Dungeons & Dragons Club (Ages 10+)

We heard your requests - so here it is!  Dungeons and Dragons Club will kick off in December, taking place on the first and third Fridays from 3:30-4:45pm.  We recognize that some students may have transportation delays coming from school, but please arrive as close a......More

We heard your requests - so here it is!  Dungeons and Dragons Club will kick off in December, taking place on the first and third Fridays from 3:30-4:45pm.  We recognize that some students may have transportation delays coming from school, but please arrive as close as you can to 3:30pm.  All materials will be provided and all skill levels are welcome.  It will be an adventure as we create this club together!  Limited to 8 players to start.  First come, first serve.  Registration required. Sign up once and you are set for December - May 2024. Questions?  Contact [email protected] https://langleyadamslib.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/dungeons-dragons-club-ages-10-14/

Meeting Room Langley-Adams Library, 185 Main Street, Groveland, MA, 01834

Virtual Book Club: Overbooked: A (Mostly) YA Book Club for Adults

This book club meets over Zoom.  Are you an adult with a passion for YA and YA-ish books? Would you like to discuss these books with like-minded people? Then come to Overbooked! Books will be chosen by book club members ahead of time and can be picked up at Langley-......More

This book club meets over Zoom.  Are you an adult with a passion for YA and YA-ish books? Would you like to discuss these books with like-minded people? Then come to Overbooked! Books will be chosen by book club members ahead of time and can be picked up at Langley-Adams Library! Book: Once There Was by Kiyash Monsef https://langleyadamslib.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-book-club-overbooked-a-mostly-ya-book-club-for-adults-33/

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Clemenzi Music Singalong (Early Childhood)

Thanks to a generous Mind in the Making grant from the Massachusetts Libraries Board of Library Commissioners, Youth Services is proud to present Clemenzi Music every third Tuesday of the month!  All ages are welcome, however this program is designed for our youngest ......More

Thanks to a generous Mind in the Making grant from the Massachusetts Libraries Board of Library Commissioners, Youth Services is proud to present Clemenzi Music every third Tuesday of the month!  All ages are welcome, however this program is designed for our youngest patrons so they can wiggle, sing and dance along with the Clemenzi family band! Questions?  Contact Darcy at [email protected] This program was supported by provisional grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the federal Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. https://langleyadamslib.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/clemenzi-music-singalong-early-childhood-9/

Meeting Room Langley-Adams Library, 185 Main Street, Groveland, MA, 01834

Nichols Village Book Club

Nichols Village Book Club meets in the arts & crafts room (lower level). Langley-Adams Library's Adult Service Librarian Sue Nakanishi facilitates this group that meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month 3:15pm-4:15 p.m. Sue reserves the books to be read, checks them out ......More

Nichols Village Book Club meets in the arts & crafts room (lower level). Langley-Adams Library's Adult Service Librarian Sue Nakanishi facilitates this group that meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month 3:15pm-4:15 p.m. Sue reserves the books to be read, checks them out to each member & hands them out at the meetings. For more information please contact Sue 978-372-1732. A variety of fiction (includes historical, mystery...) & non-fiction (includes biographies) are chosen to be read. Nichols Village is located at 1 Nichols Way, Groveland, MA. https://langleyadamslib.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/nichols-village-book-club-55/

Nichols Village Community Locations, Offsite - Please see description for address, Groveland, MA, 01834

Virtual: The Audacious Adventures of Nellie Bly

Register here for Zoom! In late 1889, a young reporter named Nelly Bly set out to accomplish what others had only dreamed of, to make the fantasy of Jules Verne's novel Ar......More

Register here for Zoom! In late 1889, a young reporter named Nelly Bly set out to accomplish what others had only dreamed of, to make the fantasy of Jules Verne's novel Around the World in Eighty Days a reality. Seventy-two days after departing Hoboken, she arrived back in New Jersey on January 25th, 1890--the first person--man or woman--to circle the globe with such speed. But Bly's story is even more remarkable: As one of Joseph Pulitzer's prize reporters, she spent years documenting the lives of America's underclass. The first story to put her in the forefront was a remarkable account of her experience in a "madhouse." Posing as a mentally unstable woman, Bly spent ten harrowing days in the most infamous asylum in New York City. Her expose of the horrors she witnessed and experienced shook the city and America to the core. This would be the first of many stories Bly would write as a covert reporter, single-handedly creating a whole new genre of journalism: Underground investigative reporting. What really made Bly a household name was that she spent a lifetime doing things a "reserved" Victorian woman just wasn't supposed to do. https://langleyadamslib.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-the-audacious-adventures-of-nellie-bly/

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Virtual: A History Of Dance In Movies

Register here for Zoom! **PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**  T......More

Register here for Zoom! **PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**  The movies and dancing are a partnership born in heaven. From its very beginnings, the new medium of motion pictures turned toward dance as one of best ways to showcase its unique ability to make movement come alive. And through the decades, it’s been dancing on the big screen that has provided some of the most ecstatic moments in film history—whether it’s Fred Astaire gliding on the ceiling in Royal Wedding, the Nicholas Brothers leaping down a staircase in Stormy Weather, Moira Shearer pirouetting through the dreamscape of The Red Shoes, or John Travolta burning up the dance floor in Saturday Night Fever. Employing more than 75 video clips, this talk will survey 130 years of thrilling movie dance performances and discuss how the cinema helped change the nature of dance. Led by Brian Rose, a professor emeritus at Fordham University, where he taught for 38 years in the Department of Communication and Media Studies. Rose has written several books on television history and cultural programming, and conducted more than a hundred Q&A’s with leading directors, actors, and writers for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Screen Actors Guild, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Directors Guild of America. https://langleyadamslib.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-a-history-of-dance-in-movies/

