Community Corner
Medfield Public Library ACTIVITIES and EVENTS 10/8 - 11/3
All events are FREE thanks to the Friends of the Medfield Public Library and take place at the Library unless otherwise noted.
The following provided by Bernadette Foley, Head of Children’s Services, Medfield Public Library.
Medfield Library announces upcoming activities
Makerspace Open House & Birthday Party
Tuesday, October 9, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
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Free; no registration required
It's been a year since our Makerspace opened and we are celebrating! Come check out all the new equipment, tools and toys we've added to the space, see demonstrations of the 3D printer and vinyl cutter, and find out how you and your family can utilize the Makerspace during library hours. Plus, there's gonna be cake!
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Memoir/Biography Book Club
Tuesday, October 9, 6:30-7:30 p.m.
Free; no registration required
As we lean into autumn the Memoir/Biography Book Club will meet to discuss renowned author of fiction and children's books, Penelope Lively's Life in the Garden.
A fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, Lively celebrates the delights of planning, planting, weeding and harvesting a garden. Besides recounting family gardens in Cairo and Somerset, her own gardens in Oxford and London, and her exuberant trips to garden centers, Lively considers the meaning of gardens to writers such as Virgina Woolf, Edith Wharton, Willa Cather and Laura Ingalls Wilder. A memoir about how gardening sharpens the eye and buoys the spirit.
Leather Stamping FOR TEENS!
Wednesday, October 10, 4:00-5:45 p.m.
Free; registration required
Decorate a personalized, leather key fob using metal stamps and rubber mallets! No experience necessary. Participants in grades 7-12 are welcome. Please register as space is limited.
Make A Book
Thursday, October 11, 10:30-1:00 p.m.
Free; registration required
Design and bind your own book to use as a journal, scrap book, photo album, sketchbook, or....?!? We'll have everything you need but feel free to bring interesting paper, old postcards and greeting cards or even cardboard, paper and envelopes out of your recycle bin! Please register as space is limited.
Nina's 4th & 5th Grade Fun
Thursday, October 11, 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Free; registration required
Join other kids your age for creative fun! This month we'll be making Halloween Lanterns! 4th & 5th graders welcome. Registration required as space is limited.
Family Create Day
Saturday, October 13, 11:00-4:00 p.m.
Free; no registration required
Drop in to make this month's arts and crafts project! Ages 3 and up with an adult.
Music Makers
Monday, October 15, 10:30-10:55 & 11:00-11:25 a.m.
Free; registration required
Enhance your little one's love of music during this 30 minute bonding time with songs, dance, and movement games to excite one's budding musician. Ages 0-5 win adult. Please register as space is limited. Please choose the 10:30 or 11:00 am session.
Blood Pressure screening with Debbie Bernabei
Monday, October 15, 10:30-11:30 a.m.
Free; no registration required
Please join Medfield's Public Health nurse, Debbie Bernabei, at the Medfield Public Library the 2nd Monday of the month from 10:30-11:30 to get your blood pressure checked and to ask your simple health questions and questions about home and community-based care. If Debbie doesn't know, she will certainly find out!
We are pleased to be working with the town of Medfield and Debbie to be bringing this important service to our patrons!
Author of the Month Night - Dav Pilkey Books!
Tuesday, October 16, 7:00-7:45 p.m.
Free; no registration required
We love Dav Pilkey Books!! Enjoy reading books by beloved author, Dav Pilkey, all month long and drop in with the family for this casual book club, featuring a read-a-loud by a librarian, a craft and an activity. Ages 4 and up with an adult. Looking ahead, we'll be sharing the love of Kate DiCamillo Books on November 15!
Fiction Book Club
Tuesday, October 16, 7:00-8:00 p.m.
Free; no registration required
Join us the Fiction Book Club this October when we'll be reading The Japanese Lover by Isabelle Allende. From New York Times and internationally bestselling author Isabel Allende, we'll be discussing this exquisitely crafted love story and multi-generational epic that sweeps from San Francisco in the present-day to Poland and the United States during the Second World War.
Mystery Book Club
Thursday, October 18, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Free; no registration required
For this Mystery Book Club book, we're reading and discussing Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin. This novel, which seamlessly blends elements of crime and Southern literary fiction, tells the riveting story of two boyhood friends, torn apart by circumstance, who are brought together again by a terrible crime in a small Mississippi town.
Bernadette's 2nd & 3rd Grade Fun
Thursday, October 18, 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Free; registration required
Join other kids your age for creative fun! This month we'll be making Halloween Silhouettes! 2nd & 3rd graders welcome. Please register as space is limited.
Parachute Play
Monday, October 22, 10:15-10:55 a.m. & 11:00-11:40 a.m.
Free; registration required
Children and their caregivers can ring around the parachute with music, games, a story and a craft! Ages 2-4 with an adult. Please register as space is limited. Registration begins 2 weeks before the date of the program. Please choose either 10:15 or 11:00 session.
Shrinky Dink Jewelry (For Adults!)
Tuesday, October 23, 6:30-8:00 p.m.
