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September 1. 1 closure. 0 events.
Monday, September 1Library Closed
September 2. 3 events.
About Fengyang Qi Gong:
Qi Gong is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training. With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, Qi Gong is traditionally viewed by the Chinese and throughout Asia as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (pronounced approximately as "chi"), translated as "life energy".…Learn More
Do you enjoy cooking, sharing ideas, and kitchen tips, while enjoying great food? Sign up for Cookbook Club! Let's use some of the fresh goodies coming in for end of summer harvests - this months cookbook is Veg-table: recipes, techniques + plant science for big-flavored, vegetable-focused meals by Nik Sharma.…Learn More
Tuesday, September 210:00—11:00 AMZOOM
Virtual Qigong
About Fengyang Qi Gong:
Qi Gong is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training. With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, Qi Gong is traditionally viewed by the Chinese and throughout Asia as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (pronounced approximately as "chi"), translated as "life energy".…Learn MoreTuesday, September 22:00—3:00 PMBookmobile Visit
Bookmobile: Avenu at Natick
Location: 3 Superior Dr, NatickThe Morse Institute Library Bookmobile visits neighborhoods, seniors, the Natick Labs, and community events. Bring your library card to check out books, audiobooks, bestseller speed reads, and DVDs for all ages.
We may cancel bookmobile visits in cases of bad weather, mechanical problems, or general safety concerns.…Learn More
Tuesday, September 26:30—8:00 PMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Cookbook Club - September
Do you enjoy cooking, sharing ideas, and kitchen tips, while enjoying great food? Sign up for Cookbook Club! Let's use some of the fresh goodies coming in for end of summer harvests - this months cookbook is Veg-table: recipes, techniques + plant science for big-flavored, vegetable-focused meals by Nik Sharma.…Learn MoreSeptember 3. 4 events.
This program is for adults. Register if you would like to receive updates/reminders; walk-ins are also welcome.
Do you like crafting and movies? Then bring a craft project from home and join us for a special screening of Crazy Rich Asians!
There will be tables and the lights will be left on so folks can craft during the movie.…Learn More
Wednesday, September 311:30 AM—1:30 PMBookmobile Visit
Bookmobile: Natick Labs (U.S. Army Natick)
Patrons must have access to the base to reach the Bookmobile.
The Morse Institute Library Bookmobile visits neighborhoods, seniors, the Natick Labs, and community events. Bring your library card to check out books, audiobooks, bestseller speed reads, and DVDs for all ages.…Learn More
Wednesday, September 32:00—4:00 PMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Crafter Matinee: Crazy Rich Asians
This program is for adults. Register if you would like to receive updates/reminders; walk-ins are also welcome.
Do you like crafting and movies? Then bring a craft project from home and join us for a special screening of Crazy Rich Asians!
There will be tables and the lights will be left on so folks can craft during the movie.…Learn MoreWednesday, September 37:00—8:00 PMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
20s and 30s Book Club
We are a group of 20- and 30-something book lovers in Natick who will meet once a month to discuss a book that we have decided on and all read. Every month we will vote on the next book to read and do guided discussion on the book we have read, as well as have time to mingle and talk about the book in smaller groups.…Learn More
September 4. 4 events.
Drop in to the Children's Department from 10 - 11am to explore tabletop activities for preschool aged children and their grownup partners. Just bring your imagination!
Register if you would like to receive event updates/reminders; walk-ins will also be accepted. Knock on Wood is a high-energy acoustic folk-rock duo, featuring singer-songwriter Howie Newman on guitar, lead vocals and harmonica.
Howie is joined by Joe Kessler, Dave Talmage or Josh Berlin, three of the top fiddlers in the area.…Learn More
Thursday, September 410:00—11:00 AMCHILDREN'S DEPARTMENTMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Purposeful Play
Drop in to the Children's Department from 10 - 11am to explore tabletop activities for preschool aged children and their grownup partners. Just bring your imagination!Thursday, September 41:30—2:30 PMBookmobile Visit
Bookmobile: Sherwood Village (East)
Location: 143 Mill St, NatickThe Morse Institute Library Bookmobile visits neighborhoods, seniors, the Natick Labs, and community events. Bring your library card to check out books, audiobooks, bestseller speed reads, and DVDs for all ages. We may cancel bookmobile visits in cases of bad weather, mechanical problems, or general safety concerns.…Learn More
Thursday, September 42:30—3:30 PMBookmobile Visit
Bookmobile: Sherwood Village (West)
Location: 143 Mill St, Natick
The Morse Institute Library Bookmobile visits neighborhoods, seniors, the Natick Labs, and community events. Bring your library card to check out books, audiobooks, bestseller speed reads, and DVDs for all ages.
