ADULT SERVICES

• Great Presenters: Rachel Rice – Aligning Your Energy to Your Highest Purpose. Our Great Presenters series for 2022 kicks off with a fascinating program. Sometimes, even when we are clear on what we want to do and who we want to be, our energies get in our way–as procrastination, hesitation, worry, anxiety, fear, or self-discouragement. This program can help clarify your idea of your highest vibration self and show you how to align your energy with your purpose. You may even feel happier, lighter, and more joyful.  Rachel Rice is a corporate executive turned peak performance consultant. Register through our Events menu. Tuesday, January 11 at 7:30 p.m.
• Library Gift Guides. We’ve got them for adults, kids, and teens, with lots of great book ideas for every reader on your list. Pick up print copies at the library or find them online at our Library Spotlight blog.
• ESOL Discussion Groups. Two new groups, for intermediate or advanced ESOL speakers, meeting twice a month starting January 7 and 11, through March. Tuesdays 1-2 p.m. and Fridays 10-11 a.m. Discussions will be about a short story or article. This is a great way to improve your English and maybe make new friends. No preparation needed, but you must register by emailing mwright@minlib.net or calling 508-358-2311 and asking for M. J. Limited to five students, but there will be a waitlist.

Recent Staff Favorites

• The Abstainer by Ian McGuire
• Across the Pond (YA) by Joy McCullough
• Afternoon of a Faun by James Lasdun
• American Cult edited by Robyn Chapman
• Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Burden of Desire by Robert MacNeil
• A Burning by Megha Majumdar
• A Children’s Bible by Lydia Millet
• Cloud Cuckoo Land by Anthony Doerr
• Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara
• Everyone Knows Your Mother is a Witch by Rivka Galchen
• Gods of the Upper Air by Charles King
• Hamnet by Maggie O’Farrell
• Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu
• The Last Cuentista (YA) by Donna Barba Higuera
• The Last Days of New Paris by China Miéville
• The Long and Faraway Gone by Lou Berney
• Miss Moriarty, I Presume? by Sherry Thomas
• My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones
• On Tyranny by Timothy Snyder
• Piranesi by Susanna Clarke
• Red Island House by Andrea Lee
• Sing, Unburied, Sing by Jesmyn Ward
• The Time Machine by H. G. Wells
• Under the Whispering Door by TJ Klune
• When No One is Watching by Alyssa Cole
• While I Was Away (YA) by Waka T. Brown
• Wild Minds by Reid Mitenbuler
• Woolly by Ben Mezrich

YOUTH SERVICES

FOR BABIES, TODDLERS AND PRESCHOOLERS

• Indoor Storytimes with Ms. Carly. Join Ms. Carly in the library for storytime! Children and their caregivers will listen to stories, sing songs, and perform fun rhymes and movements. We will meet in the Round Room on the main floor of the library. For babies through preschool age children, with caregivers. Attendance is limited. Masks must be worn by everyone ages 2+.  Registration required! If you are waitlisted you have the option of viewing the storytime from home via Zoom. If you prefer to view the storytime via Zoom, please email Carly at cmoniz@minlib.net. You can register here or from our online eventkeeper calendar. Tuesdays, Jan. 4, Jan. 11, Jan. 18, and Jan. 25 at 10:30am.
• Indoor Storytime with Ms. Pam. Join Ms. Pam in the library for stories, songs, puppets, and activities. We will meet in the Round Room on the main floor of the library. For ages 2.5 to 5 years with an adult. Attendance is limited. Masks must be worn by everyone ages 2+.  Registration required! If you are waitlisted you have the option of viewing the storytime from home via Zoom. If you prefer to view the storytime via Zoom, please email Pam at pmccuen@minlib.net. You can register here or from our online eventkeeper calendar. Thursdays, Dec. 23; Jan. 6, Jan 13, Jan. 20, and Jan. 27 at 10:30 a.m.

FOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

• Lego Club. Ms. Elise Children will make fabulous creations out of legos. This month’s theme: Awesome Bridges! We will meet in the Raytheon Room. For ages 5 and up, with caregiver. Attendance is limited. Masks must be worn by everyone ages 2+. Registration required! Register HERE or from our online eventkeeper calendar. Wednesday, Jan. 5, at 3 p.m.
• 4th /5th Grade Book Club. We will be discussing Across the Pond by Joy McCullough. We will meet upstairs in the Teen Space in the Mezannine. Register HERE or online from our eventkeeper calendar.  For 4 th and 5 th graders. Questions or to get a copy of the book email Pam at pmccuen@minlib.net. Tuesday, Jan. 18 at 7 p.m.

FOR TEENS: Magic the Gathering: Teen Game Night. Play Magic the Gathering with your friends! Bring your own Magic Cards or use ours. Experienced players and newbies welcome. For teens in grades 6 and up. Please register HERE or online from our eventkeeper calendar. Friday, Jan. 14, 4:30-6:00 p.m.

FOR FAMILIES:  Story Walk: A Story for Small Bear. Families are invited to walk around the outside of the library and read the Story Walk of A Story for Small Bear by Alice McGinty. Kids can also take a Scavenger Hunt sheet to fill out while looking at the illustrations. Bring the completed sheet in to the Children’s Room for a sticker! The Story Walk will be hung in the windows of the library throughout the month of December.