August 2023

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Tuesday, August 111:00 AM—12:00 PMSudolnik Conference RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

"100 Books Bucket List" Book Club!

"100 Books Bucket List" Book Club!Join us for a new morning book club for adults at the Library! Our inspiration for this book club is a "100 Books Bucket List" scratch-off poster. We'll use the poster to choose our next title every month by drawing a number and scratching off that space to reveal our read.…Learn More

Tuesday, August 11:00—2:00 PMChildren's GardenLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462
Wallace Community RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Safe Animal Handling with Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton

Safe Animal Handling with Baypath Humane Society of HopkintonMichelle Kreell, community liaison for the Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton, will be here to talk to about the body language of animals, how to meet new dogs, and how to be safe around animals. She will also talk about animal rescues, and at the end of the program, introduce participants to her rescue dog!This program is open to all ages (when registering, please make sure to reserve a space for each person in your group that plans on attending).…Learn More

Tuesday, August 12:30—3:30 PMChildren's GardenLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462
Wallace Community RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Careers with Animals with Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton

Careers with Animals with Baypath Humane Society of HopkintonMichelle Kreell, community liaison for the Baypath Humane Society of Hopkinton, will be here to talk about the many exciting careers that involve working with animals. She will also talk about animal rescues, and at the end of the program, introduce participants to her rescue dog! This program is geared towards tweens and teens, but is open ages 11 and over (when registering, please make sure to reserve a space for each person in your group that plans on attending).…Learn More

Tuesday, August 13:00—5:00 PMSudolnik Conference RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Stitchcraft Knitting and Crochet Group

Stitchcraft Knitting and Crochet GroupJoin us for Stitchcraft - the Library's knitting and crochet group! We meet in the Library's conference room every Tuesday from 3:00-5:00 pm to chat while working on our own projects. Need help with a pattern or looking to learn a new skill? Stop by the group and we'll help! Please send an email to Lydia if you would like to join the mailing list for meeting changes and other announcements.…Learn More

Tuesday, August 15:00—7:00 PMGreat HallLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Tech Help with Quinn!

Tech Help with Quinn!If you need some assistance with technology, now you can make an appointment to visit our Library Page Quinn to get some help!Some of the topics we can help you with include:Setting up an emailGetting started with LibbyAssistance with new mobile devicesUsing other Library digital resourcesRegister below to tell us a little bit about your problem and we'll set you up with an appointment time to sit down with Quinn for some answers.…Learn More

Tuesday, August 16:00—7:30 PMWallace Community RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

"Our Cosmic Canvas" Astrophotography Talk and Exhibit

"Our Cosmic Canvas" Astrophotography Talk and Exhibit“Astrophotography – a walk through a most rewarding and frustrating hobby”Talk and August Exhibit with Kevin Boucher from Aldrich Astronomical Society!Aldrich members will give a talk discussing how astronomy pictures such as Galaxies, Nebula, and other night sky targets are taken.…Learn More
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Wednesday, August 29:30—11:30 AMZoom

VIRTUAL: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group -- Self-Assessment & Transferrable Skills

VIRTUAL: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group -- Self-Assessment & Transferrable SkillsThe Massachusetts Library Collaborative's 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 9:30am to 11:30am, via Zoom. If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career", this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking! Join us in a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe and comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships and developing skills and strategies to help in your career transition.…Learn More

Wednesday, August 26:00—7:30 PMWallace Community RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Summer Reading Finale Event: Toe Jam Puppet Band!

Summer Reading Finale Event: Toe Jam Puppet Band!Toe Jam Puppet Band Concert for our Summer Reading finale!Stop by the Wallace Community Room to see the Toe Jam Puppet Band: The Fun Family Band for New England Kids …and their parents, too!Watch the concert and enjoy a frozen treat to celebrate the end our Summer Reading Program!Registration is encouraged to help with room setup, but is not required.
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Thursday, August 34:00—5:00 PMWallace Community RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Kids Ages 5-11 Paper Making Class

Kids Ages 5-11 Paper Making ClassHere's a great opportunity to learn a new recycling technique for kids ages 5-11.   Staff from the Burncoat Center for Art and Wellness will be here to show us how to make paper from recycled materials! The kids will use torn up papers, fibers, dryer lint, and pressed flowers to make paper pulp, and then make their own screen frame for paper making.…Learn More

Thursday, August 37:00—8:00 PMSudolnik Conference RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

ESL Conversation Circle

ESL Conversation CircleDo you want to improve your English? Join us for small group classes. All levels are welcome.  Presented by Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area and coordinated by Zwanieke Visser. For more information about the Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area visit their website: www.…Learn More
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Tuesday, August 83:00—5:00 PMSudolnik Conference RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Stitchcraft Knitting and Crochet Group

Stitchcraft Knitting and Crochet GroupJoin us for Stitchcraft - the Library's knitting and crochet group! We meet in the Library's conference room every Tuesday from 3:00-5:00 pm to chat while working on our own projects. Need help with a pattern or looking to learn a new skill? Stop by the group and we'll help! Please send an email to Lydia if you would like to join the mailing list for meeting changes and other announcements.…Learn More
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Wednesday, August 96:00—8:00 PMZoom

VIRTUAL: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group -- Self-Assessment & Transferrable Skills

VIRTUAL: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group -- Self-Assessment & Transferrable Skills The Massachusetts Library Collaborative's 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, from 6pm to 8pm, via Zoom. If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career", this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking! Join us in a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe and comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships and developing skills and strategies to help in your career transition.…Learn More

Wednesday, August 96:30—7:30 PMSudolnik Conference RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Armchair Travel Book Club!

