Closing Reception for A Mosaic Journey, Peregrinations on Being Human by Cynthia Fisher
Tuesday, July 25 at 7pm

In this body of work Cynthia Fisher reflects on our collective selves, at times deserving our scientific name, ‘wise man’, highlighting our curiosity, creativity and quest for knowledge and understanding. What does our future hold?

Location: Gallery

In person event, no registration required

Cooking with Scraps with Cookbook Author and Sustainability Warrior Lindsay-Jean Hard
Wednesday, July 26 at 7pm

Join Lindsay-Jean Hard to learn how to make use of cooking scraps, keep them out of landfills, and still have enough left-over for the compost pile!

Location: Virtual

Registration required

Pressed Flower Lanterns
Wednesday, July 26 at 7pm

Join us as we make a pressed flower lantern! A great summer decoration for the home or any special occasion

Location: Virtual

Registration required

SCORE Small Business Counseling
Thursday, July 27 starting at 9am

SCORE volunteers provide area small business owners with free, one-hour counseling and advice sessions.

Location: Room A and Virtual

Registration required

Pop Up Cards
Thursday, July 27 at 4pm

Make a unique pop-up card for a loved one and surprise them with an interactive message! *This program requires manual dexterity to work with small pieces of paper.

Location: Virtual

Registration required

Friends of the Library Night at Fenway Park

Join the Friends of the Library at a Fun Night at Fenway Park:

Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox

Ticket Location: Right Field Grandstand 2 - $38 per person*

Please click here to purchase your tickets by July 27

Additional fees apply

Coming Up

Genealogy Class: Q & A and Open Discussion
Monday, July 31 at 6:30pm

Opening Reception for Recent Prints by Jo Ann Rothschild
Wednesday, August 2 at 7pm

SCORE Small Business Counseling
Thursday, August 3 starting at 9am

Learn How to Use Libby, hoopla & Kanopy

Friday, August 4 at 10am

Main Hall Display Cases on view July 5 - August 31

Ryder Flowers

Susan Ryder uses paper to create two- and three-dimensional art pieces evoking domestic landscapes, flowers, fashion and objects that bring joy. Her process includes the use of a desktop cutter and a mountain of Xacto blades!

The pieces in the main hall display cases represent carpets of fantasy plants. Each is unique: designed, cut, painted and assembled by hand. From the adult point of view and seen from above, the plants are flowers. From a child’s point of view, seen from the side, they appear to be trees. The artist has given a treat for the children to find first -- look closely and you'll see children reading happily under the trees.

Susan exhibits her work in art galleries around New England and Europe. She has done custom work for the Peabody Essex Museum and the DeCordova Museum. She can be found through her website at SusanRyderDesign.com.

Art shows on view July 5 - 29

A Mosaic Journey, Peregrinations on Being Human by Cynthia Fisher, Gallery                    

We **** Sapiens are a fascinating species and our meteoric rise to the pinnacle of life on earth is truly remarkable. In this body of work Cynthia Fisher reflects on our collective selves, at times deserving our scientific name, ‘wise man’, highlighting our curiosity, creativity and quest for knowledge and understanding. And yet -- we cannot overlook how our anthropocentric worldview is bringing about catastrophic environmental destruction. What does our future hold? Cynthia Fisher presents this collection of mosaics to stimulate your thoughts on BEING HUMAN.

Contact Cynthia at: [email protected]

Coming Together by Margo Ezekiel, Main Hall

Margo Ezekiel works mostly with prints and papers she makes using a gelli plate (a ¼” thick rectangle of gelatin that serves as a printing plate) which allows her to add texture, stencils, paint and markers, and overprint the same piece of paper multiple times. Sometimes the result is a strong print that will serve as a base for a collage. Other times the prints will serve as collage papers. The possibilities are endless.

Contact Margo: [email protected]