Past Programs

2025

January

  • Author Larry Rohter Discusses "Into the Amazon: The Life of Candido Rondon" (Virtual) with TPL
  • Finding King Richard III and "The Princes in the Tower" (Virtual) with APL
  • Casual Crafting Drop-In
  • Encounters with Killers with True Crime Author/Professor Katherine Ramsland (Virtual with TPL)
  • Grady Hendrix (Virtual with TPL)

February

  • Eliot Stein Discusses "Custodians of Wonder" (Virtual) with APL
  • Friends of the Library Valentine's Card Workshop (virtual)
  • Author Robert Dugoni Discusses "Hold Strong" (Virtual) with TPL
  • Tech Talk Google Docs
  • Author Victoria Christopher Murray Discusses "Harlem Rhapsody" (Virtual) with TPL
  • Debut Author Panel (Virtual with APL)
  • Casual Crafting (Drop-in)

March

  • Author Callan Wink Discusses "Beartooth" (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library
  • Boston Marathon History with Paul Clerici (In-person)
  • Boston Light: Three Centuries of History (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • FOL Sharon Reads Together Book Discussion - Milli Finds Her Bench with local author Ruth E Weiner (In-person)
  • Media & Misinfromation (In-person)
  • Irish Whiskey with Travis Ireland (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Craft & Trivia Night (in-person) with Teens
  • Casual Crafting (In-person)

April

  • Author Marie Benedict Discusses "The Queens of Crime" (Virtual) with APL
  • Local Farms, MA: Produce, Meats, Dairy, Oh My! (Virtual) with APL

2024

January

  • TV's Golden Age of Candlepin Bowling with Mike Morin
  • Shattered Stars, Healing Hearts: The Power of Courage, Compassion, and Kindness with local author Irene Stern Frielich
  • CNN's Tom Foreman Discusses My Year of Running Dangerously (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library
  • Bending Towards Justice: African Americans As Subjects and Creator in American Art (Virtual) in partnership with Sargent Memorial Library and other MA libraries

February

  • How To Travel More (and Better) with Colin Wright (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library
  • Tech with Tim: How to Use Microsoft Word
  • Romance Authors Talk: Ali Hazelwood, Nikki Payne, and Denise Williams (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library
  • Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of The Beekeeper's Apprentice with author Laurie R. King (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • The Economic Response to Russia's Invasion of Ukraine in partnership (Virtual) with Tewksbury Public Library

March

  • Tea Time with Therapy Gardens
  • Author Christopher Morash on Dublin:The Place and the Literati (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Q&A with Stan Zimmerman on The Girls: From Golden to Gilmore (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Film: Borderland - The Life and Times of Blanche Ames Ames (In-person)
  • One Book, One Town Book Discussion of The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin (1 of 2)
  • FOL Local Author - Elizabeth Gonzalez James The Bullet Swallower

April

  • One Book, One Town Book Discussion of The Music of Bees by Eileen Garvin (2 of 2)
  • Minimizing (or Eliminating!) Food Wastage For Families (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • A Brief History of the Coast Guard with Captain Greg Ketchen (Retired) (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Q&A with C.S. Harris - Author of the Sebastian St. Cyr Historical Mystery Series (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library

May

  • Romance Book Recs and Conversation with Lorelei of Lorelei's Lit Lair (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • New Yorker Cartoonist and Author Bob Eckstein Shares His Favorite Museums and Cartoons (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library

June

  • Author Julie Gerstenblatt Discusses Daughters of Nantucket (In-Person)
  • Author Cass's Suffrage Song: The Haunted History of Gender, Race and Voting Rights in the U.S. (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Author Shannon Reed Discusses Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One Page Before Lights Out (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Author Adam Smyth on The Book-Makers - A History of the Book in Eighteen Lives (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Author Paige McClanahan on The New Tourist: Waking Up to the Power and Perils of Travel (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Q&A with True Crime Authors Katherine Ramsland & Tracy Ullman: The Serial Killer's Apprentice (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Q&A with Author Lucy Gilmore on The Library of Borrowed Hearts (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library

July

  • A Virtual Tour of the Bata Shoe Museum (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Author Dean Jobb's A Gentleman and a Thief, in conversation with Joe Pompeo (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Author Rachelle Bergstein: The Genius of Judy: How Judy Blume Rewrote Childhood for All of Us (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Author Christina Dodd Discusses A Daughter of Fair Verona with Susan Elizabeth Phillips (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library

August

  • Maine Destinations For Stephen King Fans (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library
  • The Indigenous Old World: An Exploration of Pre-Colombian North America with Christoph Strobel (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library

September

  • Author Evan Friss Discusses The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Adult Workshop: Managing Anxiety and Stress with Marci daCamara of Be Inspired Counseling
  • Body Positivity in Romance Books Author Panel (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Planning for Medicare: Countdown to 65 (In-person)
  • Author Heather Wolf Discusses Find & Identify More Birds: How to Pick a Patch (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Great Boston Fires with Author and Historian David Kruh (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library

October

  • Tech with Tim: Password Management 101 (In-person)
  • Local Author Muhammad H Zaman on We Wait for a Miracle: Health Care and the Forcibly Displaced (In-person)
  • Massachusetts' Paranormal Past with Christopher Daley (Virtual)
  • Ted Reinstein Discusses Travels Through the Heart and Soul of New England (In-person)
  • The Origins and Evolution of Project 2025 with Professor Brian Conley (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library

