Taft Public Library
November 2024 Events and Information
Adult Programs
Please note: The Taft Public Library will be open from 10-2pm on Wednesday, November 27th and closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 28th. Enjoy the holiday!
Upcoming Events:
To register for an event, click on the Library Event Calendar & Registration link at the top of the library’s homepage (www.taftpubliclibrary.org).
Adult Handcrafting Group
Let’s get crafty! Join us on Wednesday, November 6th and Wednesday, November 20th at 2pm downstairs in the library and get your craft on! Bring your own craft project, whatever it might be, to work on while you visit. Intended for adults. No registration is required. Crafts are NOT supplied.
Adult Book Club
The Adult Book Club will meet next on Monday, November 4th at 7pm upstairs in the library. For upcoming book clubs contact the library at 508-473-3259 to request copies of the books or log in to your account from our website to request them through interlibrary loan. Upcoming books for the Adult Book Club are as follows:
Monday, November 4th at 7pm: The Book of Lost Names by Kristin Harmel
Monday, December 9th at 7pm: Oh William! By Elizabeth Strout
Footnotes Nonfiction Book Club
The Footnotes Nonfiction Book Club typically meets downstairs in the library on a quarterly basis. This year the group will read and discuss five nonfiction titles. Those interested are asked to stop at the downstairs desk to sign the Footnotes registration sheet and pick up a copy of the latest book.
Upcoming books in the Footnotes series:
January (date TBD): American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans by Eve LaPlante
March (date TBD): The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel: Genius, Power, and Deception on the Eve of World War I by Douglas Brunt
June 2025 (date TBD): How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America by Clint Smith
Awards Book Club
New to our slate of adult book clubs is Awards Book Club! Hosted by Taft Library Assistant Jane Blackwood, the Awards Book Club meets on a quarterly basis to discuss fiction and nonfiction award winners of the year. Jane selects from the books that took home the coveted Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, the Booker and more! Stop at the downstairs circulation desk to pick up the latest Awards book for discussion:
Upcoming books:
Tuesday, November 19th at 7pm: Discussion of Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips
The next two books will come from the 2024 National Book Award and Booker Prize lists which will be announced in November. Discussions for each title will be in February and May, dates TBD.
Slow Flow Adult Yoga with Katie Aissis of Sprouting Tree Yoga
Come join Katie Aissis from Sprouting Tree Yoga for Slow Flow Adult Yoga. 7pm on Tuesday, November 12th upstairs in the library. This Vinyasa style yoga class links breath to movement in a dynamic sequence of postures. Participants will build strength while also finding moments throughout the practice to quiet the mind and rest the body. This class is appropriate for all levels and no previous yoga experience is necessary. Please bring your own yoga mat. Please register for the program on our website.
German Conversation Club
Are you looking for a place to practice what German you remember or to improve your German vocabulary? Conversations in German is no pressure, just fun! Lead by Library Assistant (and Mendon resident) Monika Schmid, the group typically meets the last Monday of each month. Registration is required. To register, visit our website!
Next club date: Monday, November 25th at 6pm.
Taft Library now has Mango Languages!
Visit the Taft Public Library website for access to the Mango Languages platform. If you have an interest in learning a language, Mango provides lessons in over 70 languages. Children can try their hand at language learning with Mango Little PIM, a platform designed just for them, and
for those interested in learning American sign language we provide access to Mango ASL. Mango’s Intuitive Language Construction methodology helps build skills in vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, culture, comprehension, and retention. To see all of the Mango options the Taft Library offers scroll down the left-hand side of our webpage to the Databases section.
Friends of the Taft Public Library Meeting
The Friends of the Library meetings are typically held on the last Tuesday of the month at 7pm downstairs in the Art Holmes Community Room, unless it falls on a holiday or during a school vacation. All are welcome (and encouraged) to attend! If you plan on attending, it’s always a good idea to call the library at 508-473-3259 or email the Friends at friendsoftaftlibrary@gmail.com to confirm the date and time of the meeting. The group will do its best to post any meeting changes on the Taft Library web site.
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