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| Monday, January 30, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time |  |
 | Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, January 31, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Wednesday, February 1, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Young Scientist STEM Class | |
 | Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023. “Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts. |
| 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Read to a Dog | |
 | Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Children preferably ages 5 and up and with some reading ability can read to Perla, a registered therapy dog. Each child participating will have a chance to read a short book to Perla. Please register in the Children's Room (or you can email Kim at kivers@southboroughma.com/call 508-485-5031). (Rescheduled from 1/25/23) |
| Thursday, February 2, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
 | Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| Saturday, February 4, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | SkyRise Theater presents | |
 | Location: Main Floor Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: SkyRise Theater will visit the library to do an interactive reading of Dooby Dooby Moo by Doreen Cronin. Games and activities will be incorporated throughout the story. For ages 4-9. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibskyrisetheater. Sponsored by Friends of the Southborough Library. |
| Monday, February 6, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, February 7, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM | Cook Book Club | |
 | Location: Main Floor Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com Description:
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| Wednesday, February 8, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Young Scientists STEM Class | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023. “Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts. |
| Thursday, February 9, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Drop-In Lego Building | |
 | Location: Eaton Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Drop by the library to build with Legos! Kids can display their finished creations in the Children's Room. Legos will be provided by the library. Best for ages 4 and up. No registration required. |
| Saturday, February 11, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Valentine's Day Party | |
 | Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Lots of Valentine fun to be had at the library, including crafts, games, and cookie decorating! All ages are welcome and no registration is required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library. |
| Monday, February 13, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, February 14, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Wednesday, February 15, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Young Scientists STEM Class | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023. “Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts. |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Crafternoon: Picture Frames | |
 | Location: Main Floor Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Work with a variety of materials -- including paint pens, sequins, beads and washi tape -- to make a unique photo frame. We can even print your photo on the spot so you can complete the project as a gift or keepsake. For ages 8 and up. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibcrafts2023
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| Thursday, February 16, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| Saturday, February 18, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Read to a Dog | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Children preferably ages 5 and up with some reading ability will read to Bear, a registered therapy dog. Each child participating will have a chance to read a short book to Bear. Please register in the Children's Room (or you can email kivers@southboroughma.com /call 508-485-5031). |
| Tuesday, February 21, 2023 |
| 5:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Virtual Banh Mi Cooking Lesson | |
| Location: Virtual Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com Description: Nothing is better than making BBQ chicken and pickled vegetables from scratch to serve in a sandwich. In this online interactive class, with a professional cooking instructor, make one of the most popular Vietnamese cuisines, Vietnamese Banh Mi. Attendees will make Vietnamese BBQ chicken, delicious sauces and condiments, and pickled vegetables served on French baguettes. |
| Thursday, February 23, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Giants & Giraffes*Dragons & Detectives | |
 | Location: Main Floor Stacks Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Trevor the Games Man for games, comedy, and stilt walking! There will be lots of opportunity for audience participation. Kids will be able to make a ribbon dancer cradft after the show. No registration required and all ages are welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. |
| Monday, February 27, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, February 28, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Mystery & Puzzle Book Club | |
 | Location: Main Floor Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: For 2-5th grade students, this book club will focus on books featuring mysteries and puzzles. Participants will read the selected book each month and meet for discussion and activities. Copies of the book for each participant will be ordered by the library through interlibrary loan. Please register by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com or calling Kim at 508-485-5031. |
| Wednesday, March 1, 2023 |
| 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM | Library Seed Exchange Launch | |
 | Location: Judy Williams Reading Room Contact: Carol Logan 508-485-5031 clogan@southboroughma.com Description: Visit the Judy Williams Reading Room on the Main Floor during the library’s regular hours and choose vegetable, herb and/or flower seed packets from our repurposed card catalogue to plant in your home garden. The Library Seed Exchange is an ongoing program - until the seeds at the library run out! Visit our website for more information. The Library Seed Exchange is made possible with support from The Friends of the Southborough Library. |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Young Scientists STEM Class | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023. “Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts. |
| Thursday, March 2, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Drop-In Art: Clay Animals | |
| Location: Eaton Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Lanting Huang-Truong from Southborough's Bigelow Arts will teach participants how to make animals out of air dry clay. Best for ages 5 and up. Drop-In, no registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library. |
| Saturday, March 4, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Music with David Garden | |
 | Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Musician David Garden for some sing-along fun that is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers! All welcome and no registration is required. Sponsored by Friends of the Southborough Library. |
| Monday, March 6, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, March 7, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Cook Book Club | |
 | Location: Main floor Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com Description: People interested in cooking and trying new dishes are invited to the library's cook book club. Pick a dish from the selected cook book and bring it to the library to be enjoyed by fellow club members. Email your selected dish to Marianna at msorensen@southboroughma.com. New participants are encouraged. All ages and partners welcome. |
| Wednesday, March 8, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Young Scientists STEM Class | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023. “Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts. |
| Thursday, March 9, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Drop-In Lego Building | |
| Location: Eaton Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Drop by the library to build with Legos! Kids can display their finished creations in the Children's Room. Legos will be provided by the library. Best for ages 4 and up. No registration required. |
| Saturday, March 11, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM | Outdoor Seed Exchange Event | |
