Upcoming Events

The Youth Room runs a volunteer program for youth in grades 6-12, which is open to Ludlow residents and non-residents. There are 2 options, the afterschool program and the summer program, which coincide with the Ludlow public schools' calendar. Youth may work for part or all of the year.&nb...read more

Embrace your creativity with us!  No skill required.All materials will be provided. For adults

All experience levels are welcome for an hour of chess, some instruction provided. Club meets every other Monday. For ages 9-17, please register.  No matter what level you start at, you'll be better after playing with the club!

If you have a little one who loves music, this program is for you! Join us for a half-hour of adult-&-child singing, clapping, and stomping along to favorite kids’ songs!No need to register, just drop in. Emergency cancellations will be posted on our Facebook page.Note: During warmer month...read more

This ongoing table top role play gaming club for ages 14-17 is currently playing Dungeons & Dragons, with room for a few more players. Please register.

Youth Room Assistant Kristin will teach beginners and support those with some experience in exploring the creative fun of crocheting! Yarn and crochet hooks will be supplied, or feel free to bring your own.For ages 10-17.

Join Renee Coro for songs, stories, chanting, musical instruments and more to foster pre-literacy skills in your 1.5 to 2 year old! Please register.

Join Renee Coro for songs, stories, chanting, musical instruments and more to foster pre-literacy skills in your preschooler. Please register.

Pull a Lego Build Challenge Card and try to build it with the library's Legos, or free build just for fun! All creations will be put on display in the Youth Room for the week! Drop-in. 

Stories, songs and skill building, led by Early Childhood Developmental specialist Jane Christian of Pathways for Parents, guiding caregivers in strengthening interactions with their child.  Program includes curriculum, "Ages and Stages" Questionnaire, and resources to fit your child&...read more

Stories, songs and skill building, led by Early Childhood Developmental specialist Jane Christian of Pathways for Parents, guiding caregivers in strengthening interactions with their child.  Program includes curriculum, "Ages and Stages" Questionnaire, and resources to fit your child&...read more

February 6th's Chair Volleyball will meet at the Polish American Citizen's Club.  The library thanks the Friends of the Library and the Polish American Citizen's Club for sponsoring & hosting today's Chair Volleyball!Have some fun by joining us for chair volleyball! No ...read more

Join us for this month’s Who Picked This Book? Book Club meeting! You can pick up a copy of the book at the circulation desk. 

For adults.Join us for a creative and hands-on art class led by local artist Sergio!  Whether you're a beginner or have some experience, this class is designed to help you explore your artistic abilities using a variety of tools and art mediums.  Sergio will guide you through the ...read more

My First Words is a four-class program presented by certified a speech-language pathologist from Connect 2 Communicate which focuses on early communication and how to support infant speech and language development. My First Words is geared for children from birth to twelve months with their car...read more

This group is limited to 6 experienced high school-aged players, and meets on Fridays from 2:30-4:30pm. The DM will help you roll up a character to join our ongoing campaign. Click below to sign up.

Meet new friends or bring old ones as you play Roblox, Minecraft and more. Roblox players must have their own accounts; Minecraft players can bring their own device or use one of the library's eight computers and/or Minecraft accounts. Note: while Switch players cannot multiplay w...read more

For adults.The library welcomes back the artist Gariné for another unique, fun, and artsy program!  During this hands-on workshop, through step-by-step instructions, you’ll create a sunflower painting on a canvas tote using premium acrylics. You’ll be learning basic tech...read more

Meet new friends or bring old ones as you play Roblox, Minecraft and more. Roblox players must have their own accounts; Minecraft players can bring their own device or use one of the library's eight computers and/or Minecraft accounts. Note: while Switch players cannot multiplay w...read more

The Youth Room runs a volunteer program for youth in grades 6-12, which is open to Ludlow residents and non-residents. There are 2 options, the afterschool program and the summer program, which coincide with the Ludlow public schools' calendar. Youth may work for part or all of the year.&nb...read more

Visit the card-making station in the Youth Room to use pre-cut designer papers, stickers, glitter, & more to make personalized cards for your dad, grandpa, or special friend!Drop-in.  

Visit the card-making station in the Youth Room to use pre-cut designer papers, stickers, glitter, & more to make personalized cards for your dad, grandpa, or special friend!Drop-in.  

June 10th is International Garden Gnome Day! Find all the gnomes hiding around the Youth Room to win a prize!Drop-in.

