Monday Mystery Book Club: Monday, January 26th POSTPONED to Monday, February 2nd at 2:30 pm we’ll meet in person on the 3rd floor of Roudenbush Community Center, 65 Main St, to discuss The Crow Trap by Ann Cleeves.
Copies are available at Main Desk. The ebook and audiobook are available to download from Libby. Email Linda Ernick at lernick@westfordma.gov for details!
Adult Nonfiction Book Club: Tuesday, February 3rd 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
We will discuss The Coming Wave by Mustafa Suleyman.
Copies are available at Main Desk. The ebook and audiobook are available to download from Libby.
No reservations needed. Drop-ins are welcome! Email Bari Pender at bpender@westfordma.gov for more information!
Virtual – Historical Fiction Book Recs with Bestselling Author, Jane Healey
Love Historical Fiction but not sure what to read next? Join bestselling author, Jane Healey monthly for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations – the best of historical fiction out there! We’re sure you’ll find something to like from Jane’s many enthusiastic reviews. Register for one or more directly on Zoom HERE.
-Feb 10, 2026 06:30 PM
-Mar 10, 2026 06:30 PM
-Apr 14, 2026 06:30 PM
-May 12, 2026 06:30 PM
-Jun 9, 2026 06:30 PM
-Jul 14, 2026 06:30 PM
-Aug 11, 2026 06:30 PM
-Sep 8, 2026 06:30 PM
-Oct 13, 2026 06:30 PM
-Nov 10, 2026 06:30 PM
-Dec 8, 2026 06:30 PM
Jane Healey is the author of The Beantown Girls, a Washington Post and Amazon Charts bestseller, The Secret Stealers, which was an Amazon First Reads Editor’s Pick and a Historical Novel Society’s Editors’ Choice, and her debut, The Saturday Evening Girls Club. Goodnight from Paris was her novel from Lake Union Publishing and her most recent release, The Women of Arlington Hall has been getting rave reviews. Jane is also the host of Historical Happy Hour, a monthly webinar and podcast featuring interviews with premier historical fiction authors and their latest novels. She and her family live outside Boston. We can’t wait to hear what Jane will be recommending – be ready for your TBR pile to fall over!
This program is presented in collaboration with the Ashland Public Library.
Virtual: SciFi Book Recommendations with Author Elizabeth Bear
Love SciFi but not sure what to read next? Join bestselling author, Elizabeth Bear, quarterly for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations – the best of Science Fiction books out there (out there – see what we did there? :)! We’re sure you’ll find something to like from Bear’s many enthusiastic reviews.
Register directly on Zoom HERE. You can sign up for one session or for all! This program is presented in collaboration with the Ashland Public Library.
-Feb 11, 2026 07:00 PM
-May 13, 2026 07:00 PM
-Aug 12, 2026 07:00 PM
-Nov 18, 2026 07:00 PM
Elizabeth Bear was born on the same day as Frodo and Bilbo Baggins, but in a different year. She is the Hugo, Sturgeon, Locus, and Astounding Award winning author of dozens of novels; over a hundred short stories; and a number of essays, nonfiction, and opinion pieces for markets as diverse as Popular Mechanics and The Washington Post.
Adult Book Club: Thursday, February 12th 6:30 p.m.
We’ll meet in person at 515 Groton Road to discuss The Not Quite States of America by Doug Mack.
We’ll discuss Foster by Claire Keegan. Copies are available at the Main Desk. The e-book and audiobook are available to download from Libby and Hoopla.
Copies are available at Main Desk. The ebook and audiobook are available to download from Libby and Overdrive. The audiobook is also available on Hoopla.
Email Kristina Leedberg at kleedberg@westfordma.gov for more information!
Virtual – Mystery/Thriller Book Recs with Bestselling Author, Hank Phillippi Ryan
Love Mysteries and Thrillers but not sure what to read next? Join bestselling author, Hank Phillippi Ryan, for this quarterly session of her recommendations of some of the best of mystery/thrillers out there! We’re sure you’ll find something to like from Hank’s many enthusiastic reviews.
HANK PHILLIPPI RYAN is USA Today bestselling author of 16 psychological thrillers, winning the most prestigious awards in the genre: five Agathas, five Anthonys, and the coveted Mary Higgins Clark Award. She is also on-air investigative reporter for Boston’s WHDH-TV, winning 37 EMMYs and dozens more journalism honors for her groundbreaking journalism and true crime stories. Her newest thriller, ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS, came out in September from Minotaur Books, and is an instant USA Today Bestseller. It is already in second printing.
Register directly on Zoom HERE. You can sign up for one session or for all!
Thursday, March 19 6:30—7:00 PM
Thursday, June 18, 2026 6:30—7:00 PM
Thursday, September 17 6:30—7:00 PM
Thursday, December 17th 6:30—7:00 PM
This program is presented in collaboration with the Ashland Public Library.
Virtual – Women’s Fiction Book Recs with Bestselling Author, Kristan Higgins
Love Women’s Fiction but not sure what to read next? Join bestselling author, Kristan Higgins (and Ashland fave!), quarterly for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations – the best of women’s fiction out there! We’re sure you’ll find something to like from Kristan’s many enthusiastic reviews. This program is presented in collaboration with the Ashland Public Library.
Register for one or more directly on Zoom HERE.
-Apr 16, 2026 06:30 PM
-Jul 16, 2026 06:30 PM
-Oct 15, 2026 06:30 PM
VIRTUAL: John Singer Sargent — A Masterful Stroke Of Genius: Thursday, March 12th 2:00—3:00 PM
Learn how the gifted artist John Singer Sargent began a promising career, primarily as a portrait painter in Paris, until a scandal in 1884 caused him to decamp France and move to England where he contemplated giving up portrait painting, until he found his way once again, becoming internationally famous during the Gilded Age art world of the late 1880’s, running through the first quarter of the 20th century. Led by artist Neill Slaughter, Professor Emeritus at Long Island University. He has taught fine arts courses at the university level as well as exhibited his drawings and paintings nationally and internationally for more than forty years.
Register directly on Zoom HERE. This program is sponsored in collaboration with the Friends of the Tewksbury Library and the Friends of the J.V. Fletcher Library.