to clack together (sticks or pencils or wooden spoons?).

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class.

Join Miss Diana on Facebook Live every Wednesday at 10am! Be sure to add your baby's name to the comments so they can get a special hello! "Like" The Shrewsbury Public Library to get notified when we go "Live"!

Want a reminder on Facebook? Here's our event page: https://bit.ly/2UmxWti

No registration necessary. Perfect for babies 0-2 years old, but all are welcome!

Join Miss Sonja on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for a live stream of Wiggle Words! Need a reminder on Facebook? Here's the link to the events page: https://www.facebook.com/events/1624071154437574/

No tokens, no registration. Go to our page and you're good to go! 

A memory cafe is a welcoming place for people at early stages of Alzheimer's or other forms of dementia AND their care partners. 

The Memory Cafe will meet on the first and third Friday of every month from 2 - 3:30 PM. Meetings are held on Zoom.

Listen to beautiful harp music by Shelley Otis.

To receive a Zoom invite for this meeting, please email cbudge@cwmars.org. 

Free conversation circles are a great way to learn English in an informal, relaxed setting. This program is for adults who wish to improve their conversational skills. Classes are on Tuesday afternoons from 3:00 PM-4:30 PM or Saturday mornings from 10:30 AM-12:00 PM. 

If you would like a Zoom invite to the class, please email splreference@cwmars.org and tell us if you want to attend the Tuesday class or the Saturday class.

Anyone interested in genealogy (or family history) can now join the Shrewsbury Genealogy Club from the comfort of their home! The club will meet on the fourth Monday of every month starting at 7:00 P.M. 

To register, email the Genealogy Club’s clubmaster, former SPL Assistant Director George Brown, at geobrown1940@gmail.com.

Join Miss Roxanne on the Shrewsbury Public Library Facebook Page for this early literacy music & movement program for preschoolers and their grownups to enjoy together. Enjoy songs, rhymes, chants, fingerplays and a flannel board using scarves, shaker eggs, and rhythm sticks. To make it even more interactive, have a look around your home before the event for something to use as a scarf (a washcloth or dishtowel?), something that makes a noise (rice in covered plastic container?), and two sticks to clack together (sticks or pencils or wooden spoons?).