November

  • Roosevelt for President (32, 36, 40, & 44) with the FDR Presidential Library (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library
  • AMA (Ask Me Anything) with Resume & LinkedIn Coach Virginia Franco (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library
  • Local Author Janet Singer Applefield - Becoming Janet: Finding Myself in the Holocaust (In-person)
  • Author Jerry Brotton on "Four Points of the Compass: The Unexpected History of Direction" (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Author/Historian Kathleen DuVal - "Native Nations: A Millennium in North America" (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Living with Wild Turkeys in Massachusetts with Mass Wildlife (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library

December

  • More Holiday Romance Book Recommendations with Booklist Reviewer John Charles (Virtual) with Ashland Public Library
  • Tech with Tim: Google Suite (In-Person)
  • Q&A with Author Nicole Tersigni: Cat People to Judge in Art and Life (Virtual) with Ashland Public Library
  • Author Q&A: "Invisible Strings: 113 Poets Respond to the Songs of Taylor Swift" (Virtual) with Ashland Public Library

2023

January

February

  • The Disappearance of Dr. Parkman - Blood and Ivy at the Harvard Medical School with Judge Dennis J. Curran (Ret.) (Virtual)
  • Watercoloring with Kashmica for High School students and Adults (Virtual)
  • Civics for Adults Series - Part 3 Beyond Voting: Elections and Campaign Financing (Virtual)
  • Author Talk with Local Fantasy Author, Melissa Caruso (Virtual)
  • Life in a Word Part 2 - Fear
  • Tech with Tim Lumnah: Introduction to QR Codes (Presentation Slides)

March

  • Politics with Principles: First Female Cabinet Secretary, Frances Perkins portrayed by Janet Parnes
  • Civics for Adults Series - Part 4 (Virtual)
  • One Book, One Town Book Discussion (The Violin Conspiracy by Brendan Slocumb) March 15 & 30
  • The Boston Marathon Mile by Mile with Paul Clerici
  • Life in a Word Part 3 (final workshop) - Beliefs

April

May

  • The Lioness of Boston: The Life of Isabella Stewart Gardner (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library
  • A Conversation with Charlotte McConaghy (Virtual) in partnership with Chelmsford Public Library
  • A Trip to Greece (Macedonia) with the Traveling Librarian (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library

June

  • Planning for Medicare - Countdown to 65 with Sue Flanagan, Senior Plan Consultant for Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts
  • The Life & Times of Deborah Samson with Steve Connolly
  • Create an Aromatic Herb Garden with Dave Wheeler (Therapy Gardens) (Presentation Notes)
  • Connie Hertzberg Mayo in Conversation with Elizabeth Gonzalez James
  • Tech with Tim: How to Best Organize Your Digital Files and Folders

July

  • Landing on the Moon (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library
  • A Look at the Life & Works of Agatha Christie (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library
  • Advice from Literary Agent Doug Grad (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library

August

  • Evening with FBI Special Agent Julia Cowley (Lead Profiler On The Golden State Killer Case) (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library

September

  • Author Heather Wolf Discusses "Find More Birds: 111 Surprising Ways to Spot Birds Wherever You Are"(Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Daily Attunement to the Higher Consciousness with local author Barbara Strassman (In-person)
  • Author Erica Cirino Discusses "Thicker Than Water: The Quest for Solutions to the Plastic Crisis" (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Behind the Judicial Curtain with Judge Curran - Two part program (Virtual)
  • Optimizing Immunity with Jill Patterson RDN (Virtual)
  • Harlem World: Celebrating Hip Hop's 50th Anniversary with Local Author Jon Mael (In-person)
  • Minecraft for the Atari Generation (Virtual) in partnership with Wayland Free Public Library

October

  • Behind the Judicial Curtain: Secrets of A Trial Judge Part 2 of 2 (Virtual)
  • Saving Money and Energy on Your Utility Bill (In-person)
  • More Haunted Lighthouses with Jeremy D'Entremont (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Paranormal 101 with Paranormal New England
  • Frances Perkins Part 2 with Janet Parnes of Historical Lady J (In-person)

November

  • Q&A With Mystery Writer and TV Producer Lee Goldberg (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library
  • Medicare Plans - Supplement or Advantage? with Sue Flanagan of BCBS (In-person)
  • Teach with Tim: How to Use QR Codes
  • Q&A with Author Travis Baldree: Discussing His New Cozy Fantasy "Bookshops & Bonedust" (Virtual) in partnership with Ashland Public Library

December

  • Steeped in Secrecy: The Boston Tea Party, 250 Years Later (Virtual) in partnership with Tewksbury Public Library

2022

July

  • Life in a Word Part 3 - with Certified HCI Health and Life Coach Ronni Hochman (In-Person)

August

  • Hikes Through History with author Alison O'Leary - tour of destinations in Eastern Massachusetts (Virtual)

September

  • Beginning Quilting Classes with Nancy Bass - Seven weekly classes beginning Wednesday, September 7
  • Veterans Club Meeting - The History of Music Therapy As It Relates to Veterans with Music Therapist, Ben Pernick
  • Saving at the Supermarket! with Jill Patterson, RDN (Virtual)

October

  • Film Presentation: Borderland - The Life and Times of Blanche Ames Ames, followed by Q&A with filmmaker and Sharon native, Kevin G. Friend (In-Person)
  • FOL Annual Meeting and Author Event with Katherine A. Sherbrooke - Leaving Coy's Hill (In-Person)

November

  • 1620: The First Year - with Christopher Daley (SPL Veterans Club)
  • Veterans Club Meeting - Roots of Popular Music and Acknowledging Veterans in Song with Jon Waterman

December

  • Civics for Adults Series - Part 1 Misinformation, Fake News and Politicial Propaganda (Virtual)
  • FOL Author Event with Chuck Hogan (in person)