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Wednesday April 24 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Toddler Time
Toddler Time is a fun program for toddlers (walkers through age 2) and their special grownups! This in-person event will take place in the children's department of the Morse Institute Library on Wednesday, April 24 @10:00am . This program will feature stories, songs,......More
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Wednesday April 24 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
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Thursday April 25 3:45pm - 4:30pm EDT
Tween Explorations: Button Making
Join us for an afternoon of in-person crafting in the children's department on Thursday, April 25 @3:45pm. This week we are creating Buttons! This program is geared for children in grades 3-5. Registration is required. Each Tween Exploration program requires its own......More
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Thursday April 25 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
IN PERSON Author Talk: The Isabella Stewart Gardner Heist
Please register to receive reminders and notifications, walk-ins will also be accepted. Author, Bob Ainsworth, will review the details of the Isabella Stewart Gardner case, the suspects, and the motives behind the world’s most valued art theft. He will also tell ......More
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Friday April 26 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Project ABC
Project ABC's playgroup in collaboration with the library offers a variety of activities for children (0-6) and their families. Join us as we explore a new theme each week based on one of our favorite books! We have STEAM, ELA, and SEL activities, and a circle time with......More
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Friday April 26 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Teens/Tweens: Minecraft Gaming with Zoom Chat (VIRTUAL)
Join us for a VIRTUAL Minecraft Gaming session on the library's 24/7 Minecraft Server! There are unlimited VIRTUAL spots available (you must have already submitted a library Minecraft application). No need to register - if you have server access, just jump onl......More
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Saturday April 27 9:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Teens/Tweens: Book Hedgehog Kit Pick Up (TAKE N MAKE)
Celebrate Earth Day by recycling a book to make a super cute Book Hedgehog! The kit will come with a book and all supplies to personalize your hedgie! This is a Take N Make project: kit will be available to pick up at the first floor desk we'll hold kits at the 1st......More
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Saturday April 27 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
Lego Free Build
Come design and build your own green world with us! We're celebrating Earth Day Around Natick with our favorite reusable toy - legos! Kids ages 4+ with a grownup partner can drop by on Saturday, April 27 from 10:00-11:30am and create whatever you would like. We provide......More
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Monday April 29 10:30am - 11:00am EDT
Preschool Film Fest
A 30 min. film program for preschoolers and their families. Showing today: Duck on a Bike The Duckling Gets a Cookie Make Way for Ducklings Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evanced.info/Customer/morseinstitute/2024_04APRILFILMFEST_4A80D7F7.JPG
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Monday April 29 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Digging into the Archives
Join Morse Research Librarian Schuyler to learn about historic resources in-house and online you can use to start researching the history of Natick! Stop by with your questions, or if you have started your research, let us know how it's going. This is a great space t......More
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Monday April 29 6:30pm - 7:30pm EDT
Play Nights in the Children's Department
Drop in and play with us! We will have select themed play items for littles and their grownups to explore. Some nights it may be a few recyclables, or stuffed animals with a simple craft to do. We all make the fun, so drop by and check out it out! Play nights are fo......More
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Tuesday April 30 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
All Together Preschool Storyhour
Join us Tuesday, April 30 at 10:00am in the children's department. We will share stories, songs, and end with a short play activity! This story hour is geared for ages 3 - preK5 and their grownup partner. Younger siblings are welcome as observers. Registration is req......More
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Tuesday April 30 10:00am - 11:00am EDT
Virtual Qigong
About Fengyang Qi Gong: Qi Gong is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training. With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, Qi G......More
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Tuesday April 30 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT
