Jul
5
Fri
Family Book Celebration Series
Jul 5 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Come join Emily this summer for weekly family book celebrations. Each week will focus on a different book for us to enjoy together. These gatherings will include an interactive storytime geared for elementary students and their families and then a celebratory project prompted by what we’ve shared. Attend one week or all five! Registration is encouraged; sign up at the library in person or by calling us at 413-527-1031 or emailing us at youthdept@ewmlibrary.org

Jul
12
Fri
Family Book Celebration Series
Jul 12 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Come join Emily this summer for weekly family book celebrations. Each week will focus on a different book for us to enjoy together. These gatherings will include an interactive storytime geared for elementary students and their families and then a celebratory project prompted by what we’ve shared. Attend one week or all five! Registration is encouraged; sign up at the library in person or by calling us at 413-527-1031 or emailing us at youthdept@ewmlibrary.org

Jul
26
Fri
Family Book Celebration Series
Jul 26 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Come join Emily this summer for weekly family book celebrations. Each week will focus on a different book for us to enjoy together. These gatherings will include an interactive storytime geared for elementary students and their families and then a celebratory project prompted by what we’ve shared. Attend one week or all five! Registration is encouraged; sign up at the library in person or by calling us at 413-527-1031 or emailing us at youthdept@ewmlibrary.org

Teen Creative Writing Workshop
Jul 26 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Are you a teen who loves telling stories but struggles with figuring out where to start writing them? Are you hoping to create characters that jump off the page and feel alive, but would like some guidance figuring out how to get there? Join local author Louangie Bou-Montes as she covers creative writing basics including outlining, character development, and world-building using examples and hands-on writing exercises.

Aug
2
Fri
Family Book Celebration Series
Aug 2 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am

Come join Emily this summer for weekly family book celebrations. Each week will focus on a different book for us to enjoy together. These gatherings will include an interactive storytime geared for elementary students and their families and then a celebratory project prompted by what we’ve shared. Attend one week or all five! Registration is encouraged; sign up at the library in person or by calling us at 413-527-1031 or emailing us at youthdept@ewmlibrary.org

Teen Creative Writing Workshop
Aug 2 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

Are you a teen who loves telling stories but struggles with figuring out where to start writing them? Are you hoping to create characters that jump off the page and feel alive, but would like some guidance figuring out how to get there? Join local author Louangie Bou-Montes as she covers creative writing basics including outlining, character development, and world-building using examples and hands-on writing exercises.

Aug
5
Mon
Crooked Stick Pops for Youth Summer Reading Finishers!
Aug 5 @ 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Come and redeem your last reading hours for tickets for the final Summer Reading Raffles! Make sure all earned tickets are entered in raffles for chances to win wonderful prizes. All “finishers” of the program who have read 12 hours or more this summer can enjoy a fabulous popsicle from the one and only Crooked Stick Pops who will be right outside the Youth Department with their popsicle cart!