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If programs do not have registered attendees 3 days prior, the program may be cancelled. Please register for events that you think you would like to attend. If a scheduling conflict arises, you can unregister with no penalty. Thank you for helping us prepare the appropriate amount of materials and respect the time of the outside groups we partner with to bring you programs.

• Monday 10/27 @ 10am: Trick or Treat Trail: In place of Storytime, we will get dressed in our Halloween costumes and parade through town. After getting goodies at the library, we will walk from the library to the Town Office Building where we will show off our costumes and trick or treat. Sergeant Goody will join us to help us safely make our way from building to building.

• Tuesday 10/28 @ 1-3pm: Drop-in Tech Help: Drop by for basic computer navigation, basic smartphone and tablet use, general internet instruction, and how to use electronic library resources (like Libby). Registration NOT required.

• Wednesday 10/29 @ 10:30am: Young Scientists: “Young Scientists” is facilitated by STEM Beginnings, a company in Shrewsbury with a mission to create fun-filled and exciting STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Math) classes for children, and hosted by local libraries. Children, ages 3-6, with a parent/caregiver, learn STEM concepts through hands-on activities, a story and simple experiments. Registration is required.

  “Young Scientists” is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) Grant program funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.

• Wednesday 10/29 @ 12pm: Lunch and Learn Homeschool Group: Homeschoolers and their families can get together to play and talk. Facilitated by our youth services librarian, Hadley Roberts, who was a homeschool parent for many years.

• Thursday 10/30 @ 6:30pm: Thursday Evening Book Club: Rental House by Weike Wang. Keru and Nate are college sweethearts who marry despite their family differences: Keru’s strict, Chinese, immigrant parents demand perfection (“To use a dishwasher is to admit defeat,” says her father), while Nate’s rural, white, working-class family distrusts his intellectual ambitions and his “foreign” wife. Some years into their marriage, the couple invites their families on vacation. At a Cape Cod beach house, and later at a luxury Catskills bungalow, Keru, Nate, and their giant sheepdog navigate visits from in-laws and unexpected guests, all while wondering if they have what it takes to answer the big questions: How do you cope when your spouse and your family of origin clash? How many people (and dogs) make a family? And when the pack starts to disintegrate, what can you do to shepherd everyone back together? With her “wry, wise, and simply spectacular” style (People) and “hilarious deadpan that recalls Gish Jen and Nora Ephron” (O, The Oprah Magazine), Weike Wang offers a portrait of family that is equally witty, incisive, and tender.

• Monday 11/3 @ 5pm: Pony Bead Party: A once-a-month meet up where teens will craft items made from stretchy cord and pony beads. Try a new design, make a gift for a friend, or perfect your technique. For middle and high schoolers, 11-17.

• Thursday 11/6 @ 6pm: Board Game Night: Bring a favorite game to share with new friends, or come ready to learn a new board game. All are welcome at this monthly program!

• Monday 11/10 @ 6pm: Preparing Your Garden for Winter: It's that time of year again! Time to rake, cut back, weed, divide, clear debris, mulch, overwinter, prepare new beds, plant bulbs, and protect your tender evergreens and newer plantings from winter hazards. In other words - another beautiful autumn in New England! Sponsored by the Friends of the Berlin Public Library.

• Thursday 11/13 @ 6pm: Tackling Your College Essays: University applications are right around the corner! Join Sam Garrity, M.Ed., professional writing tutor (and one of the current Berlin Public Library assistants) with over 10+ years experience, to learn about tackling your college application essay. This event will focus on how to approach application essays and use a writer's authentic voice to stand out in their applications.

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