Adult Events
Mon, September 25, 2023
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Are you a fan of nonfiction? Are you having a difficult time finding books you love? Join the Fans of Nonfiction Book Club here at the Library. We share both great and not-so-great nonfiction reads as well as our opinions about them.
Participants are asked to prepare to talk about one... Read more
Wed, September 27, 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Please note: This program is fully registered with a waiting list.
Learn how to make, maintain, and store a sourdough starter from "Sourdough Brandon," an expert sourdough baker and food blogger.
You’ll leave with many tips and tricks on how to keep your sourdough starter active, what to make... Read more
Wed, September 27, 2023
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Please tune in as we chat online with New York Times bestselling-author Amor Towles about his incredible body of work.
Rules of Civility, published in 2011, was a New York Times bestseller and was named by the Wall Street Journal as one of the year's best books. The book has been translated into... Read more
Mon, October 02, 2023
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Join author Michael Tougias to discuss his book, "King Philip's War."
This program is offered by the Middleborough Historical Association. Please see the contact phone and email to the right if you have questions or need more information.
Wed, October 04, 2023
6:30pm - 7:55pm
It's time for our annual paranormal program and this year, we're bringing in Travel Channel's Ronny LeBlanc of the Discovery Television series "Expedition Bigfoot" and "Paranormal Caught on Camera."
Registration is required so please call the library at 508/946-2470 or email Reference and Adult... Read more
Tue, October 10, 2023
4:00pm - 5:00pm
Join guidebook author and TV host Rick Steves as he shares the latest in smart European travel. In this entertaining, information-packed slideshow lecture, Rick will teach you the secrets of safe, smart, inexpensive travel — low on stress and high on fun. You’ll learn how to travel smoothly and... Read more
Wed, October 18, 2023
2:00pm - 3:00pm
You’re invited to tune in as we chat with New York Times bestselling author of The Woman in Cabin 10 and The It Girl as she talks about her newest book, Zero Days.
In this adrenaline- fueled thriller, Jack and her husband, Gabe, are hired by companies to break into buildings and hack security... Read more
Wed, October 25, 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm
Did you know Halloween is the busiest day of the year for pizzerias? We're celebrating that fact with something decidely NOT spooky this holiday.
Pizza is the world's most popular food and the varieties are endless! Learn about different types and how they're made, including Massachusetts' own “... Read more
Thu, October 26, 2023
7:00pm - 8:00pm
You're in for a treat when you join us for an intimate conversation with John Irving as he chats about not only his most recent novel, The Last Chairlift, but also about his prolific body of work and a lifetime spent writing.
The Last Chairlift, Irving’s self-proclaimed final long novel, begins in... Read more
Mon, October 30, 2023
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Are you a fan of nonfiction? Are you having a difficult time finding books you love? Join the Fans of Nonfiction Book Club here at the Library. We share both great and not-so-great nonfiction reads as well as our opinions about them.
Participants are asked to prepare to talk about one... Read more
Wed, November 01, 2023
6:30pm - 7:50pm
Join us for a performance by singer/songwriter Matt York who'll perform songs and tell stories about the four country music icons known as the Highwaymen -- Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings.
Recently nominated for the 2022 Boston Music Award for "Best Country... Read more
Wed, November 01, 2023
8:00pm - 9:00pm
Join us for an intimate conversation with Full House star, John Stamos, as he leads us through his incredibly moving and vulnerable memoir, If You Would Have Told Me.
If you would have told a young John Stamos flipping burgers at his dad’s fast-food joint that one day he’d be a household name and... Read more
Thu, November 09, 2023
2:00pm - 3:00pm
Tiffany Aliche was a successful preschool teacher with a healthy nest egg when a recession and advice from a shady advisor put her out of a job and into a huge financial hole. As she began to chart the path to her own financial rescue, the outline of her 10-step formula for attaining both financial... Read more
Thu, November 16, 2023
4:00pm - 5:00pm
United States Poet Laureate and winner of the 2022 Academy of American Poets Leadership Award, Joy Harjo, joins us for a chat about her most recent memoir, Catching the Light and to discuss her rewarding lifetime as a writer and poet. In Catching the Light, Harjo examines the power of words and how... Read more
Mon, November 27, 2023
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Are you a fan of nonfiction? Are you having a difficult time finding books you love? Join the Fans of Nonfiction Book Club here at the Library. We share both great and not-so-great nonfiction reads as well as our opinions about them.
Participants are asked to prepare to talk about one... Read more
Thu, November 30, 2023
3:00pm - 4:00pm
Bestselling and award-winning author Naomi Alderman will join us to talk about her new book, The Future. This new novel delivers a dazzling tour de force where a handful of friends plot a daring heist to save the world from the tech giants whose greed threatens life as we know it.
When Martha... Read more
Thu, November 30, 2023
6:00pm - 7:55pm
Just in time for the December holiday season, discover Furoshiki, the ancient Japanese art of gift-wrapping and accessorizing with textiles, in a hands-on "playshop."
Multi-talented international artist Nefertiti San Miguel from Etnia Fusion in Boston will take us on a a cultural journey to learn... Read more
Wed, December 06, 2023
6:30pm - 8:00pm
You've loved his past programs but now he's semi-retired. Lucky for us, he's going on a holiday tour so we're bringing him back for you, just in time to get in the holiday spirit.
Jeff Snow's "A Gathering of Celtic and Christmas" will be a mix of "The Softer Side of Celtic" with familiar and... Read more
Mon, January 29, 2024
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Are you a fan of nonfiction? Are you having a difficult time finding books you love? Join the Fans of Nonfiction Book Club here at the Library. We share both great and not-so-great nonfiction reads as well as our opinions about them.
Participants are asked to prepare to talk about one... Read more
Sat, February 03, 2024
10:30am - 11:45am
Create totally one-of-a-kind notecards with this fun, colorful activity while learning the unique history of paper marbling.
This program is part of the Old Colony History Museum's "Let's Make History" series.
Registration is required and will open in January 2024.
Thanks to the Old Colony History... Read more
Mon, February 26, 2024
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Are you a fan of nonfiction? Are you having a difficult time finding books you love? Join the Fans of Nonfiction Book Club here at the Library. We share both great and not-so-great nonfiction reads as well as our opinions about them.
Participants are asked to prepare to talk about one... Read more
Sat, March 16, 2024
9:30am - 10:45am
Join chocolatier Kim Larkin for a cheerful program celebrating Ireland and all things Irish. Irish chocolate pioneers, The Book of Kells artistry, Celtic lore, famous Irish authors, the history of the Claddagh, an Irish trivia quiz and more.
Traditional Irish bread and tea, and lovely Celtic-... Read more
Mon, March 25, 2024
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Are you a fan of nonfiction? Are you having a difficult time finding books you love? Join the Fans of Nonfiction Book Club here at the Library. We share both great and not-so-great nonfiction reads as well as our opinions about them.
Participants are asked to prepare to talk about one... Read more
Mon, April 29, 2024
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Are you a fan of nonfiction? Are you having a difficult time finding books you love? Join the Fans of Nonfiction Book Club here at the Library. We share both great and not-so-great nonfiction reads as well as our opinions about them.
Participants are asked to prepare to talk about one... Read more
Mon, May 20, 2024
1:00pm - 2:15pm
Are you a fan of nonfiction? Are you having a difficult time finding books you love? Join the Fans of Nonfiction Book Club here at the Library. We share both great and not-so-great nonfiction reads as well as our opinions about them.
Participants are asked to prepare to talk about one... Read more