April Newsletter

Each month, we'll provide library updates, program information, and highlight new materials and services.

Happy April, Montague!

This month is packed—and I mean PACKED—with exciting programs. Get your creative juices flowing by making a haiku postcard, compose a poem or a song at one of three writing workshops led by local storyteller and musician, Eric Wheeler, or create a vision board collage using recycled library materials with Cut Loose. Artists are encouraged to share work about a poem, and poets are encouraged to share a poem about an artwork at the Montague Center Branch Library, starting in May. Additionally, history buffs can hear Kostya Kennedy discuss his new book on Paul Revere’s ride and poets and gardeners can attend a watch party/author talk with Ross Gay, community gardener and author of Big Read collection, Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude. Kids may have the most fun, however, figuring out how to eat in outer space during our Space Food Activity.

A grant-funded technology pod, AKA the Nook Huddle, was just installed at the Millers Falls Branch Library. It’s the perfect place to snuggle up with a book or your homework, to take a zoom call or catch up with a friend. Starting soon, representatives from the Brick House will hold free benefits counseling session in the pod and, once the new website is launched, the pod will also be bookable.

On the building project front, the Library Building Steering Committee will hire a project manager before the end of a month and work on hiring an architect. This month, I’ll also start writing a building updates column in the Montague Reporter. Of course, anyone with questions about the building project, or anything else, is welcome to reach out to me at librarydirector@montague-ma.gov .

Happy reading!

Caitlin

All month: Grab & Go Craft. Coffee Filter Butterfly. At all branches while supplies last.
Every Saturday: Drop-in Community Puzzle. Carnegie, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Saturday, April 5: Used Book Sale. Fiction, paperbacks, kids’ books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks. Carnegie, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Every Tuesday: Imagination Station. Drop-in craft for ages 6 to 12. Millers Falls, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Every Wednesday: LEGO. Carnegie, 3 to 4:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 2: Knitting Club. All ages. Montague Center, 4:30 p.m.
Saturday, April 5: NEA Big Read: Haiku Postcards. Family workshop, ages 8+ Great Falls Discovery Center, 1 to 3 p.m.
Sunday, April 6: NEA Big Read: Artist Talk by Catalog of Unabashed Gratitude cover artist, Arista Alanis. All ages. Great Falls Discovery Center, 2 to 3:30 p.m.
Monday, April 7: The Ride: Author Talk with Kostya Kennedy. Greenfield Public Library, 6:00p.m.
Tuesday, April 8: Wheatpaste Mural Community Input Session with muralist Ponnapa. Millers Falls, 5:30-7 p.m.
Every Thursday: Bilingual Music and Movement. Montague Center, 10 a.m.Thursday, April 10: NEA Big Read: Writing Workshop with Erica Wheeler. Pre-registration required. Wistariahurst Museum, Holyoke, MA. 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, April 10: Book Club. The Well of Lost Plots by Jasper Fforde. Millers Falls, 5:30 p.m.
Monday, April 14: Friends of MPL Meeting. Email kristopherlangston@gmail.com. Carnegie, 5:30 p.m.
Monday, April 14: NEA Big Read: FREE VIRTUAL Visit with Ross Gay & Watch Party. Great Falls Discovery Center or via Zoom, 7:00 to 8 p.m.
Monday, April 14: NEA Big Read: After Party with The Frostheaves and HaLeS. The Rendezvous, 78 3rd Street, Turners Falls, 8:30-10 p.m.
Tuesday, April 15: Meet and Greet with Montague Villages. Millers Falls, 3 to 4 p.m.
Wednesday, April 16: NEA Big Read: Writing Workshop with Erica Wheeler. Pre-registration required. Coolidge Museum/Forbes Library, Northampton, MA. 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Thursday, April 17: NEA Big Read: Writing Workshop with Erica Wheeler. Pre-registration required. The Permaculture Place, 49 Conway Street, Shelburne Falls, MA, 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Tuesday, April 22: Buildwave Event. Call 413-863-3214 to register, ages 5+. 20 spots. Great Falls Discovery Center, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Thursday, April 24: Space Food Activity. Carnegie Library, 2 to 4 p.m.
Sunday, April 27: NEA Big Read: Writer’s Showcase & Concert. Great Falls Discovery Center, 3 to 5 p.m.
Monday, April 28: Craft Club. All ages. Montague Center, 4 p.m.
Wednesday, April 30: Cut, Paste, Manifest: Upcycled Vision Board Workshop. Montague Center, 6 to 7 p.m.

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