We may cancel bookmobile visits in cases of bad weather, mechanical problems, or general safety concerns.…Learn More
Thursday, September 47:00—8:00 PMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
IN CONCERT Knock on Wood
Register if you would like to receive event updates/reminders; walk-ins will also be accepted. Knock on Wood is a high-energy acoustic folk-rock duo, featuring singer-songwriter Howie Newman on guitar, lead vocals and harmonica.
Howie is joined by Joe Kessler, Dave Talmage or Josh Berlin, three of the top fiddlers in the area.…Learn MoreSeptember 5. 1 event.
September 6. 0 events.
September 7. 0 events.
September 8. 6 events.
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.Monday, September 810:30—11:30 AMFRONT LAWNMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Introducing a new book group for adults!
Registration and acceptance of the user agreement is required.
Join us as we walk around Natick and talk about a selected book every 2nd Monday at 10:30 am. Our summer read is Hera by Jennifer Saint.…Learn More
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.
Join us Monday, September 8 for a day of board games in the children's department! We'll have games out on our tables from 1:00pm-8:00pm. Families with children of any age are welcome to stop by!
For tweens & teens ages 11-18, available until the kits run out. Come pick up a scratch art kit.
This is a Take & Make project:Kits will be available inside the Teen Room
Kit will be available to pick up until they run out starting on Monday, September 8 at 2 PMThis is a Teen Room Take & Make for ages 11-18.…Learn More
Monday, September 89:30—10:30 AMBookmobile Visit
Bookmobile: Natick Community Senior Center
Location: 117 E Central St. The Morse Institute Library Bookmobile brings library services to various stops throughout the Natick Community. At the Bookmobile, you can: register for a library card, check out books and puzzles for all ages, return your library materials, and get information about library programs and resources.…Learn More
Monday, September 810:00—10:30 AMSTORY CRAFT ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Lapsit Storytime #1
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.Monday, September 810:30—11:30 AMFRONT LAWNMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
LEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Follow the Reader Book Group
Introducing a new book group for adults!
Registration and acceptance of the user agreement is required.
Join us as we walk around Natick and talk about a selected book every 2nd Monday at 10:30 am. Our summer read is Hera by Jennifer Saint.…Learn MoreMonday, September 810:30—11:00 AMSTORY CRAFT ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Lapsit Storytime #2
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.Monday, September 81:00—8:00 PMCHILDREN'S DEPARTMENTMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Game On!
Join us Monday, September 8 for a day of board games in the children's department! We'll have games out on our tables from 1:00pm-8:00pm. Families with children of any age are welcome to stop by!Monday, September 82:00—9:00 PMTeen RoomMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Tween & Teen Take & Make: Scratch Art
For tweens & teens ages 11-18, available until the kits run out. Come pick up a scratch art kit.
This is a Take & Make project:Kits will be available inside the Teen Room
Kit will be available to pick up until they run out starting on Monday, September 8 at 2 PMThis is a Teen Room Take & Make for ages 11-18.…Learn MoreSeptember 9. 2 events.
About Fengyang Qi Gong:
Qi Gong is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training. With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, Qi Gong is traditionally viewed by the Chinese and throughout Asia as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (pronounced approximately as "chi"), translated as "life energy".…Learn More
Join us for an Open Mic Night at the Morse Institute Library the Second Tuesday of the month from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Singers, poets, musicians, writers, performance artists, all are welcome! Performers can sign up for a 5min/10 min time slot on a first come first served basis.…Learn More
Tuesday, September 910:00—11:00 AMZOOM
Virtual Qigong
About Fengyang Qi Gong:
Qi Gong is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training. With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, Qi Gong is traditionally viewed by the Chinese and throughout Asia as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (pronounced approximately as "chi"), translated as "life energy".…Learn MoreTuesday, September 97:00—8:30 PMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Open Mic Night
Join us for an Open Mic Night at the Morse Institute Library the Second Tuesday of the month from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM. Singers, poets, musicians, writers, performance artists, all are welcome! Performers can sign up for a 5min/10 min time slot on a first come first served basis.…Learn MoreSeptember 10. 5 events.
