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Get Ready for the 28th Annual Hubbardston Library 5K Run/Walk
Saturday September 6, 2025 at 9:00 a.m. SHARP! Rain or shine
The Twenty Eightth Annual Hubbardston Library 5K Run/Walk is scheduled for Saturday September 6th. This event marks more than a quarter century of community support for the Library, approaching $92,000 raised for ongoing operations. The race is an out and back course starting and finishing at the Hubbardston Center School.
Applications for the event are available at the Hubbardston Public Library and by clicking this link. The registration fee for the fundraising event is $25 and $30 for those who register after August 2nd. Long sleeve cotton race shirts will be provided to the first 100 registered runners. Awards to overall 1st place Male/Female Runners and Walkers as well as age group winners will be provided. Prizes provided are possible due to the generous donations of local businesses and individuals.
For additional information on this event, interested runners/walkers or donors can contact Mark Wigler, Race Director at (978) 928-5120 or MTWigler@gmail.com. The 2024 Race/Walk raised over $4000 for support of the library’s activities and Scholarship Fund.
Come to the the Library! Friday July 11, 2025 6:00 to 8:00 p.m.
We Have Dragons!
Calling all teen adventurers! Come join us in the library for Dungeons and Dragons....and there will be dragons. Middle school to High School players will embark on adventures with characters straight out of your imagination battling monsters, quizzing wandering traders and making unlikely friendships along the way. If you are interested, please fill out the form https://forms.gle/LsS24pP13kmbVw8F7 and more information to come!
LEGO SPACE BUILD NIGHT
Thursday July 10, 2025 from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Join us Thursday, July 10th from 5PM to 7PM for an out-of-this-world evening of creativity, imagination, and galactic fun!
Build your own mini space ships
Bring your minifigures to trade with friends
Celebrate all things LEGO because… everything is awesome at the library!
No registration required—just show up and get building!
How's it going at your Library?
July 2024 to June 2025
From July 1st to June 30th our patrons borrowed 17,962 physical items and saved $254,414 by borrowing instead of buying! That’s over a quarter of a million dollars! Congratulations!
Top five items most checked out by patrons: Guiness World Records, The Bad Guys, Wings of Fire: The Graphic Novel, Kirby Manga Mania and The Museum Pass for the New England Botanical Garden at Tower Hill
Top five authors checked out by patrons: Dav Pilkey, Mo Willems, Aaron Blabey, Jeff Kinney and Katy Farina.
Libby Notes
Questions? Come to the Hubbardston Public Library! We can help!
Senior Book Club
Fourth Wednesday of the Month, July 23, 2025 11:00 a.m. at the Hubbardston Senior Center
Come join us and talk about books for an hour at the Senior Center. We will discuss "The Rosie Project" by Graeme Simsion.
Museum Highlight
Check out the New England Botanical Garden in Boylston, MA
This highlight brings us back to Worcester County. The New England Botanical Garden at Tower Hill in Boylston, MA is a is a living museum dedicated to creating experiences with plants that inspire people and improve the world. Their mission is to Inspire the use and appreciation of horticulture to improve lives, enrich communities and strengthen commitment to the natural world. Tower Hill features a year-round display of the finest plants for cultivation in New England. Carefully planned gardens and collections of ornamental, edible and native plants, plus trails that enhance the natural features of this beautiful 132-acre property and a robust program and event schedule make Tower Hill a year-round destination.
Tower Hill Botanic Garden is located at 11 French Drive, Boylston, MA 01505
Phone: 508.869.6111
Pass admits 2 people at half price, children under 6 are free
Call ahead at 508.869.6111 to reserve date and time of visit. Check their play your visist page at: https://nebg.org/plan-your-visit/
Can't find what you are looking for in the Library
Use the link below and tell us what it is
Is there an item that you think should be on the shelves at the library? We have a form for that. We will add your request to our purchase list. Please provide at much information as possible, such as the Title of the item, the author, performer or director, the year it was published and the ISBN or ISSN if available.
When we can't get the e-book you requested
This month, a patron requested that the library acquire the e-book “Beneath A Scarlet Sky” by Mark Sullivan. When I went to order it from Overdrive for Libby, I could not find it in their catalog. I then searched for the book itself. I found it on for sale on Amazon in many formats. Unfortunately, this book is published by Lake Union Publishing, which is owned by Amazon. At this time, Amazon does not plan to alter their business model to license their products to Overdrive. For further details, you can read the article from the Washington Post dated March 10, 2021, or the article from the Verge from same date. There have been no updated articles regarding Amazon’s stance since then.
I offer my apologies to the patron who requested this title, I am unable to fulfill your request.
July 9, 2025
Storytime with Miss Tricia!
Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m.
Come join Miss Tricia for Nonesuch Storytime! with a book and craft on Wednesdays! Children of all ages are welcome and no registration is necessary. Questions? Send Miss Tricia an email by clicking here
Not Just Knitting
July 22, 2025 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.
Bring your needles, hooks, cross stitch, felting, yarn or what have you and spend a couple hours with other crafters. No registration is necessary, Just come and have fun!
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