Library

The Southborough Library recently published its schedule of events for January. Read the full article → from Southborough Library calendar for January

Children’s Librarian Kim Ivers said they received a whopping eight boxes of new books at the Southborough Library this week. Here’s just a sample of what you’ll find. Read the full article → from What’s new at the Southborough Library

New for the adults this week is a holiday tale by Wally Lamb, something scary by Stephen King, and the latest release by Norah Jones. For the kids, it’s stories about a helpful tractor, an adventure in Atlantis, and a secret science alliance. Read the full article → from What’s new at the Southborough Library

Saturday is the last day the Southborough Library will forgive fines on overdue books, DVDs, CDs, and other library material as part of their amnesty program. So round up those overdue books and get them back to the library before closing tomorrow. Bring along a donation for the Southborough Food Pantry — paper goods or laundry Read the full article → from Southborough Library amnesty program ends tomorrow

Here are some new selections for kids and adults at the Southborough Library. ADULT: House of Reckoning by John Saul Left in the cold care of a loveless foster family and alienated at school, Sarah Crane finds a kindred spirit in classmate Nick Dunnigan, a former mental patient still plagued by voices and visions. And Read the full article → from What’s new at the Southborough Library

Four Southborough residents sat before the Library Board of Trustees and the Board of Selectmen last night. They were all candidates vying for a single spot on the library board. The selectmen and trustees agreed they were all qualified to fill the vacancy. “I wish we had more openings on the board,” Trustee Jane Smith Read the full article → from The Southborough Library gets a new trustee

The Southborough Library will host a presentation for parents and caregivers on child protection planning and recent changes in guardianship law. The information session will be held at the library on Tuesday, November 17, at 7:00 pm. Attorney and Southborough resident Tracey Ingle, whose practice includes estate planning, probate, elder law and child protection planning, Read the full article → from Legal information session for parents at the Southborough library

Genealogy has been a popular topic this fall at the Southborough Library with the formation of the Genealogy Club. If you’ve been thinking about researching your family tree, consider signing up for the Beginner Genealogy Workshop being offered by the library on Saturday, November 14 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. To register, stop by Read the full article → from Library sponsors beginning genealogy workshop

If you have overdue books at the Southborough Library, this one’s for you. During the first two weeks of November, the library will forgive overdue fines on Southborough library books, audiobooks, DVDs, CDs and videos in exchange for a donation of paper goods, or laundry or dish soap, for the Southborough Food Pantry. No word Read the full article → from Southborough library announces amnesty days

Here are some new selections for kids and adults at the Southborough Library. ADULT: Mennonite in a Little Black Dress by Rhoda Janzen A hilarious and moving memoir–in the spirit of Anne Lamott and Nora Ephron–about a woman who returns home to her close-knit Mennonite family after a personal crisis. (Library catalog | Amazon) And Another Read the full article → from New at the Southborough Library

Treat your toddler to a special music program at the library on Thursday. Southborough resident Dave Garden will present Music Together, a collection of songs and dance to engage the little ones. Dave  performs in a variety of choirs throughout Central and Western Massachusetts including work with WPI Festival Chorus, Anna Maria, UMass Amherst and Read the full article → from Children’s music program at the library on Thursday

From the Southborough Library: The October meeting of the Southborough Public Library Genealogy Club will be held Thursday, October 29 at 7:00 pm at the Library, 25 Main Street in Southborough. Russell Horne, of the Southborough Historical Society, will present some basic instruction on getting started in Genealogy. Jane Cain, Library Director, will coordinate a Read the full article → from Get started with genealogy at the Southborough Library