Halloween Scare at Goodnow Preserve Oct 24th

You’re invited to the New Marlborough Library’s Halloween Scare! Come and join us . . . if you dare! Saturday, October 24th at 5:30PM at the Goodnow Preserve. There will be food and drink by Charlie’s Bistro Bus Food Truck and Hot Plate Brewery, as well as a bonfire, hayride by Tom Brazie of The Farm New Marlborough, storytelling by John Porcino, surprise visitors from Starbright Farm, and a Spooky Trail Walk. All ages are welcome, and admission is free! In case of rain, we will be moving the event to the New Marlborough Meeting House. Sponsored by New Marlborough Friends of the Library. Special thanks to New Marlborough Land Trust and New Marlborough Fire and Police Departments. This program is neither sponsored nor endorsed by SBRSD. For more info contact us at 413-229-6668 or newmarlborough@gmail.com.

Game Night Nov 4th

Game Night is every first Wednesday of the month from 7PM-9PM. Bring your own favorite games from home to play, or play any of the games in the Library’s collection. Come hang out, enjoy some drinks and snacks, and learn new games!

Author Talk and Book Signing Nov 14th

Author Julie Esther Fisher will read from and discuss her debut novel in stories, A Pearl Is Just an Accident, at the library on Saturday, November 14th at 1PM. Pearl explores memory, family, art, and the quiet work of restoration through interconnected stories shaped by hidden histories, childhood, sisterhood, and the ways the past continues to inhabit the present. Kirkus Reviews calls Pearl “an affecting and provocative tale of art, beauty, and recovery.” Books will be available for purchase.

New Marlborough Friends of the Library Pre-Thanksgiving Pie Sale Nov 21st

Our annual Pre-Thanksgiving Pie Sale will be held at the library from 10AM to 2PM on Saturday, November 21st. All pies will be $20, half pies $10. No preorders. Pies will be baked by the Friends of the Library and Library Volunteers. Contact us for details if you’d like to volunteer to bake a pie.