Adult Summer Reading Program 2025: Through the Looking Glass click the link for details!
Adult Book Club: Thursday, August 14th at 6:30 p.m.
We’ll meet in person at 515 Groton Road to discuss Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel.
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!
Monday Mystery Book Club: Monday, August 18th at 2:30 pm we’ll meet in person on the 3rd floor of Roudenbush Community Center, 65 Main St, to discuss The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny.
Copies are available at Main Desk. The e-book is available to download from Libby.
Email Linda Ernick at lernick@westfordma.gov for details!
VIRTUAL: “How Soon Is Now?” August 28th 6:30 PM to 7:30 p.m.
Spend an hour with speaker Dustin Pari as he examines the concept of time, challenges our understandings of the passing days, and questions the way we measure our lives. Make the most of your time by changing your perspective of it. Hurry to this lecture, for there is not a minute to waste! Register HERE.
Adult Nonfiction Book Club: Tuesday, September 2nd 6:30 p.m. to 7:45 p.m.
We’ll meet in person at 515 Groton Road to discuss Becoming Earth: How Our Planet Came to Life, by Ferris Jabr.
Copies are available at Main Desk. The audiobook is available to download from Libby.
No reservations needed. Drop-ins are welcome! Email Charles Schweppe at cschweppe@westfordma.gov for more information!
Virtual – “Vacations Can Be Murder” with True Crime in New England Author, Dawn M. Barclay
Wednesday, September 17th 7:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m.
For the true crime lover—finally, a travel guide from an award-winning travel journalist and suspense author that gives you the down and dirty on exactly where the major crimes occurred, and where the bodies are buried. For aficionados of paranormal, prison, and tombstone travel, there’s a goldmine of tourism suggestions for you here as well.
Along with summaries of the major crimes committed in New England, you’ll discover where to find the best crime and ghost tours; which hotels and restaurants are former jails, courthouses, or harbor paranormal activity; where infamous criminals are/were jailed, and which venues and attractions might feed your fancy for murder and justice. Reading lists in each chapter will guide you to books expounding on the crimes discussed. Best of all, suggested itineraries bring all the pieces together to help you traverse New England’s criminal landscape in an organized and entertaining way. Up for a true crime road trip? Let Vacations Can Be Murder be your ultimate travel guide.
Register directly on Zoom HERE.
VIRTUAL: Halloween: A Haunted History October 29th 6-7:30 p.m.
Ah, Halloween. Autumnal breezes, crisp leaves, and pumpkin flavored everything! What is it about this time of year that is so enchanting, so mystifying? In this lecture Dustin Pari sheds some light on the spooky shadows of Halloween history and traditions. Ghost stories? He has some of those too. Register HERE.
