Millbury Public Library

<h2>One of the most important decisions you need to make before you retire is when to claim Social Security benefits.</h2>
<a href="https://events.enlighten567.com/public/SocialSecurity/register/65c646a8050135049048478a.html?utm_source=patch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">PRE REGISTRATION REQUIRED - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER</a> Many retirees apply for Social Security before reaching full retirement age. But by doing so, they may significantly and permanently reduce the benefits that they — and possibly their spouses — could receive over a lifetime.
Social Security provides not only a guaranteed income stream but also longevity protection, spousal protection, and some inflation protection. It may be the closest thing you receive to a traditional pension.
Whether you're single, married, divorced, or widowed, there may be ways to maximize the lifetime Social Security benefits you receive. The concepts discussed in this course are most suitable for those with investable assets of $100k or more.
Join us at the Millbury Public Library for a Social Security Workshop on May 8 from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM or May 9 from 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM. The event is not sponsored nor endorsed by the Millbury Public Library. For questions, please call (844) 567-7760. <a href="https://events.enlighten567.com/public/SocialSecurity/register/65c646a8050135049048478a.html?utm_source=patch" target="_blank" rel="nofollow"> PRE REGISTRATION REQUIRED - CLICK HERE TO REGISTER</a>

Local Event: Social Security Seminar at Millbury Public Library on May 8th & 9th

Grafton

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Social Security Seminar at Millbury Public...

Thursday May 9, 2024: One of the most important decisions you need to make before you retire is when to claim Social Security benefits.
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Social Security Seminar at Millbury Public Library on May 8th & 9th

Beechwood Hotel

A remarkable line-up of internationally famous medical experts, speakers and patients will come together for discussions about living well with chronic illness, patient advocacy, and clinical research

Local Event: Lupus Medical and Educational Symposium

Worcester

Lupus Medical and Educational Symposium

Thursday May 9, 2024: A remarkable line-up of internationally famous medical experts, speakers and patients will come together for...

Mechanics Hall

A Boston-based Montreal native, Hamelin is regarded as one of his generation's most technically astounding pianists. He has been praised by critics and audiences alike for his interpretations of both established repertoire as well as rarely performed works. He regularly performs around the globe with leading orchestras and conductors and gives recitals at major concert venues and festivals worldwide.

Local Event: Pianist Marc-André Hamelin in Worcester

Pianist Marc-André Hamelin in Worcester

Thursday May 9, 2024: A Boston-based Montreal native, Hamelin is regarded as one of his generation's most technically astounding pianists. ...

Grafton Public Library, 35 Grafton Common, Grafton MA 01519

Join us on Tuesday May 14th at 6:30pm, in Room 202 for the “Not Just for Young Adults” Book Group discussion of The Things She’s Seen by Ambelin Kwaymullina
Description: “This brilliantly written thriller explores the lives--and deaths--of two girls, and what they will do to win justice. Nothing's been the same for Beth Teller since the day she died. Her dad is drowning in grief. He's also the only one who has been able to see and hear her since the accident. But now she's got a mystery to solve, a mystery that will hopefully remind her detective father that he needs to reconnect with the living. The case takes them to a remote Australian town, where there's been a suspicious fire. All that remains are an unidentifiable body and an unreliable witness found wandering nearby. This witness speaks in riddles. Isobel Catching has a story to tell, and it's a tale to haunt your dreams--but does it even connect to the case at hand? As Beth and her father unravel the mystery, they find a shocking and heartbreaking story lurking beneath the surface of a small town.”
Copies of the books are available in regular print and as an audio on CD so stop by the library to pick up a physical copy. It is also available through Overdrive / Libby as an eAudio and eBook.
If you have any questions, contact the Grafton Public Library at <a href="mailto:info@graftonlibrary.org">info@graftonlibrary.org</a>

Local Event: "Not Just for Young Adults" Book Group

"Not Just for Young Adults" Book Group

Tuesday May 14, 2024: Join us on Tuesday May 14th at 6:30pm, in Room 202 for the “Not Just for Young Adults” Book Group discussion of The...

Grafton Public Library

Whether you are an experienced with various fiber arts or just want to learn, join the Grafton Public Library for a bi-monthly get together from 11:30pm-1:30pm on Saturday, May 4th and Saturday May 18th. We are meeting in room 219. Experienced folks who want to knit, crochet, do needlepoint, hand sew or any number of needle crafts are encouraged to bring their current projects. People new to such crafts will be given free materials while supplies last. The program is for adults and teens. Participants are encouraged to learn from each other and have a good time socializing. Sign up at the Grafton Public Library, 35 Grafton Common, by going to the events page or by emailing <a href="mailto:info@graftonlibrary.org">info@graftonlibrary.org</a>.
Have extra needles or yarn? Donate to the library’s Give and Take Box to clear out your stash. Or check the box to find a special yarn. People looking to try something new are welcome to take supplies.
If you have any questions, contact the Grafton Public Library at <a href="mailto:info@graftonlibrary.org">info@graftonlibrary.org</a>

Local Event: Saturday Afternoon Knitting, etc.

Saturday Afternoon Knitting, etc.

