Apr
13
Sat
Breakfast & Books with Daisy
Apr 13 @ 9:00 am – 10:00 am

It’s Book Fest at the Library!
Enjoy breakfast treats with local author Daisy Rolland as she reads her picture book How to Enjoy Sweetland: Your Essential Guide to Sweets. Dropin. All ages welcome. Easthampton Book Fest is presented by Easthampton City Arts.

Oct
26
Sat
2nd Annual Harvest Celebration!
Oct 26 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Join us for a repeat of last year’s event! Paint a pumpkin, create a graham cracker haunted house, and more! Ages 3+

Oct
30
Wed
Meat for Tea Author Reading with Andrew Varnon
Oct 30 @ 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm

Join us for this special event — A Meat for Tea author reading with Andrew Varnon! Andrew will read his essay “The Other Side of the Net”. This event is drop-in. 

In “The Other Side of the Net,” writer Andrew Varnon imagines playing tennis with the ghost of David Foster Wallace, the author of the monumental novel Infinite Jest. Wallace committed suicide in 2008, but has a devoted following of readers and fans. In his essay, Varnon describes how he came to read Wallace’s novel Infinite Jest through his interest in tennis. The novel is partially set at the fictional Enfield Tennis Academy in Massachusetts. In the tennis community, Wallace is also known for his essay on tennis icon Roger Federer, “Both Flesh and Not,” and is widely credited with the appellation for tennis as “chess on the run.” In his essay, Varnon engages Wallace’s writing style – complete with end notes – and explores the idea of how the activity of reading and writing is, in fact, like playing tennis.

Writer and teacher Andrew Varnon lives in Greenfield with his wife and family. He is the boys tennis coach at Greenfield High School and an active recreational tennis player. He is also a journalist and an award-winning poet. “The Other Side of the Net” was originally published online at The Smart Set (www.thesmartset.com/the-other-side-of-the-net/) and was republished locally in Meat for Tea. Varnon presented a portion of his essay to the David Foster Wallace Conference in Normal, Illinois, this June.

Nov
6
Wed
Comics and Chronic Illness with Grace Desmarais
Nov 6 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Author and artist Grace Desmarais is back! Grace will give background on her medical experience and then discuss her comic Spoons: a dairy on chronic illness, Tubes: diaries from the hospital and her up-coming book Healing Year. She will then hold a Q&A. At the end, attendees will have an opportunity to buy her mini comics and have them signed.

Artist Bio: 
Grace Desmarais is a French-Canadian illustrator and cartoonist. She currently lives in Eastern Massachusetts and spends most of her time drawing.

Grace Desmarais primarily self-publishes auto-bio comic while also being involved in a variety of anthologies. Most of Grace’s work is rooted in subjects like art history, dis/ability and personal experience. Her long-term goal is to be a published author/illustrator with a committed comics publisher.

When Grace isn’t drawing she can be found playing Dungeons and Dragons or enjoying a craft beer.
Dec
31
Tue
New Year Eves’s Noise Makers Workshop!
Dec 31 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Celebrate the New Year with your own Noise Maker! Drop in and create one to get started! We will have materials ready for you! Ages 3+

Jan
28
Tue
CANCELLED: Basic Sewing with Libby Meehan
Jan 28 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Please note: Registration is full. We are working on setting up future dates, so stay tuned!

Come join us for an introduction to sewing and the sewing machine! We will go over the basics of threading and using a sewing machine. We will have two machines available, so please feel free to bring your own machine if you have one. We will learn how to cut, pin, and sew a basic upcycled tote bag. The instructor will provide material to be upcycled for totes, but please feel free to bring your own material as well.

Feb
8
Sat
Winterfest at the Library: Decorate a Cupcake!
Feb 8 @ 10:00 am – 12:00 pm

Drop-in between 10am and 12pm! Open to kids AND adults. Vegan option available.

Feb
25
Tue
CANCELLED: Basic Sewing with Libby Meehan
Feb 25 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Please note: Registration is full. We are working on setting up future dates, so stay tuned!

Come join us for an introduction to sewing and the sewing machine! We will go over the basics of threading and using a sewing machine. We will have two machines available, so please feel free to bring your own machine if you have one. We will learn how to cut, pin, and sew a basic upcycled tote bag. The instructor will provide material to be upcycled for totes, but please feel free to bring your own material as well.

Mar
19
Thu
Art Buffet: Mini Accordion Books
Mar 19 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Do you love making crafts or just want to give it a try? We provide the materials, you drop in anytime during the program. Make art in a casual setting with simple materials.

 

Mar
24
Tue
CANCELLED: Basic Sewing with Libby Meehan
Mar 24 @ 5:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Please note: Registration is full. We are working on setting up future dates, so stay tuned!

Come join us for an introduction to sewing and the sewing machine! We will go over the basics of threading and using a sewing machine. We will have two machines available, so please feel free to bring your own machine if you have one. We will learn how to cut, pin, and sew a basic upcycled tote bag. The instructor will provide material to be upcycled for totes, but please feel free to bring your own material as well.