| Location: Outside the Library Contact: Carol Logan 508-485-5031 clogan@southboroughma.com Description: Join us outside on the library lawn and choose vegetable, herb and/or flower seed packets to plant in your home garden. We’ll have a new Story Walk title on exhibit and children activities. This is a one day program but the Library Seed Exchange will continue indoors until the seeds run out. Visit our website for more information. The Library Seed Exchange is made possible with support from The Friends of the Southborough Library. In the event of inclement weather, this event will run on Saturday, March 25th from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM. |
| Monday, March 13, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, March 14, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Wednesday, March 15, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | Young Scientists STEM Class | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023. “Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts. |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Crafternoon: Decorating Dish Towels | |
| Location: Main Floor Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Add a personal touch to your home kitchen with a hand decorated tea towel. Using embroidery techniques, fabric markers/paints and stencils and iron-on designs, this one-of-a-kind dishtowel will be a functional work of art. For ages 8 and up. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibcrafts2023
This program is made possible through grant funding of the Library Services & Technology Act distributed by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. |
| Thursday, March 16, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| Saturday, March 18, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Read to a Dog | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Children preferably ages 5 and up with some reading ability will read to Bear, a registered therapy dog. Each child participating will have a chance to read a short book to Bear. Please register in the Children's Room (or you can email kivers@southboroughma.com /call 508-485-5031). |
| Monday, March 20, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, March 21, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Thursday, March 23, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| Monday, March 27, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, March 28, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Mystery & Puzzle Book Club | |
| Location: Main Floor Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: For 2-5th grade students, this book club will focus on books featuring mysteries and puzzles. Participants will read the selected book each month and meet for discussion and activities. Copies of the book for each participant will be ordered by the library through interlibrary loan. Please register by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com or calling Kim at 508-485-5031. |
| Thursday, March 30, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| Saturday, April 1, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:45 AM | SkyRise Theater presents Secret Agent Splat | |
| Location: Main Floor Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: SkyRise Theater will visit the library to do an interactive reading of Secret Agent Splat by Rob Scotton. Games and activities will be incorporated throughout the story. For ages 4-9. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibskyrisetheater. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library. |
| Monday, April 3, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, April 4, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Cook Book Club | |
 | Location: Main Floor Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com Description: People interested in cooking and trying new dishes are invited to the library's cook book club. Pick a dish from the selected cook book and bring it to the library to be enjoyed by fellow club members. Email your selected dish to Marianna at msorensen@southboroughma.com. New participants are encouraged. All ages and partners welcome. |
| Thursday, April 6, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Drop-In Lego Building | |
| Location: Eaton Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Drop by the library to build with Legos! Kids can display their finished creations in the Children's Room. Legos will be provided by the library. Best for ages 4 and up. No registration required. |
| Monday, April 10, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, April 11, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Wednesday, April 12, 2023 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Crafternoon: Book Bags | |
| Location: Main Floor Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Make a one-of-a-kind book bag using pre-cut fabric pieces and simple sewing techniques. Participants must have basic sewing skills and MUST be able to thread a needle independently and execute a basic running stitch. For ages 8 and up. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibcrafts2023 |
| Thursday, April 13, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| 5:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Books in Bloom Exhibit | |
| Location: Main Floor Contact: Jane Davis Description: Description coming in 2023... |
| Saturday, April 15, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Read to a Dog | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Children preferably ages 5 and up with some reading ability will read to Bear, a registered therapy dog. Each child participating will have a chance to read a short book to Bear. Please register in the Children's Room (or you can email kivers@southboroughma.com /call 508-485-5031). |
| Tuesday, April 18, 2023 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Drop-In Art: Butterfly & Bee Pictures | |
| Location: Eaton Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Lanting Huang-Truong from Southborough's Bigelow Arts will teach participants how to make butterfly and bee pictures using watercolor and drawing techniques. Best for ages 5 and up. Drop-In, no registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library. |
| Thursday, April 20, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Animal Adventures | |
 | Location: Main Floor Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: A zookeeper from Animal Adventures will bring 8-10 animals to the library. Children will get to learn about and pet these animals. All ages welcome and no registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library. |
| Monday, April 24, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, April 25, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Mystery & Puzzle Book Club | |
| Location: Main Floor Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: For 2-5th grade students, this book club will focus on books featuring mysteries and puzzles. Participants will read the selected book each month and meet for discussion and activities. Copies of the book for each participant will be ordered by the library through interlibrary loan. Please register by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com or calling Kim at 508-485-5031. |
| Thursday, April 27, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| Friday, April 28, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawb Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Monday, May 1, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, May 2, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Cook Book Club | |
 | Location: Main Floor Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com Description: People interested in cooking and trying new dishes are invited to the library's cook book club. Pick a dish from the selected cook book and bring it to the library to be enjoyed by fellow club members. Email your selected dish to Marianna at msorensen@southboroughma.com. New participants are encouraged. All ages and partners welcome. |
| Thursday, May 4, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| Friday, May 5, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Monday, May 8, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, May 9, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Wednesday, May 10, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Yoga | |
 | Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Certified Kids' Yoga Instructor Mandy Roberge as she takes children through a series of yoga poses, using games, music, and literary activities. Yoga mats will be provided. This event will be held on the library lawn or inside if the weather is inclement. For ages 3-6. Please register in the Children's Room or by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com. |
| Thursday, May 11, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Drop-In Lego Building | |
| Location: Eaton Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Drop by the library to build with Legos! Kids can display their finished creations in the Children's Room. Legos will be provided by the library. Best for ages 4 and up. No registration required. |