Saturday May 18, 2024: Whether you are an experienced with various fiber arts or just want to learn, join the Grafton Public Library for a...

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Join us on Monday, May 20th at 6:30pm, in Room 228 for the "Reads Well with Others" Book Group discussion of Please Look After Mom, by Kyong-suk Sin 
Description: “NATIONAL BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE MAN ASIAN LITERARY PRIZE • When sixty-nine-year-old So-nyo is separated from her husband among the crowds of the Seoul subway station, her family begins a desperate search to find her. Yet as long-held secrets and private sorrows begin to reveal themselves, they are forced to wonder: how well did they actually know the woman they called Mom? 
Copies of the books are available in regular print, large print and as an audio on CD so stop by the library to pick up a physical copy. It is also available through Overdrive / Libby as an eAudio and eBook.
If you have any questions, contact the Grafton Public Library at <a href="mailto:info@graftonlibrary.org">info@graftonlibrary.org</a>

Local Event: "Reads Well with Others" Book Group

"Reads Well with Others" Book Group

Monday May 20, 2024: 
Join us on Monday, May 20th at 6:30pm, in Room 228 for the "Reads Well with Others" Book Group discussion of Please...

Forbes Municipal Building

State Representative Kate Donaghue, in collaboration with the Greater Boroughs Health Partnership, is hosting a Narcan (Naloxone) training on Monday, May 20th at 7 pm in Westborough at the Forbes Municipal Building in the Great Hall (45 West Main Street).

Local Event: Brian Donaghue Simpson Narcan Training, Opioid Awareness Day

Westborough

Brian Donaghue Simpson Narcan Training, Opioid...

Monday May 20, 2024: State Representative Kate Donaghue, in collaboration with the Greater Boroughs Health Partnership, is hosting a...

Brian Donaghue Simpson Narcan Training, Opioid Awareness Day

Join us on Tuesday May 21st at 1:30pm, in Room 228 for the Daytimers Book Group discussion of Paris by the Book, by Liam Callanan.
Description: “When eccentric novelist Robert Eady abruptly vanishes, he leaves behind his wife, Leah, their daughters, and, hidden in an unexpected spot, plane tickets to Paris. Hoping to uncover clues--and her husband--Leah sets off for France with her girls. Upon their arrival, she discovers an unfinished manuscript, one Robert had been writing without her knowledge . . . and that he had set in Paris. The Eady girls follow the path of the manuscript to a small, floundering English-language bookstore whose weary proprietor is eager to sell. Leah finds herself accepting the offer on the spot. As the family settles into their new Parisian life, they trace the literary paths of some beloved Parisian classics, including Madeline and The Red Balloon, hoping more clues arise. But a series of startling discoveries forces Leah to consider that she may not be ready for what solving this mystery might do to her family--and the Paris she thought she knew. Charming, haunting, and triumphant, Paris by the Book follows one woman's journey as she writes her own story, exploring the power of family and the magic that hides within the pages of a book.”
Copies of the books are available in regular print and large print so stop by the library to pick up a physical copy. It is also available through Overdrive / Libby as an eAudio and eBook.
If you have any questions, contact the Grafton Public Library at <a href="mailto:info@graftonlibrary.org">info@graftonlibrary.org</a>

Local Event: Daytimers Book Group

Daytimers Book Group

Tuesday May 21, 2024: Join us on Tuesday May 21st at 1:30pm, in Room 228 for the Daytimers Book Group discussion of Paris by the Book, by...

Join us on Tuesday May 21st at 6:30pm, in Room 228 for the GPL Mystery Book Group discussion of The Sugar House: a Tess Monaghan mystery, by Laura Lippman. 
Description: "New York Times
bestselling author Laura Lippman’s Tess Monaghan must solve one of the most baffling murders in her PI career.
When Tess Monaghan agrees to talk to Ruthie Dembrow, she senses she’ll regret it. If there’s anything Tess has learned in her work both as a newspaper reporter and then as a PI, it’s to trust your instincts. Still, she can’t deny she’s intrigued when Ruthie asks her to investigate the fatal stabbing of her brother, Henry, while he was locked away for murdering a teenage runaway over a bottle of glue. Henry’s death at the hands of fellow convicts doesn’t surprise Tess, but what does is that he was convicted for murdering a “Jane Doe”—something that rarely happens in the judicial system.
No ID was found on the victim’s body, and her fingerprints didn’t match up to any in the national database. How could anyone escape all the identity nets of the modern world? Ruthie is convinced if she learns the identity of her brother’s victim, maybe she can also find out why he was killed.
Tess’s search takes her on a harrowing journey from Baltimore’s exclusive Inner Harbor to the seedy neighborhood of Locust Point. But it’s the shocking discovery of the runaway’s true identity that turns Tess’s hunt deadly. Suddenly, her supposedly solved murder case keeps turning up newer, fresher corpses and scarier versions of the Sugar House—places that look so sweet and safe, but only from the outside”
Copies of the books are available in regular print, large print and as an audio on CD, so stop by the library to pick up a physical copy. It is also available through Overdrive / Libby as an eBook.
If you have any questions, contact the Grafton Public Library at <a href="mailto:info@graftonlibrary.org">info@graftonlibrary.org</a>

Local Event: GPL Mystery Book Group

GPL Mystery Book Group

Tuesday May 21, 2024: Join us on Tuesday May 21st at 6:30pm, in Room 228 for the GPL Mystery Book Group discussion of The Sugar House: a...

