Thursday Opening Celebration!

Join us as we have a little ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the Library being open on Thursdays! The ribbon cutting will take place right at 10AM when we are due to open. Thanks to the Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library, we will also have refreshments available in the Meeting Room to celebrate the […]

Event Series Family Story Time

Family Story Time

Meeting Room

All ages. Three to four books will be read. Children and parents will also participate in songs, finger-plays, and a simple craft. Once the weather has begun to warm up the storytime will be held outside.

Event Series GPL Arcade

GPL Arcade – CANCELED

Meeting Room

Due to staff sickness, this event has been canceled. Come hang as we turn the Library into a gaming paradise!  There's nothing quite like playing the Switch on our giant projector screen!

Reading to the Library Dog

Children's Little Room

Come and read to Aston, a certified therapy dog.  This program is designed to help develop reading skills and is recommended for children who want to practice their reading fluency. Registration for a 15 minute session is required.   Sign up for a time below.  If you would like to be placed on the waiting list […]

Evening Book Group

Meeting Room

Please join us as we discuss The Daughters of Yalta by Catherine Grace Katz. New members are always welcome! Copies of the book can be picked up at the Circulation Desk.

Event Series Dungeons and Dragons: Dragonlance

Dungeons and Dragons: Dragonlance

Local History Room

Takhisis the Dragon Queen has returned to the world of Krynn. Across the land, her armies of fanatical draconians wage a brutal war of conquest. As the Dragon Armies march on the unprepared nation of Solamnia, only the defenders of the city of Kalaman stand in their way. But the Dragon Armies want more than […]

VIRTUAL: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group — Create A LinkedIn Profile

Online

The Massachusetts Library Collaborative's 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Wednesdays of the month, from 6pm to 8pm, via Zoom.  If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career", […]

Georgetown Run/Walk Club

Local History Room

Join Georgetown Run/Walk Club for a 3 month series for our winter “running” book club. We’ll meet the first Wednesday of each month to discuss the book you’ve read (books, tapes, audiobooks, cliff notes, etc). All are welcome. We’ll meet at the Georgetown Peabody Library 6PM for a 30-min run/walk around the library followed by […]

Library Trustees

Meeting Room

The Trustees of the Georgetown Peabody Library meet at the Library on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7PM.

Tinker Play Group

Meeting Room

Families with children ages 2 and up are invited to "tinker" with a variety of materials provided.  The materials will include STEM and sensory items for younger children based on the books Loose Parts by Lisa Daly and Miriam Beloglovsky and other preschool STEM resources.   It will be a relaxed program where kids will have […]

Chess Club

Meeting Room

Chess Club at the library will be an informal gathering of students interested in playing chess with others.  A knowledge of how to play chess is recommended.   Students in 3rd – 6th grade are invited to sign up.  The chess boards and pieces will be provided.    No instruction will be available at this event. […]

Event Series Family Story Time

Family Story Time

Meeting Room

All ages. Three to four books will be read. Children and parents will also participate in songs, finger-plays, and a simple craft. Once the weather has begun to warm up the storytime will be held outside.

Event Series Crafternoon

Crafternoon

Come to the library and work on a fun, creative project or take the project home with you! Projects are announced on our Instagram account, so make sure you follow @GPLYA

Using Native Plants in Your Yard and Garden

Meeting Room

Have you ever wanted to create a beautiful oasis in your backyard while supporting local flora and fauna?? Join Ellen, a plant fanatic and pollinator lover, to learn about the many ways you can create beautiful and beneficial pollinator habitats in just a few steps. Creating pollinator habitat has never been more important; by adding […]

LIBRARY CLOSED

The Library will be closed today in observance of Patriots’ Day.

VIRTUAL: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group — LinkedIn and Personal Branding

Online

The Massachusetts Library Collaborative's 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 9:30am to 11:30am, via Zoom. If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career", […]

Pajama Story Time

Meeting Room

Come to a pajama story time at the library.  Books, songs and a quiet activity will be provided.  Wearing pajamas is encouraged.  This program is for all ages.

What Can You Build?

Building materials and challenges will be available to create amazing structures.  Build with Lego's, Keva Planks, and other  materials.  Pictures of all of the amazing creations will be posted on the library website.   Drop in any between 10:00 and 12:00 and get building.  Families of all ages are welcome.

Event Series Family Story Time

Family Story Time

Meeting Room

All ages. Three to four books will be read. Children and parents will also participate in songs, finger-plays, and a simple craft. Once the weather has begun to warm up the storytime will be held outside.

Unpacking the Grace Spofford Marionette Collection

Meeting Room

The Georgetown Historical Society will hold an unpacking and examination event in the Library's Meeting Room on Saturday, April 22 from 9AM to 12PM. Kathleen Ivanowski who lives in Western Massachusetts is the owner of around 70 marionettes that were crafted by Grace Spofford who lived in Georgetown in the early part of the 20th […]

Event Series GPL Arcade

GPL Arcade

Meeting Room

Come hang as we turn the Library into a gaming paradise!  There's nothing quite like playing the Switch on our giant projector screen!