Acushnet Public Library

SPECIAL DATE Thursday, April 9 Reader's Group: This month's selection is Braiding Sweetgrass : indigenous wisdom, scientific knowledge, and the teachings of plants - by Robin Wall Kimmerer.Join us for the Reader's Group! If you're looking for a place to meet new people and share your love of books, this is the perfect opportunity. We will be holding a book discussion in the community room. This event is for individuals aged 18 and above. You can place a hold or ask a librarian to order a copy for you. We hope to see you there!"As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. In Braiding Sweetgrass, Kimmerer brings these two lenses of knowledge together to take us on “a journey that is every bit as mythic as it is scientific, as sacred as it is historical, as clever as it is wise.”-- Provided by publisher.

Drop by LEGO Club to show your skills, build with friends, and be creative! The LEGO Club has been partially funded by the United Way of Greater New Bedford Community Building MiniGrants Program and the Friends of the Acushnet Public Library.

Join us in the Community Room for a movie. Please bring a covered beverage and a snack if you wish. The Movie Matinee is for ages 18+. This month, we will screen Song Sung Blue. Based on a true story, two down-on-their-luck musicians form a joyous Neil Diamond tribute band, proving it's never too late to find love and follow your dreams. Rated PG-13 2 hours, 12 minutes.

Knitters and crocheters of all levels are welcome to join. Some guidance and instruction will be available.Join them in the Community Room on the second* Monday of each month @ 6 pm. *This group will meet on the third Monday of the month if the second Monday is a holiday.

Would you like to know how to download ebooks, audiobooks, and videos to your devices? Have you tried OverDrive, Libby, or Hoopla?A librarian will be available during this open session to help with your technology concerns. Bring your device or smartphone and your passwords.

Every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.Join Miss Elisabeth as we explore a new letter each week at Storytime. How far will we go?Fun stories, music, and more! For ages 0 to 5.

Lana Quann returns to lead a class in watercolors. Details to follow soon.

The Wandering Brush, Lana Quann, returns to lead a class in watercolors. Participants will create a 5" x 7" painting titled "Beach and Roses". All materials will be supplied. Registration is required. Age 16+.The Friends of the Acushnet Public Library sponsor this program.

Lana Quann returns to lead a class in watercolors. Details to follow soon.

Join your local Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) Program for a Play and Learn program with Miss Gloria in the Acushnet Public Library Community Room. Play and Learn is precisely what it sounds like: we play while we learn, and we learn while we play! This free parent-child event is scheduled for Thursdays, April 16 and 30, at 11:00 a.m. for families with children from birth to age six. We encourage you to register. For more information and to register, contact Gloria Cardona at gcardona@paceccw.org.

Join us in the Community Room to watch The SpongeBob Movie - Search for SquarePants.Bring a covered beverage and a snack if you wish. Popcorn will be served, while supplies last. This movie matinee is geared towards young viewers, but all ages are welcome! Rated PG, 1 hour, 28 minutes

Would you like to know how to download ebooks, audiobooks, and videos to your devices? Have you tried OverDrive, Libby, or Hoopla?A librarian will be available during this open session to help with your technology concerns. Bring your device or smartphone and your passwords.

Carlotta Maruca of Blue Rose Arts will lead a Collage Birds Art class for individual ages 8 and up. Learn about birds found around New England while creating a colorful bird collage using paper, feathers, and other fun materials. Invent and collage your own! This hands-on craft blends art, creativity, and a little bird facts. All materials provided, just bring your imagination! Registration is required. Please call or visit the library.

This group gathers to discuss Acushnet's history. Join the conversation and share stories or photos from the past. Bring your coffee and memories. We will supply historic documents, photos, newspaper clippings, and more!

Drop by the Young Adult area and create a unique button. You choose the paper and help create a button to wear or share. Ages 6 and up.

Join GM Mahria Trepes to learn how to play Dungeons and Dragons.This is a free program, open to kids ages 10-17. Please contact Mahria Trepes directly to register.

Drop by LEGO Club to show your skills, build with friends, and be creative! The LEGO Club has been partially funded by the United Way of Greater New Bedford Community Building MiniGrants Program and the Friends of the Acushnet Public Library.

Planning for MedicareThis 60-minute presentation is for individuals approaching Medicare eligibility. Topics include a clear explanation of Medicare, the enrollment timeline, Medigap vs. Medicare Advantage plans, and options for early retirees, such as COBRA. It is an ideal program for community members planning to transition away from employer-sponsored coverage.The Medicare Outreach Team at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts helps people understand Medicare through our free educational programs. For over 20 years, we have partnered with communities across the state, and we continue to see a strong, positive response from library patrons.

Attend the Drop-in Watercolor Card session and create a special card to share or keep. Sandra will lead this program and provide simple instructions and guidance. All supplies will be provided. Ages 6 and up.

