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Library Corner, Sept. 16 edition

by | Sep 14, 2026 | Featured

For more information on any of the following programs or other activities at the library, visit hopkintonlibrary.org. Visit the library’s website calendar for event registration information. The library also can be found on Facebook, @hopkintonlibrary.

ADULT PROGRAMS

CreatorSpace: Drop-in Drawing
Mondays, Sept. 14 and 21, 10 a.m.-noon
The CreatorSpace will be open to adult patrons who wish to drop in and draw. No registration is required.

Your Health: Zip Code or DNA
Mondays, Sept. 21 and 28, and Oct. 5, 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m.
The Friends of the Hopkinton Public Library is offering this four-part workshop about the impacts of environment on human health. Material for study includes a variety of readings, podcasts and films. Topics include how health is impacted by air, water, food and neighborhood surroundings. The class involves group discussions and activities related to the materials. Participants are encouraged to attend as many sessions as possible. Registration is required so information about the readings can be distributed each week.

Parent/Caregiver Strategic Plan Focus Group
Tuesday, Sept. 22, 7-9 p.m.
Parents and caregivers can join this virtual strategic focus group to help shape the future of youth services at the Hopkinton Public Library over the next five years. Registration is required.

CHILDREN’S/YOUNG ADULT PROGRAMS

Play, Learn and Grow Play Group
Thursdays, Sept. 17 and 24, 10-11 a.m.

This play group, let by Project ABC, will include free play as well as a circle time with stories, songs and rhymes. It is recommended for children ages 0-5 with a caregiver.

Homework Help Club
Thursday, Sept. 24, 4-5 p.m.
Students in Grades 3-6 are invited to gather in the Children’s Programming Room to do homework, projects and reading. Extra homework help will be provided by high school volunteers. Teens interested in volunteering can contact young adult librarian Jess Dyment (jdyment@hopkintonma.gov).

SCHEDULE UPDATES

The HPL strategic plan focus group will meet in person in the Ellsworth Room on Oct. 3 at 11 a.m.

The Friends of the Library will meet in the Strong Room on Oct. 7 at 6:30 p.m.

The library will be closed Oct. 10-12 in observance of Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day.

The Massachusetts Center for the Book will meet in the Strong Room on Oct. 3 at 2 p.m.

The Library Board of Trustees will meet Oct. 20 at 7:30 p.m. in the Ellsworth Room.

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