The Library will be closed on Friday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth.

Visit our Website Calendar for Additional Info & Registration links:  https://tinyurl.com/apl-calendars

Special Events:

Fixit Clinic at the Ashland Public Library  Saturday, June 6, from 1-3 p.m. 

Summer Reading Kickoff for Teens! Teen In-Person Mini Golf and Video Games Friday, June 12, from 5-7 p.m. Time for the Teen Summer Reading Kickoff! This event is for teens entering 7th through 12th grade. Registration is requested, but walk-ins are welcome.

Clockstock: Summer Reading Kickoff Party  For families. Saturday, June 20, from 2-4 p.m. 

Adult - In Person:

In Person - Front Street Readers Book Club  Tuesday, June 2, from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. TBA.

In Person - Mah Jongg  Wednesday, June 3 at 6 p.m.

In Person - Buried in Treasures (BIT) with the Clearpath Program  Thursday, June 4, from 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m. 

In Person - Card Making with Jan Poppendieck  Monday, June 8 at 6:30 p.m. 

In Person - Historical Fiction Book Club  Tuesday, June 9 at 11 a.m.  Read The Art Forger by B. A. Shapiro.

In Person - Women's Wisdom Circle  Thursday, June 11, from 6-7:30 p.m. 

For this session, Paula Topliffe will lead a discussion on: Fun! Embracing play at every age.

In Person - Great Decisions: Ruptured Alliances and the Risk of Nuclear Proliferation  Thursday, June 11, from 6-7:45 p.m. 

In Person - Mystery Book Club  Friday, June 12 at 12 p.m.  Read Innocent by Scott Turow.

In Person - Scrapbook Crop Event!  Saturday, June 13, from 12-3 p.m. 

In Person - Cook Book Club  Tuesday, June 16 at 5 p.m. Cook from Turnip Greens and Tortillas by Eddie Hernandez.

In Person - Bio/Memoir Book Club  Wednesday, June 17 at 11 a.m. Read Becoming Elizabeth Arden by Stacy A. Cordery.

In Person - SuAsCo Climate Collaborative Community Meeting:  Planning for Climate Resilience. Thursday, June 25, from 6:30-8 p.m. 

Virtual:

Virtual - In Conversation with Romance Author L.C. Chu:  The Library of Flowers. Monday, June 1 at 7 p.m. 

Virtual - The Photographic Eye:  Train Your Visual Instincts with Deborah Tual. Tuesday, June 2 at 7 p.m. 

Virtual - Book Bans and Kiss-ins with Queer History Boston Tuesday, June 2 at 7 p.m. 

Virtual - Environmental Book Club  Wednesday, June 3 at 6:30 p.m.  Read Endangered Eating: America's Vanishing Foods by Sarah Lohman.

VIRTUAL - Romance Book Club  Thursday, June 4 at 7 p.m. Topic: Epistolary.

Virtual - Summer Romance Beach Read Recommendations with Lorelei of Lorelei’s Lit Lair. Monday, June 8 at 7 p.m. 

Virtual - Historical Fiction Book Recs with Bestselling Author, Jane Healey. Tuesday, June 9, from 6:30-7p.m. 

Virtual - Selecting Native Plants for Home Gardens with Daphne Minner. Tuesday, June 9, at 7 p.m. 

Virtual - Thriller/Horror Book Recs with Bookstagrammer @redreadreviews  Tuesday, June 9, from 7:30-8 p.m. 

Virtual - Q&A with Romance Author Nalini Singh on Archangel's Eternity: There WILL Be Spoilers! Wednesday, June 10 at 7 p.m. 

Virtual - Author Panel: A Journey of Discovery  For ages 12+ Thursday, June 11 at 7 p.m. 

Virtual - Declutter series with Jamie Novak:  How to (easily) Pack for Vacation. Thursday, June 11, from 7-8:30 p.m. 

