Nantucket Atheneum

Join us for short stories, fingerplays, and songs designed to foster pre-literacy skills for children up to 3 years old. Space is limited and tickets will be available at the Weezie Desk when the library opens.

Join us for a special 30 minute story time feature new and classic stories, fingerplays, and songs. For children ages 3 years and older.

ELL Beginner's English class for those seeking to learn basic conversation used in daily activities. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginner class every Thursday evening at the library.

ELL Beginner's English class for those seeking to learn basic conversation used in daily activities. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginner class every Thursday evening at the library.

Join us Thursday Evenings in the Great Hall for thoughtful and engaging conversation. Led by reference librarian staff member, James Grieder.

Join us Thursday Evenings in the Great Hall for thoughtful and engaging conversation. This event is open to all ages!

Improve your English language skills in this intermediate English conversation class offered by the Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA). The class is free and pre-registration is not required.

Improve your English language skills with this intermediate English conversation class offered by the Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA). This drop-in class is free and conducted in English; pre-registration is not required.

Join Jules Embry-Pelrine of Nantucket Martial Arts Alliance for a free self defense class, designed for ages 8-12! Please register ahead of time, but walk ins are welcome.

Join Jules Embry-Pelrine of Nantucket Martial Arts Alliance for a free self defense class, designed for ages 8-12! Please register ahead of time, but walk ins are welcome.

Teens and tweens are invited to play a selection of Nintendo Switch games like Just Dance and Mario Party at the library. The games will rotate and are first-come, first-served.

Join Sean Allen in the Learning Lab to learn about ethical and sustainable foraging practices, necessary materials, and resources for plant and mushroom identification. Registration is required for this workshop, and full attendance of all workshops in the series is recommended.

Join Sean Allen in the Learning Lab to learn about ethical and sustainable foraging practices, necessary materials for gathering, and resources for identification. Full attendance of all workshops in this series is recommended.

Join us at the Nantucket Atheneum for an inspiring film series celebrating the spirit of endurance, adventure, and movement. Each screening will be followed by a post-film panel discussion with local athletes.

Make tissue paper suncatchers and watch the sunlight pass through your colorful creation by placing it in a window. While supplies last.

Join the Club for Russian-speaking kids and parents at the Nantucket Atheneum Library for fun and educational activities in Russian, including reading, games, movies, songs, and creative projects for the whole family.

Join the Club for Russian-speaking kids and parents every Saturday at the Nantucket Atheneum Library for fun and educational activities in Russian! This club is perfect for children of all ages (0+), so bring the whole family along for a morning full of fun and connection.

Join the Club for Russian-speaking kids and parents on Saturdays at the Nantucket Atheneum Library for fun and educational activities in Russian, including reading, games, movies, singing, and creative projects suitable for children of all ages.

Come enjoy the royal game of chess at your library! Young chess players of all abilities are encouraged to come check out the Nantucket Atheneum's new Chess Club!

Join the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and Nantucket Land Bank for a lecture about local ecosystems and the Southern Pine Beetle outbreak. Learn about preventative habitat management and how to protect the island's natural spaces.

Join the Nantucket Conservation Foundation and Nantucket Land Bank for an informative lecture about local ecosystems and the Southern Pine Beetle outbreak. Learn about preventative habitat management to increase the resilience of pitch pine forests.

Join certified yoga instructor Jill Baez for some fun yoga with your little one. Start the day playfully connecting to our bodies and our little ones.

Learn about amateur radio from the local club at the Atheneum. This free event will demonstrate how to communicate locally and globally using ham radio, and guide you through getting your license.

Join us for an information session on navigating insurance & family wellness with Dr. Penny Hanson and Lavender Wellness. Topics will include insurance, covered services, pediatric care, and advice from 10+ years of professional experience.

Join Margaret Hewitt for a letter writing party as part of Letters Against Isolation, an organization fighting senior loneliness. Materials and light beverages will be provided.

Practice conversational English in a friendly group setting with a literacy volunteer. To register, contact Cheryl at ccreighton@nantucketatheneum.org, or 508-332-0605.

Practice conversational English in a friendly group setting. Sessions are free, open to adult English language learners, and led by a literacy volunteer.

Join us for a 45-minute yoga practice focusing on movement and relaxation. Please bring your own Yoga mat and cancel your registration if you can't make it.

Join for an informal conversation about zoning changes being proposed by Citizen Petitions and the Planning Board, moderated by Campbell Sutton. Topics vary weekly.

Join an informal conversation about zoning changes being proposed by Citizen Petitions and the Planning Board, moderated by Campbell Sutton. Topics vary weekly and the event is free and open to the public.

Each weekly meditation class includes a short talk, a guided meditation, and time for reflection or questions, designed to support a clearer understanding of the methods and help build a consistent meditation practice. Registration is encouraged and no experience is needed; open to all adults.

