Valentines Raffles for all ages! 

Make a guess, maybe you'll win (the stuff in the bucket). From Feb 1 - Feb 14th, visit the children's room, teen room, and the adult circulation area to make guesses to win these beauties. Winners will be informed around Feb 15th.

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 - The Challenges of Being a Debut Author featuring Chelsea Banning
*For Teens and Adults
Monday, February 6 @ 7pm

Chelsea is in conversation with debut authors Laura Gao, Brian D. Kennedy, Jean Louise, and XiXi Tian to chat about the challenges and joys of getting your first book out in the world.

Essential Oils with Hannah Stein: Peppermint
Tuesday, February 7 @ 6:30pm

Hannah Stein explores the benefits of using peppermint in your daily life - it's not just for cooking!

This and Next Week

Virtual: A Nature Photographer's Trip To Costa Rica
Tuesday, February 7 @ 10:30am
Discover Costa Rica’s national treasures with a top wildlife photographe, Peter Christoph. 

Virtual - Fantasy Romance Panel: The Rise of Monsters
Wednesday, February 8 @ 5pm 
We welcome authors Danielle L Jensen, HR Moore, AK Mulford, and CM Nascosta as they talk about the rising appeals of "monsters" in romance.

Mystery Book Club
Wednesday, February 8
Read "The Last Thing He Told Me" by Laura Dave.

Virtual: Freedom’s Cause: Historical Black Communities and George Washington’s Cambridge Camp
Wednesday, February 8 @ 7pm
Learn how free and enslaved Black members of Washington’s war camp interacted with one another, members of the local community, and Washington himself. 

Decoupage Coasters and Magnets for Val/Gal/Palentine's Day with Carrie Huang
Thursday, February 9 @ 10:30am
Be ready for Val/Gal/Palentine's Day with cute giveaways everyone in your life will love.

Virtual: The History Of Simon & Garfunkel
Thursday, February 9 @ 1pm
Using audio and visual content, trace the arc of Simon & Garfunkel’s career from “Hey Schoolgirl to “Bridge Over Troubled Water.” 

Art for Adults with Nancy Atkinson
Thursday, February 9 @ 6:30pm
Nancy will offer instruction in drawing techniques with different mediums, papers, and ideas.

Virtual: Q&A with Author Kate Clayborn!
Thursday, February 9 @ 7pm
Let's ask Kate our burning questions about ALL of her books, including her newest "Georgie" All Along".

Virtual - Friday Night Film Discussion
Friday, February 10 @ 7pm
Watch "Love with the Proper Stranger"

Cookbook Club
Saturday, February 11 @ 12pm
Cook from  "Jubilee : Recipes from Two Centuries of African American Cooking"

Name That Tune – Love Songs Through the Ages
Saturday, February 11 @ 2pm
Let's get ready for Valentine's Day with a review of the best love songs in the last few decades! 

Virtual: Black History Month Talk with Dr. Rebecca Hall, Author of Award-Winning Graphic Novel WAKE: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Join Dr. Rebecca Hallas she discusses her Award-Winning Graphic Novel "WAKE" which was written "for my grandmother Harriet Thorpe Hall (1860-1927), for all the women who fought slavery, and for all of us living in its afterlife."

More Next Week

Virtual: A Trip To Northern Sicily With The Traveling Librarian
Tuesday, February 14 @ 11am
This month, journey to northern Sicily, at the crossroads of the Mediterranean, and influenced by many different cultures throughout its history. 

Bio/Memoir Book Club
Wednesday, February 15 @ 11am
Read 'The Yellow House' by Sarah M. Broom

Half-Past Crafts: Heart-Shaped Bath Bombs
Wednesday, February 15 @ 6:30pm
This month we will be showing ourselves some love by making sweet heart-shaped bath bombs!

NEW: Virtual: Ashland Adult Book Club
Wednesday, February 15 @ 6:30pm
Please join this long running Ashland group for a discussion of "All That She Carried" by Tiya Miles.

Virtual: A Look At Elizabethan England
Thursday, February 16 @ 10:30am
We will look into the past and recall the first Queen Elizabeth, who reigned from 1558 to 1603. And we will examine the art created during her reign as the Queen and her courtiers expressed their dominance through their portraits and palaces, decorative arts and stately homes.

Virtual: Authors Rose Lerner & Olivia Waite In Conversation
Thursday, February 16 @ 7pm
Join us for an author talk and Q&A with Rose and Olivia in celebration of Valentine’s Day! We’ll discuss their writing processes, how they research historical details, and how they craft historical happily ever afters.

The Garden of Words: A Writing Workshop
Friday, February 17 @ 10:30am
Join us to put into writing your story or come to commune with other budding authors as we learn how to put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard :).

Virtual - Ducks of New England with Bill Gette
Friday, February 17@ 1pm
Bill will show his photographs, review aids to field identification, discuss each species’ habitat preference and behavioral characteristics, and recommend places where birdwatchers can go to see these magnificent birds.

