NEWS

HPL CLOSED THURSDAY, JUNE 19TH IN OBSERVANCE OF THE JUNETEENTH HOLIDAY

FEATURED EVENTS

WEST AFRICAN DRUMMING WORKSHOP: COME OUT TO PLAY! WEDNESDAY, JUNE 11TH AT 6:30-7:30 PM

AN LGBTQ+ HISTORY PRESENTATION FOR TEENS AND ADULTS BY AUTHOR SARAH PRAGER. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 18TH, 6:30-7:30PM

SUMMER READING KICKOFF -- LEVEL UP AT YOUR LIBRARY!! SATURDAY, JUNE 21ST 10AM - 2:30PM

Join us on Saturday June 21st and sign up for Summer Reading! We will have swag bags, including a coupon for a sweet treat from local farms! There will be giant games, crafts, prizes, and tasty treats! 

  • Juggling with Andy @ 10:30 am

  • Trevor the Gamesman @ 1:00 pm

A special thank you to our sponsors whose generous donations are helping to make this event festive and fun: Esselon Cafe, Shelburne Falls Coffee Roasters, Flayvors of Cook Farm, Barstows Longview Farm, North Hadley Sugar Shack, and Texas Roadhouse!

And - as ever - a very special THANK YOU also to Friends of Hadley Public Library and the Charlotte M. Smith Memorial Fund for making our Summer Reading Program possible! 

CELEBRITY STORYTIME -- SPRINGFIELD SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA! TUESDAY, JUNE 24TH AT 10:30 AM

WILDLIFE OUTSIDE YOUR WINDOW -- THURSDAY, JUNE 26TH AT 2PM

Join us for a kid's program (ages 5-11), with author and Executive Director of the Northeast Wildlife Team, Brad Timm, based on his recently published book: Wildlife Out Your Window: Fascinating Facts About 100 Animals Commonly Seen in the Northeastern U.S. 

Kids (and their adults) will learn interesting factoids about the amazing wildlife we have all around us through fun and engaging activities! 

ADULT ART PROGRAM -- WATERCOLOR HIBISCUS FLOWERS. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 25TH AT 6PM

STORYTIME AND SONGS WITH EMILY - EVERY THURSDAY MORNING 10:30 - 11:45 AM

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