Every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.Join Miss Elisabeth as we explore a new letter each week at Storytime. How far will we go?Fun stories, music, and more! For ages 0 to 5.

Planning for MedicareThis 60-minute presentation is for individuals approaching Medicare eligibility. Topics include a clear explanation of Medicare, the enrollment timeline, Medigap vs. Medicare Advantage plans, and options for early retirees, such as COBRA. It is an ideal program for community members planning to transition away from employer-sponsored coverage.The Medicare Outreach Team at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts helps people understand Medicare through our free educational programs. For over 20 years, we have partnered with communities across the state, and we continue to see a strong, positive response from library patrons.

Join your local Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) Program for a Play and Learn program with Miss Gloria in the Acushnet Public Library Community Room. Play and Learn is precisely what it sounds like: we play while we learn, and we learn while we play! This free parent-child event is scheduled for Thursdays, April 16 and 30, at 11:00 a.m. for families with children from birth to age six. We encourage you to register. For more information and to register, contact Gloria Cardona at gcardona@paceccw.org.

Join us for a drop-in craft of a seed bomb and a pinecone bird feeder. Ages 4 and up. *While supplies last

Medicare Supplement vs. Medicare Advantage? Which is Best for Me?This is the number one question most people have. This 45-minute session explores the key differences between Medicare Supplement and Medicare Advantage plans using real-life case studies and helpful resources. It’s valuable for those new to Medicare and for current members who can make changes during annual enrollment periods.The Medicare Outreach Team at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts helps people understand Medicare through our free educational programs. For over 20 years, we have partnered with communities across the state, and we continue to see a strong, positive response from library patrons.

Every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.Join Miss Elisabeth as we explore a new letter each week at Storytime. How far will we go?Fun stories, music, and more! For ages 0 to 5.

Reader's Group - Morning Edition: This month's selection is Sisters of Auschwitz by Roxane van Iperen.Join us for the morning edition of the Reader's Group! If you're looking for a place to meet new people and share your love of books, this is the perfect opportunity. We will be holding a book discussion in the community room. This event is for individuals 18 years of age and above. You can place a hold or ask a librarian to order a copy for you. We hope to see you there!During the Second World War, two Jewish sisters -- Janny and Lien Brilleslijper -- ran one of the largest hideaways in the Netherlands: The High Nest, a villa in the Gooi area. While the last remaining Jews are being hunted in the Netherlands, the lives of dozens of hideaways kept going for better or for worse, right under the noses of their National Socialist neighbors. Eventually, the nest is exposed, and the Brilleslijper family is put on one of the last transports to Auschwitz, along with the (Anne) Frank family. Roxane's novelistic eye, combined with her rigorous research, results in a hugely compelling portrayal of courage, treason, and human resilience.

Reader's Group - This month's selection is Little Monsters by Adrienne Brodeur.Join the Reader's Group! If you're looking for a place to meet new people and share your love of books, this is the perfect opportunity. We will be holding a book discussion in the community room. This event is for individuals 18 years of age and above. You can place a hold or ask a librarian to order a copy for you. We hope to see you there!"From the author of the bestselling memoir Wild Game comes a riveting novel about Cape Cod, complicated families, and long-buried secrets-for fans of the New York Times bestsellers The Paper Palace and Ask Again, Yes. Ken and Abby Gardner lost their mother when they were small and they have been haunted by her absence ever since. Their father, Adam, a brilliant oceanographer, raised them mostly on his own in his remote home on Cape Cod, where the attachment between Ken and Abby deepened into something complicated-and as adults their relationship is strained. Now, years later, the siblings' lives are still deeply entwined. Ken is a successful businessman with political ambitions and a picture-perfect family and Abby is a talented visual artist who depends on her brother's goodwill, in part because he owns the studio where she lives and works. As the novel opens, Adam is approaching his seventieth birthday, staring down his mortality and fading relevance. He has always managed his bipolar disorder with medication, but he's determined to make one last scientific breakthrough and so he has secretly stopped taking his pills, which he knows will infuriate his children. Meanwhile, Abby and Ken are both harboring secrets of their own, and there is a new person on the periphery of the family-Steph, who doesn't make her connection known. As Adam grows more attuned to the frequencies of the deep sea and less so to the people around him, Ken and Abby each plan the elaborate gifts they will present to their father on his birthday, jostling for primacy in this small family unit. Set in the fraught summer of 2016, and drawing on the biblical tale of Cain and Abel, Little Monsters is an absorbing, sharply observed family story by a writer who knows Cape Cod inside and out-its Edenic lushness and its snakes"-- Provided by publisher.

