Unless otherwise noted, the following programs are made possible by the Friends of the Library.
Director’s Corner: Stream PBS with your library card! Discover award-winning documentaries, history, science, and cultural programming in Kanopy’s PBS Collection—free, ad-free, and on demand. Kanopy has so much to offer!
Adult Programs
Adult Nonfiction Book Club: Tuesday, June 2, 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m., 515 Groton Rd. We will discuss Bunker Hill: A City, a Siege, a Revolution, by Nathaniel Philbrick. Copies are available at Main Desk. The e-book and audiobook are available to download from Libby. No registration required. Drop-ins are welcome! Email Bari Pender at bpender@westfordma.gov for more information!
Virtual Job Search Help for 50 & OVER –Marketing Plan: Wednesday, June 3, 9:30-11:30 a.m. The Massachusetts Library Collaborative’s 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on biweekly 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 Historical Fiction Book Recs. with Bestselling Author, Jane Healey: Tuesday, June 9 at 6:30 p.m. Love Historical Fiction but not sure what to read next? Join bestselling author, Jane Healey monthly for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations – the best of historical fiction out there! We’re sure you’ll find something to like from Jane’s many enthusiastic reviews. Register Here
Adult Book Club – Thursday, June 11, 6:30 p.m. 515 Groton Rd. We’ll discuss The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict and Victoria Christopher Murray. Copies are available at the Main Desk. The e-book and audiobook are available to download from Libby and Overdrive. Join a lively group of readers to discuss fiction and nonfiction titles (we alternate each month)! Email Kristina Leedberg at kleedberg@westfordma.gov for details.
Virtual Lost: Amelia Earhart’s Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life with Rachel Hartigan: June 15 at 7:00 p.m. Join author Rachel Hartigan as she discusses her book, Lost: Amelia Earhart’s Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life. Unravel one of history’s greatest mysteries in this spellbinding narrative exploring three leading theories of Amelia Earhart’s tragic disappearance. We’re sure we all have our ideas on what could have happened to Amelia Earhart so we hope you’ll join us for this fascinating conversation! Register Here
Staff Recommends: Cherry Baby by Rainbow Rowell. “Everybody knows that Cherry’s husband, Tom, is in Hollywood making a movie . . . Almost nobody knows that he isn’t coming home. Tom is the creator of Thursday–a semi-autobiographical webcomic that’s become an international phenomenon. Semi-autobiographical. That means there’s a character in this movie based on Cherry . . . “Baby.” Wide-hipped, heavy-chested, double-chinned Baby. Cherry never wanted this. No fat girl wants to see herself caricatured on the page–let alone on the big screen. But there’s no getting away from it. Baby looks so much like Cherry that strangers recognize her at the grocery store. While her soon-to-be ex-husband is in Los Angeles getting rich and famous and being the internet’s latest boyfriend, Cherry is stuck in Omaha taking care of the dog he always wanted and the house they were going to raise a family in . . . and wondering who she’s supposed to be without him. Cherry had promised to love Tom through thick and thin. She’d meant it. One night, Cherry decides to leave all her problems, including Tom’s overgrown puppy, at home. She ventures out to see her favorite band play her favorite album . . . and someone recognizes her from across the room. Russ Sutton knew Cherry when she was a young art student with a fondness for pin-up dresses and patent leather heels. Before Tom. Russ knows Cherry. He likes Cherry. And best of all . . . he’s never heard of Thursday.”
Kids Programs
Summer Reading is for all ages! We are excited to announce our 2026 Summer Reading theme: Plant a Seed, Read! Our program kicks off Monday June 22nd at 10:00 a.m. Please go ahead and register now.
- Children’s Summer Reading (ages 0-10)
- Teen Summer Reading (ages 11-18)
- Adult Summer Reading (ages 19+)
Questions about the children’s or Teen Summer Reading program? Please email us at youthservices@westfordma.gov.
Questions about the Adult Summer Reading program? Please email us at reference@westfordma.gov
Thanks to the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, the Westford Recreation Department, the Kurt Kelly Memorial Foundation, , and to our wonderful Friends of the J. V. Fletcher Library for funding our Summer Reading programs!
Stuffie Sleepover: Thursday, June 11, 2:00-4:30 p.m. 515 Groton Rd.
Bring your stuffies over to the Children’s Room and let them roam the library overnight! Drop-off will be from 2:00 – 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, June 11. You can pick them up Friday, June 12, starting at 1:00p.m. Register Here
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