Library Events

Stories and a craft for independent 4 & 5 year olds. Children attend this storytime without their caregiver, but the caregiver must remain in the library. Registration is required. Please register for only one storytime per session.

The library, in collaboration with the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, will present a virtual livestreamed tour of selected works from the museum’s collection, which houses significant examples of European, Asian, and American art. Learn more about the life of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a radical and free-spirited woman who made it her life's mission to collect art from around the world and build this museum to share it with the public. This is a one-time special streaming event and will not be recorded. 
 

Stories, songs, rhymes, and more for terrific toddlers! Age 2 with a caregiver. Registration is required. Please only register for one storytime per session.

Enjoy simple stories, rhymes, songs & activities. 6-24 months with a caregiver. Registration is required. Please only register for one storytime per session.

Young children of all ages and their caregivers enjoy rhymes, songs, and stories together. Recommended for children ages 2-5 with a caregiver. Registration not required. 

Budding artists in grades K to 2 will learn about groundbreaking environmental artists Christo and Jeanne-Claude, a married couple who spent decades using colorful fabrics to create works of art outdoors all over the world. We will work on a joint project to wrap some library fixtures! As always, dress to get messy!

The photo at the right shows one of their most famous projects - The Gates - in Central Park, New York City, 2005.

Young children of all ages and their caregivers enjoy rhymes, songs, and stories together. Recommended for children ages 2-5 with a caregiver. Registration is required. Please only register for one storytime per session.

You and your toddler will explore stories, songs, rhymes and more! Ages 2-3 with a caregiver. Registration is required. Please only register for one storytime per session.

Enjoy simple stories, rhymes, songs & activities. 6-24 months with a caregiver. Registration is required. Please only register for one storytime per session.

Stories and a craft for independent 4 & 5 year olds. Children attend this storytime without their caregiver, but the caregiver must remain in the library. Registration is required. Please register for only one storytime per session.

Families are invited to join us at the library for Evening Family Storytime! We will share stories and rhymes before bedtime. Jammies and stuffies are encouraged but not required! Geared toward children ages 2-6, but all are welcome. This storytime will be on select Wednesday evenings of the month in the Storytime Room, January through April. Join us as often as you like. No registration is required.
 

Join us twice a month for our virtual Dungeons and Dragons campaign for grades 4-7. This campaign is Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. You'll need a Roll20 and DNDBeyond account. Those links will be emailed the day of the program. We play over zoom. Registration is required. 

Young children of all ages and their caregivers enjoy rhymes, songs, and stories together. Recommended for children ages 2-5 with a caregiver. Registration is required. Please only register for one storytime per session.

You and your toddler will explore stories, songs, rhymes and more! Ages 2-3 with a caregiver. Registration is required. Please only register for one storytime per session.

Enjoy simple stories, rhymes, songs & activities. 6-24 months with a caregiver. Registration is required. Please only register for one storytime per session.

Explore the capabilities and limitations of one of the most recognizable AI tools, ChatGPT, created by OpenAI. During this hands-on introductory class, participants will have the opportunity to experience real-time interactions with this generative artificial intelligence tool and review the results together as a group. At the end of the session, you will know how ChatGPT can be useful in your everyday life or work, as well as reasons why you should not always take what it says as fact. Please note this class will be exploring the free version of ChatGPT, model 3.5. This class will not be exploring features available only to ChatGPT Plus members. 

Cosplayers, anime lovers, and manga readers in grades 6-12 can join anime club! We will be sharing art, watching some anime, discussing our favorite anime and manga, and cosplaying is always welcome!
*please register* 

Join the library for an in-person author event with award-winning journalist McKay Coppins, who will discuss his new book Romney: A Reckoning. This in-depth portrait shows a public servant authentically wrestling with the choices he has made over his career. Publisher’s Weekly opines, “[A] probing biography...a penetrating analysis of the ongoing Republican civil war through the eyes of one of its last embattled centrists.” 

Fan-Snack-Tic Fridays return!

Stop by the Teen Rom the last Friday of the Month for a Fan-Snack-Tic good time.
Play games, enjoy snacks, and hangout with your friends!
For Teens ages 11 and up
No registration required.
 

This is a one-time special streaming event that will not be recorded.  
Virtually explore the ancient Inca capital of Cusco, Peru, with tour guide, Michael Lazo Gamarra, as part of the Hudson Library’s Tour of Peru programming series. Cusco (or Cuzco) was the capital of the Inca Empire from the 13th Century until the Spanish conquest in the 16th century. Virtually walk through the streets and learn the rich history of this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Discover more about Cusco’s hybrid culture, architecture, and the important role of the city in the Spanish colonization of the Americas.