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Virtual: New Yorker Cartoonist Bob Eckstein Shares His Favorite Museums and Cartoons

Register here for Zoom! Museum Enthuiasts, this one is for you! Join author Bob Eckstein as he celebrates the book birthday of his most recent release, "Footnotes from the......More

Register here for Zoom! Museum Enthuiasts, this one is for you! Join author Bob Eckstein as he celebrates the book birthday of his most recent release, "Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums: Stories and Memorable Moments from People Who Love Museums". This book is filled with lush and whimsical illustrations paired with stories and anecdotes from curators, museum workers, museum visitors, and more. We hope you can join us for what will be a fun and fascinating conversation! Buy signed (by bookplate) books by Bob from Aesop's Fable. Just note in the comments that you'd like the books signed at checkout!  Buy Signed Books by Bob (link tba) RECORDING NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hours of the program. About the Book: Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums is a collection of the greatest and most beloved museums of North America, illustrated and explored through fun and fascinating anecdotes. Curated by Bob Eckstein, author of the New York Times bestseller Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores, this delightful twist on an art history book shows these institutes in a way not seen before, illustrated in a lush and idealized style. The 75+ museums featured include the biggest and boldest names (MoMA, the Whitney) and the more offbeat (Museum of Bad Art, the Museum of Jurassic Technology). They span the US, Canada, and Mexico and include those specializing in art, natural history, academia and science, and more. The 155 original pieces of artwork illustrate a story about the museum or showcase a particular work of art in its collection. About Bob: I'm an illustrator, cartoonist, writer and snowman expert. I've done cartoons for places like the New York Times, MAD magazine and The New Yorker. In 2016 Footnotes from the World's Greatest Bookstores (Penguin Random House) was published, which became a NY Times bestseller. In 2018, The Illustrated History of the Snowman by Globe Pequot was published along with a postcard set called World's Greatest Bookstores: 100 Postcards by Clarkson Potter of Penguin Random House. My work has been exhibited in: The Cartoon Art Museum of San Francisco, Smithsonian Institute, The Cartoon Museum of London and in 2018, The Sordoni Art Gallery at Wilkes University. I've been nominated Gag Cartoonist of the Year (twice) by the National Cartoonists Society. I have written columns, Op-Eds and features for: New Yorker, New York Times, New York Daily News, NY Newsday, Reader's Digest, SPY, Playboy, Details, GQ, MAXIM, National Lampoon, Village Voice, and McSweeney's. I am a Contributing Editor at Writer's Digest. I have been speaking publicly against online shopping to raise awareness for independent bookstores. I taught at NYU, Pratt Institute and School of Visual Arts for a dozen years. My last book was The Complete Book of Cat Names (That Your Cat Won't Answer to, Anyways) and my newest book is Footnotes from the Most Fascinating Museums: Stories and Memorable Moments from People Who Love Museums. I am host of The Cartoon Pad and creates the popular Substack newsletter, The Bob. Follow me on Twitter at @BobEckstein and Instagram at bob_eckstein. https://langleyadamslib.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-new-yorker-cartoonist-bob-eckstein-shares-his-favorite-museums-and-cartoons/

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Mystery Book Club

Are you a mystery reader? Come join us for some lively discussion about murder, mystery and whodunit! Refreshments are served - open to everyone! Langley-Adams Adult Services Librarian Sue Nakanishi is the facilitator of this group. Please contact her at 978-372-1732......More

Are you a mystery reader? Come join us for some lively discussion about murder, mystery and whodunit! Refreshments are served - open to everyone! Langley-Adams Adult Services Librarian Sue Nakanishi is the facilitator of this group. Please contact her at 978-372-1732 (or stop by the library) if interested in joining this group. https://langleyadamslib.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/mystery-book-club-56/

Meeting Room Langley-Adams Library, 185 Main Street, Groveland, MA, 01834

Hybrid Meeting: Board of Library Trustees

Open to the public. When the agenda is posted, you can view it on grovelandma.com. https://langleyadamslib.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/hybrid-meeting-board-of-library-trustees-16/

Meeting Room Langley-Adams Library, 185 Main Street, Groveland, MA, 01834

Nichols Village Book Club

Nichols Village Book Club meets in the arts & crafts room (lower level). Langley-Adams Library's Adult Service Librarian Sue Nakanishi facilitates this group that meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month 3:15pm-4:15 p.m. Sue reserves the books to be read, checks them out ......More

Nichols Village Book Club meets in the arts & crafts room (lower level). Langley-Adams Library's Adult Service Librarian Sue Nakanishi facilitates this group that meets the 3rd Tuesday of each month 3:15pm-4:15 p.m. Sue reserves the books to be read, checks them out to each member & hands them out at the meetings. For more information please contact Sue 978-372-1732. A variety of fiction (includes historical, mystery...) & non-fiction (includes biographies) are chosen to be read. Nichols Village is located at 1 Nichols Way, Groveland, MA. https://langleyadamslib.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/nichols-village-book-club-56/

Nichols Village Community Locations, Offsite - Please see description for address, Groveland, MA, 01834

Virtual Book Club: Overbooked: A (Mostly) YA Book Club for Adults

This book club meets over Zoom.  Are you an adult with a passion for YA and YA-ish books? Would you like to discuss these books with like-minded people? Then come to Overbooked! Books will be chosen by book club members ahead of time and can be picked up at Langley-......More

This book club meets over Zoom.  Are you an adult with a passion for YA and YA-ish books? Would you like to discuss these books with like-minded people? Then come to Overbooked! Books will be chosen by book club members ahead of time and can be picked up at Langley-Adams Library! Book: Sweet & Bitter Magic by Adrienne Tooley https://langleyadamslib.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/virtual-book-club-overbooked-a-mostly-ya-book-club-for-adults-34/

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