Lego Club is Back!

Registration begins Tuesday, September 2

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Fall Story Times for 2025!

Registration begins Tuesday, September 2

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Music & Movement for Young Children

Registration begins Tuesday, September 2

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Choose Your Own Adventure Book Club

For 5th-8th grade students

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America's National Parks with Matt Davis

Thursday, August 14 at 6:30 PM

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The Adult Summer Reading finale event!

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America's National Parks with Matt Davis, the Adult Summer Reading finale! Thursday, August 14 at 6:30 PM. Perhaps one of our country’s greatest treasures is our extensive system of National Parks. Join Matt Davis as he takes us on a virtual tour of some of the nation’s most famous parks. Showcasing dozens of his original photographs, he’ll provide interesting details about how the parks were created, the unique landscapes and wildlife they protect, and some of the challenges they face from ever-increasing tourism and human activities. Massachusetts local Matt Davis is a retired psychology professor and avid traveler. He is the author of a travel memoir, “At Home in the World: Reflections of a Travel Addict,” and is a regularly featured Travel Expert for the program Studio 10 on WJAR TV, Channel 10 in Providence. This program is open to all patrons! Visit our Events Page. Call the Blackstone Public Library at 508-883-1931 for more information. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Blackstone Public Library. Play is one of the ways we learn to relate to others, to think in new ways, and to foster friendships, new and old. iREAD 2025: Level Up at Your Library reminds us that libraries are not just a space for knowledge, they are a space for fun! Flyer includes a background photograph of Bryce Canyon National Park, from Matt's travels. The photo is taken from high above the canyon, with some evergreen trees in the foreground near the viewer. The expanse of the canyon spreads out below, with the distant landscape softening to grey-blue canyon hills. The sky above is vibrant blue streaked with soft grey-white clouds.

Family Recipes Cooking Club

Tuesday, August 26 at 6:00 PM

Seasonal Favorites of Summer!

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Family Recipes Cooking Club - Seasonal Favorites of Summer. Tuesday, August 26 at 6:00 PM. If you have a love for cooking, this club might be for you! This club, led by Jean Piechocki, meets quarterly, with recipes selected to reflect the seasons. For this season, participants will share their favorite family summer themed recipes, and bring it to this pot-luck-style club meeting to share with other members. Please, remember to bring a copy of your family recipe, so that those with allergies can be aware of the ingredients. Recipes including peanuts and tree-nuts are not allowed. If you need to find a written version of an old favorite you only know by heart, take a look at our library’s database page and check out “A to Z World Food” to find hundreds of recipes from all over the world! Registration is required. Call the Blackstone Public Library at 508-883-1931 to sign up, or for more information. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Blackstone Public Library. Flyer heading background is a photograph of a dark-stained wood table with a selection of cooking tools on top. Viewed from above there is a dark stone mortar and pestle; a cast iron pan; a metal knife and cleaver; a wooden bowl with herbs, garlic, and citrus inside; a lighter-stained wooden cutting board; and a selection of smaller bowls with various spices and oils.

Button Tree Craft with Celeste Langlois

Thursday, September 11 at 6:30 pm

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Cyanotype Printmaking with Lisa Shea

Monday, August 25, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM

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Cyanotype Printmaking with Lisa Shea. Monday, August 25, from 2:00 to 3:00 PM. This hands-on workshop is for ages 10 and up, and for all ability levels! Learn about Cyanotypes, make your own, and have fun! Participants will also receive a free 74-page e-book, "Making Cyanotypes Step by Step," by Lisa Shea. Registration is required. Visit our Events Page. Call the Blackstone Public Library at 508-883-1931 for more information. This program is funded by a generous donation from the Blackstone Library’s LIG MEG account as authorized by the Board of Library Trustees. The flyer presents three photographs as examples from the Cyanotype Printmaking class, credited to Lisa’s website: LisaShea.com. The header of the flyer is a dark blue background with the silhouette of delicate ferns in light blue. In the body of the flyer are two more photographs, one of the blue cyanotype paper resting on a piece of cardboard with a selection of metal gears arranged on the surface with the sun shining on them. The second photograph is the resulting print, a dark blue background with the silhouette of the gear shapes in white, with some areas being in lighter blue.

