Calendar

Our Graphic Novel Book Club is meeting monthly on Zoom from 6:30 – 8 PM. All are welcome to join! Registration is required. Email Kelley at kcrisp@ewmlibrary.org if you are interested in joining and to request the next book title.

Stephanie will offer 30 minute sessions, on the phone or on Zoom (your choice), every other Wednesday from noon to 3pm. This time, we will be requiring appointments. Read all about it or request an appointment at ewmlibrary.org/tech-help/

To sign up, email slevine@ewmlibrary.org with the words “Building Resiliency” in the Subject line.

Nora Toomey is back! This time, she’ll be talking about herbal remedies to boost and strengthen the immune system. Nora will go over basic immune support strategies, as well as recipes for Elderberry Syrup and Fire Cider.

Nora Toomey is a Clinical Herbalist and Herbal Medicine Maker. She completed a 1,000 hour Apprenticeship and Clinical Certification at the Berkeley Herbal Center in California. She is the co-owner of a plant and sound meditation business, Flower and Frequency, and also runs a clinical practice and herbal product line, True Bloom. She is passionate about mutual aid and herbal harm reduction and has most recently begun work with the People’s Medicine Project, supporting folks through addiction and opioid use with plant medicine. Currently she lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, with her husband, Josh, and their cat, Stevie Nicks.

Fluffy cakey dessert baked in a mug! Join this virtual microwave hands-on class to learn how to create your own Spring Cake with a Surprise (hidden chocolate egg in the middle!). Email youthdept@ewmlibrary.org to register and receive the recipe prior to the class. The Zoom link will be emailed to you before the class. Ages 6+ (Adult Supervision is strongly suggested).

Virtual Family Storytime-New Day! This will be live on Zoom! Contact Youth Department to receive the link-youthdept@ewmlibrary.org. Stories, songs, and movement.

Storytime builds vocabulary and a love of books. And kids who love books and stories become better readers!

New! DIY crafts for youths that can be picked up curbside at the front of the library at 2:30-5:30pm. When you arrive just call the library (413-527-1031) and let us know that you are here for Curbside Crafts to Go. Supplies limited to the first 25. No library cards required or pre-registration. Offered 2nd and 4th Friday of each month. Recommended for ages 5 & up.

Our Books and Bites Cookbook Club meets monthly on Zoom, on the 2nd Tuesday, from 6:30 – 8 PM. We provide copies of each title for participants to check out. Visit the Books and Bites page to see what they are cooking.

Come in to pick up a copy of the next cookbook. Pick a recipe or recipes. Cook, bake, create!

The join the discussion, starting at 6:30pm, by doing either of the following:
Click tinyurl.com/ewml-books-bites-zoom
Enter these numbers Meeting ID: 861 7757 8106 , Passcode: 648966

Celebrate Earth Day all week! Earth Day is about raising awareness about the importance of protecting our planet and taking action.  Thursday,  April 22nd is Earth Day 2021, the theme is “Restore Our Earth”. We will have White Spruce Saplings for you to pick up curbside starting on Tuesday, April 20th. Plant somewhere safe and special!

Would you like to learn babysitting skills? Participants will come to understand the responsibilities of babysitting and learn the skills needed to become good babysitters. This workshop will help you to develop confidence in handling situations that may occur when babysitting. Upon completion of this course, you will receive a babysitter’s ID card and a certification of completion. We will provide a 4-H Babysitting manual. You must attend all three days. Registration is required by April 12th. We are sponsoring this course through UMASS. Contact Va Shon Hiltpold to register or for more information at vwallace@umass.edu.