Upcoming Special Events
Group Reiki
Please Join us on Thursday November 29th at 6 PM when Kimmie Knesnek from Indigo Feather Healing will lead a group Reiki session. Get ready for the upcoming season by destressing and renewing.
Make a Sensory Box
Join us on Saturday December 2nd at 11AM to make sensory boxes. These have been a huge hit with the kids at the library. Bring your child and make a box with them, or make a box as a gift for a loved one. This time the theme is CandyLand. Please sign up at the library, by phone, or email as supplies are limited.
Join us Friday, December 1st for First Friday Family Movie Night! Our friends from Tacos Y Burritos Panchita will arrive with the food Truck at 4 PM. The first movie will begin at 5 and will be the latest Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem and then at 7 PM Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. The Friends of the Ashby Library will sell movie refreshments.
Join us as we welcome Singer-Songwriter Sarah Segal-Lazar from Prince Edward Island for a concert at the Ashby Free Public Library on Saturday, December 23nd at 2 PM. Sarah will play a wide variety of music and the concert will be enjoyable for everyone in the family. Take an hour from the busyness of the holidays to refresh your spirit with some wonderful music.
Programs at the Library
Photography with Joe Cantor
Join us every other Tuesday at 5PM as we learn to take better pictures with every device. This is a class for everyone, from the novice to the experienced photographer who wants to take their pictures to the next level.
Cooking Club
Join us on the First Thursday of every month for a cooking club that is fun for young and old. We have made salsa, apple crisp, lasagna, cookies and more. On Thursday, December 7th we will be making dirt pudding. Come and enjoy the messy fun!
Art for All Group
The Art for All group that formed under the leadership of Sue Ellen Siebert is continuing to meet. Vivian Morris along with the rest of the group are continuing to enjoy the companionship and encouragement of the group. New comers are welcome. Thursday Nights at 5:30.
Ashby Author Talks
If you would like to be included, contact Heather at hperry@cwmars.org.
Library Food Pantry
The library has reopened their food pantry. Thanks to the hard work of Brooke Garver the pantry is up and running. The pantry is open whenever the library is open and donations can be dropped off in the library or in the blue bin near the children's room entrance.
Ashby Oral History Project
A team of dedicated local historians are interviewing and collecting the stories of longtime Ashby residents. The first interview premiered October 9th with a celebration for Bob Bedard. The library will collect and index all of these priceless recollections.
Regular Programming
Download E-books & Audiobooks
Borrow and read ebooks and audiobooks instantly, for free! Get the Libby by Overdrive app for your phone or tablet. For more information on ebooks, check out our Resources page.
Children's Storytime
We are so excited that Jennifer Washington has joined the team as our Children's Librarian. Story time is now at 10:00 on Tuesdays. She will tell stories, sing songs, do movement and end with a craft! Please join us.
All Ages Craft Programs
Starting on Saturday, September 23rd at 11:00 we will have a morning of fun with art for adults and older children. Devon Berry will lead the group with a different activity each week for 8-weeks. This program will make Art fun. Please Join us.
Book Clubs
Read along with our monthly Cookbook Club, Fiction Book Club and Nonfiction Book Club and then join us to discuss. We have just subscribed to BookMovement to better notify club members of upcoming events. Members can suggest titles and know upcoming book.
We have a Cricut!
If you've ever wanted to try out a Cricut, you can try ours. The Cricut will cut all sorts of materials, from paper to vinyl to fabrics. View the Cricut YouTube channel for ideas!
Games & Puzzle Packs
Do you want new toys and puzzles, but don't want more stuff? Borrow some from us. We have some fun new games and puzzles. You can even take out a puzzle pack to rotate some new wooden puzzles into your little one's collection.
Check Out Our Free Online Resources!
If you're doing research for school, work or just to learn – check out all of the online resources available to you on our Resources page: links to databases, newspapers, encyclopedias and more!
Lend a hand!
We're always looking for help around the library, even just moving furniture. If you're willing to be on our volunteer mailing list, we'll send out emails whenever we need help with an event or something else related to your specific skills!
DID YOU KNOW?
Museums & Local Attraction Passes
The Library has museum and local attraction passes available to borrow with your library card! Plan your visit and be sure to stop by the library to borrow your passes giving you access to discounted tickets. Thanks to the Ashby Cultural Council and Friends of the Library for Sponsoring these passes.
