By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
On June 29, the Sherborn Library opened its Summer Art Show, featuring painter Atefeh Yazdanparast’s “Beauty of the Ordinary.”
Yazdanparast has been painting since she was a teenager. Though she is now an Associate Professor of Marketing at...
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Despite the construction happening on Sanger Street next to the Sherborn Library, little ones and their guardians filed into the Nora’s Treehouse Room in the Children’s Wing to enjoy a crafternoon. Happening on July 3rd, this week’s crafts were fourth of...
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Friends of the Sherborn Library were excited to bring back their Summer Concert Series to the Sherborn Library lawn on Wednesday, June 26th. Despite the forecasted thunderstorms later that evening, families and friends gathered onto the lawn, eager to hear...
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
To kick off summer vacation, Nile, the life-sized inflatable humpback whale, visited the Sherborn Library for a fun, interactive, and educational experience. According to their website, “The Whalemobile offers unique and innovative programming using a life sized inflatable whale. We bring...
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Children of all ages and their guardians gathered in the Community Room of the Sherborn Library for a fun learning experience about butterflies and moths. The event was sponsored by the Friends of the Sherborn Library.
Heather Simpson,...
by Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Sherborn Library Arts and Crafts Fair has been held annually since 1972. This year’s event was crowded with cars parked in most spots available in the immediate area. A large flag hoisted on a fire truck ladder marked the spot...
By Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Artist Lisa Hayden presented powerful abstract paintings at the opening reception for her exhibit, “Bridging the Abstract,” at the Sherborn Library on April 27. The spring art show will run until May 31st.
Hayden studied studio art at...
by Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
As part of the Town of Sherborn’s 300th anniversary celebration, the Sherborn Historical Society and the Sherborn Library presented a program on Tuesday, March 12, titled “Sent to Sherborn: The Sherborn Women’s Reformatory.” Estelle Friedman, Edgar E. Robinson Professor in United...
by Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Recently, the Sherborn Library held a fun Lotus Lantern Workshop. The workshop was led via the Internet by Younhee Shin from the New York City office of the Korean Spirit and Culture Promotion Project. Local participants could choose to participate in...
By Riley Fontana
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Sherborn Library prepared to celebrate St. Patrick's Day a week early with its Celtic Chocolate Program. Led by Kim Larkin of KlassicKreations, a licensed chocolatier enthusiastic about sharing programs with local communities, the event aimed to showcase various Irish delights,...
By Riley Fontana
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Sherborn Library ushered in March by embracing the spirit of spring with its winter concert, featuring the No Name Trio—a trio of accomplished women skilled in playing flutes and bassoon. Comprised of Carol Epple and Wendy Vignaux on flutes, and...
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Tweens and teens gathered at the Sherborn Library for a Pop-Up Art School (PUAS) art class. Lisa Walker, co-creator of the PUAS, walked children step-by-step through a very adorable painting of a Boston Terrier dog in a winter setting.
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With the cold and flu season upon us, many people are constantly looking for at-home remedies to help ward off becoming sick. To help with this, the Sherborn Library hosted a virtual Fire Cider Workshop in which Clinical Herbalist of True...
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
While the weather was finally warming up here in New England, the Sherborn Library kept the wintery feelings alive, hosting a Winterfest event recently. Little ones and their families were welcome to enjoy some arts and crafts, face painting, a Frozen...
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
With the cold winter weather upon us, the Sherborn Library hosted a winter crafting event for little ones and their families. Everyone gathered in Noah’s Treehouse Room in the Children’s Wing to partake in two different crafts, a paper spinner and...
by Audrey Anderson
Hometown Weekly Reporter
The Friends of the Sherborn Library’s Welcome Committee hosted a lovely Winter Social and art show, “Ode to the Sea,” on Saturday evening, January 20, in the library’s cozy Community Room. The evening was snowy and cold, but once inside, attendees...
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
At the tail end of the holiday break, families with little ones ventured out to the Sherborn Library to spend a morning with local children’s performer, Deb Hudgins.
As the program began, the performer introduced herself to her...
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
During winter break, Sherborn children were invited to attend the Animal Adventures program hosted by the Sherborn Library. According to their website, “Animal Adventures is an exotic animal rescue founded by Ed and Brenda Laquidara… Ed and Brenda formed Animal Adventures...
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
Returning for its fifth year, the Sherborn Public Library (SPL) hosted a Holiday Gift Wrap-a-thon on Tuesday, December 19th and Wednesday, December 20th. All were welcome to bring their gifts to wrap as well as enjoy some other fun activities.
By Madison Butkus
Hometown Weekly Reporter
In honor of the start of Hanukkah on December 7th, the Sherborn Library hosted a Menorah Lighting on the evening of Monday, December 11th. All were welcome to come and light the Menorah as well as enjoy some light refreshments afterwards.
