Join us for upcoming events, classes and programs at Jacob Edwards Library! All events are free and open to the public.
Joshua Hyde Library Sturbridge
Monday, Jun. 16, All Day
Monday June 16th-Saturday June 21st, All Day
Rainbow Scavenger Hunt
Monday, Jun. 16, 6:30pm
Join us on Monday nights at 6:30pm for Imagination Station.
Joshua Hyde Library Sturbridge
Monday, Jun. 16, 7 pm
As part of our programming with Joshua Hyde Library and Charlton Public Library
Griffin Hansbury will present a virtual book discussion on his book "Some Strange Music Draws Me In"
Sponsored by Joshua Hyde Library Sturbridge, Charlton Public Library and Jacob Edwards Library.
Joshua Hyde Library Sturbridge
Tuesday, Jun. 17, All Day
Monday June 16th-Saturday June 21st, All Day
Rainbow Scavenger Hunt
Tuesday, Jun. 17, 3:30pm
Join us on Tuesday afternoon from 3:30 to 4:30 pm for Construction Crew.
We will supply the LEGO bricks you supply your ideas!
Children's Room Jacob Edwards Library
Wednesday, Jun. 18, All Day 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Join us every Wednesday for a craft. Drop in anytime all day!
Joshua Hyde Library Sturbridge
Wednesday, Jun. 18, All Day
Monday June 16th-Saturday June 21st, All Day
Rainbow Scavenger Hunt
Wednesday, Jun. 18, 10:30am
Storytime every Wednesday Morning at 10:30am with Ms. Liz
Great for those ages 3-5, but all are welcome.
Wednesday, Jun. 18, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
As June is Pride Month, the Jacob Edwards Library will be discussing
All The World Beside by Garrard Conley. All welcome. Join us in the Reading Room at 2 pm. Copies of the book will be available to borrow in advance of the event.
Summary:
Cana, Massachusetts: a utopian vision of 18th-century Puritan New England. To the outside world, Reverend Nathaniel Whitfield and his family stand as godly pillars of their small-town community, drawing Christians from across the New World into their fold. One such Christian, physician Arthur Lyman, discovers in the minister’s words a love so captivating it transcends language.
As the bond between these two men grows more and more passionate, their families must contend with a tangled web of secrets, lies, and judgments which threaten to destroy them in this world and the next. And when the religious ecstasies of the Great Awakening begin to take hold, igniting a new era of zealotry, Nathaniel and Arthur search for a path out of an impossible situation, imagining a future for themselves which has no name. Their wives and children must do the same, looking beyond the known world for a new kind of wilderness, both physical and spiritual.
Set during the turbulent historical upheavals which shaped America’s destiny and following in the tradition of Nathaniel Hawthorne’s The Scarlet Letter, All the World Beside reveals the very human lives just beneath the surface of dogmatic belief. Bestselling author Garrard Conley has created a page-turning, vividly imagined historical tale that is both a love story and a crucible.
Sponsored by Jacob Edwards Library, Joshua Hyde Library and Charlton Public Library.
Joshua Hyde Library Sturbridge
Friday, Jun. 20, All Day
Monday June 16th-Saturday June 21st, All Day
Rainbow Scavenger Hunt
Children's Room Jacob Edwards Library
Friday, Jun. 20, 10:30 am
Join us every Friday for Story Time at 10:30 am
Great for those 3 and under
Enjoy stories and fun with Ms. Liz!
Joshua Hyde Library Sturbridge
Saturday, Jun. 21, All Day
Monday June 16th-Saturday June 21st, All Day
Rainbow Scavenger Hunt
Joshua Hyde Library Sturbridge
Saturday, Jun. 21, All Day
Monday June 16th-Saturday June 21st, All Day
Rainbow Scavenger Hunt
Children's Room Jacob Edwards Library
Monday, Jun. 23, 3:00pm
Join us on June 23, 2025 at 3 pm -4pm for a fun art workshop with Simone Germain.
Monday, Jun. 23, 6:30pm
Join us on Monday nights at 6:30pm for Imagination Station.
Tuesday, Jun. 24, 11:00 am
You, Inc. Affiliates of Seven Hills Foundation
Susan Luna
School Liaison
Join us for some fun themed summer activities at the library during our free lunch program.
Sponsored by Seven Hills Foundation.
Tuesday, Jun. 24, 3:30pm
Join us on Tuesday afternoon from 3:30 to 4:30 pm for Construction Crew.
We will supply the LEGO bricks you supply your ideas!
Children's Room Jacob Edwards Library
Wednesday, Jun. 25, All Day 9:00 am to 5:00 pm
Join us every Wednesday for a craft. Drop in anytime all day!
Joshua Hyde Library Sturbridge
Wednesday, Jun. 25, TBD
This event is presented as part of Pride Month.
It is a hybrid program and will be held at the Joshua Hyde Public Library. Registration is required to obtain the zoom link.
Sponsored by Joshua Hyde Library Sturbridge, Charlton Public Library and Jacob Edwards Library.