Virtual - Presidential Series with Doodler Heather Rogers: John Quincy Adams. Friday, June 12 at 10:30 a.m. 

Virtual - Friday Night Film Discussion  Friday, June 12 at 7 p.m. Watch Women on the Sixth Floor.

Virtual - Lost: Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life with author Rachel Hartigan. Monday, June 15 at 7 p.m. 

Virtual - Big Asian Energy with Author John Wang. Tuesday, June 16 at 1 p.m. 

Virtual - 250 Years of Classical Music in America with Clint Edwards. Tuesday, June 16, from 7-8:15 p.m. 

Virtual - Mystery/Thriller Book Recs with Bestselling Author, Hank Phillippi Ryan. Wednesday, June 17, from 6:30-7 p.m. 

Virtual - Celebrating America's 250th: Boston, 1776 with author J.D. Dickey. Monday, June 22 at 7 p.m. 

Virtual - Writing with Pride with Bill Thierfelder. Tuesday, June 23 from 7-8:15 p.m. 

Virtual - Art on Thursday: The Power of Pigment: Understanding Color in Art. Thursday, June 25, from 7-8:15 p.m. 

Virtual - Friday Night Film Discussion  Friday, June 26 at 7 p.m. Watch Mostly Martha

Virtual - Celebrating America's 250th: Common Soldier: Uncommon Hero with historian Bruce E. Mowday  Monday, June 29 at 7 p.m. 

Adult Weekly:

Knit and Crochet Club

Mondays at 6 p.m. Walk-In.

Gentle Yoga

Tuesdays at 6 p.m. Registration required.

Mindful Meditation

Fridays from 10:30-11:15 a.m. 

Children-Special Programs:

Little Picassos Club  for grades K-2. Tuesday, June 9, from 4:30-5:15 p.m. Registration required.

Saturday Stories: Pride Party!  For families with young children. Saturday, June 13, from 10:30-11 a.m. 

Pokémon Club  For grades 2-6. Tuesday, June 16, at 6:30 p.m. Registration required.

Potato Party  Thursday, June 25, from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Registration requested.

Flicknic: The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants Friday, June 26, from 12-2:30 p.m. No registration required.

Family Sports Trivia  Saturday, June 27 at 2 p.m. Space is limited, and registration is required.

LEGO Club! Monday, June 29 at 4:30 p.m. For kids in grades K-3. Registration is required, and space is limited.

Weekly Storytimes (no registration):

Clocktown Rockers!  For ages 2-5 with a caregiver

Baby Time  For ages 0-3 with a caregiver. Wednesdays from 10:30-11 a.m. 

ABC Adventures  For ages 3-6 with a caregiver. Fridays at 10:30-11 a.m. 

Saturday Stories For families with young children. Saturdays from 10:30-11 a.m. 

Recurring Weekly Programs:

Project ABC: Play, Learn & Grow  Ages 0-5  Mondays from 11a.m.-12 p.m. Registration is required, and is found on their website: https://www.projectabc.org/

Tinker Together Ages 2-5 with a caregiver. Thursdays from 3-4 p.m. No registration, just walk-in.

Teen: 

Teen - In-Person Creative Writing Club Thursday, June 4, 5-6 p.m. 

Teen Advisory Board Meeting - In Person Wednesday, June 10, 4:30-5:30 p.m. 

Teen - Virtual Author Panel: A Journey of Discovery. Thursday, June 11, 7-8 p.m. 

Teen - In-Person Summer Reading Kickoff! Teen In-Person Mini Golf and Video Games. Friday, June 12, from 5-7 p.m. This event is for teens entering 7th through 12th grade. Registration is requested, but walk-ins are welcome.

Teen - In-Person Paint Night  Thursday, June 18, from 5-6:30 p.m. All supplies will be provided. Registration is required.  Can't make it in person? Sign up for the virtual event and receive a link to video instructions for painting at home another day. The video instructions will be available from Thursday, June 18, through Thursday, July 17.