Mar
30
Mon
CANCELLED: “Live Like No One Else” Financial Education Series
Mar 30 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm
Learn the basics of personal finance your Grandma lived by, but you never learned in school

On 3/16
– Session #1: Real Budgeting, Debt Elimination and Financial Plan Major Components Overview
On 3/23 – Session #2: The Zero-Dollar Based Budget (And Introduction to Online App: EveryDollar)

On 3/30 – Session #3: Financial Plan Major Components Breakdown (With “To-Do” Items for participants at the end).

Led by Gil Hogan, Financial Coach, RPC. Gil’s mission is to help everyone experience the freedom of being debt free. He assists with budgeting, paying off debt, and crafting financial plans. Gil and his wife Jennifer live in Easthampton, with the only threat to their debt free status being their frequent trips to Small Oven Bakery.
Apr
1
Wed
CANCELLED: First Time Home Buying Workshop with Debbie Martin
Apr 1 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

First time home buying is no joke!

Join Debbie Martin of Premium Home Inspection LI as she talks about what to look for in a house. She will provide handouts with information on radon and the Mass Save collaborative. Q & A to follow.

Debbie Martin is a licensed home inspector in Massachusetts and has been working in the field for over 7 years. She is a past President of the Metropolitan Association of Home Inspectors and was on the education committee for continuing education classes for home inspectors. Debbie is also certified in Building Science Principles and is a Certified Residential Thermographer (infrared imaging). She loves to share her knowledge about how to find a great house and finds it especially rewarding to help 1st time home buyers navigate the home inspection process successfully to find a great house.

Apr
3
Fri
CANCELLED: Novel Characters-Diversity Book Club for TEENS
Apr 3 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Join our NEW Book Club for a monthly discussion and snacks at our Young Adult Area.

Apr
4
Sat
CANCELLED: Young Wizards STEAM Craft
Apr 4 @ 10:00 am – 11:00 am

Join us on the first Saturday of every month for a project utilizing skills in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math. Each month features a new topic, such as mazes, magnets, slime, catapults, and more. Drop in any time between 10:00-11:00am to do these hands-on projects and experiments. Bring a friend and make new discoveries each week! Recommended for ages 6 and up.

Apr
7
Tue
CANCELLED: Office Hours: City Councilor at Large Owen Zaret
Apr 7 @ 5:00 pm – 6:30 pm

City Councilor at Large Owen Zaret will hold office hours at the Library. Drop-in and talk about the local issues that are important to you!

Apr
8
Wed
CANCELLED: Comic Book Club for Kids!
Apr 8 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Come and be a part of it! We will be scheduling later dates in the future for an afterschool group. Open to all ages of kids who love comics! Great way to connect with new comic friends!

CANCELLED: UKULELE for TEENS!
Apr 8 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Join our local musician, Andy and begin to learn how to play the Ukulele! We will have some here for you to try, bring yours if you have one. Pre-registration is required. Ages 12+

Apr
13
Mon
CANCELLED: The Cost of Single-Use Plastic with PJ Niver
Apr 13 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Come learn about the history and hidden costs of single-use plastic. Explore cost-saving solutions and simple lifestyle changes that can help usher in a culture of reuse. Gifts of reusable silverware, storage jars, water bottles, travel mugs, and tea infusers will be provided.

Through Culture of Reuse Enterprises, PJ Niver works to develop community awareness of the social, economic, and environmental impacts of our current single-use culture. Culture of Reuse provides direct support through tools, resource sharing and skill development to help individuals and communities acquire and sustain new habits to adopt a reuse lifestyle.

Apr
15
Wed
CANCELLED: Author Reading with Gary Metras
Apr 15 @ 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm

Inaugural Easthampton Poet Laureate Gary Metras will be reading a selection from his three most recent books: White Storm, Captive in the Here, and River Voice.

Gary Metras’s new books of poetry are River Voice (Adastra Press, 2019), Captive in the Here (Cervena Barva Press 2018), and White Storm (Presa Press 2018), short-listed for the Mass. Poetry Book of the Year by the Mass. Center for the Book. The author of seventeen previous collections of poetry, his poems have appeared in over 250 journals, including America, The Common, Poetry, Poetry East, and Poetry Salzburg Review. He lives in Easthampton, Massachusetts, where he was inducted as the city’s inaugural Poet Laureate in April 2018. He is past president of the Pioneer Valley Chapter of Trout Unlimited, the national cold river conservation non-profit. A retired educator, he fly fishes the rivers of western Mass. as often as possible.

Apr
20
Mon
Library CLOSED
Apr 20 all-day
Library CLOSED

The Library will be closed all day, in observance of the holiday.