🌱 Patch AM: What the Library Trustees say could happen if Reading’s override fails

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In today's newsletter:

• What the Library Trustees say could happen if Reading's override fails

Also on today's calendar: 2026 Peabody Community Market and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: An a.m. shower; partly sunny, with a high of 72 and low of 47 degrees.
• Friday: Sunshine, temps: high: 67, low: 43.
• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 66 and low of 47 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 📚 Board of Library Trustees 10-5-26 AI Recap (readingrecap.com) — Reading's Board of Library Trustees approved the library as a Somerville WIC diaper drive and Toys for Tots collection site while reviewing major updates to collection and meeting room policies. Trustees also heard that if the proposed town override fails, the library could face staffing cuts, reduced hours, and even risk to state certification, affecting residents' access to regional library services.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Reading

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★ Featured events ★

Sunday October 11
• 2026 Peabody Community Market →
  Community Covenant Church, 33 Lake St, Peabody
  3:00 pm
Sunday October 18
• Austin Prep: Fall Open House →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday October 9
• Representative Jones District Office Hours →
  Pleasant Street Center, 49 Pleasant St, Reading
  10:15 am
• Field Hockey - Varsity Girls at Austin Preparatory School →
  Austin Preparatory School, 101 Willow St, Reading
  4:30 pm
• The Pillowman →
  Colonial Chorus Players, 1249 Main Street, Reading
  7:30 pm
• Rumors →
  Quannapowitt Players, 55 Hopkins St, Reading
  8:00 pm
Saturday October 10
• Book Launch with Children's Author Cynthia Platt →
  Whitelam Books, 610 Main Street, Reading
  11:00 am
• Being Jonas Wilder — A Solo Music-Theater Evening →
  Unitarian Universalist Church of Reading, 239 Woburn St, Reading
  3:30 pm
• the Jantelles at American Legion Post 62 →
  American Legion Post 62, 37 Ash St., Reading
  7:00 pm
Wednesday October 14
• Reading Art Association October Demonstration →
  First Congregational Church, 25 Woburn St, Reading
  7:30 pm
Saturday October 24
• Sotte Voce →
  West Parish Church, 129 Reservation Rd, Andover
  4:00 pm
• Fall Castleberry Fair →
  Shriners Auditorium, 99 Fordham Rd, Wilmington
  10:00 pm

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Representative Jones Holding District Office Hours October 9 in Reading —Office of MA House Minority Leader Brad Jones Read on Patch
• Reading Art Association Hosts a Painting Demonstration on October 14 —Brian Kimerer Read on Patch

• Circle K posted a job opening for Store Assistant Manager in Wakefield. Apply here.
• VONS posted a job opening for Assistant Meat Manager in Wakefield. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Reading here.

🗞 Nearby News

Wakefield

• Greg Greenway Returns to Wakefield's Linden Tree Concert Series (thereadingpost.com)
• 9 Best Canadian Anime Better Than Anything From Japan in the Last 10 Years (gamerant.com)
• Cheapest gas stations in Boston (homenewshere.com)

North Reading

• Amanda Bertone Takes the Helm at North Reading School of Ballet as School Celebrates 30 Years (thereadingpost.com)
• Massachusetts Teachers Endorse Joe Markey for State Representative (thereadingpost.com)

Wilmington

• Where To Pick Pumpkins Near Wilmington This Fall — And How To Carve Them (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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