Unless otherwise noted, the following programs are made possible by the Friends of the Library.
Director’s Corner: Attention Westford Academy students, if you haven’t had a chance to complete your summer reading, we’ve got you covered! In addition to print copies available at the Library, all summer reading titles have been added in e-book and digital audio formats to Overdrive/Libby. Download a copy today! If you need help setting up your account, contact the Information Services desk at 978-399-2304.
Adult Programs
Monday Mystery Book Club: Monday, August 24th at 2:30 p.m., Roudenbush The Mystery Book Club will discuss Head Cases by John McMahon. Copies are available at Main Desk. The e-book and audiobook are available to download from Libby. The audiobook is also available on Hoopla. Drop-ins welcome. Email lernick@westfordma.gov for details!
Adult Nonfiction Book Club: Tuesday, September 1st, 6:30 p.m., 515 Groton Rd.
We will discuss Prequel: An American Fight Against Fascism by Rachel Maddow. Copies are available at Main Desk. The e-book and audiobook are available to download from Libby and Overdrive. Drop-ins are welcome! Email Bari Pender at bpender@westfordma.gov for more information!
Adult Book Club: Thursday, September 10th, 6:30 p.m., 515 Groton Rd.
Join us to discuss Night Magic by Leigh Ann Henion. Copies are available at the Main Desk. The e-book and audiobook are available to download from Libby/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 more information.
Virtual – Author Heather Wolf Discusses – Fall Bird Migration: Seas, Skies, and Land: Monday, September 21st , 7:00 p.m. Join Heather Wolf, author of Find More Birds and Birding at the Bridge, as she discusses what we can look for with Fall migration happening right now! Heather will share beautiful pictures, but we’re also keeping plenty of time for Q&A. We hope you can join us for a great discussion! Register here. This program is hosted by and presented in partnership with the Ashland Public Library.
Staff Recommends: When You Loved Me by Beatriz Williams
“Local history insists that a legendary pirate buried his treasure somewhere beneath Windward, the decayed Cooper estate on Winthrop Island, but Lucy Cooper never trusted the fable that broke her family apart. When a widowed Lucy returns with her young daughter to grieve her estranged father, she discovers catastrophe: The property is mired in debt she canʼt repay, and Ben Ressler has unexpectedly turned up on her doorstep. Thirteen summers ago, the teenaged Lucy never meant to fall in love with Ben, a Dartmouth football star vacationing nearby at the Peabody estate and the object of an all-consuming crush by Laura Peabody, Lucy’s best friend. Those few weeks were the best and worst of Lucy’s life, dooming her friendship with Laura. Now, after a fatal accident ended his dazzling NFL career, Ben has returned to live quietly in the Peabody’s caretaker lodge. He’s also the last person who saw Lucy’s father alive. As Lucy reconstructs her father’s troubling final days, she uncovers his research on the frozen winter of 1717, when a desperately wounded pirate sought refuge on Winthrop Island with an enigmatic healer. To Lucy, this history points the way to a different kind of treasure: how to heal from the fractures of the past and earn a second chance at love. But just as Lucy’s long-buried emotions sear to the surface, a shocking turn of events reveals that someone else on the island will do whatever it takes to claim the fabled plunder.”
Youth Services Programs
Stickerpalooza: Thursday, September 10, 3:30-4:30 p.m., Roudenbush – 3rd floor Join us for an afternoon of open-ended sticker fun! Each participant will receive a mini-sticker booklet to decorate and collect stickers. Choose from our extensive sticker stash, but feel free to bring along your own stickers to share and swap with others! For ages 5+. Questions? Please email us at youthservices@westfordma.gov
Books and Bunnies: Tuesday, September 15, 10:30 a.m., Good Pickin’ Farm We welcome you to join us at Good Pickin’ Farm while we cuddle the sweetest bunnies and listen to an interactive storytime led by Farmer Jen! This storytime is geared for children ages 2-5. Registration for this event opens on Tuesday, August 18 at 10:00 a.m.
Middle Grade Book Club: Registration opens Tuesday, September 1 at 10:00 a.m. Join us for a lively discussion, snacks, and a fun activity! This session, we’ll be discussing Kiki’s Delivery Service by Eiko Kadono, The Last Resort by Erin Entrada Kelly, and Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed. Registration is required and is for all three sessions. Meetings will be held on 9/28, 10/26, and 11/30 from 4:00-5:00 p.m. at 515 Groton Rd.
If you have questions or need assistance, please call us at 978-399-2300 or send us an email at westfordlibrary@westfordma.gov
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