Come to a #graphicnovel event @WeymouthLibrary w/ 3 #Massachusetts #authors before May's #MassBookReadingChallenge: John Gay Sr, Phoebe Potts, & Sivan Piatigorsky-Roth! Hybrid: ow.ly/BGtM50QSc9z #cartoons #comics #CenterForTheBook Massachusetts Library Association 📚 MBLC New England Independent Booksellers Association

Tomorrow at noon, in person and virtual!

Have a TPL library card? Take a free online class! Take a class on your own time for fun or to advance your career! Learn more about Udemy & Gale Courses in one of our April intro sessions. Virtual session is Mon, 4/29, at 2:30 pm. Registration required. eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cf…!

Coffee with Local Authors is this Saturday! May 4, at 11 am, in person and virtual. For virtual, must register by Fri., May 3, to receive link: eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cf… Find a new author...who just might be a neighbor! Lisa Braxton

Learn how to use Libby, by OverDrive with the experts at OverDrive in this month's 1-hour “Getting Started with Libby” webinar, Wednesday, May 15, at 2 pm. Can’t attend live? Just register to receive the recording by email 24 hours later! overdrive.zoom.us/webinar/regist….

Max & our library staff are so excited about Summer Reading, some of our librarians went live to record a promo! Want to join? Register early at https://thayerpubliclibrary.beanstack... or come see us starting June 17. Thanks to BCAM TV for filming us! youtube.com/watch?v=nYwIWr…

The library will be closing early at 5 pm on Wednesday, July 3, and be closed on Thursday, July 4, in observance of Independence Day.

We're kicking off Summer Reading tomorrow, Thurs., 6/26, with The Bubble Music Man! Join us 2-3 pm at French's Common, across from the library for music, dancing, games, snacks, & BUBBLES! Best for ages 3-7, but all are welcome. Free family fun!

Author wendy francis shares favorite beach reads with us over tropical drinks, Monday, July 29, 6:30 pm, including her own new book, Feels Like Summer. Please register for Mocktails & Beach Reads so we know how many mocktails we need! eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cf…

Meet us at Sunset Lake tomorrow, Tuesday, 10-11am, to learn about the environment and Braintree's Rainwater Garden. Best for ages 5 - 11, but families welcome. Offered in partnership with Braintree's Stormwater Division, this is a free "Read, Renew, Repeat" summer reading event.

Finding it hard to fit summer reading into your busy social calendar? The library is starting a monthly Silent Book Club, so grab whatever you're reading and come join us Tuesday, July 30! No sign-up, no book assignments! Open social time 6-6:30 pm. Silent reading time 6:30-7 pm.

Free, virtual event, Tues, Aug 20, 7 pm! Sharon Kitchens discusses her new book, Stephen King's Maine: A History & Guide, exploring locations that became Stephen King’s fictional towns of Castle Rock, Jerusalem’s Lot, Derry, and Haven. Register at thayerpubliclibrary.org/events. #books

Thayer Public Library is celebrating 150 years of serving, educating, and connecting Braintree (MA) this month with a calendar full of events. Check out the September anniversary events, and save these dates! thayerpubliclibrary.org/events/

We are celebrating not only 150 years of service, but also 25 years in our current building! Family Retro Games, Sat, 9/28, 1-4, gives adults a chance to play favorite video games from the past along with the kids. Free! Registration required! eventkeeper.com/code/ekform.cf… One Up Games

The library will be closed Mon, Oct. 14, for the state holiday, Columbus Day. On Saturday, Oct. 12, we will be open regular hours, 9 am - 5 pm. Our October newsletter is now online. Be sure to sign up for our monthly e-newsletter while you're there! thayerpubliclibrary.org/events/

Free concert, Johnny Cash: Songs & Stories, by Matt York at Thayer Public Library this Thurs., 10/15, 7-8 pm. Plenty of parking and seating. facebook.com/share/nmoqXo6o…

As part of our FY2024-28 Strategic Plan, the library is conducting a space needs study, with a community survey. Please respond by Nov. 30. To learn more about the study and to respond to the survey, please go to thayerpubliclibrary.org/community-enga…

The library will be closed Mon, Nov . 11, for the state holiday, Veterans' Day. On Saturday, Nov. 9, we will be open regular Saturday hours, 9 am - 5 pm.

We have moved our event calendar to a new service provider, LibCal. We apologize for any confusion that has resulted from this switch. Please view our new LibCal calendar at thayerpubliclibrary.libcal.com, and update your old Eventkeeper calendar bookmarks.

Last night, Mayor Joyce presented her budget to the Town Council. To review the budget please visit the following link: braintreema.gov/1293/Fiscal-Ye… Mayor Joyce's FY 2026 budget focuses on funding level services and outlining our forward-looking investments into budget outcomes.