November 21, 2025
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: 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! Best of the holiday season to you and yours as you honor your own celebratory traditions!
Holiday Closure: The Library will close at 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 26 (Thanksgiving Eve) and will be closed for Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 27, through Friday, November 28. The Library will re-open on Saturday, November 29, from 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m.
Adult Events
Monday Mystery Book Club: Monday, November 24 at 2:30 p.m.
We’ll meet in person on the 3rd floor of Roudenbush Community Center, 65 Main St, to discuss The Perfect Stranger by Megan Miranda. Copies are available at the Main Desk. The audiobook is available to download from Libby. Email Linda Ernick at lernick@westfordma.gov for details! No registration required.
Adult Nonfiction Book Club: Tuesday, December 2 at 6:30 p.m. We’ll meet in person at 515 Groton Road to discuss The Splendid and the Vile: A Saga of Churchill, Family, and Defiance During the Blitz, by Erik Larson. Copies are available at the Main Desk. The ebook and the audiobook are both available to download from Libby. Email Bari Pender at bpender@westfordma.gov for more information! No registration required.
Goat Sip n’ Snuggle for Adults: Thursday, December 11, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Join us in the barn at Good Pickin’ Farm, 5 Gould Rd in Westford, to relax and de-stress from the holidays with some friendly goats! A hot cocoa bar will make it extra cozy and help reinvigorate your holiday spirit. This program is intended for adults only. Registration is required. Participants must also fill out the farm’s waiver before the event.
Adult Book Club: Thursday, December 11 at 6:30 p.m.
We’ll meet in person at 515 Groton Rd. to discuss James, a Novel by Percival Everett. Copies are available at the Main Desk. Download the audiobook or e-book from Libby. Email Kristina Leedberg at kleedberg@westfordma.gov for more information!
Staff Recommends: The Secret Christmas Library by Jenny Colgan. “Mirren Sutherland stumbled into a career as an antiquarian book hunter after finding a priceless antique book in her great aunt’s attic. Now, as Christmas approaches, she’s been hired by Jamie McKinnon, the surprisingly young and handsome laird of a Highland clan whose ancestral holdings include a vast, crumbling castle. Family lore suggests that the McKinnon family’s collection includes a rare book so valuable that it could save the entire estate–if they only knew where it was. Jamie needs Mirren to help him track down this treasure, which he believes is hidden in his own home. But on the train to the Highlands, Mirren runs into rival book hunter Theo Palliser, and instantly knows that it’s not a chance meeting. She’s all too familiar with Theo’s good looks and smooth talk, and his uncanny ability to appear whenever there’s a treasure that needs locating. Almost as soon as Mirren and Theo arrive at the castle, a deep snow blankets the Highlands, cutting off the outside world. Stuck inside, the three of them plot their search as the wind whistles outside. Mirren knows that Jamie’s grandfather, the castle’s most recent laird, had been a book collector, a hoarder, and a great lover of treasure hunts. Now they must unpuzzle his clues, discovering the secrets of the house–forming and breaking alliances in a race against time.”
Children’s and Young Adult Events
Bouncing Babies: Every Thursday through December 18, 10:30—11:00 a.m. Westford Recreation Department at Roudenbush Community Center – 3rd floor 65 Main St. Join Miss Hannah and Miss Jenn for Bouncing Babies!
This will be a baby-centered program (ages 0-2) focusing on songs, rhymes, bounces, movement activities, and stories! No Registration Required
Time with Tots: Every Thursday through December 18, 11:00—11:30 a.m. Westford Recreation Department at Roudenbush Community Center – 3rd floor 65 Main St. Join Miss Hannah and Miss Jenn for Time with Tots, centered around children ages 3 and up. We will be reading stories, doing silly dances, singing songs, and having lots of fun! No Registration Required
Mother Goose: Every Tuesday, through December 16, 10:30—11:15 a.m.
Westford Recreation Department at Roudenbush Community Center – 3rd floor, 65 Main St. Join Miss Jenn and Miss Hannah for Mother Goose, an interactive story time for children ages 0 and up with their caregivers. We include books, songs, interaction with puppets, fun movements, and of course, dancing! No Registration Required.
YA Crafternoon – Mini Hats: Monday, November 24, 4:00-5:00 p.m., Westford Recreation Department at Roudenbush Community Center – 3rd floor, 65 Main Street. For grades 5-12. Come make some cute mini hats that you can turn into an ornament if you’d like! Registration is required.
Read with Ponies at Good Pickin’ Farm: Wednesday, December 10 at Good Pickin’ Farm, 5 Gould Rd, Westford, MA
What’s better than taking some time to relax and read? When that time is spent with a pony! We welcome you to join us at Good Pickin’ Farm, where you will be able to read to a pony! Each child who signs up will get 15 minutes solo to read with a pony.
There are six 15-minute spots available in this session beginning at 3:30 p.m. The program is limited to kids aged 6-9. Children may bring their own book from home or choose to read one from the library collection. Please arrive at the barn 5-10 minutes before your session begins.
Registration is required. If you have any questions about this program, please email us at youthservices@westfordma.gov.
If you have questions or need assistance, please send us an email at westfordlibrary@westfordma.gov
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