Fall is just around the corner, and that means more than just apple pie and cozy sweaters—our fall programming is here! Whether you’re in the mood to move, create, explore, or relax, the library has something for everyone this season.
💃 Get Moving with Bollywood Dance!
If you loved our spring dance program, you won’t want to miss Purnima’s Bollywood Dance Classes! Get your body moving, your heart pumping, and your smile beaming as you learn energetic Bollywood routines. Missed the first class? Don’t worry—Purnima’s back for a second session!
📚 Quietly Social: Silent Book Club
Not into dancing? Prefer something slower-paced? Join us for a Silent Book Event—perfect for book lovers who want to be social without the small talk. Settle in with a book for an hour of uninterrupted reading, then enjoy light refreshments and casual conversation about your book.
🦫 Explore Nature
Reconnect with the natural world through three exciting programs in collaboration with Massachusetts Audubon,
- Virtual: Quaking Bogs & Fens of Massachusetts
Scattered amongst the better-known habitats of the Commonwealth are the little-explored regions of quaking bogs and peaty-soiled fens. Sunken in the lowest contours of the landscape, these habitats’ unique features include carnivorous plants, flood water absorbing sphagnum moss, showy orchids, and blueberries and cranberries.
Few animals can change entire landscapes like beavers can. The American Beaver is an incredible wetland engineer and can be found throughout Massachusetts transforming their habitats. This online presentation will cover beaver family life, range, lodge and dam maintenance, and how they contribute to the biodiversity of open spaces.
And don’t miss local geologist Richard Butts, who will take us on a fascinating journey through the geology of Wakefield. (You should come—he rocks!)
🎲 Games & Puzzles Galore
- Beebe’s Board Game Club: Meets the first Monday of every month. Try out new games, meet fellow gamers, and even check out games to take home.
- Beebe Trivia Night: Test your knowledge on a wide range of topics in our monthly trivia event. This event is the last week of the month on alternating Tuesdays and Wednesdays.
- Spooky Puzzle Palooza: Get into the Halloween spirit and race against other teams to complete a puzzle first!
🎨 Get Crafty This Fall
We have a wide range of creative programs for every skill level:
- Felt Tea Bag Bookmarks: What’s better than sitting down with a good book and a cup of tea? How about having a homemade tea bag bookmark to enhance the experience!
- Bead Therapy Workshop: This workshop uses jewelry making as a form of art therapy, otherwise known as “BeadTherapy”. The materials used are semi-precious stones and other natural jewelry materials. Semi-precious stones have been appreciated for generations for their unique beauty and healing and grounding properties. Bead therapy is very interactive and meditative.
- Create Your Own Tarot/Oracle Deck: Unleash your creativity and intuition in this hands-on art and tarot program! Whether you’re a tarot enthusiast or just curious about the cards, this event invites participants of all experience levels to design their very own tarot deck.
- Felting as Visible Mending – Have a few winter sweaters you want to spruce up? Learn a fun technique to repair knit fabrics and add beautiful embroidery embellishments. Feel free to bring your own clothing to work on, or practice using the sample fabrics we provide!
🤝 Creating Community
- Crafty Crochet & Knitting Club: Weekly meetups with your local crafting community!
- Book Club Galore: Interested in trying one of our established book clubs? Join Books By the Lake, out longest running book group that brings together readers who enjoy discussing and sharing insights about a single title each month. Or check out Books on Tap where you can read outside the box and meet outside the library!
🍁 Register Today!
Fall is on its way and registrations are open. Check our calendar regularly for updates and stop by or call the Reference Desk (781-246-6334) anytime with questions.
Let’s make it a cozy, creative, and connected fall at the library!