Virtual: Trivia Night -- Two-For-One Trivia
Friday, February 17 @ 7pm
Join us on Zoom to test your knowledge! This month, we will be looking at famous pairs. Mac & Cheese? Bonnie & Clyde? PB&J? The Olsen Twins? ALL OF IT!

Virtual: Author Katee Robert Discusses "Radiant Sin"
Saturday, February 18 @ 7pm
Harvard Book Store partners with the APL to host Katee Robert—New York Times and USA Today bestselling romance author—for a discussion of the fourth book in her Dark Olympus series "Radiant Sin". 

Weekly ELL Classes with Hopkinton Library

These weekly classes alternates between in person and online. Contact the group leader for information on joining for the meetings. We are happy to be collaborating with the Hopkinton Public Library for this series!  

Beginner ELL Conversation Circle
Thursdays at 2pm

Advanced ELL Conversation Circle
Fridays at 11am

Contact Janet Fannon to join either session
[email protected]

Knitting

Saturday Knit & Crochet Club

Saturdays at 2pm

Monday Knit & Crochet Club

Mondays at 6pm

Children's Programs

Unless otherwise specified, all programs are in-person walk-in. There may be room capacity limits for some, though, so come early! 

Lego Club
*For Kids Age 5 & Up
Thursday, February 9 @ 4pm

Each child will be given a box filled with an assortment of Lego blocks to build a creation using only what's inside the box within 45 minutes.

Pokémon Day
Saturday, February 18 @ 10-3pm

Fun for the whole family! Fun activities all day long, including games, movies, photo ops and crafts.

This Week

Monday Afternoon Story and Craft
*For Ages 4-7
Monday, February 6 @ 4:30pm
Stop into the children's room as we read a story and do a related craft project.

Project ABC Play, Learn, and Grow Group
*for Ages 0 to 5
Tuesday, February 7 @ 11am
Registration is Required
This program is limited to 20 people in the storytime room. 

PJ Story Time with Ryan (and his stuffed animals!)
Tuesday, February 7 @ 5:30pm
Come in your pajamas, and bring your favorite stuffed animals! We will read stories about a different one of Ryan's stuffed animals every week.

(Hybrid) - Lapsit
*Infants, Toddlers &  Caregivers
Wednesday, February 8 @ 10:30am
Please register to receive the zoom link if joining us online.

Friday Afternoon Story and Craft
*For Ages 4-7
Friday, February 10 @ 4pm
Stop into the children's room as we read a story and do a related craft project.

Special Saturday Story Time
*For Ages 3 and up
Saturday, February 11 @ 10:30am
Come listen to Ryan read some of his favorite stories aloud!

Next Week

Monday Afternoon Story and Craft
*For Ages 4-7
Monday, February 13 @ 4:30pm
Stop into the children's room as we read a story and do a related craft project.

Project ABC Play, Learn, and Grow Group
*for Ages 0 to 5
Tuesday, February 14 @ 11am
Registration is Required
This program is limited to 20 people in the storytime room. 

PJ Story Time with Ryan (and his stuffed animals!)
Tuesday, February 14 @ 5:30pm
Come in your pajamas, and bring your favorite stuffed animals! We will read stories about a different one of Ryan's stuffed animals every week.

(Hybrid) - Lapsit
*Infants, Toddlers &  Caregivers
Wednesday, February 15 @ 10:30am
Please register to receive the zoom link if joining us online.

Read to a Dog with Knives and Machete 
Thursday, February 16 @ 6pm
Children with some reading ability will have the chance to read to one of our registered therapy dogs for 10 minutes. 

Friday Afternoon Story and Craft
*For Ages 4-7
Friday, February 17 @ 4pm
Stop into the children's room as we read a story and do a related craft project.

Crafty Saturdays! 
Saturdays 10am-3pm

Drop in on Saturdays in the Children's Room and find a different craft to do every week! 

Teen Programs

Anti-Valentines Day
*Age 13-18
Tuesday, February 14, 2023

Join us at the library for a night of snacks and movies while we make blackout poetry!

Afterschool Video Games
Friday, February 17 @ 3:30pm

Come to the library to play switch games with your friends! Nintendo Switch, Xbox, games and snacks will be provided.

If you're in 8th grade or higher (aged 13 or up) and want to keep up-to-date on events, be the first to know about new books coming in, and have easy access to library resources, join our Discord server!

Program Videos

Check out the library's YouTube Channel! We are recording many of our programs so subscribe today so you don't miss out. 

Art in the Library

Photography by Steve McGrath and his students
January 18 - February 27, 2023

Upstairs Display Case

“Shaker Boxes”
Handmade Wood Products by Shane Colledge
December 6, 2022 – February 27. 2023

More of Shane’s creations can be found at his website for Cord & Oak.