If you have a little one who loves music, this program is for you! Join us for a half-hour of adult-&-child singing, clapping, and stomping along to favorite kids’ songs!No need to register, just drop in. Emergency cancellations will be posted on our Facebook page.Note: During warmer month...read more

This ongoing table top role play gaming club for ages 14-17 is currently playing Dungeons & Dragons, with room for a few more players. Please register.

Happy International Garden Gnome Day!  Drop in between 4-8pm to make a cute gnome out of a jar, with a light-up bead inside that gives it a magical glow!

For adults.Living historian Dennis will be back, in costume, to cover The Great Western Railroad.  It was built to connect the eastern part of Massachusetts to the western part, eventually linking to the Hudson River via the Albany and Schenectady Railroad in New York.  Many ethnic groups ...read more

Visit the card-making station in the Youth Room to use pre-cut designer papers, stickers, glitter, & more to make personalized cards for your dad, grandpa, or special friend!Drop-in.  

Join Renee Coro for songs, stories, chanting, musical instruments and more to foster pre-literacy skills in your 1.5 to 2 year old! Please register.

Join Renee Coro for songs, stories, chanting, musical instruments and more to foster pre-literacy skills in your preschooler. Please register.

Pull a Lego Build Challenge Card and try to build it with the library's Legos, or free build just for fun! All creations will be put on display in the Youth Room for the week! Drop-in. 

For grades 3-8. Bring your cards, Nintendo Switch, phone, or tablet for Pokemon Go, handheld gaming, and trading. All trades will be supervised by staff who will check market value; all trades must be of equal market value.Please register. Once you register you are signed up for all club sessio...read more

Visit the card-making station in the Youth Room to use pre-cut designer papers, stickers, glitter, & more to make personalized cards for your dad, grandpa, or special friend!Drop-in.  

Stories, songs and skill building, led by Early Childhood Developmental specialist Jane Christian of Pathways for Parents, guiding caregivers in strengthening interactions with their child.  Program includes curriculum, "Ages and Stages" Questionnaire, and resources to fit your child&...read more

Stories, songs and skill building, led by Early Childhood Developmental specialist Jane Christian of Pathways for Parents, guiding caregivers in strengthening interactions with their child.  Program includes curriculum, "Ages and Stages" Questionnaire, and resources to fit your child&...read more

February 6th's Chair Volleyball will meet at the Polish American Citizen's Club.  The library thanks the Friends of the Library and the Polish American Citizen's Club for sponsoring & hosting today's Chair Volleyball!Have some fun by joining us for chair volleyball! No ...read more

The group chooses what to watch each week - join us to geek out on anime, try out your cosplay, and eat yummy snacks.Registration recommended.

Everyone is invited to join us for our Summer Kickoff on the Lawn from 5-8PM!  We'll have music, games, and food!  The band, Fever, will be here playing all the hits, new and old.  The Wandering Waffles food truck will be serving up delicious food including chicken, waffles, and i...read more

Visit the card-making station in the Youth Room to use pre-cut designer papers, stickers, glitter, & more to make personalized cards for your dad, grandpa, or special friend!Drop-in.  

My First Words is a four-class program presented by certified a speech-language pathologist from Connect 2 Communicate which focuses on early communication and how to support infant speech and language development. My First Words is geared for children from birth to twelve months with their car...read more

This group is limited to 6 experienced high school-aged players, and meets on Fridays from 2:30-4:30pm. The DM will help you roll up a character to join our ongoing campaign. Click below to sign up.

Meet new friends or bring old ones as you play Roblox, Minecraft and more. Roblox players must have their own accounts; Minecraft players can bring their own device or use one of the library's eight computers and/or Minecraft accounts. Note: while Switch players cannot multiplay w...read more

Visit the card-making station in the Youth Room to use pre-cut designer papers, stickers, glitter, & more to make personalized cards for your dad, grandpa, or special friend!Drop-in.  

Drop in to make a 'floating letters' bookmark, a fridge magnet, and hand-painted socks!

Meet new friends or bring old ones as you play Roblox, Minecraft and more. Roblox players must have their own accounts; Minecraft players can bring their own device or use one of the library's eight computers and/or Minecraft accounts. Note: while Switch players cannot multiplay w...read more

The Youth Room runs a volunteer program for youth in grades 6-12, which is open to Ludlow residents and non-residents. There are 2 options, the afterschool program and the summer program, which coincide with the Ludlow public schools' calendar. Youth may work for part or all of the year.&nb...read more

All ages. Sign up on Beanstack to participate (see our website). Anyone can participate—babies & preschoolers can be read to, kids and teens can read on their own, even parents can participate by reading to their kids! Read and do fun activities for raffle tickets for a chance to win one o...read more

Drop in anytime this afternoon to make 3D art with colorful strips of paper!