Join us in the Community Room for a movie. Please bring a covered beverage and a snack if you wish. The Movie Matinee is for ages 18+. This month, we will screen Hamnet, rated PG-13, 125 minutes. Based on the book by Maggie O'Farrell, Hamnet is a story of love and loss. William Shakespeare falls for the free-spirited Agnes. Their whirlwind romance leads to marriage and three children, but as Will's theatrical ambitions draw him to London, Agnes remains behind to manage the household. When tragedy strikes, their bond is deeply tested - but through grief and resilience, their journey inspires the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.

Knitters and crocheters of all levels are welcome to join. Some guidance and instruction will be available.Join them in the Community Room on the second* Monday of each month @ 6 pm. *This group will meet on the third Monday of the month if the second Monday is a holiday.

Every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.Join Miss Elisabeth as we explore a new letter each week at Storytime. How far will we go?Fun stories, music, and more! For ages 0 to 5.

Join GM Mahria Trepes to learn how to play Dungeons and Dragons.This is a free program, open to kids ages 10-17. Please contact Mahria Trepes directly to register.

Every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.Join Miss Elisabeth as we explore a new letter each week at Storytime. How far will we go?Fun stories, music, and more! For ages 0 to 5.

Every Wednesday at 11:00 a.m.Join Miss Elisabeth as we explore a new letter each week at Storytime. How far will we go?Fun stories, music, and more! For ages 0 to 5.

This group gathers to discuss Acushnet's history. Join the conversation and share stories or photos from the past. Bring your coffee and memories. We will supply historic documents, photos, newspaper clippings, and more!

Join GM Mahria Trepes to learn how to play Dungeons and Dragons.This is a free program, open to kids ages 10-17. Please contact Mahria Trepes directly to register.

The Ford Middle School Chorus, directed by Ford Middle School Music Teacher Brian Shanbrum, will present a Spring Concert under the pavilion.

Reader's Group - Morning Edition: This month's selection is My Friends by Fredrik Backman.Join us for the morning edition of the Reader's Group! If you're looking for a place to meet new people and share your love of books, this is the perfect opportunity. We will be holding a book discussion in the community room. This event is for individuals 18 years of age and above. You can place a hold or ask a librarian to order a copy for you. We hope to see you there!The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Anxious People returns with an unforgettably funny, deeply moving tale of four teenagers whose friendship creates a bond so powerful that it changes a complete stranger’s life twenty-five years later.Most people don’t even notice them—three tiny figures sitting at the end of a long pier in the corner of one of the most famous paintings in the world. Most people think it’s just a depiction of the sea. But Louisa, an aspiring artist herself, knows otherwise and is determined to uncover the story of these three enigmatic figures.

Reader's Group - This month's selection is Radar Girls by Sara Ackerman.Join the Reader's Group! If you're looking for a place to meet new people and share your love of books, this is the perfect opportunity. We will be holding a book discussion in the community room. This event is for individuals aged 18 and above. You can place a hold or ask a librarian to order a copy for you. We hope to see you there!Inspired by the real women of the Women's Air Raid Defense, this extraordinary novel follows Daisy Wilder as she, after the attack on Pearl Harbor, enlists in a top-secret program, which takes her to wartime Hawaii, where she finds love, courage, strength, and sisterhood.

Join us in the Community Room for a movie. Please bring a covered beverage and a snack if you wish. The Movie Matinee is for ages 18+. This month, we will screen

Knitters and crocheters of all levels are welcome to join. Some guidance and instruction will be available.Join them in the Community Room on the second* Monday of each month @ 6 pm. *This group will meet on the third Monday of the month if the second Monday is a holiday.

Join GM Mahria Trepes to learn how to play Dungeons and Dragons.This is a free program, open to kids ages 10-17. Please contact Mahria Trepes directly to register.

Join the Acushnet Public Library Summer Reading Plant a Seed, Read program. All ages may sign up starting Monday, June 15. We have a fun-filled calendar with Read-to-Bead, Scratch-to-Win, live music, entertainers, and more! Stay tuned for more details.

