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Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Spencer Road Branch
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities that enhance early literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Tweens Create: Paper Fan Dragon

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Tweens (Grades 4-8)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 14
Event Details:

Make several paper fans and glue them together to make a huge dragon!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Board Game Night

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+, Families, Everyone
Spencer Road Branch
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Spencer Road First Floor Vending Area
Age Group: Kids, Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5), Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+, Families, Everyone
Class & Event Types: Evenings & Weekends, Games & Activities
Event Details:

Play board games from our game library! Feel free to drop in anytime during the open play. We will be playing board games in the vending area on the first floor behind the information desk when you walk in. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Diaper Distribution

12:00pm - 4:00pm
Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Spencer Road Branch
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Age Group: Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Event Details:

Spencer Road Branch is offering free emergency diaper distribution in the Commons at Spencer Road near the north entrance. 

Baby Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Babies (Ages 0-1)
Spencer Road Branch
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Babies (Ages 0-1)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for babies birth to 11 months and their caregivers.

Teens Create: Paint Chip Calendar

5:00pm - 6:00pm
Teens (Grades 7-12)
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Teens (Grades 7-12)
Class & Event Types: Arts & Crafts, Evenings & Weekends
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 18
Event Details:

Keep track of your schedule with a custom paint chip calendar to match your aesthetic. 

Disclaimer(s)

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Fun for Ones

10:00am - 10:30am
Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Spencer Road Branch
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning
Event Details:

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for one-year-olds and their caregivers.

Recommended for Toddlers 12-23 Months

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

Alzheimer's Association Support Group

10:30am - 12:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room N
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Health & Wellness, Self Improvement & Professional Development
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20
Event Details:

Support groups create a safe, confidential, supportive environment or community and a chance for participants to develop informal mutual support and social relationships.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Canasta - Hand and Foot

1:30pm - 3:30pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Games & Activities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

 Join us to learn and play Hand and Foot!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Food and/or Drinks

Food and/or drinks will be served at this program or event. Please contact the Library with any questions or concerns you have.

While we do not serve snacks containing nuts at any youth classes, we cannot always ensure there is no cross-contamination in processing. If you are concerned, please ask to see the packaging at the event.  

Time for Twos

9:30am - 10:00am
Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Spencer Road Branch
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for two-year-olds and their caregivers.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Time for Twos

10:30am - 11:00am
Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Spencer Road Branch
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities for two-year-olds and their caregivers.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Book Discussion: "All in Her Head" by Elizabeth Comen

11:30am - 12:30pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Clubs & Communities
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

"For as long as medicine has been a practice, women's bodies have been treated like objects to be examined and ignored, idealized and sexualized, shamed, subjugated, mutilated, and dismissed.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Food and/or Drinks

Food and/or drinks will be served at this program or event. Please contact the Library with any questions or concerns you have.

While we do not serve snacks containing nuts at any youth classes, we cannot always ensure there is no cross-contamination in processing. If you are concerned, please ask to see the packaging at the event.  

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Book Discussion: "Still Life" by Louise Penny

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room O
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Friends & Foundation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

The discovery of a dead body in the woods on Thanksgiving Weekend brings Chief Inspector Armand Gamache and his colleagues from the Surete du Quebec to a small village in the Eastern Townships.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Food and/or Drinks

Food and/or drinks will be served at this program or event. Please contact the Library with any questions or concerns you have.

While we do not serve snacks containing nuts at any youth classes, we cannot always ensure there is no cross-contamination in processing. If you are concerned, please ask to see the packaging at the event.  

Sponsored by Friends

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Homeschool Explorers: Let It Snow!

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Early Elementary (Grades K-2), Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Class & Event Types: History & Culture, Homeschool, Science & Technology
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 5
Event Details:

Explore new subjects through presentations, demonstrations, resources, and activities.

Learn about the science behind snow and about the most ferocious snowstorms in history! We'll also be making a snowflake craft!

This program is recommended for Grades K-5.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Let's Read: "Number the Stars" by Lois Lowry

4:30pm - 5:30pm
Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Upper Elementary (Grades 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Clubs & Communities, Evenings & Weekends, History & Culture, Hobbies & Recreation, Homeschool
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch.

Copies are available starting one month prior to the discussion, while supplies last.

"Let's Read" is a book club for kids! Please pick up a copy of the book at the hosting branch, read on your own, and then come into the library for a group discussion and fun activities about the book you read!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Puzzle Competition - Mystery Night!

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room M - BJC St. Peters Room
Age Group: Tweens (Grades 4-8), Teens (Grades 7-12), Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 16
Event Details:

Join us in a special puzzle challenge! Teams of 2-4 people will race against the clock to finish the unique, 300 piece puzzle at their table. Hints will be provided, but the final image will remain a mystery until near the end of the event.

Diaper Distribution

9:00am - 1:00pm
Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Spencer Road Branch
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Age Group: Babies (Ages 0-1), Toddlers (Ages 1-3)
Event Details:

Spencer Road Branch is offering free emergency diaper distribution in the Commons at Spencer Road near the north entrance. 

Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Spencer Road Branch
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Kids, Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Books & More, Early Literacy & Learning

Grow Your Reader with stories, songs, and activities that enhance early literacy skills.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Acoustic Jam @ the Library

1:00pm - 4:00pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Spencer Road Branch
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Clubs & Communities, Hobbies & Recreation, Movies & Music
Event Details:

Make Music and new friends at the library!  

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

No Registration

Registration is not required for this program.

Pokemon: The Card Game - Poke-Showdown

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Kids, Adults, Families, Everyone
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room N
Age Group: Kids, Adults, Families, Everyone
Class & Event Types: Clubs & Communities, Evenings & Weekends, Games & Activities, Hobbies & Recreation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 28
Event Details:

Whether you're a beginner, seasoned player, or just interested in watching, come have a poke-ball playing the legendary Pokemon Card Game!

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Supplies

All supplies provided.  

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the program or event regardless of age.  

Maintaining Native Plant Gardens

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room M - BJC St. Peters Room
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Clubs & Communities, Current Events & Trends, Evenings & Weekends, Hobbies & Recreation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 22
Event Details:

Whether a school, a community garden, or your own backyard, native gardens need tending and maintenance. 

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Lessons from Mister Rogers Story Time

10:00am - 10:30am
Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Spencer Road Branch
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room B
Age Group: Pre-K (Ages 3-5)
Class & Event Types: Early Literacy & Learning
Event Details:

Learn social and emotional skills to prepare for kindergarten. This program is intended for four- to five-year-old children and their caregivers but is open to all.

Each session of Lessons from Mister Rogers will include stories and clips related to a particular theme.

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Self Care Social - Rice Flour Face Scrub

10:00am - 11:00am
Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Spencer Road Branch
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Meeting Room A
Age Group: Adults, Ages 18+, Ages 21+, Ages 55+
Class & Event Types: Health & Wellness, Hobbies & Recreation
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 9
Event Details:

Let's gather together to discuss our favorite self care ideas. This month's project will be rice flour face scrub.

Ingredients Used:

  • Rice Flour
  • Honey
  • Water

Disclaimer(s)

Accommodations

If you need accommodations for this program, please contact the Library as soon as you are able.

Register Everyone

Please register each person attending the program or event regardless of age.  

Library Foundation Fundraiser: Puzzle Contest

All Day
Families
Spencer Road Branch
Library Branch: Spencer Road Branch
Room: Event Room L&M - BJC St. Peters Rooms
Age Group: Families
Class & Event Types: Friends & Foundation