Families are invited to the library to play and explore with toys and everyday materials two Thursdays a month.
All ages are welcome, keep in mind there may be some small parts.
Our Teen Librarian, Kyle Coston, has accepted a position at the Somerville Public Library. His last day in Georgetown will be on Saturday, October 28.
We welcome the Georgetown community to come into the library on Friday, October 27 or Saturday, October 28 to say their farewells and congratulate Kyle on his new position.
Kyle reinvigorated our teen programming with offerings of Dungeons & Dragons, monthly craft opportunities, gaming on our Switch, de-stress with dogs, and more. Kyle was awarded an ‘Awesome Georgetown’ grant in which he put together a book wagon that librarians can bring to the schools and other events in town to promote the library.
The staff, the Friends, and the Trustees all wish him the best in his new job and thank him for all that he has done.
The Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library will be having their Annual Fall Book Sale starting Thursday, September 14 through Sunday, September 17.
Thursday, September 14 from 10AM to 5 PM
Friday, September 15 from 10 AM to 5 PM
Saturday, September 16 from 9 AM to 1 PM
Sunday, September 17 from 1 PM to 4 PM – Bag Sale! $5 to fill a bag
Proceeds from the book sale benefit library programs and museum passes.
Donations may be brought into the library starting on Wednesday, September 6 to Wednesday, September 13 during library hours. Please do not drop off donations outside when we are closed!! We cannot accept phone books, encyclopedias/dictionaries, outdated computer manuals, textbooks, Readers Digests, or VHS tapes. Books should be gently used, clean, and free from mold.
Volunteers are needed for the Book Sale. For more information, email the Friends at georgetownfol@gmail.com
Starting on Wednesday, July 26 until August 9, performers will be showcasing their talent on the library lawn. All are welcome to attend these concerts!
Please bring lawn chairs or blankets. If the weather does not cooperate, the concert will be inside in the library’s Meeting Room.
Please click on the performers below or go to our event calendar for more information on these concerts.
Join Nancy Horan and Therese Fowler on Wednesday, June 28 at 7PM via Zoom as they discuss Nancy’s new book, The House of Lincoln which will be published June 6.
Register directly on Zoom HERE. Presented by Burlington in partnership with public libraries throughout Massachusetts.
About the book: A sweeping historical novel, which tells the story of Abraham Lincoln’s ascendance from rumpled lawyer to U.S. president to the Great Emancipator through the eyes of a young asylum-seeker who arrives in Lincoln’s home of Springfield from Madeira, Portugal.
About the author: In addition to her new book, Nancy Horan is the author Loving Frank (2007) which chronicles a little-known chapter in the life of legendary American architect Frank Lloyd Wright, and his client, Mamah Cheney, and Under the Wide and Starry Sky (2014) which explores the unlikely relationship of Robert Louis Stevenson and his spirited American wife, Fanny Van de Grift Stevenson. A native Midwesterner, Nancy Horan was a Chicago journalist before turning to fiction writing. She now lives with her husband on an island in Puget Sound.
Every Friday at 10:00 through August 11. Bring a blanket and snack. We will read stories under a tree on the library lawn and then provide a fun outdoor activity. If the weather does not cooperate the story time will be held inside the library. This program is for all ages.
We offer summer reading programs to children, teens, and adults!
Find more information about the Children’s Summer Reading program HERE (June 12 – August 25)
Find more information about the Teen Summer Reading program HERE (June 12 – August 25)
Find more information about the Adult Summer Reading program HERE (June 12 – August 25)
Author Susan Mara Bregman will give a presentation based on her new book, Along Route 1: Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts, on Wednesday, June 21 at 7PM via Zoom.
About The Book: Along Route 1 in Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts is an unapologetic combination of historic gravity, exuberant entertainment, unexpected juxtapositions, and wonderfully kitschy roadside attractions. New England road trippers will encounter roller coasters and candlepin bowling, lobster rolls and homemade pie, colonial-era taverns and granite fortifications. An orange dinosaur overlooks the highway in Massachusetts, a neon whale casts its glow in New Hampshire, and a statue in Maine memorializes a celebrity harbor seal. Motor courts once welcomed weary travelers, and drive-in theaters entertained vacationers on starlit summer nights. A geodesic dome is dedicated to the Maine wild blueberry, and a quirky museum documents the history of the state’s sardine industry. A club in Massachusetts showcased jazz greats, and a movie theater in Maine was named after a celebrated racehorse. Mile after mile, Route 1 tells a story about history, survival, loss, and change.
About The Author: Writer and photographer Susan Mara Bregman is the author of Arcadia Publishing’s New England Neon and New England Candlepin Bowling. A native New Yorker, she moved to Boston after graduating from college and never left. The remarkable photographs in this book came from historical societies, museums, libraries, universities, and private collections.
Register directly on Zoom HERE. This virtual event is a collaboration between several libraries.
NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 24 hours of the program
Author Maria Olia will discuss her brand new book, Massachusetts Off the Beaten Path, on Tuesday, June 20 at 7PM via Zoom.
About The Book: Discover some of Massachusetts’s unique offerings with this guide: Visit a wooden-boat shop that has been in business since 1793; admire the pressed-glass galleries at the Sandwich Glass Museum, or travel back in time at the nineteenth-century Old Sturbridge Village.
About The Author: Maria Olia is a travel writer and essayist. She has written extensively about Boston and New England and has authored several travel books on the region. Her articles and essays have appeared in the Boston Globe, Working Mother and the Christian Science Monitor, among other publications. Maria has lived in the Boston area since arriving as a college student to study at Northeastern University more than 30 years ago. She resides with her husband in Newton, just outside of Boston, where they raised their three sons and daughter. Maria has a passion for American history, Cape Cod beaches, the Boston Symphony and the Red Sox. She will always call Massachusetts home.
Register directly on Zoom HERE. This virtual event is a collaboration between several libraries.
NOTE: This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 24 hours of the program.
