Learn about tips and tricks to research the history of your family and their home through the use of real estate web resources such as Mass Land Records, Google Maps and Zillow. Learn about the different kinds of records you can find, as well as the limits of available data […]
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 […]
Learn about the basics of researching genealogy, and what the best resources to start with are, both at the library and digitally.
How is it that French women can eat all those croissants, yet stay slim and healthy? Join us to learn well-established habits of French women (and maybe men) that have to do with many aspects of eating - including timing of meals, portion sizes, and attitude! Presented by Judy Palken, […]
This virtual workshop will teach emerging writers how to turn their memories into transformational stories whether they want to write privately or to be published. Personal Stories Matter because you can use your voice to harness social, political, and cultural change, not only for a just society but an equitable […]
We need YOU! Do you want to make a difference? Do you need service hours for school? Why not do both at the same time? We want YOUR input about what types of programs, books, DVDs, games and other stuff we should have at the library for YOU to use. […]
Cooking fusion food is a wonderful way to combine the flavors of various cuisines and has been around for quite some time. It is also very common in a lot of restaurants where chefs put a spin on different dishes, adding global ingredients to execute delicious results. Chef Vanessa is […]
Do you have ancestors who served in the US military? Learn how to find the records and information that is available for genealogists.
Join us for a virtual presentation by speakers from the Frances Perkins Center on the life and legacy of Frances Perkins. The Worcester Public Library also invites the public to visit the Frances Perkins Branch during the month of March 2023 to see the traveling exhibit about the Life and Legacy of […]
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 […]
In this in-person panel, authors, Edith Maxwell and Janet Raye Stevens, will discuss their different journeys to publication, which include getting an agent and going with a large press to deciding to go with a small press or to self-publish. Agatha Award winning Edith Maxwell writes the Quaker Midwife Mysteries and […]
Never used Ancestry.com? You're in for a treat. Used it before? Still more to learn. Please join us on Zoom as we mine the most popular of all genealogy databases for genealogical riches.
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