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Crafternoon: TBD
Crafternoon: TBD
Come spend the afternoon crafting at the library or take home a kit to do on your own!
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Massachusetts Children’s Book Awards Book Club
Massachusetts Children’s Book Awards Book Club
Join us for our first ever MCBA Book Club, for kids in 4th -6th grade and their parents or caregivers (optional). We will be picking our book selections from the 2022-2023 Massachusetts Children's Book Award nominees. Our first meeting will be informational: come and let us know what you think will make for a fun way […]
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VIRTUAL PROGRAM: Tips & Tricks For Searching Newspapers Online
VIRTUAL PROGRAM: Tips & Tricks For Searching Newspapers Online
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Meeting via email.** Newspapers can provide a wealth of information to help you fill in gaps in your family history research. This presentation will explain how to search for newspapers online, beginning with […]
4 events,
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Bouncing Books and Babies
Bouncing Books and Babies
Ages 6 months to 2 1/2 years Program will include two to three books, songs, finger-plays, and circle games.
Gosling Gathering Story Time
Gosling Gathering Story Time
Ages 2 to 5 Three to four books will be read. Children and parents will also participate in songs, finger-plays, and a simple craft.
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Senior Center Book Group @ COA
Senior Center Book Group @ COA
Please join us as we discuss French Braid by Anne Tyler. This book discussion takes place at the Georgetown Senior Center, 51 North Street. Copies of the book are available at the library’s Circulation Desk one month prior to our meeting. New members are always welcome. Come once or as many times as you wish! Questions? […]
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Prepping Your Gardens for Winter – A Lecture from the Mass Horticulture Society
Prepping Your Gardens for Winter – A Lecture from the Mass Horticulture Society
Instructor: Gretel Anspach is a Lifetime Master Gardener with the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association, a Trustee of Massachusetts Horticultural Society, and a recently retired systems engineer for Raytheon. Gretel helped to establish and maintain two food production gardens that have provided fresh produce to the Marlboro Food Pantry for the last nine years. Presented by […]
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Pajama Story Time
Pajama Story Time
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.
2 events,
Family Outdoor Storytime
Family Outdoor Storytime
For all ages. Bring something to sit on and enjoy stories on the library lawn. If the weather does not cooperate this program will be held inside.
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Cardboard Challenge
Cardboard Challenge
International Cardboard Challenge is October 1st. Celebrate a day early at the library. Families and students of all ages are invited to drop in and create a masterpiece with cardboard. The materials will be provided by the library. Just bring your imagination.
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Winter is Coming: Cleaning and Prepping Your Garden Tools for Next Year
Winter is Coming: Cleaning and Prepping Your Garden Tools for Next Year
Protect your investment in your garden tools by keeping them in good working order and helping them last longer. In this workshop, Tom Falzareno will show you some best practices for cleaning, maintaining, and sharpening your tools. Attendees may bring a small tool of their own on which to try applying techniques they learn in […]
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Reading to a Library Dog
Reading to a Library Dog
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 for […]
4 events,
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Bouncing Books and Babies
Bouncing Books and Babies
Ages 6 months to 2 1/2 years Program will include two to three books, songs, finger-plays, and circle games.
Gosling Gathering Story Time
Gosling Gathering Story Time
Ages 2 to 5 Three to four books will be read. Children and parents will also participate in songs, finger-plays, and a simple craft.
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Beginner Book Club
Beginner Book Club
Students in kindergarten through 3rd grade are invited to participate in a Beginner’s Book Club at the library. The book will be provided and read together (independent reading skills are not required). Join us for a book discussion and questions, along with jokes, riddles, and a craft! Space is limited and registration is required. Book will […]
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Friends of Georgetown Library Meeting
Friends of Georgetown Library Meeting
The Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library generally meet on the 1st Tuesday of the month. All are welcome.
1 event,
Family Outdoor Storytime
Family Outdoor Storytime
For all ages. Bring something to sit on and enjoy stories on the library lawn. If the weather does not cooperate this program will be held inside.
1 event,
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Virtual Meeting: Merrimack Valley DNA Special Interest Group
Virtual Meeting: Merrimack Valley DNA Special Interest Group
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/DNASIGOct2022
5 events,
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Bouncing Books and Babies
Bouncing Books and Babies
Ages 6 months to 2 1/2 years Program will include two to three books, songs, finger-plays, and circle games.
Gosling Gathering Story Time
Gosling Gathering Story Time
Ages 2 to 5 Three to four books will be read. Children and parents will also participate in songs, finger-plays, and a simple craft.
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Adult LGBTQ+ MeetUp
Adult LGBTQ+ MeetUp
Come hang out and do activities including: Crafting Movies Social Time Board & Card Games Improv For Adults (18+).
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FallScaping with the Garden Friends of Georgetown
FallScaping with the Garden Friends of Georgetown
Add beauty to your garden in the sweet, golden days of autumn with flowers, shrubs, trees and vines that shine during this season. Discover plants with colorful blooms, rich foliage and dramatic seed heads, and learn strategies that will guide you in designing a vibrant fall garden. Jana Milbocker is the principal of Enchanted Gardens, […]
3 events,
Dungeons & Dragons: Orctober
Dungeons & Dragons: Orctober
You are an Orc and your warband has decided it's time to claim a nearby village! But be ready, once you have the village, others will come to take it from you!
