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The library will be closed on Friday, Nov. 10 from 1 to 5 p.m. in observance of Veteran’s Day. We will reopen on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 10 a.m.
 You are invited to enjoy the Friends Annual Meeting Featured Speaker – Author, Brunonia Barry- on Thursday, Nov. 2 at 7:30 p.m. immediately following the Friends Annual Meeting. Brunonia Barry is the New York Times and international best-selling author of “The Lace Reader”, “The Map of True Places”, and her latest book: “The Fifth Petal”.
Teen and Tween Make & Take Mondays: Monday, Nov. 6 from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.  Imagine, create, and participate!  Each Monday teens will participate in a variety of hands-on activities that will include making fun, seasonal crafts, exploring STEAM activities, and/or creating one-of-a-kind masterpieces.  All materials will be provided at the program in the Library’s Meeting Room.  This week: Weaving and Clay Part 1. This is a Free, drop-in event.
 Adult Book Discussion Group: Thursday, Nov. 9 at 7:30 p.m. Join us to discuss “American Nations” by Colin Woodard. Copies of the current reading selection are available for check-out at the Main Desk.  New Members are always welcome! Free! Drop in
 Bimonthly Knitting Group: Monday, Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. Do you enjoy knitting? Drop in to our informal knitting group with a new evening meeting time. The group meets the second Monday of the month from 3 to 5 p.m. and the fourth Monday of the month from 6:30-8:30 p.m. This is a drop-in program that is open to all ages. Bring your latest project and share advice and socialize with other knitters. If you have any questions, please call Kristina Leedberg at 978-399-2309
Advanced Snap Circuits and Takeaparts: Friday, Nov. 17 from 3:30 – 4:30 p.m. We have five new exciting Snap Circuits kits to play with: RC Cars, Light, Motion, Arcade, and 3D Illumination. Preregister online starting Monday, October 27. This free program is for children in grades 3 to 5.
India Through Literature Series with Professor Bruce Browne: Monday, Nov. 20 at 1 p.m. Books provide an interesting and  direct way to experience a culture; our fall book series on India presents a variety of perspectives on a complex country. All book discussions will be augmented with music and film clips that touch on themes of the text. Monday, Nov. 20, 1-2:30 p.m. “Sideways on a Scooter” by Miranda Kennedy, Monday, Dec. 18, 1-2:30 p.m. “Indian Summer: the Secret History of the End of an Empire” by Alex von Tunzelmann. Copies of the current selection are available for checkout at the Main Desk. No registration required.
 Westford Job Seekers Network meets weekly on Wednesdays from 2 to 4:30 p.m. For more information visit our website at www.westfordlibrary.org or call Dina Kanabar at 978-399-2308, dkanabar@westfordma.gov
J.V Fletcher Library Grant Award: The J. V. Fletcher Library is the recipient of a $10,000 Readers’ Advisory Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) Grant to ensure that Library staff receives the training and education to provide consistent and exemplary Readers’ Advisory Services to library patrons. Via presenters’ workshops, training, activities and Book Discussion Groups over the course of a year, staff will develop confidence and Readers’ Advisory skill-sets in fulfilling “high touch” service responses for our patrons. A critical by-product of this grant will be patron satisfaction with a library environment in which book discussions, suggestions and recommendations proliferate and are valued. This grant award is made possible with federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
The library is located at 50 Main St. For more information visit westfordlibrary.org or call 978-692-5555.
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