Ashland Public Library

08/31/2026

At the Ashland Library - Week of August 31, 2026. See our Full Newsletter here:
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08/28/2026

It's almost time for Rosh Hashanah! Regardless of whether you'll be celebrating or not, all families are invited to join us for a fun storytime led by our friends from the Chabad Center of Natick. It all goes down on Thursday, Spetember 10 at 10:30! No registration needed.

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08/28/2026

Labor Day weekend is just around the corner! We hope you have a wonderful one!

08/27/2026

SAVE THE DATE! The Friends of the Ashland Library next online auction is a Mystery/Thriller Swag Bag Auction and when I tell you it's a stellar lineup, you're going to have to see it to believe it! The auction will be on ebay from Sunday, Sept 20 @ 8pm ET to Sunday, Sept 27th @ 8pm ET. We have a preview site ready for your enjoyment and then we'll switch over to ebay for the live event.

Get your bidding thumbs out, you're not going to want to miss this!

https://friendsoftheapl.org/mtsba-2026/

And, now, I tag people (I can only tag a few per post so there will be more!):

Delia Pitts Isha Raya Lev AC Rosen, Hank Phillippi Ryan Tracy Sierra Brendan Slocumb Peter Swanson Sherry Thomas Lisa Unger Tessa Wegert,

Jody Blanchette Mystery Writers of America

Thank you, authors! You're the best!!

The Friends of the Ashland Library are having another awesome online auction! It’s a Swag Bag Auction with contributions from more than 40 of the best mystery and thriller authors out there! In keeping with our values of literacy and diversity, we have authors from many sub-genres and backgrounds....

08/27/2026

SAVE THE DATE! The Friends of the Ashland Library next online auction is a Mystery/Thriller Swag Bag Auction and when I tell you it's a stellar lineup, you're going to have to see it to believe it! The auction will be on ebay from Sunday, Sept 20 @ 8pm ET to Sunday, Sept 27th @ 8pm ET. We have a preview site ready for your enjoyment and then we'll switch over to ebay for the live event.

Get your bidding thumbs out, you're not going to want to miss this!

https://friendsoftheapl.org/mtsba-2026/

And, now, I tag people (I can only tag a few per post so there will be more!):

Gilly Macmillan Mia P Manansala Phillip Margolin Kimberly McCreight Brad Meltzer Hannah Morrissey Paula Munier Karen Odden Sara Paretsky, Chris Pavone Sarah Pekkanen Louise Penny

Thank you, authors! You're the best!!

08/27/2026

SAVE THE DATE! The Friends of the Ashland Library next online auction is a Mystery/Thriller Swag Bag Auction and when I tell you it's a stellar lineup, you're going to have to see it to believe it! The auction will be on ebay from Sunday, Sept 20 @ 8pm ET to Sunday, Sept 27th @ 8pm ET. We have a preview site ready for your enjoyment and then we'll switch over to ebay for the live event.
Get your bidding thumbs out, you're not going to want to miss this!

https://friendsoftheapl.org/mtsba-2026/

And, now, I tag people (I can only tag a few per post so there will be more!):

Kellye Garrett Alison Gaylin Tess Gerritsen Deborah Goodrich Royce Alexia Gordon Heather Gudenkauf Yosha Gunakasera Rachel Howzell Hall Robyn Harding Edwin Hill Gregg Hurwitz J.A. Jance Author Lydia Kang

Thank you, authors! You're the best!!

08/27/2026

SAVE THE DATE! The Friends of the Ashland Library next online auction is a Mystery/Thriller Swag Bag Auction and when I tell you it's a stellar lineup, you're going to have to see it to believe it! The auction will be on ebay from Sunday, Sept 20 @ 8pm ET to Sunday, Sept 27th @ 8pm ET. We have a preview site ready for your enjoyment and then we'll switch over to ebay for the live event.

Get your bidding thumbs out, you're not going to want to miss this!

https://friendsoftheapl.org/mtsba-2026/

And, now, I tag people (I can only tag a few per post so there will be more!):

Stacey Abrams Linwood Barclay Kimberly Belle Nicole Blades Jenna Blum Rhys Bowen Dan Brown Vivien Chien Megan Collins Leodora Darlington Margot Douaihy Robert Dugoni David Ellis Jennifer Fawcett_Author Rea Fret Lisa Gardner

Thank you, authors! You're the best!!

08/27/2026

Virtual - Historical Fiction Book Recs with Bestselling Author, Jane Healey
Tuesday, September 8th from 6:30—7:00 PM

Love Historical Fiction but not sure what to read next? Join bestselling author, Jane Healey (and Ashland fave!), monthly for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations - the best of historical fiction out there! We're sure you'll find something to like from Jane's many enthusiastic reviews.

Register directly on Zoom HERE(https://tinyurl.com/apl-healey-2026). You can sign up for one session or for all!

Buy signed books by Jane from Bookends!

We'll send out a list of all recommendations for those who register. We will also be recording our meetings and uploading them to our YouTube Channel.

Please register for this event and you'll receive the link in the confirmation and reminder emails - make sure to check your spam folder for them, the email will be coming from Zoom.

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library and is in collaboration with a multitude of MA and NH libraries.

Jane Healey Friends of the Ashland Library Book Ends Wi******er

08/26/2026

Virtual - Photography Critique with Photographer Jim Kahnweiler: Pick Your Summer Favorites
Wednesday, September 9 from 7:00—8:00 PM

Do you love to view and discuss your photos? Do you want to learn a little more about photography - the hows, why, when, where, and post? If you said yes to any of these questions, join us for this VIRTUAL discussion of images that you've taken on your own recently. Jim Kahnweiler, photographer and educator extraordinaire, will help us appreciate the best of what we do while also giving us advice on how to make our pics even better!

Please visit the event page for registration and instructions for both presenters and spectators(https://tinyurl.com/apl-kahnweiler).

This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library.

Friends of the Ashland Library