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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
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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.
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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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Office Hours with Alyssa Pratt: Generative AI 3:00 pm
Office Hours with Alyssa Pratt: Generative AI
May 9 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Curious about generative AI but not sure where to start? Drop-in with your questions to learn how AI can assist with many aspects of your home and work life. Alyssa will be waiting to talk to you in the first alcove on our Main Floor!
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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!
Office Hours with Liz Plouffe, Easthampton Community Social Worker 1:45 pm
Office Hours with Liz Plouffe, Easthampton Community Social Worker
May 13 @ 1:45 pm – 3:45 pm
Office Hours with Liz Plouffe, Easthampton Community Social Worker
Easthampton Community Social Worker Liz Plouffe joins us for ‘office hours’ in the alcove. Bring your questions about City services, mental health resources, elder care support, or other needs! Questions? Reach out to Liz at: eplouffe@easthamptonma.gov or 413-529-1400 ext. 106
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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
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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.
Office Hours with Councilmember Owen Zaret 6:00 pm
Office Hours with Councilmember Owen Zaret
May 21 @ 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Office Hours with Councilmember Owen Zaret
Join City Council Member Owen Zaret for Office Hours in the first alcove of the Library.
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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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Office Hours with Liz Plouffe, Easthampton Community Social Worker 3:00 pm
Office Hours with Liz Plouffe, Easthampton Community Social Worker
May 30 @ 3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Office Hours with Liz Plouffe, Easthampton Community Social Worker
Easthampton Community Social Worker Liz Plouffe joins us for ‘office hours’ in the alcove. Bring your questions about City services, mental health resources, elder care support, or other needs! Questions? Reach out to Liz at: eplouffe@easthamptonma.gov or 413-529-1400 ext. 106
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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.