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

Special Event:

Summer Reading for all Ages ends on Aug. 12! Make sure to log your hours and write reviews on Beanstack! All prizes will be awarded by Aug. 13, and SubZero ice cream coupons must be used by Monday, Sept. 7. 

Minuteman Library Crawl 2026 Monday, Aug. 3 - Tuesday, Aug. 4

It's our Sixth Annual Minuteman Library Crawl! We invite you to spend some time visiting local libraries – find out what is special about each and what they have to offer to you and your family. This is an event for all ages – all you need is a love of libraries and a way to get from place to place (on foot, by bike, by car, or by llama). 

Adult

In Person:

In Person - Front Street Readers Book Club. Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m.

Read Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President by Candice Millard.

In Person - A Walk In Their Shoes: Dementia Simulation, in partnership with The Residence at Valley. Tuesday, Aug. 4 at 4 p.m.

In Person - Mah Jongg

Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 6 p.m.

In Person - Card Making with Jan Poppendieck. Monday, Aug. 10 at 6:30 p.m.

In Person - Historical Fiction Book Club. Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 11 a.m. Read The Saturday Evening Girls Club by Jane Healey

In Person - Ice Cream Bar and Summer Reading Discussion. For Adults Only. Wednesday, Aug. 12 from 6-7:30 p.m.

In Person - Great Decisions: Multilateral Institutions in a Changing World Order. Thursday, Aug.13 from 6-7:45 p.m.

In Person - Women's Wisdom Circle. Thursday, Aug. 13 from 6-7:30 p.m.

In Person - Mystery Book Club. Friday, August 14 from 12 p.m. Read By Its Cover by Donna Leon.

In Person - Name That Tune: Songs of Revolution. Saturday, Aug. 15 at 2 p.m.

In Person - Cook Book Club. Tuesday, Aug. 18 at 5 p.m.

In Person - Bio/Memoir Book Club. Wednesday, Aug. 19 at 11 a.m. Read Paper Girl: A Memoir of Home and Family in a Fractured America by Beth Macy.

Virtual:

Virtual - Celebrating America's 250th: "The Convention" with author Lars D. H. Hedbor. Monday, Aug. 3 at 7 p.m.

Virtual - Environmental Book Club. Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 6:30 p.m. Read Blown to Hell: America's Deadly Betrayal of the Marshall Islanders by Walter Pincus.

Virtual - Romance Book Club. Thursday, Aug. 6 at 7 p.m. Topic: Forbidden Love

Virtual - Celebrating America's 250th: "Act Worthy of Yourselves" with author Salina B. Baker. Monday, Aug. 10 at 7 p.m.

Virtual - Historical Fiction Book Recs with Bestselling Author, Jane Healey. Tuesday, Aug. 11 at 6:30-7 p.m.

Virtual - Inclusive & Diverse Romance Book Recommendations with Read My Lips Boston. Wednesday, Aug. 12 from 6-6:30 p.m.

Virtual - SciFi Book Recommendations with Author Elizabeth Bear. Wednesday, Aug. 12 from 7-7:30 p.m.

Virtual - A Book Birthday Celebration with Romance Author Olivia Dade. Thursday, Aug. 13 from 2-3 p.m.

Virtual - Declutter series with Jamie Novak: Thrifty & Tidy 10 easy ways to organize to save money. Thursday, Aug. 13 from 7-8:30 p.m.

Virtual - Presidential Series with Doodler Heather Rogers: Andrew Jackson. Friday, Aug. 14 at 10:30 a.m. 

Virtual - Celebrating America's 250th with Presidential Doodler Heather Rogers. Monday, Aug. 17 at 7 p.m.

Virtual - Fantasy Book Recs with Kristen of the Fantasy Cafe. Thursday, Aug. 20 from 6:30-7 p.m.

Virtual - Inclusive and Diverse Book Recs with Bookstagrammer fromsometimesleelynnreads. Thursday, Aug. 20 from 7:30-8 p.m.

Virtual - Art on Thursday: Through Wind and Storm: The Art of Wild Weather. Thursday, Aug. 27 from 7-8:15 p.m.

Adult Weekly:

-  Knit and Crochet Club. Mondays at 6 p.m. Walk-In

-  NO Gentle Yoga in August.

-  In-person - Mindful Meditation. Fridays from 10:30-11:15 a.m. 

Children 

Special Programs:

Pokémon Trading Card Workshop. For grades 2-6. Saturday, Aug. 1 from 1-2:30 p.m.

LEGO Club! Thursday, Aug. 4 at 4:30 p.m.

Crafternoon: Flower Pinch Pots. For grades 2-6. Wednesday, Aug. 5 at 3 p.m. Registration is required.

Pebble Pals: Adopt a Pet Rock!  For grades K-6. Thursday, Aug. 6 at 4 p.m. Registration requested.

Roarapalooza: Dino Party! For families. Friday, Aug. 7 from 11a.m.-12:30 p.m. No registration required.

VEX IQ Robotics for Kids! For grades 2-6. Saturday, Aug. 8 at 2 p.m. Space is limited, and registration is required!

Sensory Safari. For ages 1-3 with a caregiver. Wednesday, Aug. 12 from 3-4 p.m. Wednesday, Aug.  26 from 3-4 p.m.

Garden Workshop. For grades K-6. Wednesday, Aug. 12 from 4:30-5:30 p.m. Registration requested.

Summer Reading Wrap-Up Party with Flying High Dogs!  For families. Thursday, Aug. 13 from 5:30-7 p.m. No registration required.

Magic Trunk Theatre. For ages 3-6 with a caregiver. Wednesday, Aug. 19 from 3-4 p.m.

Weekly Storytimes (no registration):

Clocktown Rockers! For ages 2-5 with a caregiver. Tuesdays at 10:30-11 a.m. 

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

Make Me a Story. For ages 3-7 with a caregiver. Thursdays from 11-11:45 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:

Take & Make Kits. For families. Mondays through the summer.

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

Tinker Together. For ages 2-5 with a caregiver. Thursdays from 3-4 p.m. No Registration, Just Walk-In! Our Tinker Group is brought to you by the Metrowest YMCA, the same people behind our fan-favorite Project ABC!

Teen: 

Teen Advisory Board Meeting - In Person. Thursday, Aug. 6, 3-4 p.m.

Teen - In-Person Creative Writing Club. Thursday, Aug. 13, 5-6 p.m.