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join us for a book talk and share what you read. The Challenge Book Club Will take place on the last Tuesday of each month at 6:30pm. 

Read any book- fiction, non-fiction, anything about the theme of the month! 

Get assistance with:

• Application assistance (MassHealth, SNAP, WIC, Fuel Assistance, Medicare, Social Security, Veteran’s Benefits, and more!)
• Referrals to community organizations, mental health, and substance abuse providers
• Assistance obtaining financial resources to address past due bills
• Guidance on solving some of life’s challenging situations

During this one-hour building session we will be led by “The Lego Lady” Kim Steadman!!

The BaNannies are a mother/daughter duo who bring children’s songs, both old and new to life! With their silly and interactive songs, they’ll have your littles singing, dancing along! 

We will learn yoga poses, dance, sing, and meditate. This class is all about fun. 

All abilities are welcome! 

Join Deb Hudgins for a 30-minute music and movement theme-based program which features singing and guitar music for young children (infants & preschool). 

6x Boston Parent Paper Family Favorite and National Touring Musician, Music at the Blissful (Evan Haller) from Boston, Massachusetts comes to the Taft for a high energy, fun-filled, interactive, movement-packed music experience for the whole family. Come join the fun as we sing, jump, shake, laugh and go slow and fast with Music at The Blissful. Featuring songs off his new album, "This". 

Come join Katie Aissis of Sprouting Tree Yoga for Slow Flow Adult Yoga. 7pm on Tuesday, September 9th 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. Registration required. Visit our website.

Enjoy an informal half hour presentation covering coffee as an agricultural commodity, how it’s grown and processed, how it’s been consumed through history, & learn all about the roasting process .

Rob will then lead participants in a fun interactive tasting of  three              different coffees. 

Tuesday, February 10th at 6:30pm

Registration is required  & limited. 

www.taftpubliclibrary.org

If your child loves Harry Potter and spends their days practicing spells with a homemade wand, this interactive program is for them.

Jungle Jim’s Wizard Academy is a fully interactive Hogwarts-style training where children become part of the magic. Led by Professor Jungle-Flick, participants are guided through a high-energy experience filled with comedy, imagination, and hands-on fun. Children learn simple magic skills, take part in Balloon Quidditch, and even train in Defense Against the Dark Arts.

This is not a sit-and-watch show. More than a dozen volunteers are invited to participate throughout the program, making every performance unique. The experience is designed to encourage creativity, confidence, and laughter, while keeping children actively engaged from start to finish.

Perfect for school-age children, Wizard Academy has been a popular program at public libraries, museums, and community events throughout Massachusetts and beyond. It is a fun, educational, and highly interactive program that brings the magic of wizarding school to life.

Learn the art of needle felting or perfect your skills with Rachel Benson from The Fiber Web. This is a unique crafting experience. With a few basic tools and some practice, anyone can make beautiful and unique needle felted creations. Come to the Taft Public Library and create this adorable fox. 

Just a reminder that you have registered for the Friend's Felting Class on Feb. 19th at 6:30pm.  

All materials will be supplied. Preregistration and payment are required. Register at www.taftpubliclibrary.org $13 per person (no refunds). Payments can be dropped off at the library. (Make checks out to the “Friends of the Taft Public Library”.) Taft Public Library 29 North Ave Mendon, MA 01756

This engaging new program explores the enduring legend of the Montauk Project—an alleged series of secret Cold War–era experiments said to involve mind control, psychic research, and interdimensional phenomena—and examines how these claims influenced popular culture. Attendees will learn how the original concept for the hit television series Stranger Things was rooted in the so-called “Montauk Project,” before the story was relocated to the fictional town of Hawkins, Indiana. Blending documented history, conspiracy lore, and television storytelling, the program invites participants to consider how government secrecy, 1980s nostalgia, and speculative science converge to create one of modern pop culture’s most compelling mythologies.

If you happen to have a small item from your loved one, Ellen may offer to connect with your loved one using that item.  She also offers soul guidance to anyone with a question they wish to ask in front of the group.  Please Note: Attendance at a demonstration does not guarantee that you will receive a reading.