Marshfield, Ventress Memorial Library

Learn about how to read seed packets and how to determine which seeds would be a good fit for your growing location! Get a guided tour of our new Seed Library and head home with your own new seed collection!

Bring a team of up to 4 people to spend the afternoon solving a fun puzzle!

This lively librarian led weekly storytime is for children ages 13 months through 2 years old and their caregivers. We'll read stories, sing songs, and move around! This program encourages early literacy and social interaction through listening, movement, singing, and play.…Learn More

This fast paced librarian led storytime is for 3-5 year olds and their caregivers. This program encourages early literacy and social interaction through imagination, repetition, movement and socialization. No registration required.

Call all current and future fiber artists! We will be hosting monthly drop in Fiber Craft nights where you can meet up with fellow crafters, learn a new technique, and get help with your projects. All fiber crafts welcome! Our adult services librarian, Sarah, will be on hand to offer knitting and crochet help.…Learn More

Come play with buildables at the library! We will have blocks, Duplo, and other building items available. This event is best for children ages 2 - 5 and their caregivers. No registration required. Formerly Legos for Littles.

Take a break from work and the bustle of this season to spend a bit of time practicing mindfulness. Each week we will try a brief mindfulness practice, such as a breathing exercise or meditation, then spend some time doing a quiet creative activity or craft.…Learn More

Nonfiction enthusiasts are welcome to join us in the Library Plaza Program Room for a lively book discussion. Copies of each month's selection are available to borrow at the Check Out Desk on the day of the previous book club. New members are always welcome! This…Learn More

Please join us for a free weekly feeding support group! This group is led by Katie Flaherty- Marshfield mom, nurse and lactation consultant! We support all families who are breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding (breastmilk or formula- we love it all)! An infant scale is provided for weighted feeds.…Learn More

2/28/26 - 4/18/26…Learn More

NRAS Exhibition

Pop Up Art School will be showing participants how to make everyone's favorite slow-moving forest dweller. Learn how to felt a sloth using a special needle and wool. Needle felting is fun and easier than you think. Grades 6-12Registration Required

Join us in the Children's Program Room for vacation week Earth Day arts and crafts! No registration required.

Starting January 12th, the Ventress Memorial Library Teen Zone will be having monthly Teen Advisory Board (TAB) meetings. The advisory board will help plan and implement programs and help shape the future direction of Teen Services at the Library. Attendance at these meetings can be counted towards volunteer hours, but to do so, make sure to fill out our volunteer form on the library website and register.…Learn More

Drop by the Children's Program Room to play with some of the library's fun toys! Adult supervision required at all times.

Come to the library and use all of our fun building toys! This event is for children of all ages and their caregivers.

Celebrate Earth Day with some creative re-use! We will be fusing together recycled newspaper bags to create a sturdy, flexible fabric that can be made into a wallet or change purse. Blend multiple colors of plastic together to create unique textiles!

Come check out the Teen RPG meetup! It's always a great time to join - this campaign is easy for players to drop in at any point.

The next installment in the new collaborative art series between the Ventress Memorial Library and the North Rivers Arts society, Art Break! This program, sponsored by the Friends of the Ventress Memorial Library, will run once a month in 2026. Each class will feature a project aimed at teaching new skills, or learning about different forms of art and art centric careers! This month is ink and watercolors.…Learn More

North River Arts Society Satellite Show

Children of all ages are invited to stop by to read to one of our dog friends from Cohasset Working Dogs. Our furry friend will be here for 45 minutes. Please check in with the Children's Librarian when you get here to get your name on the reading list.…Learn More

This presentation is for people who enjoy kayaking, canoeing, and Paddleboarding and want to learn how to paddle in these tidal Rivers by knowing how to ‘ Time the Tides’ to safely paddle. and learn where to launch their boats. The presentation includes practical information for paddlers of all experience levels.

This lively librarian led weekly storytime is for children ages 13 months through 2 years old and their caregivers. We'll read stories, sing songs, and move around! This program encourages early literacy and social interaction through listening, movement, singing, and play.…Learn More

This fast paced librarian led storytime is for 3-5 year olds and their caregivers. This program encourages early literacy and social interaction through imagination, repetition, movement and socialization. No registration required.

Children will create fun process art, or simple child led crafts alongside their caregivers. This event is best for children ages 2 -5 years old, though younger and older siblings are always welcome. This program will sometimes get messy! No registration required.…Learn More

Please join us for a free weekly feeding support group! This group is led by Katie Flaherty- Marshfield mom, nurse and lactation consultant! We support all families who are breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding (breastmilk or formula- we love it all)! An infant scale is provided for weighted feeds.…Learn More

Children of all ages are invited to stop by to read to one of our dog friends from Cohasset Working Dogs. Our furry friend will be here for 45 minutes. Please check in with the Children's Librarian when you get here to get your name on the reading list.…Learn More

This lively librarian led weekly storytime is for children ages 13 months through 2 years old and their caregivers. We'll read stories, sing songs, and move around! This program encourages early literacy and social interaction through listening, movement, singing, and play.…Learn More

This fast paced librarian led storytime is for 3-5 year olds and their caregivers. This program encourages early literacy and social interaction through imagination, repetition, movement and socialization. No registration required.

Join us for the screening of a documentary followed by community discussion.

Come play with buildables at the library! We will have blocks, Duplo, and other building items available. This event is best for children ages 2 - 5 and their caregivers. No registration required. Formerly Legos for Littles.

