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Local History Research with Postcards (Virtual)
Learn about the history of postcards and how to use this rich and fascinating resource for local history research.
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Working for Worcester Year 11 Build Day
Working for Worcester is a dynamic student-run nonprofit organization that has been making a positive impact on the city of Worcester for over a decade. Our mission is to create safe and accessible recreational infrastructure for the kids of Worcester. Each year, we host our highly anticipated Build Day event, […]
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Earth Day Flower Arranging
Learn about flower arranging with Sally Jablonski, Herbert E. Berg Florist and award winning designer. For ages 18 & older.
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Great American Read Book Club (April)
Join us to discuss some of the most popular novels in the United States! 3/22: The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown 4/26: The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks 5/24: Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte First Floor Reading Room
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Friends Spring Book Sale
The Ann Spitaels Friends Book Sale Friday, April 28 & Saturday, April 29 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Prices from $0.50 to $2.00 on a huge selection of books and more for kids and adults. $2.00 bagful of books from 2 to 4 p.m. on Saturday, April 29th. Fiction, […]
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Virtual American History Book Discussion (May)
Please join our ongoing book discussion group focused on American history. 3/7: River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey by Candace Millard 4/4: Beaverland: How One Weird Rodent Made America by Leila Philip 5/2: The Great Arizona Orphan Abduction by Linda Gordon
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Preserve Your Family Memories – Digital Studio Open House
Visit our Preservation Week Open House and learn how to preserve your family’s history with the use of our digitization and conversion equipment. Scan old family photos and slides, or convert VHS and audiocassettes into digital formats. Bring up to 3 print photos, slides, or negatives and we will digitize […]
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NEADS: Puppy Raiser Program
NEADS is a local non-profit that raises and trains Service Dogs for people with physical disabilities, hearing loss, veterans with PTSD, and children with autism. If you love puppies and are interested in learning what it's like to be a volunteer Puppy Raiser for a future #WorldClassServiceDog, join us! NEADS Manager […]
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Tee Off For WPL! Mini Golf After Dark
This event will see the WPL Main Library transformed into an 18-hole mini golf course with greens and holes winding through the stacks. Friday night Mini Golf After Dark will offer an adults (21+) only mini golf event with food, adult beverages and live music. A diverse selection of ethnic […]
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Worcester Chamber Music Society – Music on Main
Palestinian musicians Rami Abu Olaya, ney; Ghassan Sawalhi, tabla/oud; and American Elizabeth Jaesoon Cook, cello, join Neighborhood Strings for an engaging exploration of Arabic music and culture. This one-hour concert is free and open to the public. Reservations are not required. At the JMAC Popup
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Virtual Poetry Writing Workshop with Susan Roney-O’Brien (May)
This virtual poetry workshop is a vehicle for critique, a time of close reading and thoughtful responses that help craft the written word so that it says exactly what the author intends. The focus is the work itself. Poets are respectful of each other, value the craft, understand the courage […]
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Ordinary People: Tracking Your Family through the United States Census 1790-1950 (Virtual)
Learn to fully exploit the riches hidden in U.S, census records as we move through time from 1790 to 1950.
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