Armchair Travel Book Club!Now you can travel the world through books and share your experiences with other readers! Join us for our evening Armchair Travel Book Club every 2nd Wednesday evening at 6:30 pm. No registration needed, all are welcome.  We will select a variety of nonfiction, fiction, and memoir titles about people in different countries of the world.…Learn More

Wednesday, August 96:45—8:00 PMWallace Community RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Meet the Lunenburg Cultural Council!

Wallace Community room set up for eventThe local chapter for the Mass Cultural Council will be hosting an open meeting for the public to get to know more about the fantastic things they do for our community. Learn about the application process, the timeline for project funding, and more. No registration or sign-up needed, this is a drop-in meeting.
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Thursday, August 107:00—8:00 PMSudolnik Conference RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

ESL Conversation Circle

ESL Conversation CircleDo you want to improve your English? Join us for small group classes. All levels are welcome.  Presented by Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area and coordinated by Zwanieke Visser. For more information about the Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area visit their website: www.…Learn More
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Tuesday, August 153:00—5:00 PMSudolnik Conference RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Stitchcraft Knitting and Crochet Group

Stitchcraft Knitting and Crochet GroupJoin us for Stitchcraft - the Library's knitting and crochet group! We meet in the Library's conference room every Tuesday from 3:00-5:00 pm to chat while working on our own projects. Need help with a pattern or looking to learn a new skill? Stop by the group and we'll help! Please send an email to Lydia if you would like to join the mailing list for meeting changes and other announcements.…Learn More

Tuesday, August 155:00—7:00 PMGreat HallLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

CANCELED - Tech Help with Quinn!

Tech Help with Quinn!If you need some assistance with technology, now you can make an appointment to visit our Library Page Quinn to get some help!Some of the topics we can help you with include:Setting up an emailGetting started with LibbyAssistance with new mobile devicesUsing other Library digital resourcesRegister below to tell us a little bit about your problem and we'll set you up with an appointment time to sit down with Quinn for some answers.…Learn More
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Wednesday, August 169:30—11:30 AMZoom

VIRTUAL: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group -- Create Your "Career Story" Pitch

VIRTUAL: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group -- Create Your "Career Story" PitchThe Massachusetts Library Collaborative's 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 9:30am to 11:30am, via Zoom. If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career", this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking! Join us in a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe and comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships and developing skills and strategies to help in your career transition.…Learn More

Wednesday, August 1611:00—11:45 AMStory Craft RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462
Wallace Community RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

SOUND!- Science Workshop for kids ages 6+

SOUND!- Science Workshop for kids ages 6+Sound! - Science WorkshopWhat makes sound? Children are introduced to the concept of sound as vibration that travels in waves through gas, liquids, and solids. Children play with pitch and resonance as they create and engage with unique sound makers made from common household materials.…Learn More
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Thursday, August 1711:00—11:45 AMWallace Community RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Dinosaurs!

Dinosaurs!Digging for Dinosaurs! with Discovery Museum ActonActing as paleontologists, children practice tool identification and usage as they excavate from a mock dig site, unearthing fossils. Comparing the bodies of different dinosaurs and between parent and offspring builds an understanding of differences and similarities, heredity, and variation.…Learn More

Thursday, August 176:00—8:00 PMWallace Community RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

RESCHEDULED!!! Vision Boards with Laura Klain

Find your voice by creating a custom vision board! RESCHEDULED FROM 7/25/23!!Certified life coach, Laura Klain from Bud to Blossom Life Design will be joining us to explain how to turn your personal ideas into a physical manifestation of your goals.…Learn More

Thursday, August 177:00—8:00 PMSudolnik Conference RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

ESL Conversation Circle

ESL Conversation CircleDo you want to improve your English? Join us for small group classes. All levels are welcome.  Presented by Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area and coordinated by Zwanieke Visser. For more information about the Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area visit their website: www.…Learn More
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Saturday, August 1910:00 AM—2:00 PMWallace Community RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Summer Puzzle Swap!

