ADULT PROGRAMS

Upcoming Events:

To register for an event, click on the Library Event Calendar & Registration link at the top of the library’s homepage www.taftpubliclibrary.org. 

Handcrafting Group

Let’s get crafty! Join us on Wednesday, September 6 and Wednesday, September 20 at 2 p.m. downstairs in the library and get your craft on. Bring your own craft project, whatever it might be, to work on while you visit. Intended for adults.  Crafts are NOT supplied.

Learn Contract Bridge with Val Fay

Join Val Fay, a contract bridge instructor for over twenty years, as he guides you through the game of contract bridge.  Designed for ages 16 and up, the classes Val offers will include upgraded instructions at the beginning of every class, starting with the basics. Those interested should contact him at 508-478-3049 to sign up. All bridge players are forever students of the game, no matter what level they feel they’ve achieved. Whether you play or have always wanted to learn, join him on Tuesday afternoons at the library. For further details regarding specific times and schedules, call Val’s number above.

Adult Book Club

The Adult Book Club will meet on Monday, September 11 at 7 p.m. to discuss The Book of Longings by Sue Monk Kidd and Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert. Adult Book Clubs are held on the second Monday of the month.  

For upcoming book clubs contact the library at 508-473-3259 to request copies of the books or log in to your account from our website to request them through interlibrary loan.  The Adult Book Club book discussion schedule is as follows:

October: The Once and Future Witches by Alix E. Harrow

November: Call the Midwife by Jennifer Worth

December: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

German Conversation Club

Are you looking for a place to practice what German you remember or to improve your German vocabulary? Conversations in German is no pressure, just fun! Lead by Library Assistant (and Mendon resident) Monika Schmid, the group typically meets the last Monday of each month. The group will be on hiatus in September, but mark your calendars for Monday, October 30 at 6 p.m. for the next session. Registration is required. To register, visit our website. 

Footnotes Nonfiction Book Club

The Footnotes Nonfiction Book Club meets downstairs in the library on a quarterly basis. Those interested are asked to stop at the downstairs desk to sign the Footnotes registration sheet and pick up a copy of the latest book. Next discussion session:

Thursday, September 28 at 7 p.m.: Discussion of Ilyon Woo’s Master Slave Husband Wife

Upcoming books in the Footnotes series:

The Spy and the Traitor by Ben Macintyre

The Revolutionary: Samuel Adams by Stacy Schiff

Cooking with Chef Rob Scott

Chef Rob Scott returns with a whole new set of cooking demonstrations on Zoom. Rob joins us virtually from his kitchen in Long Island. All ages are welcome to participate. The recipes will be sent out before each class if you want to cook alongside Chef Rob. Sessions are at 7 p.m. The next session is:

Tuesday, September 12: Granny Smith Apple Cider Chicken ad Pumpkin Muffin Tops

Please visit our website to register for the session.

Friends of the Taft Public Library Meeting

The Friends of the Library will meet on Tuesday, September 26 at 7 p.m downstairs in the library’s Art Holmes Community Room for their monthly board meeting. Board meetings are typically held on the last Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m., unless it falls on a holiday or during a school vacation. All are welcome (and encouraged) to attend. If you plan on attending, it’s always a good idea to call the library at 508-473-3259 or email the Friends at [email protected] to confirm the date and time of the meeting. The group will do its best to post any meeting changes on the Taft Library web site.