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Pajama Story Time
Pajama Story Time
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.
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Library Trustees
Library Trustees
The Trustees of the Georgetown Peabody Library meet at the Library on the 2nd Wednesday of the month at 7PM.
2 events,
Family Outdoor Storytime
Family Outdoor Storytime
For all ages. Bring something to sit on and enjoy stories on the library lawn. If the weather does not cooperate this program will be held inside.
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Chess Club
Chess Club
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. […]
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Friends of GPL – Tea for Friends
Friends of GPL – Tea for Friends
Are you a Friends of the Library member? Are you interested in becoming a member? Are you curious on what the Friends do to support the library? Join the Friends for a coffee/tea social where Friends members and librarians will highlight the services the library provides. Snacks provided!
3 events,
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Reading to a Library Dog
Reading to a Library Dog
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 for […]
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Evening Book Group
Evening Book Group
Please join us as we discuss The Secret Life of Groceries by Benjamin Lorr. New members are always welcome! Copies of the book can be picked up at the Circulation Desk.
3 events,
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Bouncing Books and Babies
Bouncing Books and Babies
Ages 6 months to 2 1/2 years Program will include two to three books, songs, finger-plays, and circle games.
Gosling Gathering Story Time
Gosling Gathering Story Time
Ages 2 to 5 Three to four books will be read. Children and parents will also participate in songs, finger-plays, and a simple craft.
1 event,
Family Outdoor Storytime
Family Outdoor Storytime
For all ages. Bring something to sit on and enjoy stories on the library lawn. If the weather does not cooperate this program will be held inside.
1 event,
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MSOG’s Merrimack Valley Chapter
MSOG’s Merrimack Valley Chapter
Register in advance for this meeting: https://tinyurl.com/MVOct2022 Massachusetts Society of Genealogist’s Merrimack Valley Chapter. Free and open to the public!
2 events,
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Blacklight Pumpkins
Blacklight Pumpkins
Paint and decorate pumpkins with neon colors and UV reactive paint to make glowing masterpieces!
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Massachusetts Children’s Book Awards Book Club
Massachusetts Children’s Book Awards Book Club
For students in 4 - 6 grade and their parents/guardians(optional). Popcorn, book discussion, and a related activity will be offered. We will be discussing Float by Laura Martin. Copies are now available at the library to borrow.
5 events,
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Bouncing Books and Babies
Bouncing Books and Babies
Ages 6 months to 2 1/2 years Program will include two to three books, songs, finger-plays, and circle games.
Gosling Gathering Story Time
Gosling Gathering Story Time
Ages 2 to 5 Three to four books will be read. Children and parents will also participate in songs, finger-plays, and a simple craft.
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Senior Center Book Group @ COA
Senior Center Book Group @ COA
Please join us as we discuss The Keeper of Lost Things by Ruth Hogan. This book discussion takes place at the Georgetown Senior Center, 51 North Street. Copies of the book are available at the library’s Circulation Desk one month prior to our meeting. New members are always welcome. Come once or as many times […]
3 events,
Dungeons & Dragons: Orctober
Dungeons & Dragons: Orctober
You are an Orc and your warband has decided it's time to claim a nearby village! But be ready, once you have the village, others will come to take it from you!
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Pajama Story Time
Pajama Story Time
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.
1 event,
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VIRTUAL PROGRAM: Watergate At 50 — The Burglary That Changed The Nation
VIRTUAL PROGRAM: Watergate At 50 — The Burglary That Changed The Nation
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Meeting via email.** It has been called “The Scandal that Never Goes Away” — and with good reason. Fifty years after the break-in at the Democratic headquarters at the Watergate Hotel, we still […]
1 event,
Family Outdoor Storytime
Family Outdoor Storytime
For all ages. Bring something to sit on and enjoy stories on the library lawn. If the weather does not cooperate this program will be held inside.
4 events,
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Bouncing Books and Babies
Bouncing Books and Babies
Ages 6 months to 2 1/2 years Program will include two to three books, songs, finger-plays, and circle games.
Gosling Gathering Story Time
Gosling Gathering Story Time
Ages 2 to 5 Three to four books will be read. Children and parents will also participate in songs, finger-plays, and a simple craft.
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Beginner Book Club
Beginner Book Club
Students in kindergarten through 3rd grade are invited to participate in a Beginner’s Book Club at the library. The book will be provided and read together (independent reading skills are not required). Join us for a book discussion and questions, along with jokes, riddles, and a craft! Space is limited and registration is required. Book will […]
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Friends of Georgetown Library Meeting
Friends of Georgetown Library Meeting
The Friends of the Georgetown Peabody Library generally meet on the 1st Tuesday of the month. All are welcome.
1 event,
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VIRTUAL PROGRAM: Going to Extremes: A Travel Journalist’s Tour of the Globe’s Most Adventurous Outposts
VIRTUAL PROGRAM: Going to Extremes: A Travel Journalist’s Tour of the Globe’s Most Adventurous Outposts
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Meeting via email 24 hours before the event.** An award-winning adventure travel journalist for The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, National Geographic Kids, and The Boston Globe, Peter Mandel hunts his stories and photos in the […]
1 event,
Family Outdoor Storytime
Family Outdoor Storytime
For all ages. Bring something to sit on and enjoy stories on the library lawn. If the weather does not cooperate this program will be held inside.