EcoTarium

The EcoTarium Museum of Science and Nature announced today that a ribbon cutting for the opening of the highly anticipated traveling exhibition Wild Kratts®: Ocean Adventure! will be held at the following time and place:
· Date: Friday, May 24, 2024
· Time: 11:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
· Location: The EcoTarium, 222 Harrington Way, Worcester, MA
About Wild Kratts®: Ocean Adventure! This exhibit was created by Minnesota Children’s Museum in collaboration with the Kratt Brothers Company. This adventurous, interactive exhibit – which focuses on cultivating STEM skills in children ages 3 to 9 – invites kids and families to explore animal habitats in oceans from around the globe, discover incredible creature powers and go on a mission to foil the villains’ nefarious plans. “This exhibit will get kids moving and thinking while they explore important concepts in science and the natural world,” said Chris Kratt, executive producer of Wild Kratts and co-founder of The Kratt Brothers Company.

Local Event: Wild Kratts®: Ocean Adventure! at the EcoTarium

Wild Kratts®: Ocean Adventure! at the EcoTarium

Friday May 24, 2024: The EcoTarium Museum of Science and Nature announced today that a ribbon cutting for the opening of the highly...

Join us on Tuesday May 28th at 6:30pm, in Room 228 for the Inspirational Book Group and Guided Meditation discussion of The Well-Gardened Mind : the restorative power of nature, by Sue Stuart-Smith.
Description: "A distinguished psychiatrist and avid gardener presents “a truly uplifting book on the power of gardening—and how it can change people’s lives” (Stylist, UK). The garden is often seen as a refuge, a place to forget worldly cares, removed from the “real” life that lies outside. When we get our hands in the earth we connect with the cycle of life in nature through which destruction and decay are followed by regrowth and renewal. Gardening is one of the quintessential nurturing activities and yet we understand so little about it. The Well-Gardened Mind provides a new perspective on the power of gardening to change people’s lives. Here, Sue Stuart-Smith investigates the many ways in which mind and garden can interact and explores how the process of tending a plot can be a way of sustaining an innermost self. Stuart-Smith’s own love of gardening developed as she studied to become a psychoanalytic psychotherapist. From her grandfather’s return from World War I to Freud’s obsession with flowers to case histories with her own patients to progressive gardening programs in such places as Rikers Island prison in New York City, Stuart-Smith weaves thoughtful yet powerful examples to argue that gardening is much more important to our cognition than we think. Recent research is showing how green nature has direct antidepressant effects on humans. “The most original gardening book ever [that] combines observation, horticulture, literature and history” (Sunday Times, UK), The Well-Gardened Mind is a book for gardeners and non-gardeners alike, and the perfect solace for people seeking healthier mental lives.”
Copies of the books are available in regular print and audio on CD so stop by the library to pick up a physical copy. It is also available through Overdrive / Libby as an eBook.
After the discussion, Librarian Heidi Fowler, will facilitate a guided meditation session if people are interested.
If you have any questions, contact the Grafton Public Library at <a href="mailto:info@graftonlibrary.org">info@graftonlibrary.org</a>

Local Event: Inspirational Book Group and Guided Meditation

Inspirational Book Group and Guided Meditation

Tuesday May 28, 2024: Join us on Tuesday May 28th at 6:30pm, in Room 228 for the Inspirational Book Group and Guided Meditation discussion...

Touchstone Community School

Saturday, June 1
10 am-1 pm
Pay-what-you-can
Proceeds support TCS, a nonprofit school in Central MA.

Local Event: Shredding Event

Shredding Event

Saturday June 1, 2024: Saturday, June 1
10 am-1 pm
Pay-what-you-can
Proceeds support TCS, a nonprofit school in Central MA.

Responding to the ever-growing trend of financial scams and fraud now estimated by the Federal Trade Commission at more than $10 billion in 2023, Homefield Credit Union will host an educational forum to provide safety information and guidance on ways to recognize scam and fraud attempts, and how to avoid becoming a victim. 

Homefield Credit Union’s educational forum promises to feature a panel discussion of experts representing the US Secret Service, the Securities and Exchange Commission, AARP Massachusetts, the Grafton Police Department, Homefield Credit Union, and local lawmakers. Questions and comments will also be taken from those in attendance. The discussion will be recorded for airing on Grafton’s Community Television system on a later to-be-announced date.
Seating is limited. Those wishing to attend the complimentary Educational Forum and Luncheon are asked to make a reservation by calling the Grafton Senior Center at (508) 839-9242.

Local Event: An Educational Forum: Protecting Older Adults from Scams and Fraud

An Educational Forum: Protecting Older Adults...

Thursday June 6, 2024: Responding to the ever-growing trend of financial scams and fraud now estimated by the Federal Trade Commission at...

An Educational Forum: Protecting Older Adults from Scams and Fraud

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