| Friday, May 12, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Saturday, May 13, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Read to a Dog | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Children preferably ages 5 and up with some reading ability will read to Bear, a registered therapy dog. Each child participating will have a chance to read a short book to Bear. Please register in the Children's Room (or you can email kivers@southboroughma.com /call 508-485-5031). |
| Monday, May 15, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, May 16, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Wednesday, May 17, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Yoga | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Certified Kids' Yoga Instructor Mandy Roberge as she takes children through a series of yoga poses, using games, music, and literary activities. Yoga mats will be provided. This event will be held on the library lawn or inside if the weather is inclement. For ages 3-6. Please register in the Children's Room or by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com. |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Crafternoon: Macrame Keychains | |
| Location: Main Floor Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Learn to braid, bead and hitch in this macrame workshop that uses twine, embroidery floss and hemp to help participants create 3 unique keychains and/or friendship bracelets. For ages 8 and up. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibcrafts2023 |
| Thursday, May 18, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| Friday, May 19, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Monday, May 22, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, May 23, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Mystery & Puzzle Book Club | |
| Location: Main Floor Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: For 2-5th grade students, this book club will focus on books featuring mysteries and puzzles. Participants will read the selected book each month and meet for discussion and activities. Copies of the book for each participant will be ordered by the library through interlibrary loan. Please register by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com or calling Kim at 508-485-5031. |
| Wednesday, May 24, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Yoga | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Certified Kids' Yoga Instructor Mandy Roberge as she takes children through a series of yoga poses, using games, music, and literary activities. Yoga mats will be provided. This event will be held on the library lawn or inside if the weather is inclement. For ages 3-6. Please register in the Children's Room or by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com. |
| Thursday, May 25, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Drop-In Art: Printmaking | |
| Location: Eaton Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Lanting Huang-Truong of Southborough's Bigelow Arts will teach participants how to make spring flower pictures using printmaking techniques. Best for ages 5 and up. Drop-In, no registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library. |
| Friday, May 26, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Monday, May 29, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Tuesday, May 30, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary. |
| Wednesday, May 31, 2023 |
| 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM | Preschool Yoga | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Certified Kids' Yoga Instructor Mandy Roberge as she takes children through a series of yoga poses, using games, music, and literary activities. Yoga mats will be provided. This event will be held on the library lawn or inside if the weather is inclement. For ages 3-6. Please register in the Children's Room or by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com. |
| Thursday, June 1, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Baby & Toddler Story Time | |
| Location: Children's Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required. |
| Friday, June 2, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Tuesday, June 6, 2023 |
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Cook Book Club | |
| Location: Main Floor Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com Description: People interested in cooking and trying new dishes are invited to the library's cook book club. Pick a dish from the selected cook book and bring it to the library to be enjoyed by fellow club members. New participants are encouraged. All ages and partners welcome. Email your selected dish to Marianna at msorensen@southboroughma.com. |
| Thursday, June 8, 2023 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | Drop-In Lego Building | |
| Location: Eaton Room Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Drop by the library to build with Legos! Kids can display their finished creations in the Children's Room. Legos will be provided by the library. Best for ages 4 and up. No registration required. |
| Friday, June 16, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Friday, June 23, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Tuesday, June 27, 2023 |
| 4:00 PM - 4:45 PM | "Join In" with Storyteller Diane Edgecomb | |
| Location: Library Lawn (Main Floor if inclement weather) Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Storyteller Diane Edgecomb returns to the Southborough Library with "Join In", a compilation of musical stories encouraging children to dance, sing, and join right in! All ages welcome and no registration is required. Please bring a blanket or chair. |
| Friday, June 30, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Friday, July 7, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Tuesday, July 11, 2023 |
| 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM | "A Tromp Through the Swamp" Concert by Tom Sieling | |
| Location: Library Lawn (Main Floor if inclement weather) Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Musician Tom Sieling will return to the Southborough Library to perform "a top 10 lineup of the world's most fun, participatory kids' songs" where there will be more dancing and moving than sitting! Weather permitting, this will be on the library lawn so please bring a blanket or chair. All ages welcome, no registration required. |
| Friday, July 14, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Friday, July 21, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Friday, July 28, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Friday, August 4, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Tuesday, August 8, 2023 |
| 4:30 PM - 4:45 PM | TaleWise presents "Science Heroes" | |
| Location: Main Floor Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Two unlikely heroes work together to save their town from a super-polluting mastermind in this program which combines science experiments and storytelling. Volunteers will help solve problems by doing science experiments. Best for ages 3+ and no registration is required. |
| Friday, August 11, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Friday, August 18, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Friday, August 25, 2023 |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Kids Jam | |
| Location: Library Lawn Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn. |
| Tuesday, December 26, 2023 |
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Poetry Workshop | |
 | Location: Main Floor Stacks Contact: Elliott Simons Description: At each Tuesday session, everyone is asked to bring in five copies of their original poetry and distribute them to the group. Someone will read the poem and the group will provide supportive feedback. If you don't have a poem, come anyway! We are always interested in your insights. Meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. |
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Monday, January 30, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Young Scientist STEM Class
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023.
“Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Read to a Dog
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children preferably ages 5 and up and with some reading ability can read to Perla, a registered therapy dog. Each child participating will have a chance to read a short book to Perla. Please register in the Children's Room (or you can email Kim at kivers@southboroughma.com/call 508-485-5031).
(Rescheduled from 1/25/23)
Thursday, February 2, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Saturday, February 4, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
SkyRise Theater presents
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: SkyRise Theater will visit the library to do an interactive reading of Dooby Dooby Moo by Doreen Cronin. Games and activities will be incorporated throughout the story. For ages 4-9. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibskyrisetheater. Sponsored by Friends of the Southborough Library.
