News from the J.V. Fletcher – 515 Groton Rd. (temporary location), Westford, 978-399-2300.
Unless otherwise noted, the following programs are made possible by the Friends of the Library.
Director’s Corner: Demolition Begins at 21st Century Library!
Demolition has begun on the Library addition/renovation, making space for the future three-story facility, which will double Meeting Space, triple Young Adult Space, double Youth Service, and offer study, research, and group study options!
Friends of the Library Fall Book Sale: Friday, September 12, 6:30-9, Members Preview night, Saturday, September 13, 10:00-4:00, Sunday, September 14, 1:00-4:00, fill a bag for $10.
Come get a bargain and support the Friends! The Fall Book Sale will include thousands of gently used books plus CDs, DVDs, audiobooks, LPs, and Blu-ray discs. Credit card payments, in addition to cash and checks, are accepted for purchases.
NOTE NEW LOCATION: This sale will take place at First Parish Church United, on the Common at 48 Main St.
Parking is available at the church, on Lincoln Street, and in marked spaces on Connell Drive. Additional parking lots are available at Roudenbush Community Center, Frost School, Town Hall, and the Westford Police Department.
For general information about the book sales, including how to donate materials, see the main Book Sales page.
Weekly Children’s Drop-In Craft: Did you know that August is National Sandwich Month? Customize your very own signature sandwich using only the finest craft ingredients in the Children’s Room!
Virtual Job Search Help for 50 & OVER – Career Story (Tell Me a Bit About Yourself): Wednesday, September 3, 9:30-11:30 a.m. The Massachusetts Library Collaborative’s 50+ Job Seekers Group meets biweekly on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., 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! Take advantage of these free, weekly skill-building and networking group meetings. A new topic will be covered at each meeting. Register here.
VIRTUAL: “How Soon Is Now?” August 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Spend an hour with speaker Dustin Pari as he examines the concept of time, challenges our understanding of the passing days, and questions the way we measure our lives. Make the most of your time by changing your perspective on it. Hurry to this lecture, for there is not a minute to waste! Register here.
Adult Nonfiction Book Club: Tuesday, September 2 at 6:30 p.m. We’ll meet in person at 515 Groton Road to discuss Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life, by Ferris Jabr. Copies are available at the Main Desk. The audiobook is available to download from Libby/Overdrive. No registration required.
Adult Book Club: Thursday, September 11 at 6:30 p.m. We’ll meet in person at 515 Groton Rd. to discuss The Ride of Her Life by Elizabeth Letts. Copies are available at the Main Desk. The e-book and audiobook are both available to download from Libby and Hoopla. No registration required. Email Kristina Leedberg at kleedberg@westfordma.gov for more information!
Books with Bunnies Storytime!: Thursday, September 18 from 1:00-2:20 p.m., Good Pickin’ Farm, 5 Gould Rd, Westford, MA, 01886
Love books? Love bunnies? Great! We welcome you to join us at Good Pickin’ Farm while we cuddle the cutest little bunnies and listen to an interactive storytime with one of the friendly farmers! This storytime is best for children ages 5 and under.
Registration for this event opens Thursday, August 28, at 10:00 a.m. Registration is required.
Staff Recommends: The Road to Tender Hearts by Annie Hartnett.
“At sixty-three years old, million-dollar lottery winner PJ Halliday would be the luckiest man in Pondville, Massachusetts, if it weren’t for the tragedies of his life: the sudden death of his eldest daughter and the way his marriage fell apart after that. Since then, PJ spends both his money and his time at the bar, and he probably doesn’t have much time left–he’s had three heart attacks already. But when PJ reads the obituary of his old romantic rival, he realizes his high school sweetheart, Michelle Cobb, is finally single again. Filled with a new enthusiasm for life, PJ decides he’s going to drive across the country to the Tender Hearts Retirement Community in Arizona to win Michelle back. Before PJ can hit the road, tragedy strikes Pondville, leaving PJ the sudden guardian of his estranged brother’s grandchildren. Anyone else would be deterred from the planned trip, but PJ figures the orphaned kids might benefit from getting out of town. PJ also thinks he can ask Sophie, his adult daughter who’s adrift in her twenties, to come along to babysit. And there’s one more surprise addition to the roster: Pancakes, a former nursing home therapy cat with a knack of predicting death, who recently turned up outside PJ’s home. This could be the second chance PJ has long hoped for–a fresh shot at love and parenting–but does he have the strength to do both those things again? It’s very possible his heart can’t take it.”
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