What if aliens aren’t little green people - but something way stranger? Come join Pat Monteith, a NASA Solar System Ambassador, as she gives us a presentation on the "what ifs?" in the universe. Grades 6-12 onlyRegistration Appreciated

Please join us for a free weekly feeding support group! This group is led by Katie Flaherty- Marshfield mom, nurse and lactation consultant! We support all families who are breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding (breastmilk or formula- we love it all)! An infant scale is provided for weighted feeds.…Learn More

Come check out the Teen RPG meetup! It's always a great time to join - this campaign is easy for players to drop in at any point.

Children of all ages are invited to stop by to read to one of our dog friends from Cohasset Working Dogs. Our furry friend will be here for 45 minutes. Please check in with the Children's Librarian when you get here to get your name on the reading list.…Learn More

Reading something interesting and want to talk about it? Looking for book recommendations? Just want to have some snacks and read in peace? The Bring Your Own Book Club at the Ventress Memorial Library is the perfect place to relax, chat, and get some reading in.…Learn More

Children will create fun process art, or simple child led crafts alongside their caregivers. This event is best for children ages 2 -5 years old, though younger and older siblings are always welcome. This program will sometimes get messy! No registration required.…Learn More

Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. But when Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn’t realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives.…Learn More

Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. But when Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn’t realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives.…Learn More

Please join us for a free weekly feeding support group! This group is led by Katie Flaherty- Marshfield mom, nurse and lactation consultant! We support all families who are breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding (breastmilk or formula- we love it all)! An infant scale is provided for weighted feeds.…Learn More

Come play with buildables at the library! We will have blocks, Duplo, and other building items available. This event is best for children ages 2 - 5 and their caregivers. No registration required. Formerly Legos for Littles.

Stop by after school and make some Star Wars themed crafts with us! Good for children of all ages and their caregivers. No registration required.

Give new meanings to old discarded works! We will be taking pages of various works and altering them into blackout poetry to express something altogether new. Grades 6-12 Only.

Nonfiction enthusiasts are welcome to join us in the Library Plaza Program Room for a lively book discussion. Copies of each month's selection are available to borrow at the Check Out Desk on the day of the previous book club. New members are always welcome! This month's pick: Bottom of the 33rd by Dan Barry.

Please join us for a free weekly feeding support group! This group is led by Katie Flaherty- Marshfield mom, nurse and lactation consultant! We support all families who are breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding (breastmilk or formula- we love it all)! An infant scale is provided for weighted feeds.…Learn More

Come check out the Teen RPG meetup! It's always a great time to join - this campaign is easy for players to drop in at any point.

Please join us for a free weekly feeding support group! This group is led by Katie Flaherty- Marshfield mom, nurse and lactation consultant! We support all families who are breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding (breastmilk or formula- we love it all)! An infant scale is provided for weighted feeds.…Learn More

Join us for the screening of a documentary followed by community discussion.

Join us for a Fairy themed storytime and craft! No registration required. For children of all ages and their caregiver. *this program will be held on both 6/3 and 6/10 with the same story and the same craft

Please join us for a free weekly feeding support group! This group is led by Katie Flaherty- Marshfield mom, nurse and lactation consultant! We support all families who are breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding (breastmilk or formula- we love it all)! An infant scale is provided for weighted feeds.…Learn More

Come check out the Teen RPG meetup! It's always a great time to join - this campaign is easy for players to drop in at any point.

Join us again this year as we celebrate the Fairy Folk of Marshfield! Register for your fairy house starter kit and drop your masterpiece back off at the library by June 20th to join in this year's fun! This event is for ALL ages! You can register as…Learn More

Reading something interesting and want to talk about it? Looking for book recommendations? Just want to have some snacks and read in peace? The Bring Your Own Book Club at the Ventress Memorial Library is the perfect place to relax, chat, and get some reading in.…Learn More

Join us for a Fairy themed storytime and craft! No registration required. For children of all ages and their caregiver. *this program will be held on both 6/3 and 6/10 with the same story and the same craft

Beth and her gentle, kind husband Frank are happily married, but their relationship relies on the past staying buried. But when Beth’s brother-in-law shoots a dog going after their sheep, Beth doesn’t realize that the gunshot will alter the course of their lives.…Learn More

Please join us for a free weekly feeding support group! This group is led by Katie Flaherty- Marshfield mom, nurse and lactation consultant! We support all families who are breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding (breastmilk or formula- we love it all)! An infant scale is provided for weighted feeds.…Learn More

Join us for some crafty fairy fun! We will have mixed media items for arts and crafts. This program is intended for children of all ages. Children must be supervised by their caregivers at all times. No registration required. While supplies last.

Nonfiction enthusiasts are welcome to join us in the Library Plaza Program Room for a lively book discussion. Copies of each month's selection are available to borrow at the Check Out Desk on the day of the previous book club. New members are always welcome! This month's pick: Bottom of the 33rd by Dan Barry.

Please join us for a free weekly feeding support group! This group is led by Katie Flaherty- Marshfield mom, nurse and lactation consultant! We support all families who are breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding (breastmilk or formula- we love it all)! An infant scale is provided for weighted feeds.…Learn More

Come check out the Teen RPG meetup! It's always a great time to join - this campaign is easy for players to drop in at any point.

Learn about and register for our Summer Reading and then make some cool arts and crafts, while supplies last! This special summer kick off arts and crafts event is for children of all ages and their caregivers. Come learn all about our FREE Summer Reading program - this year's theme is again Welcome To Your Library! Learn about all the fun things we offer here at the library and choose your a FREE book when you sign up that you get to keep! Continue reading all summer long to earn more FREE books! Our Summer Reading program is for children up to age twelve.…Learn More

Please join us for a free weekly feeding support group! This group is led by Katie Flaherty- Marshfield mom, nurse and lactation consultant! We support all families who are breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding (breastmilk or formula- we love it all)! An infant scale is provided for weighted feeds.…Learn More