For middle schoolers in grades 6-8, registration suggested but not required. An evening of honest, age-appropriate conversations about mental health with Dr. Lucianne Collado (she/ella), a licensed clinical social worker. This program is designed to support both pre-teens and teens in understanding and navigating common mental health themes such as stress, anxiety, emotions, and self-care.…Learn More
For teens in grades 9-12, registration suggested but not required. An evening of honest, age-appropriate conversations about mental health with Dr. Lucianne Collado (she/ella), a licensed clinical social worker. This program is designed to support both pre-teens and teens in understanding and navigating common mental health themes such as stress, anxiety, emotions, and self-care.…Learn More
Wednesday, September 1010:00—11:00 AMBookmobile Visit
Bookmobile: Bright Beginnings
Location: 214 N Main StThe Morse Institute Library Bookmobile brings library services to various stops throughout the Natick Community. At the Bookmobile, you can: register for a library card, check out books and puzzles for all ages, return your library materials, and get information about library programs and resources.…Learn More
Wednesday, September 106:00—7:00 PMTRUSTEES ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Mental Health 101 for Middle Schoolers
For middle schoolers in grades 6-8, registration suggested but not required. An evening of honest, age-appropriate conversations about mental health with Dr. Lucianne Collado (she/ella), a licensed clinical social worker. This program is designed to support both pre-teens and teens in understanding and navigating common mental health themes such as stress, anxiety, emotions, and self-care.…Learn MoreWednesday, September 107:00—8:00 PMTRUSTEES ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Mental Health 101 for High Schoolers
For teens in grades 9-12, registration suggested but not required. An evening of honest, age-appropriate conversations about mental health with Dr. Lucianne Collado (she/ella), a licensed clinical social worker. This program is designed to support both pre-teens and teens in understanding and navigating common mental health themes such as stress, anxiety, emotions, and self-care.…Learn MoreSeptember 11. 4 events.
Calling all board game enthusiasts and newbies! Join us the second Thursday of each month to play your favorite games or learn new games and meet new board game buddies in the community. We will provide different featured games each month. Feel free to bring in your favorite game to teach as well.…Learn More
Drop in to the Children's Department from 10 - 11am to explore tabletop activities for preschool aged children and their grownup partners. Just bring your imagination!
Thursday, September 119:30 AM—12:30 PMBookmobile Visit
Bookmobile: A Place to Turn
The Morse Institute Library Bookmobile brings library services to various stops throughout the Natick Community. At the Bookmobile, you can: register for a library card, check out books and puzzles for all ages, return your library materials, and get information about library programs and resources.…Learn More
Thursday, September 1110:00 AM—12:00 PMMORSE ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Board Game Thursdays *Drop-ins Welcome*
Calling all board game enthusiasts and newbies! Join us the second Thursday of each month to play your favorite games or learn new games and meet new board game buddies in the community. We will provide different featured games each month. Feel free to bring in your favorite game to teach as well.…Learn MoreThursday, September 1110:00—11:00 AMCHILDREN'S DEPARTMENTMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Purposeful Play
Drop in to the Children's Department from 10 - 11am to explore tabletop activities for preschool aged children and their grownup partners. Just bring your imagination!September 12. 2 events.
Friday, September 1210:00—11:00 AMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Project ABC
Project ABC's playgroup in collaboration with the library offers a variety of activities for children (0-6) and their families. Join us as we explore a new theme each week based on one of our favorite books! We have STEAM, ELA, and SEL activities, and a circle time with songs and stories.…Learn More
Friday, September 123:00—4:00 PMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Through My Eyes: Sounds of the Americas
Please register if you would like to receive updates/reminder; walk-ins will also be accepted. Experience the vibrancy of Latin American narratives through the compelling voices of mezzo-soprano Fanny Lora and pianist Alexandra Lutkevich. This season, they collaborate on a captivating musical journey, spotlighting compositions by women from Colombia, Argentina, and Cuba.…Learn More
September 13. 1 event.
Join us for a special Saturday Storytime featuring stories, songs, and rhymes in Spanish and English to celebrate Latino American Heritage Month! We will be in the children's department on Saturday, September 13 @10:00am. This is a drop in program and is geared toward preschool aged children and their grownups, but all ages are welcome.…Learn More
Saturday, September 1310:00—10:30 AMSTORY CRAFT ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Spanish/English Bilingual Storytime!
Join us for a special Saturday Storytime featuring stories, songs, and rhymes in Spanish and English to celebrate Latino American Heritage Month! We will be in the children's department on Saturday, September 13 @10:00am. This is a drop in program and is geared toward preschool aged children and their grownups, but all ages are welcome.…Learn MoreSeptember 14. 0 events.