Monday, February 6, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Cook Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com
Description:
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Young Scientists STEM Class
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023.
“Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Lego Building
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Drop by the library to build with Legos! Kids can display their finished creations in the Children's Room. Legos will be provided by the library. Best for ages 4 and up. No registration required.
Saturday, February 11, 2023
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Valentine's Day Party
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Lots of Valentine fun to be had at the library, including crafts, games, and cookie decorating! All ages are welcome and no registration is required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library.
Monday, February 13, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Young Scientists STEM Class
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023.
“Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafternoon: Picture Frames
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description:
Thursday, February 16, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Saturday, February 18, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Read to a Dog
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children preferably ages 5 and up with some reading ability will read to Bear, a registered therapy dog. Each child participating will have a chance to read a short book to Bear. Please register in the Children's Room (or you can email kivers@southboroughma.com /call 508-485-5031).
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Virtual Banh Mi Cooking Lesson
Location: Virtual
Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com
Description: Nothing is better than making BBQ chicken and pickled vegetables from scratch to serve in a sandwich. In this online interactive class, with a professional cooking instructor, make one of the most popular Vietnamese cuisines, Vietnamese Banh Mi. Attendees will make Vietnamese BBQ chicken, delicious sauces and condiments, and pickled vegetables served on French baguettes.
Thursday, February 23, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Giants & Giraffes*Dragons & Detectives
Location: Main Floor Stacks
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Trevor the Games Man for games, comedy, and stilt walking! There will be lots of opportunity for audience participation. Kids will be able to make a ribbon dancer cradft after the show. No registration required and all ages are welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Monday, February 27, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mystery & Puzzle Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: For 2-5th grade students, this book club will focus on books featuring mysteries and puzzles. Participants will read the selected book each month and meet for discussion and activities. Copies of the book for each participant will be ordered by the library through interlibrary loan. Please register by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com or calling Kim at 508-485-5031.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Library Seed Exchange Launch
Location: Judy Williams Reading Room
Contact: Carol Logan 508-485-5031 clogan@southboroughma.com
Description: Visit the Judy Williams Reading Room on the Main Floor during the library’s regular hours and choose vegetable, herb and/or flower seed packets from our repurposed card catalogue to plant in your home garden. The Library Seed Exchange is an ongoing program - until the seeds at the library run out! Visit our website for more information. The Library Seed Exchange is made possible with support from The Friends of the Southborough Library.
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Young Scientists STEM Class
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023.
“Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.
Thursday, March 2, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Art: Clay Animals
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Lanting Huang-Truong from Southborough's Bigelow Arts will teach participants how to make animals out of air dry clay. Best for ages 5 and up. Drop-In, no registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library.
Saturday, March 4, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Music with David Garden
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Musician David Garden for some sing-along fun that is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers! All welcome and no registration is required. Sponsored by Friends of the Southborough Library.
Monday, March 6, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Cook Book Club
Location: Main floor
Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com
Description: People interested in cooking and trying new dishes are invited to the library's cook book club. Pick a dish from the selected cook book and bring it to the library to be enjoyed by fellow club members.
Email your selected dish to Marianna at msorensen@southboroughma.com.
New participants are encouraged. All ages and partners welcome.
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Young Scientists STEM Class
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023.
“Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.
Thursday, March 9, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Lego Building
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Drop by the library to build with Legos! Kids can display their finished creations in the Children's Room. Legos will be provided by the library. Best for ages 4 and up. No registration required.
Saturday, March 11, 2023
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Outdoor Seed Exchange Event
Location: Outside the Library
Contact: Carol Logan 508-485-5031 clogan@southboroughma.com
Description: Join us outside on the library lawn and choose vegetable, herb and/or flower seed packets to plant in your home garden. We’ll have a new Story Walk title on exhibit and children activities. This is a one day program but the Library Seed Exchange will continue indoors until the seeds run out. Visit our website for more information. The Library Seed Exchange is made possible with support from The Friends of the Southborough Library. In the event of inclement weather, this event will run on Saturday, March 25th from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM.
Monday, March 13, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Young Scientists STEM Class
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023.
“Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafternoon: Decorating Dish Towels
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description:
Thursday, March 16, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Saturday, March 18, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Read to a Dog
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children preferably ages 5 and up with some reading ability will read to Bear, a registered therapy dog. Each child participating will have a chance to read a short book to Bear. Please register in the Children's Room (or you can email kivers@southboroughma.com /call 508-485-5031).
Monday, March 20, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Thursday, March 23, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Monday, March 27, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mystery & Puzzle Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: For 2-5th grade students, this book club will focus on books featuring mysteries and puzzles. Participants will read the selected book each month and meet for discussion and activities. Copies of the book for each participant will be ordered by the library through interlibrary loan. Please register by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com or calling Kim at 508-485-5031.
Thursday, March 30, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Saturday, April 1, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
SkyRise Theater presents Secret Agent Splat
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: SkyRise Theater will visit the library to do an interactive reading of Secret Agent Splat by Rob Scotton. Games and activities will be incorporated throughout the story. For ages 4-9. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibskyrisetheater. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library.
Monday, April 3, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Cook Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com
Description: People interested in cooking and trying new dishes are invited to the library's cook book club. Pick a dish from the selected cook book and bring it to the library to be enjoyed by fellow club members.
Email your selected dish to Marianna at msorensen@southboroughma.com.
New participants are encouraged. All ages and partners welcome.
Thursday, April 6, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Lego Building
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Drop by the library to build with Legos! Kids can display their finished creations in the Children's Room. Legos will be provided by the library. Best for ages 4 and up. No registration required.