Open Arts Night expands on Open Mic Night with an arts and crafts component. Bring your art projects, knitting, or coloring pages to enjoy the space and express yourself in the acoustically stellar Great Hall.

Open Arts Night expands Open Mic Night with an Arts & Craft component. People may come and work on any kind of art project while watching the stage show, or just enjoy the space and listen to the music.

Learn essential phrases and vocabulary for everyday conversation and practice speaking in a friendly classroom setting. This beginner English class is offered every Tuesday evening at the library.

Open Arts Night is expanding Open Mic Night! Bring your art project and work on it while enjoying the stage show.

Learn essential phrases and vocabulary for everyday conversation in a friendly classroom setting. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginner class every Tuesday evening at the library.

Join acclaimed author Brad Taylor in conversation on his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 of the bestselling Pike Logan series. This is a digital live-stream event in partnership with the Nantucket Atheneum.

Join acclaimed author Brad Taylor in conversation about his latest work, Shadow Strike, book 20 of the bestselling Pike Logan series. The event will be via digital live-stream in partnership with the Nantucket Atheneum.

Your toddler will get ready for preschool in this fun, play-based class with educator Melanie Hajjar. Each week includes a new theme with circle time, hands-on activities, engaging toys to explore, and a project to create together.

Toddler Time with Miss Melanie is a play-based class with educator Melanie Hajjar that will get your toddler ready for preschool. Each week includes a new theme with circle time, hands-on activities, engaging toys to explore, and a project to create together.

Join our Reader’s Advisory Group from 11:00–12:00 PM and meet with Annye Camara, who will help you discover books tailored to your interests. Whether you’re in a reading slump or eager to explore something new, come chat, share what you love, and leave with great recommendations.

Join our Reader’s Advisory Group and meet with Annye Camara, who will help you discover books tailored to your interests. Come chat, share what you love, and leave with great recommendations.

Join other writers to share written work online via Zoom. Read memoirs, poetry, travel essays, or fiction and receive reader feedback.

Join us for some creative construction with LEGO bricks! The program is free, but space is limited.

Join us for some creative construction with LEGO bricks! The library will supply the bricks and you can have some fun.

Join us for an evening of trivia at the library, just for teens! Bring a friend or come alone and test your knowledge! Snacks will be provided.

Join us for our Weekly Table Top Game Night at the Nantucket Atheneum. We have a variety of fun board games and card games and host fun Mag-ACK The Gathering groups as well as the return of our Dungeon's & Dragons drop-in sessions!

Join our YA librarian to explore dungeons, battle monsters, and let your inner warrior out in our beginner-friendly Dungeons & Dragons club. This event is intended for ages 13-18. Space is limited so please arrive on time. You can register by emailing shurd@nantucketatheneum.org.

Calling all knitters! Gather your projects and supplies and come knit with us at the Atheneum Knitters Group, a fun, relaxed place to share your projects or learn new techniques.

Join us for some short stories, fingerplays, and songs designed to foster pre-literacy skills for children up to 3 years old. Space is limited and tickets will be available at the Weezie Desk when the library opens.

Join us for a special 30 minute story time feature new and classic stories, fingerplays, and songs for children ages 3 years and older.

ELL Beginner's English class for those seeking to learn basic conversation used in daily activities. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginner class every Thursday evening at the library.

Intermediate English conversation class for adults seeking to improve their English language skills. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in intermediate English class every Thursday evening at the library.

Intermediate English conversation class for adults seeking to improve their English language skills. The class is free, drop-in, and conducted in English.

Join the Philosophy Club in the Great Hall for thoughtful and engaging conversation led by a reference librarian. This event is open to all ages.

ELL Beginner's English class for those seeking to learn basic conversation used in daily activities. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginner class every Thursday evening at the library.

Join us for thoughtful and engaging conversation led by reference librarian staff member, James Grieder. This event is open to all ages!

Teens and tweens are invited to play a selection of Nintendo Switch games like Just Dance and Mario Party at the library! The games will rotate and are first-come, first-served.

Join Sean Allen in the Learning Lab to build off the tenets of ethical foraging from the last workshop, and seek to apply those to the profiles of useful native and invasive species of plants. Registration is required for this course, and full attendance of all workshops in this series is recommended.

Learn about ethical foraging and apply those tenets to the profiles of useful native and invasive species of plants with Sean Allen. Registration is required for this workshop.

Make colorful parrots with paper and an outline of your hand! Supplies are available as long as they last.

Join the Club for Russian-speaking kids and parents at the Nantucket Atheneum Library on Saturdays at 11:00 AM for fun games, movies, songs, and creative activities in Russian! This club is perfect for children of all ages (0+), so bring the whole family along for a morning full of fun and connection.

Join the Club for Russian-speaking kids and parents for a morning of fun and connection with books, games, movies, songs, and creative activities in Russian! This club is perfect for children of all ages (0+), so bring the whole family along.

