Special Announcements

Miss the days where you could get credit for reading books? Enter to win prizes in the library’s Summer Reading for adults initiative!

For each book you read this summer, from June 27th through August 25th, fill out a raffle ticket in person at the library OR online. We’ll pick a prize winner each week and one grand prize winner at the end of August. We've already given out $200 worth of prizes!

The Shrewsbury Public Library has partnered with Headspace! The Headspace app includes hundreds of meditations along with exercises for sleep, focus, and movement. Shrewsbury residents are eligible to request access to Headspace on a first come, first served basis, typically between the 14th and 28th of the month for the month that follows (i.e., you should sign up between August 14th and August 28th to request a September license). Find out more on our website.
Library Programs

50+ Job Seekers Networking Group
First and third Wednesdays (August 3 & 17)
9:30–11:30 a.m.
Virtual

If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career", this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking!

Join us in a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe and comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships and developing skills and strategies to help in your career transition. Each meeting features a new topic. Meetings include a presentation and hands-on workshop on topics relevant to career transition, guest speakers, access to hiring managers, small group breakout rooms to network, and 1-on-1 coaching guidance. Participating on a regular basis will give job seekers the many tools and strategies needed for a successful job search. 

Each biweekly meeting is facilitated by Deborah Hope, MBA, PCIC, an experienced executive career coach. Deborah is a former Fortune 500 executive, investment banker and entrepreneur and transitioned to executive coaching over 10 years ago. She has coached with Harvard Business School Executive Education programs, the Mass. Conference for Women, and is a Certified Leadership Agility Coach. She has facilitated 50+ Job Seekers Networking Groups for 5 years and is a Licensed Group Leader. 

This month's topics will be:

Aug 3: Marketing Plan & Brief
Aug 17: Applications, Cover Letters, & Negotiating
This program takes place virtually on Zoom; please register to attend separately for each session.

View the full list of topics on our Facebook event page.

Solutions for Better Heart Health
Wednesday, August 10th
10:30 a.m.
Virtual

Join Jill Patterson, Registered Dietician Nutritionist, for this informative and interactive workshop on a heart-healthy lifestyle!

Heart disease is the number one leading cause of death in Americans. Participants will learn a total approach (eating well, staying active, and reducing stress) to improving their heart health. Education about managing cholesterol and blood pressure along with applicable and practical tips will be incorporated into this 60-minute presentation. There are many benefits of adopting a heart-healthy lifestyle: increased energy, decreased stress, improved cholesterol and blood pressure levels, and decreased risk of heart disease. A few simple tweaks can lead to big results!

Sponsored by the Friends of the Shrewsbury Public Library.

This program will take place virtually on Zoom; please register to attend.

Healthy Garden Recipes
Thursday, August 18th
7:00–8:00 p.m.
At the library
Fresh is best!  Learn to prepare healthy meals with the ingredients from your backyard garden from Kate Donovan of Blackstone Valley Veggie Gardens.

Sponsored by the Friends of the Shrewsbury Public Library.

This program will take place in person at the library; please register to attend.

Reading Glasses
Thursday, August 18th
7:00–8:30 p.m.
Virtual
The August meeting of Reading Glasses, our book group for adults in their 20s and 30s, will be Thursday, August 18th on Google Meet. We’ll be discussing Insomnia by Sarah Pinborough, a "twisty, paranoia-inducing tale [in which] a woman anxiously awaits her 40th birthday—but not for the reason you might think. When Emma’s mother turned 40, she lost her mind…and now, as Emma’s own 40th birthday approaches, she begins to fear the very same thing might be happening to her. INSOMNIA is an “unreliable narrator” thriller done right" (crimebythebook.com).

New attendees, please email [email protected] to receive a Google Meet invite closer to the date.

Shrewsbury Genealogy Club
Monday, August 22th
7:15–9:15 p.m.
Virtual
Anyone interested in genealogy (or family history) can now join the Shrewsbury Genealogy Club from the comfort of their home! The club will meet on Zoom the fourth Monday of every month starting at 7:15 p.m.

To register, email the Genealogy Club’s clubmaster, former SPL Assistant Director George Brown, at [email protected].

Find the Love Within, Share the Love with All
Thursday, August 25th
7:00–8:00 p.m.
Virtual

Join the Shrewsbury Public Library and Jim Rose for this meditation workshop. We can tap into the love and peace deep within us through the transforming power of meditation. Once we do, we reap the benefits and can share that love and joy with all we meet, helping make this a kinder, more peaceful world. At this workshop, you will have a chance to experience this time-tested, life-changing technique. 

Jim Rose, M.Ed., Rutgers University, is a retired executive of a Fortune 100 Company who has been practicing meditation for over 30 years. Jim currently gives workshops and training to groups throughout the world in which he connects meditation and spiritual development to important aspects of our lives.

This program will take place virtually on Zoom; please register to attend.

Shrewsbury Readers
Thursday, September 1st
6:30–7:30 p.m.
At the library

Shrewsbury Readers is a group about good books and good discussions. Titles are selected from various genres and copies of the book will be available for checkout at the main circulation desk of the library on the first floor. Meetings are held on the first Thursday of the month at the library.

At the September 1st meeting, we will be discussing Infinite Country by Patricia Engel, “a heartbreaking portrait of a family dealing with the realities of migration and separation” (Time), “rich with Bogotá urban life, steeped in Andean myth, and tense with the daily reality of the undocumented in America” (simonandschuster.com).

New members are welcome; please contact Priya Rathnam at 508-841-8537 or [email protected]