Monday, April 10, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafternoon: Book Bags
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Make a one-of-a-kind book bag using pre-cut fabric pieces and simple sewing techniques. Participants must have basic sewing skills and MUST be able to thread a needle independently and execute a basic running stitch. For ages 8 and up. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibcrafts2023
Thursday, April 13, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Books in Bloom Exhibit
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Jane Davis
Description: Description coming in 2023...
Saturday, April 15, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Read to a Dog
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children preferably ages 5 and up with some reading ability will read to Bear, a registered therapy dog. Each child participating will have a chance to read a short book to Bear. Please register in the Children's Room (or you can email kivers@southboroughma.com /call 508-485-5031).
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Art: Butterfly & Bee Pictures
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Lanting Huang-Truong from Southborough's Bigelow Arts will teach participants how to make butterfly and bee pictures using watercolor and drawing techniques. Best for ages 5 and up. Drop-In, no registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library.
Thursday, April 20, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Animal Adventures
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: A zookeeper from Animal Adventures will bring 8-10 animals to the library. Children will get to learn about and pet these animals. All ages welcome and no registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library.
Monday, April 24, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mystery & Puzzle Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: For 2-5th grade students, this book club will focus on books featuring mysteries and puzzles. Participants will read the selected book each month and meet for discussion and activities. Copies of the book for each participant will be ordered by the library through interlibrary loan. Please register by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com or calling Kim at 508-485-5031.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Friday, April 28, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawb
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Monday, May 1, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Cook Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com
Description: People interested in cooking and trying new dishes are invited to the library's cook book club. Pick a dish from the selected cook book and bring it to the library to be enjoyed by fellow club members.
Email your selected dish to Marianna at msorensen@southboroughma.com.
New participants are encouraged. All ages and partners welcome.
Thursday, May 4, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Friday, May 5, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Monday, May 8, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Yoga
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Certified Kids' Yoga Instructor Mandy Roberge as she takes children through a series of yoga poses, using games, music, and literary activities. Yoga mats will be provided. This event will be held on the library lawn or inside if the weather is inclement. For ages 3-6. Please register in the Children's Room or by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com.
Thursday, May 11, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Lego Building
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Drop by the library to build with Legos! Kids can display their finished creations in the Children's Room. Legos will be provided by the library. Best for ages 4 and up. No registration required.
Friday, May 12, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Saturday, May 13, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Read to a Dog
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children preferably ages 5 and up with some reading ability will read to Bear, a registered therapy dog. Each child participating will have a chance to read a short book to Bear. Please register in the Children's Room (or you can email kivers@southboroughma.com /call 508-485-5031).
Monday, May 15, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Yoga
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Certified Kids' Yoga Instructor Mandy Roberge as she takes children through a series of yoga poses, using games, music, and literary activities. Yoga mats will be provided. This event will be held on the library lawn or inside if the weather is inclement. For ages 3-6. Please register in the Children's Room or by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafternoon: Macrame Keychains
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Learn to braid, bead and hitch in this macrame workshop that uses twine, embroidery floss and hemp to help participants create 3 unique keychains and/or friendship bracelets. For ages 8 and up. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibcrafts2023
Thursday, May 18, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Friday, May 19, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Monday, May 22, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mystery & Puzzle Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: For 2-5th grade students, this book club will focus on books featuring mysteries and puzzles. Participants will read the selected book each month and meet for discussion and activities. Copies of the book for each participant will be ordered by the library through interlibrary loan. Please register by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com or calling Kim at 508-485-5031.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Yoga
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Certified Kids' Yoga Instructor Mandy Roberge as she takes children through a series of yoga poses, using games, music, and literary activities. Yoga mats will be provided. This event will be held on the library lawn or inside if the weather is inclement. For ages 3-6. Please register in the Children's Room or by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com.
Thursday, May 25, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Art: Printmaking
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Lanting Huang-Truong of Southborough's Bigelow Arts will teach participants how to make spring flower pictures using printmaking techniques. Best for ages 5 and up. Drop-In, no registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library.
Friday, May 26, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Monday, May 29, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Yoga
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Certified Kids' Yoga Instructor Mandy Roberge as she takes children through a series of yoga poses, using games, music, and literary activities. Yoga mats will be provided. This event will be held on the library lawn or inside if the weather is inclement. For ages 3-6. Please register in the Children's Room or by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com.
Thursday, June 1, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Friday, June 2, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Cook Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com
Description: People interested in cooking and trying new dishes are invited to the library's cook book club. Pick a dish from the selected cook book and bring it to the library to be enjoyed by fellow club members. New participants are encouraged. All ages and partners welcome. Email your selected dish to Marianna at msorensen@southboroughma.com.
Thursday, June 8, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Lego Building
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Drop by the library to build with Legos! Kids can display their finished creations in the Children's Room. Legos will be provided by the library. Best for ages 4 and up. No registration required.
Friday, June 16, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Friday, June 23, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
"Join In" with Storyteller Diane Edgecomb
Location: Library Lawn (Main Floor if inclement weather)
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Storyteller Diane Edgecomb returns to the Southborough Library with "Join In", a compilation of musical stories encouraging children to dance, sing, and join right in! All ages welcome and no registration is required. Please bring a blanket or chair.
Friday, June 30, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Friday, July 7, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
"A Tromp Through the Swamp" Concert by Tom Sieling
Location: Library Lawn (Main Floor if inclement weather)
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Musician Tom Sieling will return to the Southborough Library to perform "a top 10 lineup of the world's most fun, participatory kids' songs" where there will be more dancing and moving than sitting! Weather permitting, this will be on the library lawn so please bring a blanket or chair. All ages welcome, no registration required.
