Petersham Memorial Library

06/01/2026

📖 Story Time Is Tomorrow! 📖

Join us for stories, songs, movement and more — tomorrow (Tuesday) at 10:30 am! This program is for children ages 0-5 and their caregivers, but older siblings are always welcome.

Have you spotted a hummingbird this spring? These tiny, remarkable visitors have returned to Petersham, and this week's story time will celebrate all things hummingbird! 🐦🌺

🎶📚 No registration required—just drop in and join us!

05/28/2026

🎶♻️ Trash to Treasure ♻️🎶

Join us for a fun, hands-on community workshop where creativity meets sustainability!

📅 Sunday, May 31
⏰ 2:00–3:30 PM

Led by musician and educator Ricardo Frota, participants will transform reclaimed materials from the Petersham Transfer Station into playable musical instruments. Explore sound, design, and creative experimentation using found objects in this unique workshop for all ages.

✨ Open to ages 7+
✨ Adults, teens, and children welcome
✨ No experience necessary
✨ Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult

FREE to attend, but registration is required.

Come make music, get creative, and discover the hidden potential in everyday materials!

👇Click here to register!👇

Date: Sunday, May 31 Time: 2:00 - 3:30 pm Where: Location TBD Turn reclaimed materials into playable musical instruments in this free, hands-on community workshop led by local educator and musician Ricardo Frota. Using found objects from the Petersham Transfer Station, participants will explore soun...

05/28/2026

🎬 Tonight is the night for our “Reel Classic” Movie Night at the library!

Doors open at 6:30 PM, and we’ve got a cinematic showdown on our hands! Our community vote ended in a dead tie between two unforgettable classics:

🕯️ One is a 1944 psychological thriller that gave us the term “gaslighting.”

☢️ The other is strange indeed—a 1964 absurdist satire of Cold War paranoia and nuclear brinkmanship.

Since the voting was so close, we’ll have both options ready to go and hold a runoff vote when viewers arrive! 🍿

05/23/2026

Join us today at 11 am, for a program all about bears!

As bear sightings become increasingly common, understanding our wild neighbors and learning how to prevent human-bear conflicts is more important than ever!

05/22/2026

Due to cloud cover, tonight’s Astronomy After Dark program has been postponed. Unfortunately, tomorrow’s forecast is also not looking favorable, so we have decided to postpone the program indefinitely at this time.

05/15/2026

🐻 Bear Aware: Staying Safe & Sharing Space with Our Wild Neighbors

Join Debra Jones-Bachrach, Petersham’s Animal Control Officer, for a program about black bears.

As bear sightings become increasingly common, understanding bear behavior and learning how to prevent human-bear conflicts is more important than ever. This presentation will cover seasonal bear activity, practical ways to reduce bear attractants around your home, and what to do if you encounter a bear.

📅 Saturday, May 23
🕚 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
📍 Petersham Memorial Library

This free, drop-in program is geared toward adults, but interested teens and children are welcome to attend.

05/15/2026

📚 It’s not too late to pick a book and join next week’s Themed Read Book Club!

This month’s theme is “a book set in Massachusetts.” Choose any title that fits our theme and come ready to share your thoughts with fellow readers.

Need a book? Stop by the library to browse our curated display, check out an audiobook or e-book on the Libby app, or pull something from your own bookshelf!

Led by Library Director Hedda Monaghan, the "Themed Reads" monthly book club is inspired by the Massachusetts Center for the Book’s annual adult reading challenge.

📅 Wednesday, May 27
🕠 5:30–6:30 PM

Click here to register:
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05/14/2026

🧱 Tomorrow at the Library: LEGO Club! 🧱

Join us every Friday from 3:30–4:45 PM for LEGO Club. At this drop-in program, you can stay for the whole time or pop in for a quick build.

We have bricks for all ages:
👶 Mega Bloks & DUPLO in the Children’s Area for young builders
🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Standard LEGO bricks in the Teen Area for older kids and teens

05/13/2026

📚✨ Tonight at the Library! ✨📚

🧶🪡 5:30–6:30 PM — Handwork Society Hour
Bring your knitting, crocheting, stitching, mending, or any portable craft and enjoy an hour of making things in good company. All ages and skill levels welcome—come as you are and work on whatever you’re in the mood for.

📖⚙️ 6:30–7:30 PM — Retro-Futuristic Book Club
Step into the imaginative world of steampunk—where 19th century style meets futuristic tech! This month, the group will discuss Throne of Jade by Naomi Novik, the second book in a historical fantasy series set during the Napoleonic Wars.

05/11/2026

🥁 Have you heard about this new program? 🥁

Join local drummer Kent Byron for a Community Drum Circle at Petersham Memorial Library next week! Get it on your calendar now, because you won't want to miss it!

📅 Wednesday, May 20
⏰ 6:30–7:30 PM

No experience needed — just come ready to play, listen, and have fun. Drums provided (or bring your own!).

✨ Free & drop-in
✨ Best for teens & adults (sorry kids!)
✨ No registration required