September 15. 5 events.
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.
Monday, September 1510:00—10:30 AMSTORY CRAFT ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Lapsit Storytime #1
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.Monday, September 1510:30—11:00 AMSTORY CRAFT ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Lapsit Storytime #2
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.Monday, September 153:00—5:00 PMTRUSTEES ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Morse Institute Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Morse Institute Library Board of Trustees Meeting
Monday, September 154:00—6:00 PMBookmobile Visit
CANCELED - Bookmobile: A Place to Turn
The Morse Institute Library Bookmobile brings library services to various stops throughout the Natick Community. At the Bookmobile, you can: register for a library card, check out books and puzzles for all ages, return your library materials, and get information about library programs and resources.…Learn More
September 16. 2 events.
About Fengyang Qi Gong:
Qi Gong is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training. With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, Qi Gong is traditionally viewed by the Chinese and throughout Asia as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (pronounced approximately as "chi"), translated as "life energy".…Learn More
Tuesday, September 1610:00—11:00 AMZOOM
Virtual Qigong
About Fengyang Qi Gong:
Qi Gong is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training. With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, Qi Gong is traditionally viewed by the Chinese and throughout Asia as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (pronounced approximately as "chi"), translated as "life energy".…Learn MoreTuesday, September 162:00—3:00 PMBookmobile Visit
Bookmobile: Avenu at Natick
Location: 3 Superior Dr, NatickThe Morse Institute Library Bookmobile brings library services to various stops throughout the Natick Community. At the Bookmobile, you can: register for a library card, check out books and puzzles for all ages, return your library materials, and get information about library programs and resources.…Learn More
September 17. 8 events.
New members welcome, no registration required except for our meeting in June!
Join us the third Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted on our calendar) for a stimulating discussion. This month's selection is: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.…Learn More
For teens 11-18, drop-in activity (no registration). Happy early release day! We will have sticker painting sets available (as supplies last) in the Teen Room from 2-4:30 PM. Teens are welcome to come work on their sticker painting in the Teen Room or take it to-go.
Drop In and make a cardboard creation using Makedo tools. Join us between 3:00 and 4:00PM for some building fun!
Wednesday, September 1711:00 AM—12:30 PMTRUSTEES ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Morning Book Discussion
New members welcome, no registration required except for our meeting in June!
Join us the third Wednesday of the month (unless otherwise noted on our calendar) for a stimulating discussion. This month's selection is: Middlesex by Jeffrey Eugenides.…Learn MoreWednesday, September 1711:30 AM—1:30 PMBookmobile Visit
Bookmobile: Natick Labs (U.S. Army Natick)
Patrons must have access to the base to reach the Bookmobile at this stop.
The Morse Institute Library Bookmobile brings library services to various stops throughout the Natick Community. At the Bookmobile, you can: register for a library card, check out books and puzzles for all ages, return your library materials, and get information about library programs and resources.…Learn More
Wednesday, September 172:00—4:30 PMTeen RoomMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Teen Drop-In Activity: Sticker Art
For teens 11-18, drop-in activity (no registration). Happy early release day! We will have sticker painting sets available (as supplies last) in the Teen Room from 2-4:30 PM. Teens are welcome to come work on their sticker painting in the Teen Room or take it to-go.Wednesday, September 172:00—7:00 PMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Red Cross Blood Drive
Red Cross Blood Drive
Wednesday, September 173:00—4:00 PMCHILDREN'S DEPARTMENTMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Boredom Busters
Drop In and make a cardboard creation using Makedo tools. Join us between 3:00 and 4:00PM for some building fun!Wednesday, September 177:00—8:00 PMZOOM
VIRTUAL Your Brain on ChatGPT
Please note: this program is being offered in collaboration with the Watertown Free Public Library and will be hosted by them. Please register here to receive the Zoom link. Does using ChatGPT and AI have a cost on our brain cognition? A new study from MIT found the answer could be yes.…Learn More
September 18. 6 events.
Drop in to the Children's Department from 10 - 11am to explore tabletop activities for preschool aged children and their grownup partners. Just bring your imagination!
Join Morse Research Librarian Schuyler to learn about Library and other online resources you can use to start researching your family history! Stop by with your questions, or if you have started your research, let us know how it's going. This is a great space to share ideas and strategies to help you start, and grow your family tree.…Learn More
Breathwork and Meditation is a monthly virtual event on the 3rd Thursday of the month, unless otherwise noted on our calendar. ERegistration is required to receive the Zoom link.
