Lucius Beebe Memorial Library
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Friday April 26 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Elementary Engineering Challenge: Stay Strong
Calling all engineers in grades K-2! We need some strong structures, but all we have to build with is paper!! Join Holly to experiment and find out the best way to fold paper to make the strongest structures. Registration is required and opens one week prior. http......More
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Monday April 29 9:30am - 10:00am EDT
1 and 2 Year Old Story Time
Sing, play, dance and share stories, rhymes and games just right for toddlers (ages 1&2 and siblings welcome). Registration is required for this event; you only need to register one person per family/group attending. Registration will open 1 week prior to events. I......More
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Monday April 29 10:45am - 11:15am EDT
1 and 2 Year Old Story Time
Sing, play, dance and share stories, rhymes and games just right for toddlers (ages 1&2 and siblings welcome). Registration is required for this event; you only need to register one person per family/group attending. Registration will open 1 week prior to events. I......More
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Tuesday April 30 9:30am - 10:00am EDT
1 and 2 Year Old Story Time
Sing, play, dance and share stories, rhymes and games just right for toddlers (ages 1&2 and siblings welcome). Registration is required for this event; you only need to register one person per family/group attending. Registration will open 1 week prior to events. I......More
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Wednesday May 1 9:30am - 11:30am EDT
50+ Job Seekers Networking Group (VIRTUAL): Interview Strategies
The Massachusetts Library Collaborative's 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, from 6pm to 8pm, via Zoom. If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a l......More
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Wednesday May 1 9:30am - 10:15am EDT
3-5 Year Old Story Time
For ages 3-5 (siblings welcome). Join Annie for stories, songs, and rhymes for preschoolers. If this one is full, please check the identical program at 9:30am on Thursdays. Registration is required for this event; you only need to register one person per family/gro......More
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Wednesday May 1 2:00pm - 3:00pm EDT
Drop-in Tech Help
Do you have a question about any of your devices, including your phone? Need help with Libby, Hoopla, or any of our other digital offerings? Stop by the library on Wednesday afternoons between 2:00 and 3:00 for a 15-minute one-on-one appointment in the Lecture Hall. N......More
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Wednesday May 1 3:00pm - 4:30pm EDT
Author Talk: Douglas Brunt (VIRTUAL)
Join us as we chat with New York Times bestselling author, Douglas Brunt, about instant bestselling debut non-fiction work The Mysterious Case of Rudolph Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I. This book reveals the hidden history of Rudolf Die......More
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Wednesday May 1 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Elementary DIY Lava Lamps
For grades K-3 and an adult! Turn an ordinary plastic bottle into an extraordinary lava lamp with Ms. Annie! Discover how different chemicals mix and react with one another to create the amazing effects of a lava lamp. This is a great chance to enhance our motor ski......More
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Wednesday May 1 6:30pm - 8:00pm EDT
English Conversation Group (IN PERSON)
This is a weekly in person program. Practice your English conversation skills each week in a friendly, supportive, and relaxed session led by Holly Turner a native English speaker. At each meeting we will talk about a different topic and do some fun activities t......More
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Wednesday May 1 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
The 30th Anniversary Celebration of The Beekeeper's Apprentice with Author Laurie R. King (VIRTUAL)
This is a Virtual Program Thirty years ago, in 1994, Laurie R. King’s The Beekeeper’s Apprentice introduced the world to Mary Russell—apprentice, then partner, and finally wife of Sherlock Ho......More
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Thursday May 2 9:30am - 10:15am EDT
3-5 Year Old Story Time
For ages 3-5 (siblings welcome). Join Annie for stories, songs, and rhymes for preschoolers. If this one is full, please check the identical program at 9:30am on Wednesdays. Registration is required for this event; you only need to register one person per family/g......More
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Thursday May 2 10:45am - 11:30am EDT
Baby Story Time
Join Ariel for a short story time with songs, rhymes, and fingerplays for babies ages 0-12 months. After the story time, stay and relax with other caregivers in the area. BYO coffee! This program is designed for adult caregivers and babies, so please no older sibling......More
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Thursday May 2 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
YA Oreo Art and Taste Test
For Grades 5-12. Join Casey for a some oreo creme art using toothpicks to draw in it. And then do a blind taste test of a variety of flavors and guess the flavor while also rating the tastiness of each based on your own personal scale. Must participate in both parts ......More
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Thursday May 2 7:00pm - 8:30pm EDT
First Thursday Book Club
Third and Fourth Graders, along with a favorite adult, are invited to join Beebe Library's First Thursday Book Club. Share the love of reading in your family! We will be reading some of the very best middle grade books and explore beyond the plot to seek the themes,......More
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Friday May 3 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Elementary Artistic Adventures : Undersea World of Paul Klee
For Grades 2-4 German artist Paul Klee was known for his simple shapes and innovative use of color. His undersea art is especially intriguing. We’ll create our own take on an undersea world to pay tribute to Klee’s style. Registration is required and opens one week ......More
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Saturday May 4 1:30pm - 2:00pm EDT
Lion Dance on the Plaza
The Wakefield Human Rights Commission invites you to their Asian Pacific American Heritage (APAH) Month Commemoration on Saturday, May 4th at 1:30 p.m. Lion Dancers kick off the month on the Library's front plaza. Experience a performance, learn about the tradition, i......More
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Saturday May 4 2:30pm - 3:30pm EDT
Pokemon Club
Calling all Pokemon trainers in Grades 1-6 (and siblings), join us for Pokemon Club! We'll hopefully being doing things outside for this Pokemon Club. Join us for a scavenger hunt, rock painting, and bingo! Events will move indoors in the case of rain - keep an eye on......More
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Monday May 6 9:30am - 10:00am EDT
1 and 2 Year Old Story Time
Sing, play, dance and share stories, rhymes and games just right for toddlers (ages 1&2 and siblings welcome). Registration is required for this event; you only need to register one person per family/group attending. Registration will open 1 week prior to events. I......More
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Monday May 6 10:45am - 11:15am EDT
1 and 2 Year Old Story Time
Sing, play, dance and share stories, rhymes and games just right for toddlers (ages 1&2 and siblings welcome). Registration is required for this event; you only need to register one person per family/group attending. Registration will open 1 week prior to events. I......More
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Monday May 6 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Dungeons & Dragons for Grades 4-6
NOTE GRADES: For Kids in Grades 4-6. There is separate date for D&D for grades 7-12. Join us for a Dungeons & Dragons adventure! No supplies needed (characters, dice, etc all provided). Program will last one hour. No experience needed either. Note: If your child is ......More
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Monday May 6 3:30pm - 4:30pm EDT
Dungeons & Dragons for Grades 4-6
NOTE GRADES: For Kids in Grades 4-6. There is separate date for D&D for grades 7-12. Join us for a Dungeons & Dragons adventure! No supplies needed (characters, dice, etc all provided). Program will last one hour. No experience needed either. Note: If your child is ......More