President’s Day

Closed on Monday, February 19th

Adult:

HYBRID - Romance Book Club

Thursday, February 1 @ 6:30pm

Read Moroccan Romances

Virtual - Author Melanie Brooks: A Hard Silence

Thursday, February 1 @ 7pm

“A Hard Silence” is an intimate glimpse into author Melanie Brooks’ memories of coping with the tragedy of her father’s illness and enduring the loneliness and isolation of not being able to speak. 

NEW (In-Person) - Friday Night Film Viewing

Friday, February 2 @ 7pm

We’ll be watching “Two of Us”

Card Making with Jan Poppendieck

Monday, February 5 @ 6:30pm

Come join us for an evening of card making with Jan. We will learn stamping and card making techniques using our huge stash of supplies.

Virtual: Effective Grassroots Movements that Impact Voting Rights with Professor Rachael V. Cobb

Monday, February 5 @ 7pm

What does it take to take a Grassroots idea to a movement which can have a significant impact on voting and elections? Join us for this virtual panel discussion to see how that happens and what you can do to be part of that movement!

Decorating Cupcakes for Gal/Pal/Valentine’s Day

Tuesday, February 6 @ 6pm

Do you love decorating cupcakes but would like to up your game? Cake artist Dawn Rice Norton will be joining us to give us some real hands-on tips on how to decorate like a pro!

Virtual - Toni Morrison with Bill Thierfelder

Tuesday, February 6 @ 7pm

Explore the life and legacy of Toni Morrison, whose best-selling work examined racial and gender identity in America — particularly the often-crushing experience of black women — through incandescent prose resembling that of no other writer in English.

VIRTUAL Front Street Readers Book Club 

Tuesday, February 6  @ 7pm

Read “American Indian Stories”

Virtual: The Salem Witch Trials with the Salem Witch Museum

Wednesday, February 7, 2024 @ 1pm

In the year 1692, the daughter and niece of Reverend Samuel Parris were plagued with a mysterious and alarming illness. Soon, inhabitants of Salem Village were faced with their worst fear—confirmation that witches had arrived in Essex County. Ultimately, the colonists experienced the most severe and devastating witch-hunt to ever take place in North America.

Essential Oils with Hannah Stein: Rose Oils

Wednesday, February 7 @ 6:30pm

Join fellow Ashlanders and Hannah Stein, Owner of Ashland REIKI & Wellness Center, as we explore the benefits of using Rose Oil in your daily life.

Virtual - Environmental Book Club

Wednesday, February 7 @ 6:30pm

Read “A Terrible Thing to Waste”

Virtual - Ethics For When Sci-Fi Becomes Reality: Gene Editing As Medicine

Wednesday, February 7 @ 7pm 

Gene editing is part of a broader class of new therapeutics called “gene therapy,” the first of which was approved in 2017. Beginning with a total of five FDA-approved gene therapies, this number is on track to double this year, with dozens more in clinical development. Entering this strange new world, an abundance of questions arise—How do we decide what is treated with gene therapy and what is not? Who gets access to it? Should we do this at all?

Virtual - A Conversation Between Two Noah Charneys: At the Intersection of Art and Ecology

Thursday, February 8 @ 2pm

We hope you can join us for what is going to be an unusual and enlightening discussion - where will the two Noahs intersect, where will they diverge? How are art and ecology intertwined? Or, is it? 

Paint Night with Ashwini Chitnavis

Thursday, February 8 @ 5:30pm

We’re excited to bring Paint Night to Ashland! We welcome Ashwini Chitnavis to host this session where you learn to paint on canvas. No art experience necessary, just an open mind and a can-do attitude.

Virtual - Fantasy Romance Panel: The Turn Into “Romantasy”

Thursday, February 8 @ 6pm

We’re so thrilled to participate in FaRoFeb - celebrating Fantasy Romance during the month of Feb! We welcome authors HR Moore, Vela Roth, and Nisha J. Tuli as they talk about Romantasy - is it the same as Fantasy Romance? How is it different? And, where do our author’s books fall into this spectrum? This is sure to be an amazing conversation!

Mystery Book Club

Friday, February 9 @ 12pm

Read Any Book by Agatha Christie

Virtual - Friday Night Film Discussion

Friday, February 9 @ 7pm

Watch “The Gold Rush”

Virtual - Author and Historian Toni Mount Discusses “How to Survive in Medieval England”

Saturday, February 10 @ 10am

Before the understanding of sterilization techniques, the FDA, even the importance of clean drinking water, millions survived through Medieval England. Some even survived into their 80s and 90s! How did they do it? Join author and historian, Toni Mount, as she discusses how it was done.