Join us to experience breathwork coupled with a deep guided meditation.…Learn More
Thursday, September 1810:00—11:00 AMCHILDREN'S DEPARTMENTMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Purposeful Play
Drop in to the Children's Department from 10 - 11am to explore tabletop activities for preschool aged children and their grownup partners. Just bring your imagination!Thursday, September 181:30—2:30 PMBookmobile Visit
Bookmobile: Sherwood Village (East)
Location: 143 Mill St, Natick
The Morse Institute Library Bookmobile brings library services to various stops throughout the Natick Community. At the Bookmobile, you can: register for a library card, check out books and puzzles for all ages, return your library materials, and get information about library programs and resources.…Learn More
Thursday, September 182:00—3:00 PMPRUNARET LABMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Genealogy Group
Join Morse Research Librarian Schuyler to learn about Library and other online resources you can use to start researching your family history! Stop by with your questions, or if you have started your research, let us know how it's going. This is a great space to share ideas and strategies to help you start, and grow your family tree.…Learn MoreThursday, September 182:30—3:30 PMBookmobile Visit
Bookmobile: Sherwood Village (West)
Location: 143 Mill St, Natick
The Morse Institute Library Bookmobile brings library services to various stops throughout the Natick Community. At the Bookmobile, you can: register for a library card, check out books and puzzles for all ages, return your library materials, and get information about library programs and resources.…Learn More
Thursday, September 186:30—7:30 PMZOOM
VIRTUAL Breathwork and Meditation
Breathwork and Meditation is a monthly virtual event on the 3rd Thursday of the month, unless otherwise noted on our calendar. ERegistration is required to receive the Zoom link.
Join us to experience breathwork coupled with a deep guided meditation.…Learn MoreThursday, September 186:30—7:30 PMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
I AM...
Please register if you'd like to receive updates/reminders; walk-ins will also be accepted. Scott Maloney is a professional speaker with an extraordinary and inspiring story. A life-altering event changed him forever when he suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI).…Learn More
September 19. 2 events.
Bring a lunch or snack and discuss books you’ve read recently. There’s no assigned reading, so you get to read what you want! Drop in if you have time or register to get event reminders. The Fridays change, so check our calendar for future dates!Questions? Email kmarkopoulos@minlib.…Learn More
Friday, September 1910:00—11:00 AMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Project ABC
Project ABC's playgroup in collaboration with the library offers a variety of activities for children (0-6) and their families. Join us as we explore a new theme each week based on one of our favorite books! We have STEAM, ELA, and SEL activities, and a circle time with songs and stories.…Learn More
Friday, September 1912:30—1:30 PMTRUSTEES ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Chat & Chew Book Club
Bring a lunch or snack and discuss books you’ve read recently. There’s no assigned reading, so you get to read what you want! Drop in if you have time or register to get event reminders. The Fridays change, so check our calendar for future dates!Questions? Email kmarkopoulos@minlib.…Learn MoreSeptember 20. 4 events.
Join us Saturday, September 20 for a fun storytime at the Natick Community Organic Farm! This drop in program is geared for families with children preschool-grade 3, but all ages are welcome. We will be meeting in the barn, rain or shine! Please arrive…Learn More
Please register for event email reminder. Walk-in welcome. “Ask A Muslim Anything” is a questions-based program presented by Exeter NH resident Robert Azzi, who finds that most people - even those critical of Arabs and Muslims - when engaged in small scale or in one-one-one conversation, are willing to listen and engage with Muslims and Arabs if that engagement occurs in what are perceived to be safe places: libraries, houses of worship, schools, civic organizations, etc.…Learn More
Saturday, September 2010:30—11:30 AMNATICK COMMUNITY ORGANIC FARM
Saturday Storytime at the Farm!
Join us Saturday, September 20 for a fun storytime at the Natick Community Organic Farm! This drop in program is geared for families with children preschool-grade 3, but all ages are welcome. We will be meeting in the barn, rain or shine! Please arrive…Learn MoreSaturday, September 202:00—2:30 PMBookmobile Visit
Bookmobile: Bennett St. & Forest Ave. Neighborhood
Location: Corner of Bennett St. & Forest Ave.