All experience levels are welcome for an hour of chess, some instruction provided. Club meets every other Monday. For ages 9-17, please register.  No matter what level you start at, you'll be better after playing with the club!

All ages. Sign up on Beanstack to participate (see our website). Anyone can participate—babies & preschoolers can be read to, kids and teens can read on their own, even parents can participate by reading to their kids! Read and do fun activities for raffle tickets for a chance to win one o...read more

If you have a little one who loves music, this program is for you! Join us for a half-hour of adult-&-child singing, clapping, and stomping along to favorite kids’ songs!No need to register, just drop in. Emergency cancellations will be posted on our Facebook page.Note: During warmer month...read more

For adults.Based on the smash-hit Broadway musical and beloved novel, Wicked tells the untold story of the witches of Oz — long before Dorothy dropped in. Follow Elphaba, the misunderstood, green-skinned girl who will one day become the Wicked Witch of the West, and Glinda, the popular and amb...read more

Join us as we kick of the summer reading program with face painting, balloon animals, glitter tattoos, crafts, cookie decorating, spin art, lawn games & more!All ages. Drop-in.(Rain date: Friday 6/20, 10:30am)      

This ongoing table top role play gaming club for ages 14-17 is currently playing Dungeons & Dragons, with room for a few more players. Please register.

Youth Room Assistant Kristin will teach beginners and support those with some experience in exploring the creative fun of crocheting! Yarn and crochet hooks will be supplied, or feel free to bring your own.For ages 10-17.

All ages. Sign up on Beanstack to participate (see our website). Anyone can participate—babies & preschoolers can be read to, kids and teens can read on their own, even parents can participate by reading to their kids! Read and do fun activities for raffle tickets for a chance to win one o...read more

The summer reading program theme is Color Your World - dget into the spirit with homemade stickers! Color in images from the summer reading program's theme, then turn them into stickers with our sticker-making machine.Drop-in.

Pull a Lego Build Challenge Card and try to build it with the library's Legos, or free build just for fun!All creations will be put on display in the Youth Room for the week! Drop-in. 

Join Renee Coro for songs, stories, chanting, musical instruments and more to foster pre-literacy skills in your 1.5 to 2 year old! Please register.

Join Renee Coro for songs, stories, chanting, musical instruments and more to foster pre-literacy skills in your preschooler. Please register.

Pull a Lego Build Challenge Card and try to build it with the library's Legos, or free build just for fun! All creations will be put on display in the Youth Room for the week! Drop-in. 

The Youth Room is accepting applications for our summer young adult volunteer program. If you haven't already applied, the first step is to fill out the form: Hubbard Library Young Adult Volunteer Application FormWe will email you a link to register for a training session after we receive y...read more

All ages. Sign up on Beanstack to participate (see our website). Anyone can participate—babies & preschoolers can be read to, kids and teens can read on their own, even parents can participate by reading to their kids! Read and do fun activities for raffle tickets for a chance to win one o...read more

The Hubbard Memorial Library will be closed on Thursday, June 19 for Juneteenth. Our regular hours will resume on Friday, June 20.

All ages. Sign up on Beanstack to participate (see our website). Anyone can participate—babies & preschoolers can be read to, kids and teens can read on their own, even parents can participate by reading to their kids! Read and do fun activities for raffle tickets for a chance to win one o...read more

My First Words is a four-class program presented by certified a speech-language pathologist from Connect 2 Communicate which focuses on early communication and how to support infant speech and language development. My First Words is geared for children from birth to twelve months with their car...read more

Turn an old music CD into a mesmerizing work of art.For middle and high schoolers.Please register

This group is limited to 6 experienced high school-aged players, and meets on Fridays from 2:30-4:30pm. The DM will help you roll up a character to join our ongoing campaign. Click below to sign up.

Meet new friends or bring old ones as you play Roblox, Minecraft and more. Roblox players must have their own accounts; Minecraft players can bring their own device or use one of the library's eight computers and/or Minecraft accounts. Note: while Switch players cannot multiplay w...read more

All ages. Sign up on Beanstack to participate (see our website). Anyone can participate—babies & preschoolers can be read to, kids and teens can read on their own, even parents can participate by reading to their kids! Read and do fun activities for raffle tickets for a chance to win one o...read more

These soft and colorful butterflies are easy to make! Drop-in.

