Food Brings People Together arrives November 22!
Preorder the Kindle edition today — the paperback will be available soon.
Every purchase supports the Ashby Library Fund, helping to preserve and care for our historic 1901 library building for generations to come.
Kanopy
Kanopy is a streaming service that has award-winning films from independent filmmakers as well as well-known distributors like PBS and the BBC. It contains many documentaries as well as some television programming, there is also programming for children.
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Support Your Library With Some New Merch
The Friends of the Ashby Free Public Library support many of the programs and services we offer at the library for people of all ages. They support music performances, art programs, cooking clubs, the AshbyFest and much more. Support them by shopping at our online store, or consider becoming a member of the Friends. If you prefer to order in person you may do so at the library or by emailing the friends below.
Contact The Friends!
friendsofashbylibrary@gmail.com
Photography with Joe Cantor
Join us every other Tuesday at 5PM as we learn to take better pictures with every device.
Author Talks
If you would like to talk about your book to an amazing audience, contact Heather.
hperry@cwmars.org
Food Pantry
The pantry is open whenever the library is open, it’s inside the downstairs foyer. Donations can be dropped off on the table to the right of the shelves. Thank you for your generosity.
Ashby Oral History Project
A team of dedicated local historians are interviewing and collecting the stories of longtime Ashby residents
Download E-books & Audiobooks
Borrow and read ebooks and audiobooks instantly, for free! Get the Libby app for your phone or tablet. For more information on ebooks, check out our Resources page.
Children's Storytime
Jennifer Washington and Rose Smith lead our Children's Room. On Wednesday mornings we have a crawlers and walkers playgroup at 10:30 led by OT Denise Lynch. Please join us.
All Ages Craft Programs
At 5:30 on Thursdays a diverse group of artists meet to do art together. 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 subscribed to BookMovement to better notify club members of upcoming events. Members can suggest titles and know upcoming books.
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 & Puzzles
Do you want new toys and puzzles, but don't want more stuff? Borrow some from us, we have some fun games and puzzles. You can even take out a puzzle pack to rotate some new wooden puzzles into your little one's collection.