Join us for a fun origami workshop! On the second and fourth Saturday of each month we will learn about a new design and progress through the steps together.

Join us at 12:30 for a yoga practice for everyone! This is a short 45 minute practice that will leave one feeling relaxed and recharged.

Join Campbell Sutton for an informal conversation about zoning changes being proposed by Citizen Petitions and the Planning Board. Topics vary weekly, and the event is free and open to the public.

Join for an informal conversation about zoning changes being proposed by Citizen Petitions and the Planning Board, moderated by Campbell Sutton. Topics vary weekly.

Each weekly class includes a short talk, a guided meditation, and time for reflection or questions—designed to support a clearer understanding of the methods and help build a consistent meditation practice. Registration encouraged.

Open Arts Night is expanding from Open Mic Night! The stage and mic are open to all, with an added Arts & Craft component for people to work on art projects while enjoying the show.

Expand your creativity at Open Arts Night! Bring your own art project to work on while enjoying the stage show, or simply relax and listen to the music in the acoustically stellar Great Hall.

Learn essential phrases and vocabulary for everyday conversation in a friendly classroom setting. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginner class every Tuesday evening at the library.

Learn essential phrases and vocabulary for everyday conversation. Practice speaking and boost your confidence in a friendly classroom setting.

Join our Reader’s Advisory Group from 11:00–12:00 PM and meet with Annye Camara, who will help you discover books tailored to your interests. Come chat, share what you love, and leave with great recommendations.

Award-winning author Miranda Cowley Heller discusses her new poetry collection, What the Deep Water Knows, via digital live-stream in partnership with the Nantucket Atheneum. Register and ask questions of the author.

Award-winning and bestselling author Miranda Cowley Heller takes us on an intimate journey through the life stages of a woman in her new poetry collection. The event will be via digital live-stream in partnership with the Nantucket Atheneum, register and ask questions of the author.

Join us for some creative construction with LEGO bricks! The program is FREE but space is limited.

Join us for some creative construction with LEGO bricks! The program is free, but space is limited.

Join us for an evening of trivia at the library, just for teens! Bring a friend or come alone and test your knowledge! Snacks will be provided.

Join us for our Weekly Table Top Game Night at the Nantucket Atheneum. We have a variety of fun board games and card games and host fun Mag-ACK The Gathering groups as well as the return of our Dungeon's & Dragons drop-in sessions!

Come to the Nantucket Atheneum's Language Exchange Program lead by Shannon Ross! Interested in working on your Spanish/English in a relaxed and fun environment?

Calling all knitters! Gather your projects and supplies and come knit with us in a fun, relaxed environment.

Join us for some short stories, fingerplays, and songs designed to foster pre-literacy skills. Space is limited and tickets will be available at the Weezie Desk when the library opens.

Join us for a special 30 minute story time featuring new and classic stories, fingerplays, and songs for children ages 3 years and older.

ELL Beginner's English class for those seeking to learn basic conversation used in daily activities. The class is free, conducted in English and pre-registration is not required.

Join us for thoughtful and engaging conversation in the Great Hall, led by reference librarian staff member, James Grieder. This event is open to all ages!

ELL Beginner's English class for those seeking to learn basic conversation used in daily activities. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginner class every Thursday evening at the library.

Intermediate English conversation for those seeking to improve their English language skills. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in intermediate English class every Thursday evening at the library.

Intermediate English conversation for adults seeking to improve their English language skills. The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in intermediate English class every Thursday evening at the library.

Teens and tweens are invited to play a selection of Nintendo Switch games like Just Dance and Mario Party at the library! Games rotate and are first-come, first-served.

Learn to identify useful and dangerous fungal species with Sean Allen in this foraging workshop. Registration is required for this event.

Make a paper flower crown and wear it while you enjoy the daffodils in bloom. This event is for children.

Join the Club for Russian-speaking kids and parents for fun and educational activities in Russian. Activities include reading, games, movies, singing, and creative projects for the whole family.

Join the Club for Russian-speaking kids and parents at the Nantucket Atheneum for a morning of fun activities in Russian, including reading, games, movies, songs, and creative projects for the whole family.

Enjoy the royal game of chess at your library! Young chess players of all abilities are encouraged to come check out the Nantucket Atheneum's new Chess Club.

An unstructured, supportive environment for anyone identifying as LGBTQ+ to come together for mutual support and to build community.

Practice conversational English in a friendly group setting. Conversation will center around everyday life, American culture, current events around the U.S. and the world, and other topics that may inspire us.

Practice conversational English in a friendly group setting. Conversation will center around everyday life, American culture, current events around the U.S. and the world, and other topics that may inspire us.

Join us at 12:30 for a 45 minute yoga practice for everyone, focusing on what it feels like to be in the body through slow focused movement. This practice will leave you feeling relaxed and recharged, with a brighter view and the ability to be fully present.