Feb
1
Mon
Cupids Mix M&M’s-Contest!
Feb 1 @ 8:00 am – Feb 15 @ 6:00 pm

February 1st through the 15th-Guess how many Cupids Mix M&M’s are in the Jar!! Look at it closely and send your name and estimate to youthdept@ewmlibrary.org  The closest to the actual number will be contacted on the 16th to come pick up the Jar!

Feb
2
Tue
Winterfest- February Family STORYWALK®
Feb 2 @ 10:00 am – Mar 1 @ 6:00 pm
Winterfest- February Family STORYWALK® featuring our winter story, “Trouble with Trolls”,  by Jan Brett.
This activity is fun for the whole family, using an actual book that has been dismembered, laminated and presented page by page on a trail outside the library which is designed to promote reading and exercise.
 The StoryWalk® concept was created by Anne Ferguson of Montpelier, VT and was developed with the help of Rachel Senechal, Kellogg-Hubbard Library.

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Feb
9
Tue
Books and Bites Cookbook Club
Feb 9 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

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

 

Feb
10
Wed
Technology Help by Appointment
Feb 10 @ 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm

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/

Feb
12
Fri
Family Story Time-Virtual
Feb 12 @ 10:30 am – 11:00 am

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!

Curbside Crafts to GO for Youths!
Feb 12 @ 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

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.

Winter Family Movie Picks with Popcorn and Cocoa to GO!
Feb 12 @ 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Winter Family Movie Picks with Popcorn and Cocoa to Go! Curbside Collection on a cart to checkout! We will have Youth Movies for you to choose outside! Stop by to browse, checkout, and take popcorn and cocoa to enjoy at home!  Please follow all COVID-19 protocols.
Feb
15
Mon
Library CLOSED
Feb 15 all-day
Library CLOSED

The Library will be closed in observance of the Presidents Day holiday.

Race Amity Lecture and Media Presentation
Feb 15 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

To sign up and obtain the Zoom link, email slevine@ewmlibrary.org with the words “Race Amity Presentation” in the Subject line. 

You are invited to hear the powerful and uplifting Race Amity presentation by award-winning Race Relations Media Producer, Writer, Author and Documentarian William H. Smith, E.D.

William H. Smith, E.D. is the Executive Producer and Senior Writer of public television documentary An American Story: Race Amity and the Other Tradition and co-author of its companion book Race Amity: America’s Other Tradition. He is the founding Executive Director of the National Center for Race Amity and recipient of the Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame Award.

For more information about An American Story: Race Amity and the Other Tradition, visit raceamityfilm.org.

Feb
16
Tue
Intersectional Speculative Fiction Book Club
Feb 16 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Our Intersectional Speculative Fiction Book Club meets the third Tuesday of every other month, from 6:30 – 8:00 PM. All are welcome! This Zoom program requires registration. Email Kelley at kcrisp@ewmlibrary.org if you are interested in joining and to request the next book title.