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Film critic Burr discusses Oscars

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Boston Globe film critic Ty Burr spoke to a full house last Monday evening at the Walpole Library.[/caption] On the...

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The Friends of the Walpole Public Library held their annual meeting in December with Dr. John Warren, Archivist of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, as keynote speaker. President Philip Czachorowski summarized the year and recognized retiring officers and board members, as well as the ongoing work of volunteers. Sally Rose was reelected as treasurer...

“The Genius of George Gershwin” will be presented by cultural historian Bruce Hambro at the Walpole Public Library, 143 School Street, on Tuesday evening, January 22, at 7:00. All the important songs of Gershwin and his brother, Ira, as well as George’s classical music, will be covered by audio and movie clips, rare photos, and...

Frank Sinatra presentation coming to library

“The Life and Times of Frank Sinatra” is a multimedia presentation by cultural historian Bruce Hambro, who will present it at the Walpole Public Library on Thursday evening, October 25, at 7:00. Hambro will cover the phenomenal career of "Ol’ Blue Eyes," as well as the news and gossip that surrounded his relationships, while the...

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The nine-week “READ all about it” Art in the Park summer project officially ended on August 11. Since June 9, the 3D outdoor art installations, based on books of each artist’s choice, had delighted visitors to Bird Park and to the Walpole Public Library’s garden. The effort was sponsored by the Friends...

For thousands of years, people have been entertaining themselves, as well as onlookers, as they seemingly suspend gravity, time, and space while tossing multiple objects into the air, deftly catching and re-tossing them continuously. There is even a depiction of juggling found inside the tomb of an Egyptian prince who was buried around 4000 years...

Watercolor artist delivers presentation of dreams

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter It may seem risky for a dentist to trade in his three decades of work in the field for a painting career, but that is exactly what award-winning watercolor artist Andrew Kusmin did. At his presentation at the Walpole Public Library on May 2, Kusmin affirmed to the audience...

Crowes Pasture delivers impressive folk performance

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter In East Dennis on Cape Cod, there’s a small salt marsh called Crowes Pasture. After spending some time in the area, Monique Byrne and Andy Rogovin decided to name their acoustic folk duo after the marsh. Unbeknownst to the Boston-based musicians, Crowes Pasture is an infamous party spot for...

Walpole Library hosts magical science program

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Oftentimes, we think of magic as something that is whimsical and fueled by wonder. But is science usually thought of in the same way? From Mad Science of Greater Boston, an interactive science program for children, Uma Vadher had a question for the children at the Walpole Public Library:...

‘Green Politics’ poster exhibit coming soon

Residents of Walpole will have an opportunity during the month of April to view a unique poster exhibit from the collection of Stephen Lewis. The theme of the exhibit, named "Green Politics," is posters about the environment. Many of these posters are from green movements and Green political parties in Europe. The theme of the...

Walpole Public Library hosts mystery novelists

[ccfic caption-text format="plaintext"]By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter On February 27, authors Hank Phillipe Ryan and Hallie Ephron visited the Walpole Public Library to uncover the mystery behind writing mystery novels. Ryan, an investigative reporter for Channel 7, and Ephron, a former elementary teacher and college professor, are both self-proclaimed late bloomers in the writing world. Ryan and...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter While it is now home to over 25 thousand people, in 1881, Walpole’s population hovered around two thousand. In that very year, the town spent a grand total of $29,322.65 to build what is one of Walpole’s most beloved buildings: Old Town Hall. On February 21, the Walpole Public...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Mount Rushmore is one of America’s national monuments that attracts millions of visitors each year. While the enormous sculpture features the faces of four U.S. presidents who had the greatest impact on the country, lecturer Bruce Hambro suggests there should be four different faces carved into the mountainside. “Richard Rodgers,”...

Walpole engages in ‘Storytelling for All’

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter From infancy, we learn how valuable a good story is. We’re sung to as we fall asleep, and read to throughout the day. As toddlers, our overactive childhood imaginations were always looking to create a story with the help of toys and dolls. Storytelling is imbedded inside of us,...

Library displays stained glass kaleidoscope art

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Winter in New England can often be a dreary season. Arctic temperatures trap us indoors, the sky is black with night before we even sit down for dinner, and oftentimes, we look up at a sky full of bleak gray clouds during the daytime. Which is precisely why local...

Chris Trapper enriches library’s music scene

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter The Walpole Public Library hosted a special musical performance open to the public on January 18. Singer, songwriter, and storyteller Chris Trapper played a casual and intimate show to share his songs and the stories that inspired them. The Westwood-based musician performs as the lead singer for The Push Stars...

Folk duo Andy & Judy will entertain at 7 p.m. on Thursday evening, January 25, in the Community Room of the Walpole Public Library, 143 School Street. Part of the Music Series sponsored by the Friends of the Walpole Public Library, admission is free and all are welcome. More details are available at www.walpolelibraryfriends.org. New...

Last year at this time, Chris Trapper entertained a large and enthusiastic audience at the Walpole Public Library, so the Friends are pleased to have him return on January 18 at 7:00 p.m. in the Community Room. Chris Trapper, a storyteller in song, is a local resident, but with his soulful, honeyed tenor, sly humor...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Since it opened in 1925, Bird Park has secured a spot in the hearts of those who grew up and lived in and around Walpole. There are many who still remember the swimming pool that opened for the hot summers before it was transformed into one of the ponds that...

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter The Walpole Public Library provided a morning of fun on November 17, as Yvette Sammarco from the Walpole Coordinated Family and Community Engagement Programs (Walpole CFCE) welcomed children to listen to a story, play with a massive multicolored parachute, and participate in a Thanksgiving craft. [caption id="attachment_23284" align="alignleft" width="600"] Read more

Tag Archives: Walpole Public Library

Film critic Burr discusses Oscars

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Library Friends host annual meeting

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Library to present Gershwin program

Frank Sinatra presentation coming to library

Art in the Park winners announced

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Juggling workshop scheduled at library

Watercolor artist delivers presentation of dreams

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Crowes Pasture delivers impressive folk performance

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Walpole Library hosts magical science program

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‘Green Politics’ poster exhibit coming soon

Walpole Public Library hosts mystery novelists

The legacy of Walpole’s Old Town Hall

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Rodgers and the Walpole Public Library

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Walpole engages in ‘Storytelling for All’

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Library displays stained glass kaleidoscope art

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Chris Trapper enriches library’s music scene

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Andy & Judy to play Walpole Library

Chris Trapper to play Walpole Library

A Bird’s-eye view on park history

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Children gobble up parachute fun

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