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Virtual Genealogy Club (April)

Please join fellow genealogists from WPL and the Massachusetts Society of Genealogists as we meet via Zoom to informally discuss the joys and challenges of sharing our passion for family history. Bring your curiosity, your latest research and those stubborn brick walls. All are welcome.

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Craft Exchange

Calling all crafters! Bring your surplus materials, completed crafts, and equipment you no longer use to exchange with others. Help reduce, reuse, and recycle craft materials that are still usable. 

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Reptiles Rock

Join Rainforest Reptiles and enjoy a fun and informative presentation, observe both small and large reptiles, and have the chance to touch both a snake and an alligator! Sponsored by the Friends of the Worcester Public Library.  For families with children ages 11 and under.

Worcester Public Library

Reptiles Rock

Join Rainforest Reptiles and enjoy a fun and informative presentation, observe both small and large reptiles, and have the chance to touch both a snake and an alligator! Sponsored by the Friends of the Worcester Public Library.  For families with children ages 11 and under.

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Introduction to Foraging

Foraging is a great way to incorporate local, nutrition-packed foods into your diet. It’s a fun way to get outdoors with friends and family, and sustainable foraging has a positive impact on native ecosystems. Learn how to get started on your wild food foraging journey from selecting a guidebook to […]

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Toe Jam Puppet Band

Toe Jam Puppet Band offers a special brand of hands-on children’s entertainment that grown-ups can actually enjoy. The performances are interactive, encouraging audience members to sing and dance along with the band as they entertain with a unique combination of original songs, masterful shadow puppetry, storytelling, and plenty of humor […]

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Buildwave | A hands-on family building game!

Want to foster your child's interest in STEM, while igniting their creative spark at the same time? Buildwave is a creative building program that feels like a video game! Over the course of the workshop families create with over a dozen different building materials, including Lego®, PlusPlus®, and custom-made Buildwave […]

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Worcester Chamber Music Society: Swept Away – Mechanics Hall

Swept Away Sunday, April 23 | Mechanics Hall, Worcester @4 PM in-person and virtual options Evoking wind, mystery, and movement, with liquid lines by both harp and piano, works by Takemitsu, Caplet, and Fauré, will sweep you away at our last Main Stage concert of the season. Program Toru Takemitsu And […]

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“A Walk in the Woo” – Worcester’s 2022 Rain Poets Read

The Worcester County Poetry Association is pleased to organize this reading of Worcester's 2022 Rain Poets. For two years now, the WCPA has selected the poems of thirteen different Worcester-area poets to paint around the city using hydrophobic paint - that's right, these poems only show up when the concrete […]

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Poetry in Action: with Special Guest Worcester Youth Poet Laureate Adael Mejia

Join us to celebrate and experience the joy of poetry featuring Worcester’s Youth Poet Adael Mejia. In honor of National Poetry Month and National Library Week. Free Mini Notebooks for participants while supplies last. Recommended for ages 7-11.

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