The Judy & Barry DeRossi Quintet returns to the Acushnet Public Library to share songs from the Great American Songbook and more. Barry and Judy have played together for 60 years. Barry graduated from Berklee College of Music and has performed throughout New England and Florida. Judy graduated from Southeastern Massachusetts University and taught general music at St. Mary’s Elementary School in Taunton and the DeRossi Music School. She has been a vocal judge for the New England Music Festival and Competition in Boston for several years.Elmer Drotos, tenor saxophone, clarinet & flute, hails from Pennsylvania and was a music educator. He has appeared with many bands, including Artie Shaw and Harry James, and performs throughout the country for live performances and recording sessions.Drummer Zac Casher from Boston, Massachusetts studied and taught at Berklee College of Music and has toured and recorded with Johnny Adams, Mighty Sam McClain, Michelle Wilson, and Julien Kasper. He plays a variety of styles and performs all over the world with a range of performers, including Gray Sargent and Marshall Wood from the Tony Bennett Band, and Erika Van Pelt of American Idol, across genres including jazz, big band, R&B, and pop. He loves it all.Gray Sargent is a musician’s musician, having recorded and toured with some of the most recognized names in the music industry. Throughout his youth, the self-taught Sargent frequented the Boston jazz scene, not just to enjoy the talent, but also to absorb the technique of local performers. It was at the celebrated Lenny’sOn the Turnpike, where Gray began a long artistic relationship with Illinois Jacquet, the legendary tenor saxophone player. Over decades, the two embarked on worldwide tours and countless projects, from studio recordings to documentaries. Sargent has performed in venues and at jazz festivals throughout the world, and he has appeared and recorded with many greats traveling through Boston, including: Chet Baker, Dizzy Gillespie, RoyEldridge, Scott Hamilton, Dave McKenna, Benny Carter, Rosemary Clooney, Henry Mancini, Ray Brown, Warren Vache, Ruby Braff, Phil Woods, Jo Jones, Big Joe Turner, and many more. A Concord Jazz recording artist, Sargent is featured on several Concord releases in addition to his own recording, “Shades of Gray”.In 1997, after hearing the guitarist perform, Tony Bennett decided to add Sargent’s talent to his trio, forming a quartet that led to a wonderful musical collaboration and mutual admiration. Sargent accompanied Tony on several Grammy-winning recordings and on performances across the globe for 24 years, until Mr. Bennett‘sretirement. Famed jazz critic, Whitney Balliett, from the New Yorker magazine, explained that Sargent’s “tremendous knowledge of jazz and its practitioners, combined with his own keenly defined style, makes him one of the most exciting musicians of his or any generation.”

This group gathers to discuss Acushnet's history. Join the conversation and share stories or photos from the past. Bring your coffee and memories. We will supply historic documents, photos, newspaper clippings, and more!

Join GM Mahria Trepes to learn how to play Dungeons and Dragons.This is a free program, open to kids ages 10-17. Please contact Mahria Trepes directly to register.

The Summer Concert Series kicks off with the Pearly Baker Band!Please bring a blanket or chair and join us under the pavilion or on the lawn.The Pearly Baker Band is known for playing Grateful Dead music, but they don’t consider themselves a cover band—they play Dead music their way. Early on, Pearly Baker realized that the Grateful Dead had created an interesting musical template that others could use to raise the level of joy in the world, song by song, show by show. The quartet features Tim Richmond on bass guitar, Ken Richards on guitar, Mike Mahoney on guitar, and Eric Costa playing keyboard.This concert is sponsored by

Reader's Group - Morning Edition: This month's selection is Mona's Eyes by Thomas Schlesser.Join us for the morning edition of the Reader's Group! If you're looking for a place to meet new people and share your love of books, this is the perfect opportunity. We will be holding a book discussion in the community room. This event is for individuals aged 18 and above. You can place a hold or ask a librarian to order a copy for you. We hope to see you there!"Fifty-two weeks: that’s all the time Mona has left to learn about beauty. Every Wednesday, Mona’s grandfather picks her up after school and takes her to see a great work of art. Just one. A different masterpiece every Wednesday for a year. Fifty-two weeks of consummate beauty. Fifty-two weeks of visits to the museum before Mona loses her sight forever. Together, Mona and her grandfather will experience a full range of emotions; their enchantment as well as their sadness will be complete. From Botticelli to Basquiat, Mona will discover not only the power of art but also the meaning of generosity, doubt, melancholy, loss, and revolt." --Publisher's website.

Reader's Group - This month's selection is The Frozen River by Ariel Lawhon.Join the Reader's Group! If you're looking for a place to meet new people and share your love of books, this is the perfect opportunity. We will be holding a book discussion in the community room. This event is for individuals aged 18 and above. You can place a hold or ask a librarian to order a copy for you. We hope to see you there!"A gripping historical mystery based on the real-life diary entries of Martha Ballard, an 18th-century midwife who found herself at the center of a murder trial"-- Provided by publisher.

The Summer Concert Series welcomes back the Catnip Junkies! The Catnip Junkies specialize in the iconic sounds of New Orleans jazz, swing, and brass band music, creating a truly unique and unforgettable experience. Their musicians are skilled players and passionate performers who can engage a crowd and create a lively, fun atmosphere. From classic tunes to modern hits, their repertoire has something for everyone, ensuring that you will tap your toes and dance all night. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Acushnet Cultural Council, a local agency that is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency. Please bring a blanket or chair and join us under the pavilion.

Join GM Mahria Trepes to learn how to play Dungeons and Dragons.This is a free program, open to kids ages 10-17. Please contact Mahria Trepes directly to register.