Hudson Public Library

08/31/2026

Early Literacy matters! Children and their caregivers are invited to join us for the following upcoming Storytimes in a fun group setting.

08/30/2026

Writing the Nightmare: A Ship Called Sickness and One Unforgettable Space Crew with Daniel Kraus

Join us online on Tuesday, September 8th 2026 at 7:00 PM and prepare to launch into the darkest depths of deep space! Sit down with master storyteller Daniel Kraus, winner of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, to celebrate the release of his breathtaking new novel, The Sixth Nik.

Deep into space, far past the triworld outposts, beyond range of the lethal trollbot internet, soars The Sickness: a ship woven from biomatter and capable of reacting to every need of its human crew. Sisilla, a nine-year-old cultist with a brain enhanced by arcane tech known as “niks,” has boarded to investigate the enigma of Fém—a plague-riddled planet that has abruptly gone rogue.

The mysterious crew includes a faceless assassin, a beautiful engineer jigsawed by plastic surgery, a peyote-addicted medic, and—most lethal of all—a rugged, NonModded captain with a score to settle with Sisilla. Other dangers abound. A hacked robot begins to believe Sisilla is its daughter. The Sickness itself is mutating, possibly even pregnant. And the secret of Fém is more horrific than anyone could have imagined. To survive, Sisilla will need to forsake her predetermined fate and embrace the unknown.

Register now to gain exclusive insight from one of the most visionary voices in modern fiction and submit questions for the author at libraryc.org/HudsonPublicLibraryMA/upcoming thanks to the huds.pl/friends.

08/30/2026

The Friends will be accepting donations this Saturday from 11 AM to 1 PM at the Hudson Armory garage at 35 Washington St.

08/29/2026

The Library buys extra digital copies of popular items to make the wait shorter. You can help too by returning you borrowed items as soon as you're done reading them to send the item to the next person who's waiting. Also, if a digital item comes on hold for you and you won't be able to read it soon, you can suspend your hold as soon as possible. It takes a village to manage a holds list!

08/29/2026

Glide into the Children’s Room with your littles between 9AM-5PM today for our Saturday Drop-In Craft. This week, Paper Plate Jellyfish!

08/28/2026

Thanks to all the families who came to our Pop-up Bubbles & Chalk program this morning, our summer worker with MAX-imum artisitic ability for creating the photo op, and our young friend for showing us how to use the photo op. Come by and have your littles take a picture as a butterfly!

08/28/2026

The Friends fall book sale is just 3 weeks away. Visit the Hudson Armory garage and find treasures from the new stock they've received since the last sale.

08/28/2026

We're going to have a Pop-up Bubbles & Chalk program at the Library one more time this summer. Visit us at our Children's Room building entrances today between 10:30 AM and 11:30 AM and get creative.

08/27/2026

Request these at catalog.cwmars.org or visit our display across from the adult circulation desk.

08/27/2026