Do you like to knit or crochet? Come join a group of fellow crafters - just bring your yarn, needles, and yourself. It's a great way to make friends, share patterns and tips, and make progress on your projects. Beginners are welcome and no registration is required.
Watercolor Workshop Artist and instructor Lana Quann of The Wandering Brush will guide attendees through painting their own watercolor painting. Beginners are welcome! Space is limited, so please register by contacting the circulation desk at 508-324-2700 ext. 2. This program is supported in part by a grant from the Fall River Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
CALLING ALL teenage COMICS ENTHUSIASTS!!!! Do you like comics? Graphics novels? Manga? Webcomics? Some other combination of pictures and words?? Then the Young Adult Comics Club is the place for you! The second Thursday of each month we meet to discuss all things comics - making, thinking, reading, sharing, etc. Share your favorite manga with peers! Show off the comic you’ve been making to other comic artists! Finally start that cool comic idea you’ve been meaning to draw! Learn what comics are all about!!! Each month we will have an optional comic prompt to make and share for the following meeting. Make us some words and pictures!! For teens ages 13 - 18.
Doctor Finnegan’s Circus is a comedy circus troupe specializing in American sideshow style entertainment. This elite trio is headed by Doctor Finnegan and features the amazing talents of Chip Rascal and The Reverend Sean Theroux. No registration is required for this all ages event which will take place in the library meeting room.
**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**Fall River patrons are invited to join this online author panel on Zoom hosted by Boyden Library in Foxborough! Lin / L.T. Thompson writes stories about queer kids and teens discovering themselves and having adventures. They’re a proud library worker and the author of two books for middle-grade readers, The Best Liars in Riverview and The House That Whispers (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers), and one for young adults, Devils Like Us (Bloomsbury). They grew up in Kentucky, spent a decade in Boston, and now live in Iowa with their wife and cat. When they’re not writing, they enjoy picking up new hobbies and letting their interests cycle like the tides.Please register for this event and you'll receive the link in the confirmation and reminder emails - make sure to check your spam folder for them, the email will be coming from Zoom.The Boyden Library extends its gratitude to the Ashland Public Library & The Friends of Ashland Public Library for generously providing Zoom access for this event, enabling collaboration with numerous other libraries across Massachusetts and […]
Remember when everyone made sand art in the 90s? It’s back but this time it’s for adults! Join us on the library lawn to create your own colorful layered sand art bottle during this relaxing summer craft program. In the event of inclement weather, the program will be moved to the Meeting Room. Supplies are limited; registration opens Monday, May 11th!
Play a game of chess at the library! Chess players at all levels are invited to stop by on Saturday afternoons. Bring your own chess board and pieces, or we have some available at the desk.
6/1 Movie Matinee: The Birdcage Adults are invited to join us for a free movie screening in the meeting room! This week we will watch the 1996 comedy film The Birdcage by Mike Nichols (rated R). 6/8: Polyester by John Waters 6/15 The Incredibly True Adventure of Two Girls in Love by Maria Maggenti 6/22 The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert by Stephan Elliott 6/29 TBD 7/6 TBD 7/13 TBD 7/20 TBD
Do you enjoy reading? Starting this May, the Fall River Public Library will be hosting a brand-new book club for children in grades 3-5! Come prepared to talk about a book you have read, what you liked and what you disliked!
Join Children's Room staff for a fun morning of stories! Each storytime includes 30 minutes of stories from popular children's books followed by a short literacy-based movie and an easy-to-make craft. Introduce your preschooler to the exciting world of children's literature! Recommended for ages 3 to 5.
The Children’s Room invites our middle grade readers (ages 8-12) to join our monthly book club! On the third Tuesday of every month, we will meet to discuss the assigned title which will be chosen from a selection of popular fiction and nonfiction. Copies of the assigned title will be provided for members to keep! Each month’s title and any related materials will be announced and distributed at the end of the previous session.
Adults are invited to make an accordion book as a medium to display your art, illustrations, photographs or stories. We’ll go over basic tools of bookbinding and learn how to incorporate your own artwork in books. No prior experience necessary. Space is limited; registration is required. Recommended for adults. Main learning objective/take-aways of the class: 1.Familiarize with basic bookbinding tools and bookbinding terminology 2.Learn the intrinsic qualities of paper and folding. 3. Discover ways to tell stories through the art of the book.