Teens: Make Your Own Lightsaber
Are you strong with the Force? Join us to make your own lightsaber - and yes, it actually lights up! You'll have a choice of colors: blue, red, or green This is a TWO SESSION project; you must be able to attend both sessions for the full time in order to make your lig......More
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Wednesday May 1 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Toddler Time
Toddler Time is a fun program for toddlers (walkers through age 2) and their special grownups! This in-person event will take place in the children's department of the Morse Institute Library on Wednesday, May 1 @10:00am . This program will feature stories, songs, an......More
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Wednesday May 1 11:00am - 11:30am EDT
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Wednesday May 1 3:00pm - 4:00pm EDT
Virtual Author Talk: Douglas Brunt
Register for this author talk and check out other online author talks here: https://libraryc.org/morseinstitute New York Times Bestselling author, Douglas Brunt is joining us online to chat about his debut non-fiction wo......More
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Wednesday May 1 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Teens/Tweens: Minecraft Gaming with Zoom Chat (VIRTUAL)
Join us for a VIRTUAL Minecraft Gaming session on the library's 24/7 Minecraft Server! There are unlimited VIRTUAL spots available (you must have already submitted a library Minecraft application). No need to register - if you have server access, just jump onl......More
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Wednesday May 1 7:00pm - 8:00pm EDT
20s & 30s Book Club
We are a group of 20- and 30-something book lovers in Natick who will meet once a month to discuss a book that we have decided on and all read. Every month we will vote on the next book to read and do guided discussion on the book we have read, as well as have time to ......More
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Thursday May 2 3:45pm - 4:30pm EDT
Stomp Rockets
Join us in the children's department on Thursday, May 2 @3:45pm for this in-person afternoon of crafting! This week we are creating Stomp Rockets. We will create our rockets inside, then launch them on front lawn. Parents can meet us there to see the fun! This progra......More
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Thursday May 2 7:00pm - 8:15pm EDT
IN PERSON Tales of Now and Zen
Please register for event reminders/updates; walk-ins are also welcome. Award-winning Japanese storyteller Motoko offers an evening filled with humor, charm, and elegance. She regales with hilarious tales from her old country, as well as poignant personal stories fr......More
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Friday May 3 10:30am - 11:30am EDT
Hugh Hanley's Circle of Songs
Come join Hugh Hanley as he brings this fun musical adventure each month for families with children ages 2-7! No registration is required at this drop in event on select Fridays @10:30am. It will be held in the Lebowitz Meeting Hall on the lower level of the library......More
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Friday May 3 3:45pm - 4:30pm EDT
Comic Club
Drop by the children's department on select Fridays! Read some graphic novels with like minded folks, draw your own, or try our simple art projects inspired by comics. No registration required - geared for grades 2-5. Image URL: https://s3.amazonaws.com/static.evance......More
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Saturday May 4 10:00am - 11:30am EDT
For Adults: Lippan Mosaic Box Workshop
Please note: this session is for adults-only and registration is required. Join Niloufer Rakhangi, the artist of The Water Lily Designs, in an Indian Folk Art workshop! Learn an art style called "Lippan." You'll mold clay and paint/design a wooden box with unique c......More
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Saturday May 4 10:00am - 10:30am EDT
Saturday Storytime!
Join us select Saturdays for stories, songs, and rhymes! This drop in program is geared for families with children preschool-grade 3, but all ages are welcome. Please arrive promptly at 10:00am so we can build listening vibe together! The upcoming dates are as fo......More
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Saturday May 4 11:00am - 5:00pm EDT
Natick's Art in Bloom
View the Natick Garden Club's unique floral arrangements inspired by books and art created by Natick Art Association artists at the Morse Institute Library: Morse Room & Lebowitz Meeting Hall. Saturday, May 4 11am - 5pm Sunday, May 5 1pm-4pm Image URL: https:......More
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Saturday May 4 2:30pm - 4:00pm EDT
Teens: Lippan Boxes
Niloufer Rakhangi from The Water Lily Designs is an Indian folk artist and will be hosting a ’Lippan’ art workshop. Come decorate your own wood box using clay and unique cut mirror pieces. This is a Teen event for ages 11-18. Event is free, but space is limited & r......More