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Coping Skills Workshop with Gina Krosoczka 2:00 pm
Coping Skills Workshop with Gina Krosoczka
May 1 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Coping Skills Workshop with Gina Krosoczka
Join us for an Expressive Arts activity led by Gina Krosoczka! Through creativity and crafts, children will learn new coping skills. This hour-long program will consist of read-aloud, social-emotional activities, and an art project to empower children to move through today’s world more easily. This whole-brain workshop—engaging sound, movement, and visuals—gives children a toolbox with opportunities
Tech Help with Stephanie 2:30 pm
Tech Help with Stephanie
May 1 @ 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Tech Help with Stephanie
Request an appointment at tinyurl.com/epl-tech-help Stephanie will offer 30 minute sessions every other Wednesday from 2:30-5:30pm. Read more about it at ewmlibrary.org/tech-help/.
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Reading with Molly! 3:30 pm
Reading with Molly!
May 3 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Reading with Molly!
Molly is a Bright Spot Therapy Dog who likes to hear stories and look at the pictures. We will have sign ups for 10 minute slots with her as a reading buddy. Sign up for a timeslot here in person or by calling us at 413-527-1031 or emailing us at youthdept@ewmlibrary.org.
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Baby and Toddler Storytime 10:30 am
Baby and Toddler Storytime
May 6 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Come join us for books and playtime!
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Brick Builders Club! 3:45 pm
Brick Builders Club!
May 7 @ 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Brick Builders Club!
Calling all builders! Bring your friends and let your imagination run wild. Creations will remain on display at the Library until the Club’s next meeting.
Tech Help with Nancy 4:00 pm
Tech Help with Nancy
May 7 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Tech Help with Nancy
Request an appointment at tinyurl.com/epl-tech-help Nancy will offer 30 minute sessions every other Tuesday from 4:00-5:00pm. Read more about it at ewmlibrary.org/tech-help/.
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Books and Bikes Workshop with author Christina Uss! 4:00 pm
Books and Bikes Workshop with author Christina Uss!
May 8 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Books and Bikes Workshop with author Christina Uss!
Join us for this special event, which is part of, and made possible by, the Mass Kids Lit Fest ! Christina Uss, author of A Girl Called Bicycle and many other “odd books with guaranteed happy endings” will be leading a workshop about how to fix a flat tire while talking about her own 4,000-mile
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Reading with Molly! 3:30 pm
Reading with Molly!
May 10 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Reading with Molly!
Molly is a Bright Spot Therapy Dog who likes to hear stories and look at the pictures. We will have sign ups for 10 minute slots with her as a reading buddy. Sign up for a timeslot here in person or by calling us at 413-527-1031 or emailing us at youthdept@ewmlibrary.org.
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Baby and Toddler Storytime 10:30 am
Baby and Toddler Storytime
May 13 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Come join us for books and playtime!
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Pokemon Club 4:00 pm
Pokemon Club
May 14 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Come share your love of all things Pokemon with other enthusiasts! Feel free to bring your device to play Pokemon GO, your trading cards to battle and trade, or any of the many handheld video games to play and share with each other. Each meeting of the Club will feature a game to play together
Graphic Novel Book Club 6:30 pm
Graphic Novel Book Club
May 14 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Our Graphic Novel Book Club meets monthly, on the second Tuesday, from 6:30 – 8 PM. All are welcome to join! Registration is required. Email Elli at bookclubs@ewmlibrary.org if you are interested in joining and to request the next book title.
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Genealogy Help with Brian 1:30 pm
Genealogy Help with Brian
May 15 @ 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Book a one on one appointment with genealogist Brian Tabor. One appointment available per month. Registration is required! We will stop accepting appointment requests at 6pm the day before each Genealogy Help. What are some things you can work on during Genealogy Help? Glad you asked! Brian can help you get started on a family tree
Tech Help with Stephanie 2:30 pm
Tech Help with Stephanie
May 15 @ 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Tech Help with Stephanie
Request an appointment at tinyurl.com/epl-tech-help Stephanie will offer 30 minute sessions every other Wednesday from 2:30-5:30pm. Read more about it at ewmlibrary.org/tech-help/.
Needle Felted Dragon Hatchlings 3:45 pm
Needle Felted Dragon Hatchlings
May 15 @ 3:45 pm – 5:15 pm
Needle Felted Dragon Hatchlings
Learn how to use felt fabric and needle felting to craft a dragon small enough to fit inside its own plastic egg. You will have your very own pet dragon that’s pocket sized and ready for adventures! Ages 8+, registration is required: stop by the library to sign up or email youthdept@ewmlibrary.org or call 413-527-1031.
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TAG Meeting and Duct Tape Wallets! 3:00 pm
TAG Meeting and Duct Tape Wallets!
May 17 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Come be a part of our teen advisory group! Come and share ideas about what programs the library could have and what we could buy for our collection. And then stay for a workshop making wallets out of duct tape! Ages 12+
Reading with Molly! 3:30 pm
Reading with Molly!
May 17 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Reading with Molly!
Molly is a Bright Spot Therapy Dog who likes to hear stories and look at the pictures. We will have sign ups for 10 minute slots with her as a reading buddy. Sign up for a timeslot here in person or by calling us at 413-527-1031 or emailing us at youthdept@ewmlibrary.org.
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Baby and Toddler Storytime 10:30 am
Baby and Toddler Storytime
May 20 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Come join us for books and playtime!
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Brick Builders Club! 3:45 pm
Brick Builders Club!
May 21 @ 3:45 pm – 4:45 pm
Brick Builders Club!
Calling all builders! Bring your friends and let your imagination run wild. Creations will remain on display at the Library until the Club’s next meeting.
Tech Help with Nancy 4:00 pm
Tech Help with Nancy
May 21 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Tech Help with Nancy
Request an appointment at tinyurl.com/epl-tech-help Nancy will offer 30 minute sessions every other Tuesday from 4:00-5:00pm. Read more about it at ewmlibrary.org/tech-help/.
Intersectional Speculative Fiction Book Club 6:30 pm
Intersectional Speculative Fiction Book Club
May 21 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Our Intersectional Speculative Fiction Book Club meets every other month, on the third Tuesday, from 6:30 – 8:00 PM. All are welcome to join! Registration is required. Email Elli at bookclubs@ewmlibrary.org if you are interested in joining and to request the next book title.
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Pokemon Club 4:00 pm
Pokemon Club
May 28 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Come share your love of all things Pokemon with other enthusiasts! Feel free to bring your device to play Pokemon GO, your trading cards to battle and trade, or any of the many handheld video games to play and share with each other. Each meeting of the Club will feature a game to play together
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Tech Help with Stephanie 2:30 pm
Tech Help with Stephanie
May 29 @ 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Tech Help with Stephanie
Request an appointment at tinyurl.com/epl-tech-help Stephanie will offer 30 minute sessions every other Wednesday from 2:30-5:30pm. Read more about it at ewmlibrary.org/tech-help/.
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Reading with Molly! 3:30 pm
Reading with Molly!
May 31 @ 3:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Reading with Molly!
Molly is a Bright Spot Therapy Dog who likes to hear stories and look at the pictures. We will have sign ups for 10 minute slots with her as a reading buddy. Sign up for a timeslot here in person or by calling us at 413-527-1031 or emailing us at youthdept@ewmlibrary.org.