Friday, July 14, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Friday, July 21, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Friday, July 28, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Friday, August 4, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
TaleWise presents "Science Heroes"
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Two unlikely heroes work together to save their town from a super-polluting mastermind in this program which combines science experiments and storytelling. Volunteers will help solve problems by doing science experiments. Best for ages 3+ and no registration is required.
Friday, August 11, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Friday, August 18, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Friday, August 25, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Poetry Workshop
Location: Main Floor Stacks
Contact: Elliott Simons
Description: At each Tuesday session, everyone is asked to bring in five copies of their original poetry and distribute them to the group. Someone will read the poem and the group will provide supportive feedback. If you don't have a poem, come anyway! We are always interested in your insights. Meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.
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Monday, January 30, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, January 31, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Young Scientist STEM Class
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023.
“Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Read to a Dog
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children preferably ages 5 and up and with some reading ability can read to Perla, a registered therapy dog. Each child participating will have a chance to read a short book to Perla. Please register in the Children's Room (or you can email Kim at kivers@southboroughma.com/call 508-485-5031).
(Rescheduled from 1/25/23)
Thursday, February 2, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Saturday, February 4, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
SkyRise Theater presents
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: SkyRise Theater will visit the library to do an interactive reading of Dooby Dooby Moo by Doreen Cronin. Games and activities will be incorporated throughout the story. For ages 4-9. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibskyrisetheater. Sponsored by Friends of the Southborough Library.
Monday, February 6, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, February 7, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
Cook Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com
Description:
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People interested in cooking and trying new dishes are invited to the library's cook book club. Pick a dish from the selected cook book and bring it to the library to be enjoyed by fellow club members.
Email your selected dish to Marianna at msorensen@southboroughma.com.
New participants are encouraged. All ages and partners welcome. |
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Young Scientists STEM Class
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023.
“Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.
Thursday, February 9, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Lego Building
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Drop by the library to build with Legos! Kids can display their finished creations in the Children's Room. Legos will be provided by the library. Best for ages 4 and up. No registration required.
Saturday, February 11, 2023
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Valentine's Day Party
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Lots of Valentine fun to be had at the library, including crafts, games, and cookie decorating! All ages are welcome and no registration is required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library.
Monday, February 13, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, February 14, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Young Scientists STEM Class
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023.
“Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafternoon: Picture Frames
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description:
Work with a variety of materials -- including paint pens, sequins, beads and washi tape -- to make a unique photo frame. We can even print your photo on the spot so you can complete the project as a gift or keepsake. For ages 8 and up. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibcrafts2023
Thursday, February 16, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Saturday, February 18, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Read to a Dog
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children preferably ages 5 and up with some reading ability will read to Bear, a registered therapy dog. Each child participating will have a chance to read a short book to Bear. Please register in the Children's Room (or you can email kivers@southboroughma.com /call 508-485-5031).
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
5:30 PM - 7:00 PM
Virtual Banh Mi Cooking Lesson
Location: Virtual
Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com
Description: Nothing is better than making BBQ chicken and pickled vegetables from scratch to serve in a sandwich. In this online interactive class, with a professional cooking instructor, make one of the most popular Vietnamese cuisines, Vietnamese Banh Mi. Attendees will make Vietnamese BBQ chicken, delicious sauces and condiments, and pickled vegetables served on French baguettes.
Thursday, February 23, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Giants & Giraffes*Dragons & Detectives
Location: Main Floor Stacks
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Trevor the Games Man for games, comedy, and stilt walking! There will be lots of opportunity for audience participation. Kids will be able to make a ribbon dancer cradft after the show. No registration required and all ages are welcome. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
Monday, February 27, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mystery & Puzzle Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: For 2-5th grade students, this book club will focus on books featuring mysteries and puzzles. Participants will read the selected book each month and meet for discussion and activities. Copies of the book for each participant will be ordered by the library through interlibrary loan. Please register by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com or calling Kim at 508-485-5031.
Wednesday, March 1, 2023
10:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Library Seed Exchange Launch
Location: Judy Williams Reading Room
Contact: Carol Logan 508-485-5031 clogan@southboroughma.com
Description: Visit the Judy Williams Reading Room on the Main Floor during the library’s regular hours and choose vegetable, herb and/or flower seed packets from our repurposed card catalogue to plant in your home garden. The Library Seed Exchange is an ongoing program - until the seeds at the library run out! Visit our website for more information. The Library Seed Exchange is made possible with support from The Friends of the Southborough Library.
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Young Scientists STEM Class
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023.
“Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.
Thursday, March 2, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Art: Clay Animals
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Lanting Huang-Truong from Southborough's Bigelow Arts will teach participants how to make animals out of air dry clay. Best for ages 5 and up. Drop-In, no registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library.
Saturday, March 4, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Music with David Garden
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Musician David Garden for some sing-along fun that is perfect for toddlers and preschoolers! All welcome and no registration is required. Sponsored by Friends of the Southborough Library.
Monday, March 6, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Cook Book Club
Location: Main floor
Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com
Description: People interested in cooking and trying new dishes are invited to the library's cook book club. Pick a dish from the selected cook book and bring it to the library to be enjoyed by fellow club members.
Email your selected dish to Marianna at msorensen@southboroughma.com.
New participants are encouraged. All ages and partners welcome.
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Young Scientists STEM Class
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023.
“Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.
Thursday, March 9, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Lego Building
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Drop by the library to build with Legos! Kids can display their finished creations in the Children's Room. Legos will be provided by the library. Best for ages 4 and up. No registration required.
Saturday, March 11, 2023
11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Outdoor Seed Exchange Event
Location: Outside the Library
Contact: Carol Logan 508-485-5031 clogan@southboroughma.com
Description: Join us outside on the library lawn and choose vegetable, herb and/or flower seed packets to plant in your home garden. We’ll have a new Story Walk title on exhibit and children activities. This is a one day program but the Library Seed Exchange will continue indoors until the seeds run out. Visit our website for more information. The Library Seed Exchange is made possible with support from The Friends of the Southborough Library. In the event of inclement weather, this event will run on Saturday, March 25th from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM.
Monday, March 13, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Wednesday, March 15, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
Young Scientists STEM Class
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver will learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) concepts through hands-on activities, story time, challenges and simple experiments in this weekly STEM series facilitated by STEM Beginnings. Siblings are welcome and must be supervised. Parents/caregivers are encouraged to help their child and join in the fun during each class! Registration is required and class size is limited to 12 children, ages 3-6. Please register at https://bit.ly/youngscientists2023.
“Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) grant funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafternoon: Decorating Dish Towels
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description:
Add a personal touch to your home kitchen with a hand decorated tea towel. Using embroidery techniques, fabric markers/paints and stencils and iron-on designs, this one-of-a-kind dishtowel will be a functional work of art. For ages 8 and up. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibcrafts2023
This program is made possible through grant funding of the Library Services & Technology Act distributed by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
This program is made possible through grant funding of the Library Services & Technology Act distributed by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Thursday, March 16, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Saturday, March 18, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Read to a Dog
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children preferably ages 5 and up with some reading ability will read to Bear, a registered therapy dog. Each child participating will have a chance to read a short book to Bear. Please register in the Children's Room (or you can email kivers@southboroughma.com /call 508-485-5031).
Monday, March 20, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Thursday, March 23, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Monday, March 27, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mystery & Puzzle Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: For 2-5th grade students, this book club will focus on books featuring mysteries and puzzles. Participants will read the selected book each month and meet for discussion and activities. Copies of the book for each participant will be ordered by the library through interlibrary loan. Please register by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com or calling Kim at 508-485-5031.
Thursday, March 30, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Saturday, April 1, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:45 AM
SkyRise Theater presents Secret Agent Splat
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: SkyRise Theater will visit the library to do an interactive reading of Secret Agent Splat by Rob Scotton. Games and activities will be incorporated throughout the story. For ages 4-9. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibskyrisetheater. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library.
Monday, April 3, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, April 4, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Cook Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com
Description: People interested in cooking and trying new dishes are invited to the library's cook book club. Pick a dish from the selected cook book and bring it to the library to be enjoyed by fellow club members.
Email your selected dish to Marianna at msorensen@southboroughma.com.
New participants are encouraged. All ages and partners welcome.
Thursday, April 6, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Lego Building
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Drop by the library to build with Legos! Kids can display their finished creations in the Children's Room. Legos will be provided by the library. Best for ages 4 and up. No registration required.
Monday, April 10, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, April 11, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafternoon: Book Bags
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Make a one-of-a-kind book bag using pre-cut fabric pieces and simple sewing techniques. Participants must have basic sewing skills and MUST be able to thread a needle independently and execute a basic running stitch. For ages 8 and up. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibcrafts2023
Thursday, April 13, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
5:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Books in Bloom Exhibit
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Jane Davis
Description: Description coming in 2023...
Saturday, April 15, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Read to a Dog
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children preferably ages 5 and up with some reading ability will read to Bear, a registered therapy dog. Each child participating will have a chance to read a short book to Bear. Please register in the Children's Room (or you can email kivers@southboroughma.com /call 508-485-5031).
Tuesday, April 18, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Art: Butterfly & Bee Pictures
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Lanting Huang-Truong from Southborough's Bigelow Arts will teach participants how to make butterfly and bee pictures using watercolor and drawing techniques. Best for ages 5 and up. Drop-In, no registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library.
Thursday, April 20, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Animal Adventures
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: A zookeeper from Animal Adventures will bring 8-10 animals to the library. Children will get to learn about and pet these animals. All ages welcome and no registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library.
Monday, April 24, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mystery & Puzzle Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: For 2-5th grade students, this book club will focus on books featuring mysteries and puzzles. Participants will read the selected book each month and meet for discussion and activities. Copies of the book for each participant will be ordered by the library through interlibrary loan. Please register by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com or calling Kim at 508-485-5031.
Thursday, April 27, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Friday, April 28, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawb
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Monday, May 1, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, May 2, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Cook Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com
Description: People interested in cooking and trying new dishes are invited to the library's cook book club. Pick a dish from the selected cook book and bring it to the library to be enjoyed by fellow club members.
Email your selected dish to Marianna at msorensen@southboroughma.com.
New participants are encouraged. All ages and partners welcome.
Thursday, May 4, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Friday, May 5, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Monday, May 8, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Wednesday, May 10, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Yoga
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Certified Kids' Yoga Instructor Mandy Roberge as she takes children through a series of yoga poses, using games, music, and literary activities. Yoga mats will be provided. This event will be held on the library lawn or inside if the weather is inclement. For ages 3-6. Please register in the Children's Room or by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com.
