Acton Memorial Library Meeting Room (1st floor)

Join us at the library for a relaxing and creative crafting session! We’ll be making beautiful flower bookmarks using glue, pressed flowers, and other natural elements. All supplies will be provided, but feel free to bring any small items you'd like to include—just keep in mind that the bookmarks are small, so tiny additions work best. Space is limited, sign up on the program page on our website here. 

John Hedly has been a beekeeper for 17 years. He is the former librarian for the Worcester County Beekeepers Association and a two-term member of the WCBA Board of Directors. In 2024, he was voted Beekeeper of the Year by the WCBA. Come to learn more about bee keeping and a honeybee colony! Space is limited, sign up on the program page on our website here.  Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by emailing library@actonma.gov.

This meditation series explores practical ways to remain centered and resilient. Discover how to create powerful layers of inner protection and experience a deep sense of stability from within. Space is limited, sign up on the program page on our website here.  Free event - Conducted by Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center, Watertown, MA Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by emailing library@actonma.gov.

Great Decisions is America's largest discussion program on world affairs. The program model involves reading the Great Decisions Briefing Book and meeting in a Discussion Group to discuss the most critical global issues facing America today. This months topic will be on Artificial Intelligence. A short article is available from the Great Decisions briefing book. Please read it ahead of the meeting. It is available in the library. Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by emailing library@actonma.gov.

This meditation series explores practical ways to remain centered and resilient. Discover how to create powerful layers of inner protection and experience a deep sense of stability from within. Free event - Conducted by Brahma Kumaris Meditation Center, Watertown, MA Space is limited, sign up on the program page on our website here.  Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by emailing library@actonma.gov.

Space is limited, sign up on the program page on our website here.  Whether you're a seasoned stitcher or a complete beginner, come learn new techniques, share ideas, and enjoy crafting in community. This month's craft is: Fabric Teabag Bookmarks Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request by emailing library@actonma.gov.

Join Cheryl Stedtler of Project Mishoon for an immersive journey into underwater archaeology, Indigenous heritage, and 1640s canoe discoveries that are reshaping New England’s historical narrative. History emerges from beneath the surface. All Friends of Pinehawk events are free but registration is appreciated at https://tinyurl.com/2025-Pinehawk

Some of America’s most significant historic archaeological sites are located in Massachusetts and some of the earliest and most influential archaeologists investigated sites in the Commonwealth. Join archaeologist Holly Herbster for an overview of Massachusetts’ post-1600 archaeological heritage, its role in the development of historical archaeology, and the ways in which current research and collaboration are helping to rediscover histories that have long been hidden or ignored. Friends of Pinehawk events are free but for talks like this registration is encouraged at https://tinyurl.com/2025-Pinehawk.

The book Path of Souls: the Native American Death Journey gives evidence of shamanic soul travel to the Milky Way in mound cultures.  Are there traces of such structures and travel in Nashobah?  Yes. Nashobah historian, Dan Boudillion, will explore local structures that mirror the arrangements identified by Gregory Little in the book and which may have been used for similar purposes. Friends of Pinehawk events are free but for talks like this registration is encouraged at https://tinyurl.com/2025-Pinehawk.