Upcoming Events

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

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 us for the 1st meeting of our new bookclub: A Love Story!Every book chosen will represent themes of love & romance.We will meet on the 1st Tuesday of every month at 6:30 PM!Come pick up your copy of Beach Read by Emily Henry! 

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. 

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 2-3 year olds, with a craft & snack at the end.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

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

Every table will be filled with coloring to do!Drop in, all day!

The Hubbard Memorial Library will be closed Friday, July 4 for Independence Day. Our regular hours will resume on Monday, July 7.

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

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

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

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.

All ages. The first of two visits this summer, Lupa Zoo brings scaly, furry, & feathered friends to the Library for a meet & greet! Space is limited, registration is required. Please register for only one Lupa Zoo visit.

Shhh...this program will teach tweens vital financial literacy skills, but they'll be having too much fun to know it!Set sail on a financial learning journey in Money Island Adventure, a fun and hands-on activity where participants become explorers navigating different “island” stati...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," and we're celebrating it with our most colorful scavenger hunt yet! Win a prize if you find all the pictures!For all ages.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.

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.

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. 

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 2-3 year olds, with a craft & snack at the end.Please register.

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

The library is thrilled to welcome this award-winning nationally known company, thanks to a grant from the Ludlow Cultural Council! Featuring over twenty beautifully hand-crafted marionettes, The Fairy Circus is a showcase for turn-of-the-century-style trick puppetry. The puppets...read more

Shaving cream, food coloring and a little science turns plain paper into a swirling work of art!We’ll go outside if the weather is nice. Suitable for ages 5-10. Please register.

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 adults.Come and hear the story of Darlene, the focus of author Ed Orzechowski's new book titled Becoming Darlene: The Story of Belchertown Patient #4952.  At the age of seven years old, Darlene was sent to the Belchertown State School among more than 1200 other patients where she stayed...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

Rated G, runtime 1 hr 24 minutes. Celebrate the birthday of E.B. White, author of Charlotte’s Web & other beloved children’s classics, and stay after to make a craft inspired by movie.You can read Common Sense Media's review of this live-action movie here.Free popcorn and drinks!...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

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 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

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!

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

Jaws (1975), directed by Steven Spielberg (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial), is a thrilling classic about a small beach town terrorized by a giant great white shark. Police Chief Brody, a marine biologist, and a grizzled shark hunter team up to stop the deadly predator. The film stars Roy Scheider, Richa...read more

 Learn how to make paper by hand using a blender, mesh screen and recycled materials. Take home several cool, unique pages that you make yourself, or save them for the Book Making Workshop for 8-12 year olds on July 29th. 

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.

For kids, teens & parents/caregivers.Play bingo for a chance to win lots of cool prizes!Please register. 

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. 

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 2-3 year olds, with a craft & snack at the end.Please register.

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

Make slime that will looks like moving ice! For ages 6 & up. Please register.

 Learn how to make paper by hand using a blender, mesh screen and recycled materials. Take home several cool, unique pages that you make yourself, or save them for the 2-part Book Binding Workshop for 13-17 year olds on July 31st & August 7th. 

Get involved! Join the Friends of the Library for their monthly meeting and learn how you can help support the library.The Friends of the Library meet the third Thursday of each month at 6:00 PM.  

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

We’ll break out our watercolor sets and provide a variety of pictures to paint on.All ages.Drop-in.

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

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

Find all the truck & digger pictures around the Youth Room to win a prize! All ages. Drop-in.

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 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

Suitable for ages 5-17. Turn items from nature into art with photo-sensitive paper. 

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 adults.Jam out with The O-Tones, a swing and motown band from Massachusetts.  They will melt your hearts and get your feet dancing! Based in New England, this event and wedding band travels to Boston as well as all of MA, CT, NY, VT, RI, and NH. Their songs are well-loved, coming from ...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

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 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 2-3 year olds, with a craft & snack at the end.Please register.

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

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.Join us at the library for a calming and restorative Reiki Sound Healing session led by local instructor Jonencia!  This program combines the gentle energy of reiki with the soothing vibrations of sound to promote relaxation, stress relief, and overall well-being!

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

Kids, teens and families are the competitors in this fun, goofy take on the Summer Olympics! Takes place on the lawn. 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

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

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!

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

Use handmade paper and learn how to sew pages together to make your own book.  

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

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 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 2-3 year olds, with a craft & snack at the end.Please register.

Rated PG, runtime 1 hr 42 minutes. This beautifully animated, heartwarming adaptation of Peter Brown's award-winning middle grade book won the Critic's Choice Award and was nominated for an Academy Award.You can read Common Sense Media's review of this live-action movie here.En...read more

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

July 31st is HarryPotter’s birthday!Find all the Harry Potter pictures in the Youth Room to win a prize, plus enjoy other wizarding-themed crafts & activities. 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

Make your own beautiful and unique book, with homemade blank paper pages. Learn book binding techniques and go home after part 2 with a blank book you can use or give as a gift.

For adults. Do you need help understanding your Medicare health insurance options?  In this seminar, Blue Cross Blue Shield will help you understand health insurance options outside of your employer-sponsored coverage, whether or not you are planning to retire.