Aug
2
Fri
Family Book Celebration Series
Aug 2 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Come join Emily this summer for weekly family book celebrations. Each week will focus on a different book for us to enjoy together. These gatherings will include an interactive storytime geared for elementary students and their families and then a celebratory project prompted by what we’ve shared. Attend one week or all five! Registration is encouraged; sign up at the library in person or by calling us at 413-527-1031 or emailing us at youthdept@ewmlibrary.org

Aug
5
Mon
Crooked Stick Pops for Youth Summer Reading Finishers!
Aug 5 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Come and redeem your last reading hours for tickets for the final Summer Reading Raffles! Make sure all earned tickets are entered in raffles for chances to win wonderful prizes. All “finishers” of the program who have read 12 hours or more this summer can enjoy a fabulous popsicle from the one and only Crooked Stick Pops who will be right outside the Youth Department with their popsicle cart!

Yoga with Brian Mulligan
Aug 5 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Free adult yoga class, weekly on Mondays (except the 4th Monday) from 6-7pm with Brian Mulligan. Brian stresses a gentle approach to yoga with emphasis on proper alignment, safety and well-balanced classes.

Drop-in and bring your own yoga mat.

Brian is a certified 200 hour yoga instructor who studied under Kim Valerie’s Iyengar based Yoga Spirits out of Beverly, MA. He’s also certified to teach chair yoga, having studied under Lakshmi Voelker’s Get Fit Where You Sit program. Lakshmi has trained over 1600 Chair yoga instructors and trains out of Kripalu.

Aug
6
Tue
Yoga for (People With) Chronic Pain
Aug 6 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Brian Mulligan offers Yoga for people with chronic pain. A blending of poses, breathing techniques, meditation and positive thinking.
Participants should be able to get up and down off the floor, chairs can be used as assistance.

Folding chairs will be provided. Please BYO Yoga Mats!

Tuesdays at 10am.  No registration required, participation may be limited if demand outstrips space constraints. First come, first served.

Aug
9
Fri
Reading with Molly!
Aug 9 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Reading with Molly!

Molly is a Bright Spot Therapy Dog who likes to hear stories and look at the pictures. We will have sign ups for 10 minute slots with her as a reading buddy. Sign up for a timeslot here in person or by calling us at 413-527-1031 or emailing us at youthdept@ewmlibrary.org.

Aug
12
Mon
Yoga with Brian Mulligan
Aug 12 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Free adult yoga class, weekly on Mondays (except the 4th Monday) from 6-7pm with Brian Mulligan. Brian stresses a gentle approach to yoga with emphasis on proper alignment, safety and well-balanced classes.

Drop-in and bring your own yoga mat.

Brian is a certified 200 hour yoga instructor who studied under Kim Valerie’s Iyengar based Yoga Spirits out of Beverly, MA. He’s also certified to teach chair yoga, having studied under Lakshmi Voelker’s Get Fit Where You Sit program. Lakshmi has trained over 1600 Chair yoga instructors and trains out of Kripalu.

Aug
13
Tue
Yoga for (People With) Chronic Pain
Aug 13 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Brian Mulligan offers Yoga for people with chronic pain. A blending of poses, breathing techniques, meditation and positive thinking.
Participants should be able to get up and down off the floor, chairs can be used as assistance.

Folding chairs will be provided. Please BYO Yoga Mats!

Tuesdays at 10am.  No registration required, participation may be limited if demand outstrips space constraints. First come, first served.

Graphic Novel Book Club
Aug 13 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Our Graphic Novel Book Club meets monthly, on the second Tuesday, from 6:30 – 8 PM. All are welcome to join! Email Anastasia at bookclubs@ewmlibrary.org if you are interested in joining and to request the next book title.

Aug
14
Wed
Book Discussion: Looking for Palestine
Aug 14 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

In conjunction with the August 17, 2024 performance of Najla Said’s one woman show Palestine at Cityspace, the Library will host a book discussion of Ms. Said’s 2013 memoir Looking for Palestine, moderated by Easthampton Poet Laureate Carolyn Cushing. A limited number of copies of the book are available for check-out at the Library.

Aug
16
Fri
Reading with Molly!
Aug 16 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Reading with Molly!

Molly is a Bright Spot Therapy Dog who likes to hear stories and look at the pictures. We will have sign ups for 10 minute slots with her as a reading buddy. Sign up for a timeslot here in person or by calling us at 413-527-1031 or emailing us at youthdept@ewmlibrary.org.