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This is a drop-in slide show, presented by local author and illustrator Blanche Cybele Derby. Blanche will talk about how some common, early spring weeds can be used as food. You’ll discover how to identify and use often overlooked plants for delicious additions to your meal.
Blanche Cybele Derby is author and illustrator of My Favorite Plants, My Wild Friends (out of print) and More My Wild Friends, and creator of the film trilogy Edible Plants: Wild and Tame (Spring, Summer, and Fall). She has led numerous walks, lectured extensively and regularly includes wild plants in her meal.

Check out her website to learn more!

In collaboration with the Dreyfus Foundation and the National Science Foundation, the Mount Holyoke College Passport to Chemistry program presents: “Put Your Resources to Work”! Join us to experience the “power” of chemistry… Parent/child teams will explore hands-on experiments to learn about different ways that energy can be created by putting their brains, arms, lungs, and a source of light to work. Following the event, Chemistry Kits will be available for patrons to check out to continue the adventure at home!

David Daley, former Editor-in-Chief of Salon, joins the library on June 14th to talk about his book, Rat F**ked: Why Your Vote Doesn’t Count. With much political and judicial debate around gerrymandering in today’s news cycle, we are thrilled to have the man who wrote the book uncovering the GOP-organized REDMAP program to reshape districts and legislatures in favor of Republican interests. Copies of Daley’s book are available at the library for checkout. Daley will be talking about his book with local author Seth Harwood, answering your questions, and signing books. Join us for tea and coffee to follow.

Stop by to try out Angela’s Structo Loom that’s over 100 years old. A great project for developing hand-eye coordination, and easy enough for toddlers to try!

Stop ‘n’ Craft returns this summer for two special sessions! We’ll get strung out with paint and become some unlikely DJs. All ages are welcome, but extra little crafters may need some help from a grown up.

Lois returns for another artful summer workshop series! She has once again devised a broad spectrum of open-ended art projects, this time around the summer’s theme, Libraries Rock! We may even listen to some music to inspire us while working on our projects. Come to one or come to all of these fun programs. Registration is required. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Learn to make your own soap, topped off with a rockin’ rubber duckie! Getting ready to wash up has never been this fun. Registration is required, and there will be some hot supplies, so the help of a grown up is recommended. Ages 5 and up.

Use your creativity and problem-solving skills to transform everyday materials into musical instruments. Participants will experiment with a variety of found materials to construct their own sound machines. Registration is required. For ages 4 and up.

Lois returns for another artful summer workshop series! She has once again devised a broad spectrum of open-ended art projects, this time around the summer’s theme, Libraries Rock! We may even listen to some music to inspire us while working on our projects. Come to one or come to all of these fun programs. Registration is required. Recommended for ages 5 and up.

Stop by to try out Angela’s Structo Loom that’s over 100 years old. A great project for developing hand-eye coordination, and easy enough for toddlers to try!