Thursday, May 11, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Lego Building
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Drop by the library to build with Legos! Kids can display their finished creations in the Children's Room. Legos will be provided by the library. Best for ages 4 and up. No registration required.
Friday, May 12, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Saturday, May 13, 2023
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Read to a Dog
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Children preferably ages 5 and up with some reading ability will read to Bear, a registered therapy dog. Each child participating will have a chance to read a short book to Bear. Please register in the Children's Room (or you can email kivers@southboroughma.com /call 508-485-5031).
Monday, May 15, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Yoga
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Certified Kids' Yoga Instructor Mandy Roberge as she takes children through a series of yoga poses, using games, music, and literary activities. Yoga mats will be provided. This event will be held on the library lawn or inside if the weather is inclement. For ages 3-6. Please register in the Children's Room or by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Crafternoon: Macrame Keychains
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Learn to braid, bead and hitch in this macrame workshop that uses twine, embroidery floss and hemp to help participants create 3 unique keychains and/or friendship bracelets. For ages 8 and up. Registration required. Register at https://bit.ly/sblibcrafts2023
Thursday, May 18, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Friday, May 19, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Monday, May 22, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, May 23, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Mystery & Puzzle Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: For 2-5th grade students, this book club will focus on books featuring mysteries and puzzles. Participants will read the selected book each month and meet for discussion and activities. Copies of the book for each participant will be ordered by the library through interlibrary loan. Please register by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com or calling Kim at 508-485-5031.
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Yoga
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Certified Kids' Yoga Instructor Mandy Roberge as she takes children through a series of yoga poses, using games, music, and literary activities. Yoga mats will be provided. This event will be held on the library lawn or inside if the weather is inclement. For ages 3-6. Please register in the Children's Room or by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com.
Thursday, May 25, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Art: Printmaking
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Lanting Huang-Truong of Southborough's Bigelow Arts will teach participants how to make spring flower pictures using printmaking techniques. Best for ages 5 and up. Drop-In, no registration required. Sponsored by the Friends of the Southborough Library.
Friday, May 26, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Monday, May 29, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Tuesday, May 30, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Miss Kim in the Children's Room downstairs for stories and craft based on a weekly theme. Ages 2-5. No registration necessary.
Wednesday, May 31, 2023
10:30 AM - 11:15 AM
Preschool Yoga
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Certified Kids' Yoga Instructor Mandy Roberge as she takes children through a series of yoga poses, using games, music, and literary activities. Yoga mats will be provided. This event will be held on the library lawn or inside if the weather is inclement. For ages 3-6. Please register in the Children's Room or by emailing kivers@southboroughma.com.
Thursday, June 1, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Baby & Toddler Story Time
Location: Children's Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: This story time is for children age 0-2 years and their parents or caregivers in the downstairs Children's Room. Each session will include puppets, stories, and music. Drop-in, no registration required.
Friday, June 2, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Tuesday, June 6, 2023
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Cook Book Club
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Marianna Sorensen 508-485-5031 msorensen@southboroughma.com
Description: People interested in cooking and trying new dishes are invited to the library's cook book club. Pick a dish from the selected cook book and bring it to the library to be enjoyed by fellow club members. New participants are encouraged. All ages and partners welcome. Email your selected dish to Marianna at msorensen@southboroughma.com.
Thursday, June 8, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Drop-In Lego Building
Location: Eaton Room
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Drop by the library to build with Legos! Kids can display their finished creations in the Children's Room. Legos will be provided by the library. Best for ages 4 and up. No registration required.
Friday, June 16, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Friday, June 23, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Tuesday, June 27, 2023
4:00 PM - 4:45 PM
"Join In" with Storyteller Diane Edgecomb
Location: Library Lawn (Main Floor if inclement weather)
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Storyteller Diane Edgecomb returns to the Southborough Library with "Join In", a compilation of musical stories encouraging children to dance, sing, and join right in! All ages welcome and no registration is required. Please bring a blanket or chair.
Friday, June 30, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Friday, July 7, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Tuesday, July 11, 2023
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
"A Tromp Through the Swamp" Concert by Tom Sieling
Location: Library Lawn (Main Floor if inclement weather)
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Musician Tom Sieling will return to the Southborough Library to perform "a top 10 lineup of the world's most fun, participatory kids' songs" where there will be more dancing and moving than sitting! Weather permitting, this will be on the library lawn so please bring a blanket or chair. All ages welcome, no registration required.
Friday, July 14, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Friday, July 21, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Friday, July 28, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Friday, August 4, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Tuesday, August 8, 2023
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM
TaleWise presents "Science Heroes"
Location: Main Floor
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Two unlikely heroes work together to save their town from a super-polluting mastermind in this program which combines science experiments and storytelling. Volunteers will help solve problems by doing science experiments. Best for ages 3+ and no registration is required.
Friday, August 11, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Friday, August 18, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Friday, August 25, 2023
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Kids Jam
Location: Library Lawn
Contact: Kim Ivers 508-485-5031 kivers@southboroughma.com
Description: Join Amy Kaufman as she will sing a variety of traditional and popular children's songs, accompanied by her mountain dulcimer. Kids are invited to dance and sing along! Best for newborns through preschool age. No registration necessary. This event will be held on the library lawn.
Tuesday, December 26, 2023
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
Poetry Workshop
Location: Main Floor Stacks
Contact: Elliott Simons
Description: At each Tuesday session, everyone is asked to bring in five copies of their original poetry and distribute them to the group. Someone will read the poem and the group will provide supportive feedback. If you don't have a poem, come anyway! We are always interested in your insights. Meets the 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month.