Parent Workshop:
Identifying Anxiety
& Supporting Children

Have you been noticing that your child is grappling with anxiety? Need tools to help support them in those moments? Ashley Abesamra, Licensed Mental Health Clinician will help identify ways that can help you with these challenges.

November 21 at 7pm via Zoom

Register for the Parent Workshop

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Holiday Kick-Off Concert
with Dan Kennedy

Join us for an afternoon of music and merriment as local pianist Dan Kennedy plays piano versions of popular holiday favorites as well as a few classically tinged compositions of his own.

Sunday, December 1 at 3pm

More Info & Register for the Holiday Concert

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Create a Boxwood Centerpiece
with Jamie Lynn

Boxwood Trees are back! Join us as Jamie Lynn from Flowers by Jamie Lynn teaches us how to make our own boxwood tree centerpieces!

There is a charge of $30 per person for this program (due by Dec 3)

December 10 at 6:30pm

Find More Info & Register for Boxwood Trees here

Board and Brewed

Come for the coffee or tea, stay for the games! Bring your own board game or borrow one of the library's for this meetup for new adults.

This program is part of the New Adult initiative and is for people ages 20-39.

November 30 at 11am

No Registration Required!

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October & November
Virtual Programs

We always love to see you in person, but did you know that you can stay home, chill, and learn something (or have some fun) at the same time with our Virtual Programs via Zoom.

We partner with other libraries in Mass to bring you a wide variety of topics and authors!

Find Info & Register for our Virtual Programs here

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What’s New

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We are collecting items to donate to the Dinner on the Streets sponsored by The Movement Family. All items will be handed out to those in need during TMF’s Thanksgiving Wednesday night dinner. You can drop off your donations in the collection spot on the Main Floor between October 10 – November 25. Thank you for your help! Find the items that are needed here!

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There’s always so much going on in the Teen Dept. from Book Babble to Arts & Crafts Club and more!

Don’t forget to Check Out our Teen Page to see all the good stuff that happens every month!

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Looking for Children’s or Tween programs? Check out our Youth Dept. Program Calendar

Looking for something for your kiddos to read? Check out our Suggested Reading Lists

The Friends of the Nevins Library is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization created to support the programs and activities of the Nevins Library. These include, but are not limited to: popular museum passes, summer reading programs for all ages, a subscription to the free book review magazine Book Page, and so much more. Find more info about the friends.

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Check out our Reading Lists for All Ages. This month is National Adoption Month, and for our lists we have a Book List for each age group all about Adoption and Families.