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 of the grand prize baskets—and everyone who finishes the summer reading program gets a prize!
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 is a registered Brightspot therapy dog.
Please register. Once you register you are signed up for all club sessions.
During the school year we meet every other week; during the summer we meet weekly.
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 of the grand prize baskets—and everyone who finishes the summer reading program gets a prize!
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 will dance, play instruments, juggle, contort, transform, and fly through the air with the greatest of ease, all to the best-loved music of favorite composers. This title is perfect for younger children and family audiences. You won't believe that the entire show is performed by a solo puppeteer!
The presentation includes a lively puppetry demonstration prior to the show, and a Question and Answer session following the performance.
Running time: 40 minutes
Recommended grade levels: Appropriate for pre-K - 6; best for pre-K - 2
This program will take place on the lawn. Please bring chairs or a blanket.
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.
Registration recommended.
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 until she was 17. Upon release, she had no day-to-day life training and very little social skills, yet she persevered and created a life of her own. Come hear this story of tragedy, humanity, and hope directly from the author and Darlene herself!
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 of the grand prize baskets—and everyone who finishes the summer reading program gets a prize!
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!
Drop-in.
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 of the grand prize baskets—and everyone who finishes the summer reading program gets a prize!
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 of the grand prize baskets—and everyone who finishes the summer reading program gets a prize!
Volunteer work consists of shelving books in the Youth Room, finding books that are on hold or needed by library staff, keeping the Youth Room neat and organized, helping prepare materials for youth programs, helping set up and take down for programs, and odd jobs. Occasionally they may be asked to help with a Youth Room event outside of their regular work time, which is optional.
Youth Room volunteers generally work one hour a week. The day and time will be agreed upon after application is received. Their are two open slots each hour, and volunteers are welcome to work with a friend if they'd like.
Once the regular volunteer work schedule is set, the volunteer is expected to show up every week on time and work for the entire hour. Volunteers cannot socialize with their friends or watch younger siblings during their work time.
If a volunteer will be late or absent, they are expected to notify the Youth Room staff. If a volunteer wishes to discontinue their work at the library before the end of the program term, they are expected to notify Youth Room staff.
School year volunteers are permitted to work for only part of the school year - for example, they may suspend their volunteer status to participate in a sporting season, as long as they notify Youth Room staff. Summer volunteers are expected to miss no more than 2-3 weeks of the summer. Those who have previously volunteered but needed to discontinue are always welcome back if they'd like to volunteer again.
New summer volunteers are required to attend a training session and read through a training slideshow before their first day of volunteer work. Those beginning their volunteer work during the school year will read through the slideshow and recieve individual training.
Youth Room staff will work with the volunteer to detirmine what their strengths and limitations are, and do our best to tailor the work to the volunteer's abilities. Volunteers are expected to communicate with Youth Room staff if they are having difficulty with any assigned work, so that staff can either provide instruction and further training or shift to a task more suitable to the volunteer's abilities.
Communication between the Youth Room and the volunteer will take place primarily through email. Volunteers are expected to regularly check their email. Parents will be cced on communications, and volunteers are asked to cc their parents when responding.
If the Youth Room will be unstaffed during a volunteer's work time, we will do our best to notify as soon as possible, though we may not be able to notify in every instance.
Volunteer work in the Youth Room counts for National Honor Society credit and most other voluteer requirements.
To apply, click here:
Hubbard Library Young Adult Volunteer Application Form
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 of the grand prize baskets—and everyone who finishes the summer reading program gets a prize!
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.
For ages 10-17.
All materials provided.
Our thanks to the Warm Company & Ludlow Cooling and Heating for donating materials for this program.
Class size limited to 10, please register.
Sponsored by The Warm Company & Ludlow Heating and Cooling, Inc..
Hours
Closed
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
9:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Additional information
We are CLOSED on the following Holidays:
- New Years Day
- Martin Luther King Day
- President's Day
- Patriot's Day
- Memorial Day
- Juneteenth
- Fourth of July
- Labor Day
- Columbus Day
- Veteran's Day
- Thanksgiving
- The Day After Thanksgiving
- Christmas Day