The Youth Room is accepting applications for our summer young adult volunteer program. If you haven't already applied, the first step is to fill out the form: Hubbard Library Young Adult Volunteer Application FormWe will email you a link to register for a training session after we receive y...read more

Meet new friends or bring old ones as you play Roblox, Minecraft and more. Roblox players must have their own accounts; Minecraft players can bring their own device or use one of the library's eight computers and/or Minecraft accounts. Note: while Switch players cannot multiplay w...read more

The Youth Room runs a volunteer program for youth in grades 6-12, which is open to Ludlow residents and non-residents. There are 2 options, the afterschool program and the summer program, which coincide with the Ludlow public schools' calendar. Youth may work for part or all of the year.&nb...read more

All ages. Sign up on Beanstack to participate (see our website). Anyone can participate—babies & preschoolers can be read to, kids and teens can read on their own, even parents can participate by reading to their kids! Read and do fun activities for raffle tickets for a chance to win one o...read more

All ages. Sign up on Beanstack to participate (see our website). Anyone can participate—babies & preschoolers can be read to, kids and teens can read on their own, even parents can participate by reading to their kids! Read and do fun activities for raffle tickets for a chance to win one o...read more

The library is thrilled to welcome back one of our favorite performers, Jungle Jim of Boston, thanks to a grant from the Ludlow Cultural Council.Jim's show is a thrilling mix of magic, storytelling, and mind-blowing balloon artistry!✅ Watch giant balloon sculptures come to life✅ Solve magical ch...read more

The Youth Room is accepting applications for our summer young adult volunteer program. If you haven't already applied, the first step is to fill out the form: Hubbard Library Young Adult Volunteer Application FormWe will email you a link to register for a training session after we receive y...read more

All ages. Sign up on Beanstack to participate (see our website). Anyone can participate—babies & preschoolers can be read to, kids and teens can read on their own, even parents can participate by reading to their kids! Read and do fun activities for raffle tickets for a chance to win one o...read more

If you have a little one who loves music, this program is for you! Join us for a half-hour of adult-&-child singing, clapping, and stomping along to favorite kids’ songs!No need to register, just drop in. Emergency cancellations will be posted on our Facebook page.Note: During warmer month...read more

The summer reading program theme is Color Your World, and we're going to get started with this easy, fun art project. A little folding, a little dipping, a little drying, and a little string are all we need to make a gorgeous hanging explosion of color! Recommended for ages 5-14. Please reg...read more

This ongoing table top role play gaming club for ages 14-17 is currently playing Dungeons & Dragons, with room for a few more players. Please register.

For middle & high schoolers. Meet once a month to play Mario Kart, Smash Bros, or other Switch games, while munching on free pizza & drinks! 16 person limit.Please registerGenerously sponsored by the Friends of the Library.

Celebrate Eric Carle’s birthday by searching the Youth Room for some of your favorite characters from his books to win a prize! Drop-in.

All ages. Sign up on Beanstack to participate (see our website). Anyone can participate—babies & preschoolers can be read to, kids and teens can read on their own, even parents can participate by reading to their kids! Read and do fun activities for raffle tickets for a chance to win one o...read more

Pull a Lego Build Challenge Card and try to build it with the library's Legos, or free build just for fun!All creations will be put on display in the Youth Room for the week! Drop-in. 

Join Renee Coro for songs, stories, chanting, musical instruments and more to foster pre-literacy skills in your 1.5 to 2 year old! Please register.

Join Renee Coro for songs, stories, chanting, musical instruments and more to foster pre-literacy skills in your preschooler. Please register.

Services will be available on a drop-in basis on the first Wednesday of every month from 11-1.Come Meet with our Social Worker for assistance: Getting connected to food pantries and applying for food stamps With health insurance questions With referrals to treatment and support groups Supporting tho...read more

Quill the poodle will visit the Youth Room every other Wednesday, and he is a good listener! Sign up for a 10-15 minute reading session.Quill is a registered Brightspot therapy dog.

