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Library Corner, March 24 edition

by | Mar 22, 2021 | Featured

For more information on any of the following programs or other activities at the library, visit hopkintonlibrary.org. The library also can be found on Facebook, @hopkintonlibrary, and on Twitter, @HopkintonPLMA.

Baptiste Power Yoga Class
Mondays, March 29, noon (Zoom)
This weekly 30-minute Zoom class, taught by Natasha Linton of Nourish Power Yoga & Ayurveda in Hopkinton, is a vinyasa flow designed to leave participants vitalized and reinvigorated so they can step back into their day recharged. Register via the library’s website calendar.

Indoor Seed Starting
Tuesday, April 6, 6:30-8 p.m. (Zoom)
Join Blackstone Valley Veggie Garden experts to learn how to start a garden with fruit and veggie seeds under lights. Sign up in advance to be emailed the Zoom info.

Seasonal Cooking Workshop — Celebrate Spring!
Thursday, April 8, 6-7:15 p.m. (Zoom)
Join Nancy Wind, founder of Peaks and Poses, for the first of two seasonal cooking workshops that will celebrate spring. Participants can cook along with her or simply watch. In April, she will be making carrot ginger soup with roasted chickpeas. Sign up in advance to receive the Zoom info and recipe.

Virtual Baby Kneads — Baby Sign Language With Sheryl White (Zoom)
Thursdays, April 1, 8, 15 and 29, 4-4:45 p.m.
For children 2 months to pre-verbal. Children must be available to attend all four sessions, given that the class is cumulative in nature. Click on the Baby Kneads April 1 event on the calendar and it will register for all four classes.

Library Strategic Plan
Check out the library’s new strategic plan for Fiscal Year 2022 through FY27. Last fall and winter, the library asked for feedback on programs and services as planning was being done for the future. Respondents’ valuable input was used to create a new plan to guide the library’s work for the next five years. The plan can be accessed via the Library Information page on the website.

Children’s Audiobook Survey
The Children’s Department is interested in learning more about how juvenile patrons (ages 0-12) use audiobooks. Patrons are asked to help by completing a short survey: forms.gle/H728APyaPtQszHrj6.

Magazines Available
CW MARS (Central and Western Massachusetts Resource Sharing) recently announced the addition of over 3,000 magazine titles now available through the OverDrive Collection and the Libby mobile app. Magazine titles are always available; there are never any holds or waiting.

Library Card Upgrade
Anyone with a temporary library card who would like to update to a full-use card may do so by presenting ID and proof of address to library staff.

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