This weekend! The Friends are hosting a PUTTS4PAGES Mini Golf at the Library fundraiser on Saturday, April 1st and Sunday, April 2nd! Tickets on sale now! 

"MockTails and Mini-Golf" - Friends of the Ashland Library Fundraising Event *For Adults
Saturday, April 1 @ 6:30-8:30pm

Play Mini Golf in the Ashland Library - Friends of the Ashland Library Fundraising Event
Sunday, April 2 @ 11am-4pm

If you are in need of financial support to attend contact [email protected] or [email protected] 

Contact the Friends with any questions. Can't wait to see you!

PS:
April 1st 10-1pm is also the Friends Mini-Booksale and Donation day. They are going to be exhausted but happy! 

Adult Programs

We have in person, hybrid or virtual programs! Please click on the link to receive the zoom information if its online. Check your spam folder if you don't see the confirmation in your inbox. 

Virtual: Author Mia Mask Discusses "Black Rodeo: A History of the African American Western"
Wednesday, March 29 @ 7pm

African American westerns have a rich cinematic history and visual culture. Professor and author Mia Mask examines the African American western hero within the larger context of film history by considering how Black westerns evolved and approached wide-ranging goals.

ReWilding: Native Plant Gardening for the Planet and ALL Her Inhabitants with Trevor Smith
Saturday, April 8 @ 10am

Native plants and pollinators are all the buzz these days. What are natives? Why should we plant natives? How can we work them into our landscape and gardens? All this and more will be covered in this brief class providing you with all you will need to know to go make informed decisions for your landscape.

This Week

Virtual -Learn All About Fixit Clinics! The How and Why of Bringing One to Your Community
Tuesday, March 28 @ 1pm
We are partnering with Peter Mui, the founder of the Fixit Clinic and Kathi Mirza, an Environmental Analyst for MassDEP, to bring you the nuts and bolts of hosting or attending a Fixit Clinic in your very own community! Did you know that the APL has already hosted 2 Fixit Clinics?
 
Virtual: Looking Back At 1948 -- A Year of Presidential Decisions
Tuesday, March 28 @ 2pm
75 years ago, President Truman faced a series of monumental decisions both at home and abroad. Learn how he managed to come out of all this successfully and even navigated a surprise Presidential Election victory.

VIRTUAL: Front Street Readers Book Club
Tuesday, March 28 @ 6:30pm
Read "The Children's Train" by Viola Ardone.

Virtual: John Fitzgerald Kennedy National Historic Site Presents 'From Beals St. To The White House'
Wednesday, March 29 @ 12pm
Receive a virtual tour of John F. Kennedy's birthplace home on 83 Beals Street. Led by Lead Park Ranger Gabriella Hornbeck.

Virtual: Ashland Adult Book Club
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Read "The Life of the Mind" by Christine Smallwood.
 
Virtual: What Science Reveals About The Human Experience Of Visiting Other Worlds
Thursday, March 30 @ 2pm
Author Jana Grcevich will give a presentation based on her book, "Vacation Guide to the Solar System: Science for the Savvy Space Traveler".

Virtual: Q&A with YA Author Jenna Evans Welch!
 *For Teens and Adults
Thursday, March 30 @ 7pm
Join us for a conversation with author Jenna Evans Welch as we discuss her books "Love & Gelato", "Love & Luck", and her most recent, "Love & Olives". We're sure you can guess the settings from the titles!

Virtual: Broadway Ballads & Showstoppers
Friday, March 31 @ 2pm
By means of video clips (including a number of rare original cast performances), this presentation will allow us to revisit many of these outstanding numbers that continue to enthrall audiences world-wide.

Nature Photography with Steve McGrath *Field Session
Saturday, April 1 @ 10am
Join photographer Steve McGrath out in the "field" to learn how to take the best pictures!
 
Artist Reception: Meet Pamela Dorris DeJong
Saturday, April 1 @ 1pm
Learn all about Pamela’s art, and be wowed by both the Orbs 3D exhibit on the walls and in the glass case.

Click Here To View The Ashland Public Library Happenings for the Week of March 27, 2023