For grades 3-8. Bring your cards, Nintendo Switch, phone, or tablet for Pokemon Go, handheld gaming, and trading. All trades will be supervised by staff who will check market value; all trades must be of equal market value.Please register. Once you register you are signed up for all club sessio...read more

All ages. Sign up on Beanstack to participate (see our website). Anyone can participate—babies & preschoolers can be read to, kids and teens can read on their own, even parents can participate by reading to their kids! Read and do fun activities for raffle tickets for a chance to win one o...read more

Stories, songs and skill building, led by Early Childhood Developmental specialist Jane Christian of Pathways for Parents, guiding caregivers in strengthening interactions with their child.  Program includes curriculum, "Ages and Stages" Questionnaire, and resources to fit your child&...read more

Stories, songs and skill building, led by Early Childhood Developmental specialist Jane Christian of Pathways for Parents, guiding caregivers in strengthening interactions with their child.  Program includes curriculum, "Ages and Stages" Questionnaire, and resources to fit your child&...read more

February 6th's Chair Volleyball will meet at the Polish American Citizen's Club.  The library thanks the Friends of the Library and the Polish American Citizen's Club for sponsoring & hosting today's Chair Volleyball!Have some fun by joining us for chair volleyball! No ...read more

Make a cute jar for catching bugs, learn which bugs are safe to touch and collect, and how long to keep them. Suitable for children ages 3 & up. Drop-in.

The group chooses what to watch each week - join us to geek out on anime, try out your cosplay, and eat yummy snacks.Registration recommended.

For ages 9-13. Meet on the fourth Thursday of each month with other graphic novel lovers to discuss and share books, play games, and make crafts. Copies of the book of the month are available in the Youth Room. Free snacks!Please register. 

For adults.Did you know Ludlow had its very own power canal located near the Mills?  Join us with Robert Comeau, Massachusetts Cultural Council grant recipient, who will present the history of the Ludlow power canal!

Join us for this month’s Happy Hour Book Club meeting! You can pick up a copy of the book at the circulation desk. 

All ages. Sign up on Beanstack to participate (see our website). Anyone can participate—babies & preschoolers can be read to, kids and teens can read on their own, even parents can participate by reading to their kids! Read and do fun activities for raffle tickets for a chance to win one o...read more

The Youth Room is accepting applications for our summer young adult volunteer program. If you haven't already applied, the first step is to fill out the form: Hubbard Library Young Adult Volunteer Application FormWe will email you a link to register for a training session after we receive y...read more

Join our teen library volunteer Bella who will teach you how to create a high-fashion design and then create a 3D drawing of it using designer papers and other craft supplies.Please register 

This group is limited to 6 experienced high school-aged players, and meets on Fridays from 2:30-4:30pm. The DM will help you roll up a character to join our ongoing campaign. Click below to sign up.

Book chat and snacks for ages 14 & up. Meets one Friday a month. Books will be chosen by all members together at each meeting.

Meet new friends or bring old ones as you play Roblox, Minecraft and more. Roblox players must have their own accounts; Minecraft players can bring their own device or use one of the library's eight computers and/or Minecraft accounts. Note: while Switch players cannot multiplay w...read more

All ages. Sign up on Beanstack to participate (see our website). Anyone can participate—babies & preschoolers can be read to, kids and teens can read on their own, even parents can participate by reading to their kids! Read and do fun activities for raffle tickets for a chance to win one o...read more

The Youth Room runs a volunteer program for youth in grades 6-12, which is open to Ludlow residents and non-residents. There are 2 options, the afterschool program and the summer program, which coincide with the Ludlow public schools' calendar. Youth may work for part or all of the year.&nb...read more

All ages. Sign up on Beanstack to participate (see our website). Anyone can participate—babies & preschoolers can be read to, kids and teens can read on their own, even parents can participate by reading to their kids! Read and do fun activities for raffle tickets for a chance to win one o...read more

All ages. Sign up on Beanstack to participate (see our website). Anyone can participate—babies & preschoolers can be read to, kids and teens can read on their own, even parents can participate by reading to their kids! Read and do fun activities for raffle tickets for a chance to win one o...read more

The summer reading program theme is Color Our World!  We're joining in with 6 weeks of stories, songs, & games about our colorful world, tailored for 3-5 year olds, with a craft & snack at the end.Please register.

Seamstress Janet Foy will teach everything you need to know to make your own full-size quilt in one summer, including measuring & cutting fabric, using a pattern, hand sewing, & using a sewing machine.For ages 10-17.All materials provided.Our thanks to the Warm Company & Ludlow Cooling a...read more

All experience levels are welcome for an hour of chess, some instruction provided. Club meets every other Monday. For ages 9-17, please register.  No matter what level you start at, you'll be better after playing with the club!