Heritage Book Club

Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM

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Heritage Book Club for adults. Thursday, August 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM. This program is part of the Blackstone Public Library’s ongoing LSTA grant, “Voices: A Common Thread.” This grant is in thanks to the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and the Massachusetts Libraries Board of Library Commissioners. This program is also sponsored by Unibank through our “What’s for Dinner?” program. Join staff member Renee Milliken for the Heritage Book Club on Thursday, August 28, 2025. The Town of Blackstone has a rich history of cultural heritage. Each month, a book and food item will highlight one of the many ancestries in our town. Food will be served. Please call ahead for allergy concerns. August's book choice is "Dust Child," a novel by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai. Set simultaneously during the Vietnam War and modern day, past and present converge to explore a suspenseful and moving story about family secrets, hidden trauma, and the overriding power of forgiveness. To register, or for more information, please contact the Blackstone Public Library at 508-883-1931. The Heritage Book Club is supported by grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Federal Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Image description: Book cover is an illustration in silhouette of a person standing near a tree with branches reaching out so that the canopy forms a half-circle against the sky. The author has said the tree on the cover represents, "the ancient Bodhi tree which stands in front of a Catholic orphanage where Phong was abandoned as a child." The background of the cover is a dark magenta with a dark yellow sun against the center of the sky. The ground, the person, and the trunk of the tree are silhouetted in dark blue. The leaves of the tree are a pale yellow-green, and there are bright green vines hanging from the branches.

Quilting Club

Thursday, August 28, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM

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Quilting Club, a monthly club for adults. Thursday, August 28, from 1:00 to 4:00 PM. If you love quilting already or just want to start, come join a group of like-minded crafters! Each meeting will be a relaxing time to get together, share ideas, and do some quilting. Refreshments will be served. This program is for adults. No registration is required. Contact the Blackstone Public Library at 508-883-1931 for more information. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Blackstone Public Library. The title text of this flyer is in a typeface that looks like letters written inside separate quilt patches. Flyer text is over a background photo of a quilt. The patches are large, colored blue, pink, yellow, and teal, and with a filigree design of stitching over the entire quilt.

Photography Club

Tuesday, August 19, at 6:30 PM

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You asked, we listened... Photography Club Tuesday, August 19, at 6:30 PM. Join other photographers to discuss various topics including equipment and techniques. Registration is required. Snacks will be provided. Contact the Blackstone Public Library at 508-883-1931 to sign up, or for more information. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the Blackstone Public Library. Flyer includes a photograph of a resin vintage folding pocket camera. Photograph is courtesy of unsplash.com/@jonathantalbertphotography.

Tech Help with Hannah

by Appointment

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Tech Help with Hannah Technology Assistant Hannah Rishel offers basic hour-long classes by appointment. Learn computer, smart phone, and internet basics; email; social media, like Facebook and Instagram; and online library services, such as databases and ebooks.To schedule a personalized sessionplease call the library at 508-883-1931or email Hannah athrishel@cwmars.org

Vintage Family History Scrapbooking Class

Thursday, August 7 at 5:00 PM

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Vintage Family History Scrapbooking Class This program is intended for adults. Thursday, September 18 at 5:00 PM This program is part of the Blackstone Public Library’s ongoing LSTA grant, “Voices: A Common Thread.” Vintage Family History Scrapbooking. Please join Library Staff Members for an evening of scrapbooking. Supplies will be provided. We ask that you bring the following: 4 photographs to use in the scrapbook; information about the person/people in the photos (ex. name, age, location, etc.) ; a small blurb about the person (a few sentences). It could be of a particular achievement, historical information, or a fun, family anecdote/memory; your enthusiasm! Registration is required. Call the Blackstone Public Library at 508-883-1931. “Vintage Family History Scrapbooking Class” is supported by grant funds from the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the federal Library Services and Technology Act as administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Flyer features a vintage-style photograph of a scrapbook in progress. There are three family photos on a brown-paper page with handwriting beside one photo. On the table beside the book is a pen, a pair of scissors, a spool of white string, and a sheet of brown arrow stickers.

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Borrow a HotSpot from the Library

In accordance with the Library’s goal to provide to our community current technology and services, the Blackstone Public Library offers Wi-Fi Mobile HotSpots for loan.

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Get a CWMARS eCard

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An eCard is a CW MARS library card that you can register for online to access electronic materials, such as ebooks, audiobooks, magazines, and databases.

The eCard is for patrons who do not already have a CW MARS library card and may be upgraded to a physical library card with borrowing privileges by visiting your local library. 

Museum Pass Program
Reserve a pass to a local museum!