Mechanics Hall

Annual Family Holiday Concert

Sponsored by Gold Concert Sponsor Workers Credit Union. WYO's most popular concert of the year! Celebrate with family & friends the festive sounds of the season with the WY Symphony Orchestra & Nashoba Valley Chorale.  Join us for an afternoon of your holiday favorites! Want to celebrate in style? Why […]

Worcester Public Library

Read Aloud with Me Beginning Readers Club

Congratulations on your wonderful journey of learning to read! New readers, together with their caregivers, can practice reading skills in an encouraging atmosphere, get assistance in choosing books, and learn some tips and tricks to help navigate the exciting world of leveled readers.  Best for ages 5-7. Registration is required […]

Worcester Public Library

Writing From Life: Holidays Edition with Grace Talusan

Have you always wanted to write? Have you wanted to write about your holiday traditions, foods, and memories? Come to this low-stakes, generative writing session for all levels and experience. You will practice a creative process for writing from life that you can repeat on your own. Through writing exercises […]

Worcester Public Library

Holiday Fun! with Chef Vanessa: Sweet Treats with Italian Pizzelle Cookies

Pizzelle cookies (also the oldest known cookie) are a wonderful holiday treat served plain, perfect with a cup of coffee or tea or dressed up with various toppings. Chef Vanessa will show you how easy it is to make these waffle cookies and the many ways to eat and enjoy […]

Worcester Public Library

Polar Express Adventure

Come in your pajamas and join in the fun as your elf librarians host a fun-filled Polar Express adventure! Cozy up with hot cocoa and cookies and take home your very own jingle bell after a reading of the award-winning book, The Polar Express. Parents don’t forget your cameras. Recommended for […]

Worcester Public Library

Scrabble Time (December)

Do you love Scrabble? Meet other fans of the popular board game and strike up a game! Staff will be available to teach new players as well. Ages 16 and up welcome!    First Floor Fiction Area

Worcester Public Library

Stories and Songs

Children and families are welcome to our weekly stories, sing-alongs, and fun activities.  A great way for children to gain early literacy, math, and social skills! Ages: Families with children 5 and under Registration is required as space is limited; sign-up at mywp.org.

ArtsWorcester

Call for Art: Strut

call for art Strut a juried members' exhibition of large-scale works   Registration Deadline: December 20, 2022 Drop off period: January 3 - 5, 2023 or earlier by appointment (sign up for a drop-off time here: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10c0d4faaad2aa7fe3-strut) *Options for drop offs before and between the holidays will be communicated closer to the deadline* […]

ArtsWorcester

Call for Art: The Nineteenth Annual College Show

call for art The Nineteenth Annual College Show a juried, in-person exhibition Submission Deadline: December 20, 2022 Notifications: by January 11, 2023 Drop off: January 26 - January 29, 2023, or earlier by appointment  Exhibition Dates: February 9 - April 8, 2023 Opening Reception: February 10, 2023, 6-9 PM After two years of virtual exhibitions, ArtsWorcester’s College […]

Worcester Public Library

Great American Book Club (December)

12/27: Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett 1/24: Outlander by Diana Gabaldon 2/28: Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood Attendees will receive a free copy of the upcoming month’s selection. Banx Room  

Worcester Public Library

Virtual Science Fiction Book Club (December)

Do you like reading about spaceships, parallel worlds, aliens, telepathy, time travel or droids? Join us to discuss great SF & Fantasy fiction. Ages 16 and up are welcome.   Register:  12/20: The Sparrow by Mary Doria Russell 1/17: Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer 2/21: The Freeze-Frame Revolution by Peter Watt

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