Summer Puzzle Swap!The always popular puzzle swap is coming back this summer! Starting on Monday August 7th, you can exchange your completed jigsaw puzzles for swap vouchers. Bring your puzzle donations to the front desk and ask for swap voucher tickets in return. Don't lose those tickets because they can be exchanged for new-to-you puzzles on the day of the swap! Stop by anytime during the Library open hours on Saturday August 19th to shop the selection of donated puzzles.…Learn More
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Sunday, August 2011:00 AM—12:00 PMSudolnik Conference RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462
Wallace Community RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462
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(Not So) Young Adult Book Club Meeting

(Not So) Young Adult Book Club MeetingThe (Not So) Young Adult Book Club is for those adults who love reading YA books (you know who you are) but teens are totally welcome to join us too! This is a hybrid book club, so you can join us virtually over Zoom if you can't make it to the library to meet in person!At this meeting, we'll be discussing Jay's Gay Agenda (published in 2021) by Jason June, copies will be available in July to check out at the library.…Learn More
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Monday, August 2111:00 AM—12:00 PMStory Craft RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Pour Painting with Jessy for Kids 6+

Pour Painting with Jessy for Kids 6+Join us in the Story Craft Room to try an awesome painting technique called pour painting.   Pour painting is the art process of pouring acrylic paint, that has been mixed with a thickening agent, over a surface. You can pour over wood, rocks, canvas, or anything else you want to decorate.…Learn More
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Tuesday, August 223:00—5:00 PMSudolnik Conference RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Stitchcraft Knitting and Crochet Group

Stitchcraft Knitting and Crochet GroupJoin us for Stitchcraft - the Library's knitting and crochet group! We meet in the Library's conference room every Tuesday from 3:00-5:00 pm to chat while working on our own projects. Need help with a pattern or looking to learn a new skill? Stop by the group and we'll help! Please send an email to Lydia if you would like to join the mailing list for meeting changes and other announcements.…Learn More

Tuesday, August 226:00—7:00 PMStory Craft RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

SLIME with Tessa! Kids Ages 6+

SLIME  with Tessa! Kids Ages 6+Come make Slime with Tessa!  Tessa has been making slime successfully for years and she's really good at it!  She is willing to teach you some of her techniques so you can be a expert too!  REGISTRATION NEEDED
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Wednesday, August 236:00—8:00 PMZoom

VIRTUAL: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group -- Create Your "Career Story" Pitch

VIRTUAL: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group -- Create Your "Career Story" PitchThe Massachusetts Library Collaborative's 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, from 6pm to 8pm, via Zoom. If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career", this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking! Join us in a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe and comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships and developing skills and strategies to help in your career transition.…Learn More

Wednesday, August 236:30—7:30 PMWallace Community RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Monthly Music Series Presents: Americana Folk Duo Hungrytown

Monthly Music Series Presents: Americana Folk Duo HungrytownJoin us for a live concert with the folk duo Hungrytown! After more than 15 years of world-wide touring and three album releases, Rebecca Hall and Ken Anderson--otherwise known as the folk duo HUNGRYTOWN--have earned a reputation for the quality and authenticity of their songwriting: “It’s great to hear an act eschew sentimentality in favor of honesty and to prove that you don’t have to go raiding the memory of others to find the stuff that really good songs are made of,” writes Jedd Beaudoin of Popmatters.…Learn More
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Thursday, August 247:00—8:00 PMSudolnik Conference RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

ESL Conversation Circle

ESL Conversation CircleDo you want to improve your English? Join us for small group classes. All levels are welcome.  Presented by Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area and coordinated by Zwanieke Visser. For more information about the Literacy Volunteers of the Montachusett Area visit their website: www.…Learn More
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Tuesday, August 293:00—5:00 PMSudolnik Conference RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Stitchcraft Knitting and Crochet Group

Stitchcraft Knitting and Crochet GroupJoin us for Stitchcraft - the Library's knitting and crochet group! We meet in the Library's conference room every Tuesday from 3:00-5:00 pm to chat while working on our own projects. Need help with a pattern or looking to learn a new skill? Stop by the group and we'll help! Please send an email to Lydia if you would like to join the mailing list for meeting changes and other announcements.…Learn More

Tuesday, August 295:00—7:00 PMGreat HallLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Tech Help with Quinn!

Tech Help with Quinn!If you need some assistance with technology, now you can make an appointment to visit our Library Page Quinn to get some help!Some of the topics we can help you with include:Setting up an emailGetting started with LibbyAssistance with new mobile devicesUsing other Library digital resourcesRegister below to tell us a little bit about your problem and we'll set you up with an appointment time to sit down with Quinn for some answers.…Learn More

Tuesday, August 297:00—8:00 PMZoom

*NEW DATE* Virtual - Zero Waste Kids: Birthdays, Lunches, and More with Sarah Robertson-Barnes

Join us for a Zoom presentation with Sarah Robertson-Barnes! We'll dig into practical tips to make your children's birthday parties and school lunches eco-friendly and low waste. We'll also be discussing how kids, families, and communities can be more sustainable as some towns/cities/states move towards free lunches for all.…Learn More
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Wednesday, August 306:00—7:00 PMWallace Community RoomLunenburg Public Library1023 Massachusets Ave., Lunenburg, MA, 01462

Ethics For When Sci-Fi Becomes Reality: Gene Editing As Medicine

Ethics For When Sci-Fi Becomes Reality: Gene Editing As MedicineMovies of science fiction like Jurassic Park and GATTACA have explored the idea of gene editing for decades, and it was fiction. However, technology to modify these small, encoded traits we call “genes” is now reality. Science and society question where and how this technology should be applied, one key area being as a therapy to cure otherwise incurable diseases.…Learn More
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