WESTFORD — Assistant Director of the J.V. Fletcher Library Kristina Leedberg has shared the most recent edition of “What’s Happening at the Library?” with WestfordCAT.
Unless otherwise noted, the following programs are made possible by the Friends of the Library.
News from the J.V. Fletcher Library, 50 Main St., Westford, MA (1-978-692-5555), http://www.westfordlibrary.org
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Director’s Corner: Let the Library help you save money this holiday season and support all your festive plans! Check out our cookbooks [Cookies! Pies! Appetizers!), décor magazines, Christmas idea books and craft books to assist in planning your festivities! Classic holiday DVDs and holiday CDs are yours for the borrowing (or traveling!). Watch for our holiday programs and Library Christmas ornament! Best of the holiday season to you and yours as you honor your own celebratory traditions!
On Wednesday, Nov. 22, Thanksgiving Eve, the Library will close at 3:00 p.m.; we will be closed on Thanksgiving Day and on Friday, Nov. 24. The Library will be open on Saturday, Nov. 25 from 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. We hope everyone enjoys the holiday weekend!
Mystery Book Club: Monday, November 27th at 2:00 p.m. Wake up your week with a stimulating book club discussion! We’ll meet in the Mary Atwood Room to discuss A World of Curiosities by Louise Penny. Print copies are available at the Main Desk. Email Justin Liberti at jliberti@westfordma.gov for details!
Sweet Reads Book Club: Tuesday, November 28 at 6:30 p.m. Come for the desserts and stay for the discussion. This month we will talk about Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow and enjoy some ice cream. Registration is appreciated, but drop-ins are welcome. Copies of the book are available at the Main Desk. For Grade 6 and up. Register here.
WCAT News Office Hours: Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m. Managing Editor Ben Domaingue will host drop-in office hours in an effort to increase accessibility and availability for residents. Drop by and say hi, or bring your story ideas, questions, comments, or concerns with how news is reported in Westford. No registration necessary. Changes and cancellations will be announced the prior Friday and posted on our Studio Calendar.
Porcupines Don’t Shoot Their Quills! Facts with Newhouse Wildlife Rescue: Thursday, November 30 at 6:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room. Come join Jane Seeker (Newhouse), founder of Newhouse Wildlife Rescue, as she shares interesting facts about our local wildlife. Learn how you can help injured and orphaned wild animals in an emergency. Newhouse Wildlife Rescue is located in Chelmsford, MA. Each year they help numerous sick, injured, and orphaned wild animals heal and grow until they can be released back into the wild. Bigger, stronger, and free! This program is a collaboration between our Young Adult Department and our Adult Services Department. Anyone age 11 and up is welcome to attend. Register here.
Adult Nonfiction Book Club: Tuesday, December 5 at 7:00 p.m. We’ll meet in the downstairs Meeting Room to discuss How Democracies Die by Steven Levinski and Daniel Ziblatt. Copies are available at the Main Desk. Email Charles Schweppe at cschweppe@westfordma.gov for details!
Ukulele Play Along for Adults: Saturday, December 9 at 2:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room. Join Julie Stepanek and other players for a ukulele play along! A play along is participatory music at its best. Julie will prepare song sheets (lyrics and chords) of songs and lead participants in playing those songs, offering tips and encouragement as we play, sing and have a good time. Please note: this is not a beginner teaching class, though Julie will offer tips and all skill levels are welcome! A limited number of ukuleles are provided. However, you are welcome to bring your own! Register here. Please email any questions to Justin Liberti.
Staff Recommends: Few authors successfully combine humor and intrigue, Jesse Q. Santo is one of them. This “newish” mystery will keep you guessing and laughing, check out Vera Wong’s Unsolicited Advice for Murderers. “Vera Wong is a lonely little old lady–ah, lady of a certain age–who lives above her forgotten tea shop in the middle of San Francisco’s Chinatown. Despite living alone, Vera is not needy, oh no. She likes nothing more than sipping on a good cup of Wulong and doing some healthy detective work on the Internet about what her college-aged son is up to. Then one morning, Vera trudges downstairs to find a curious thing–a dead man in the middle of her tea shop. In his outstretched hand, a flash drive. Vera doesn’t know what comes over her, but after calling the cops like any good citizen would, she sort of . . . swipes the flash drive from the body and tucks it safely into the pocket of her apron. Why? Because Vera is sure she would do a better job than the police possibly could, because nobody sniffs out a wrongdoing quite like a suspicious Chinese mother with time on her hands. Vera knows the killer will be back for the flash drive; all she has to do is watch the increasing number of customers at her shop and figure out which one among them is the killer. What Vera does not expect is to form friendships with her customers and start to care for each and every one of them. As a protective mother hen, will she end up having to give one of her newfound chicks to the police?”.
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