Jun
27
Mon
Monday Night Book Club
Jun 27 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Our Monday Night Book Club meets monthly (except twice in January and not in December), on the fourth Monday, from 6:30 – 8 PM. We provide copies of each title for participants to check out. Visit the Monday Night Book Club page for a list of dates and titles, with links to each in the catalog OR print a copy of the reading list here: 2022 Monday Book Club Schedule.

For discussion date reminders and any updates, mark “Going” or “Interested” on the Facebook event.

 

Jul
5
Tue
Graphic Novel Book Club
Jul 5 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Our Graphic Novel Book Club meets monthly, on the first Tuesday, 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.

Jul
18
Mon
3 Ways to Make Being a Teen Suck Less
Jul 18 @ 5:30 pm – 6:30 pm

This in-person session is for teens only. Registration is required. Click here to register.

Life is tough, but you’re not in it alone. Hear from local author Maeve Ronan (It’s the Depression for Me) as she shares her personal story and provides practical tips for dealing with depression and anxiety.

This workshop will leave you feeling inspired and empowered with strategies to believe in yourself and in your future. If you’re ready to move beyond the negative thoughts in your head and start genuinely living life again, this workshop is definitely for you.

Jul
19
Tue
Intersectional Speculative Fiction Book Club
Jul 19 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Our Intersectional Speculative Fiction Book Club meets every other month, on the third Tuesday, from 6:30 – 8:00 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.

Jul
25
Mon
Monday Night Book Club
Jul 25 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Our Monday Night Book Club meets monthly (except twice in January and not in December), on the fourth Monday, from 6:30 – 8 PM. We provide copies of each title for participants to check out. Visit the Monday Night Book Club page for a list of dates and titles, with links to each in the catalog OR print a copy of the reading list here: 2022 Monday Book Club Schedule.

For discussion date reminders and any updates, mark “Going” or “Interested” on the Facebook event.

 

Aug
2
Tue
Graphic Novel Book Club
Aug 2 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Our Graphic Novel Book Club meets monthly, on the first Tuesday, 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.

Aug
4
Thu
New Graphic Novel Book Club for Youth!
Aug 4 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Join us for our “New” Graphic Novel Book Club. Title will be announce soon! We provide copies of each title for participants to check out. Refreshments and fun conversation! Ages 7+

Aug
22
Mon
Monday Night Book Club
Aug 22 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Our Monday Night Book Club meets monthly (except twice in January and not in December), on the fourth Monday, from 6:30 – 8 PM. We provide copies of each title for participants to check out. Visit the Monday Night Book Club page for a list of dates and titles, with links to each in the catalog OR print a copy of the reading list here: 2022 Monday Book Club Schedule.

For discussion date reminders and any updates, mark “Going” or “Interested” on the Facebook event.

 

Sep
6
Tue
Graphic Novel Book Club
Sep 6 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm

Our Graphic Novel Book Club meets monthly, on the first Tuesday, 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.

Sep
12
Mon
Author Talk with Tim Spofford
Sep 12 @ 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Author Talk with Tim Spofford

Join us as we welcome author Tim Spofford for a conversation about his new book What The Children Told Us. Tim will discuss the lives and work of Drs. Kenneth and Mamie Phipps Clark, including Clark/Phipps genealogy (guided by vintage family photos), the Doctors’ famous Doll Test, and their roles as Black activists, humanitarians and intellectualists in Springfield, MA and nationally.

This event is drop-in and masks will be required.

Author Bio:
Tim Spofford’s writing career was inspired by the May 1970 slayings on the Kent and Jackson State campuses amid antiwar unrest. He wrote Lynch Street, the only book about the black students slain in Mississippi. A writing career focused on racial issues in education followed the completion of his first book.

For seven years, Spofford covered educational policymaking for the Albany Times Union, including at the NYS Education Department, the NYS Legislature and the 64-campus State University of New York system. He often interviewed Kenneth Clark, a policymaker on the NYS Board of Regents.

Spofford has taught writing and journalism in schools and colleges and has a Doctor of Arts in English degree from the State University at Albany. He’s published articles in the New York Times, Newsday, Mother Jones, Columbia Journalism Review and other publications. He also worked as a copy editor, most recently at the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, where he coached young editors. Spofford is an avid but unaccomplished hiker, swimmer and landscaper. He lives with his wife, Barbara, in St. Petersburg, Florida, and Lee, Massachusetts.