Free; registration required
I've said it before and I'll say it again: Shrinky Dinks are not just for kids! Come in to color and shrink a spectacularly spooky piece of jewelry to wear for Halloween or Day of the Dead--or both! We'll have templates that range from kittens-in-pumpkins to scary skulls, or you can draw your own! Everyone will go home with a necklace, pin or pair of earrings. Ages 15 and up are welcome on their own, 12 and up are welcome with an adult caregiver. (If you want to bring the little ones, come down to the Makerspace on Thursday, October 25th from 4-6 p.m.). Please register as space is limited.
Needle Felted Halloween
Thursday, October 25, 10:30-12:30 p.m.
Free; registration required
Needle felting is fast, fun and easy to learn! Come in to make some adorable little bats, ghosts and pumpkins! Please register as space is limited.
Susan's Surprise K & 1st Grade Fun
Thursday, October 25, 4:15-5:00 p.m.
Free; registration required
Join other kids your age for surprise, creative fun! Kindergarten & 1st graders welcome. Space is limited. Registration required.
Storyteller, Kurt Jackson
Thursday, October 25, 7:00-7:45 p.m.
Free; no registration required
Drop in and join our favorite local storyteller and MAP teacher as he shares some of his favorite not-too-spooky tales. Pajamas welcome! Ages 4 and up with an adult.
Lego Club
Friday, October 26, 4:15-5:15 p.m.
Free; registration required
Join other elementary age kids and challenge yourself to create different structures using our collection of Legos. Ages 5 and up. Please register as space is limited.
Friends 1/2 Price Bookstore Sale
Saturday, October 27, 10:00-5:00 p.m.
Bargain prices; no registration required
Come in and check out the great selection of books, DVDs. CDs and more. Last Saturday of the month at 1/2 price!
Family Lego Day
Saturday, October 27, 11:00-4:00 p.m.
Free; no registration required
Drop in and use the library's Lego collection to build fantastic creations! We'll also have materials available for coloring at the craft tables. Ages 3 and up with an adult.
Annual Haunted House
Saturday, October 27, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Free; no registration required
It's our favorite time of year! The teens of Medfield present "Welcome to Deadfield," our annual Haunted House! Enter if you dare! (May not be suitable for younger children)
Family Create Day
Saturday, November 3, 11:00-4:00 p.m.
Free; no registration required
Drop in to make this month's arts & crafts project! Ages 3 and up with an adult.
Medfield Library announces reoccurring activities
The STEAM Room
Every Monday and Wednesday, 3-5 p.m.
Every Thursday, 4:00-6:00 p.m.
Free; no registration required
The Medfield Public Library Makerspace, the STEAM Room, is open and available for use anytime that the library is open for everyone aged 16+ and/or children accompanied by a parent or guardian. If you'd like some assistance on the equipment or to check out the activity of the day, drop by the STEAM Room during the days and times listed above. Nominal fees apply to some materials. For more information, please visit www.medfieldpubliclibrary.org/steam-room/
Pattycake Place
Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:15-10:30 a.m.
Free; no registration required
Ages 0 - 24 months. This music-based storytime for babies and their caregiver is full of songs, rhymes and movement activities. Perfect for pre-walkers. Please choose one Storytime session per week. No Storytimes November 21 & 22.
Toddler Time
Wednesdays and Thursdays, 10:45-11:00 a.m.
Free; no registration required
Ages 18 - 36 months. This music-based storytime for toddlers and their caregiver is full of songs, rhymes and movement activities. Best for busy toddlers. Please choose one Storytime session per week. No Storytimes November 21 & 22.
All Together Now
Wednesdays and Thursdays, 11:15-11:30 a.m.
Free; no registration required
Ages 0 – 36 months. This music-based storytime for babies/toddlers and their caregiver is full of songs, rhymes and movement activities. Ideal for siblings. Please choose one Storytime session per week. No Storytimes November 21 & 22.
Preschool Pageturners
Wednesdays and Thursdays, 11:45-12:15 p.m.
Free; no registration required
Ages 3 – 5. This program for preschoolers is designed to encourage the love of books that help develop important early literacy skills. Please choose one Storytime session per week. No Storytimes November 21 & 22.
SPECTRUM
First and third Tuesday of the month, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
Free; no registration required
A club and safe space for Medfield’s LGBTQ+ teens…1st & 3rd Tuesdays of the month @ 4pm (stay for SLAY at 5pm!) FREE snacks…hang out, play games, make buttons/stickers/whatever!
SLAY
Tuesdays, 5:00-6:00 p.m.
Free; no registration required
HAUNTED HOUSE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED! Our Teen Advisory Group (SLAY) will be meeting weekly, every Tuesday from 5pm to 6pm to plan our annual Haunted House! We need actors, artists, prop makers, and more! FREE snacks and prizes for all volunteers. Let’s get spooky!
To register for these programs or for more information, call the library at 508-359-4544 or visit http://ww.medfieldpubliclibrary.org/events. All events are FREE thanks to the Friends of the Medfield Public Library and take place at the Library unless otherwise noted.