The Morse Institute Library Bookmobile visits neighborhoods, seniors, the Natick Labs, and community events. Bring your library card to check out books, audiobooks, bestseller speed reads, and DVDs for all ages.…Learn More
Saturday, September 202:00—3:30 PMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Ask a Muslim Anything
Please register for event email reminder. Walk-in welcome. “Ask A Muslim Anything” is a questions-based program presented by Exeter NH resident Robert Azzi, who finds that most people - even those critical of Arabs and Muslims - when engaged in small scale or in one-one-one conversation, are willing to listen and engage with Muslims and Arabs if that engagement occurs in what are perceived to be safe places: libraries, houses of worship, schools, civic organizations, etc.…Learn MoreSaturday, September 203:00—3:30 PMBookmobile Visit
Bookmobile: West Hill Park Neighborhood
Location: West Hill Park
The Morse Institute Library Bookmobile visits neighborhoods, seniors, the Natick Labs, and community events. Bring your library card to check out books, audiobooks, bestseller speed reads, and DVDs for all ages.
We may cancel bookmobile visits in cases of bad weather, mechanical problems, or general safety concerns.…Learn More
September 21. 1 event.
Join the Natick Art Association for a series of talks featuring a variety of art disciplines including painting, mosaics, pottery, and silversmithing.
Derrick Maurice Sanderson is inspired by nature, people and current events. He has received numerous commissions for his art, particularly his whimsical nature paintings and continues to experience both creative and commercial success.…Learn More
Sunday, September 212:00—3:00 PMMORSE ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
NAA Artist Talk: Derek Maurice Sanderson
Join the Natick Art Association for a series of talks featuring a variety of art disciplines including painting, mosaics, pottery, and silversmithing.
Derrick Maurice Sanderson is inspired by nature, people and current events. He has received numerous commissions for his art, particularly his whimsical nature paintings and continues to experience both creative and commercial success.…Learn MoreSeptember 22. 3 events.
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.
Drop in and play with us! We will have select themed play items for littles and their grownups to explore. Some nights it may be a few recyclables, or stuffed animals with a simple craft to do. We all make the fun, so drop by and check out it out! Play nights are for everyone, but are geared to the preschool set and their adventuresome grownups.…Learn More
Monday, September 2210:00—10:30 AMSTORY CRAFT ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Lapsit Storytime #1
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.Monday, September 2210:30—11:00 AMSTORY CRAFT ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Lapsit Storytime #2
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.Monday, September 226:30—7:30 PMCHILDREN'S DEPARTMENTMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Play Nights!
Drop in and play with us! We will have select themed play items for littles and their grownups to explore. Some nights it may be a few recyclables, or stuffed animals with a simple craft to do. We all make the fun, so drop by and check out it out! Play nights are for everyone, but are geared to the preschool set and their adventuresome grownups.…Learn MoreSeptember 23. 2 events.
About Fengyang Qi Gong:
Qi Gong is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training. With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, Qi Gong is traditionally viewed by the Chinese and throughout Asia as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (pronounced approximately as "chi"), translated as "life energy".…Learn More
For ages 11-18, registration required. In recognition of climate preparedness week we will be decorating and assembling solar mason jar lights. This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Morse Institute Library.
Tuesday, September 2310:00—11:00 AMZOOM
CANCELED - Virtual Qigong
About Fengyang Qi Gong:
Qi Gong is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training. With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, Qi Gong is traditionally viewed by the Chinese and throughout Asia as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (pronounced approximately as "chi"), translated as "life energy".…Learn MoreTuesday, September 232:00—3:00 PMINNOVATION LABMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Teens & Tweens: Solar Mason Jar Lights
For ages 11-18, registration required. In recognition of climate preparedness week we will be decorating and assembling solar mason jar lights. This program is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Morse Institute Library.September 24. 5 events.
Toddler Time is a fun program for toddlers (walkers through age 2) and their special grownups! This in-person event will take place in the children's department of the Morse Institute Library on Wednesday, September 24 @10:00am. This program will feature stories, songs, and stretches for the first half and special play activities for the later half.…Learn More
Join us for a sweet program connecting babies and their special grownups with songs, rhymes, and socializing! This program is drop in - no registration required. We will meet in the children's department on Wednesday, September 24 @11:00am. Baby play is geared for non-walkers and their grownups.
Join us as the Children's Department presents movies of banned or challenged children's books. Wednesday, September 24, 2025 beginning at 3:30pm until 4:30pm45-60 minutesLebowitz Meeting HallLower Level
Join us for a Teen Movie Night in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month to watch In the Heights (PG13). Light snacks provided! Open to tweens and teens ages 11-18. Registration suggested but not required. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the…Learn More
Wednesday, September 2410:00—10:30 AMSTORY CRAFT ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Toddler Time
Toddler Time is a fun program for toddlers (walkers through age 2) and their special grownups! This in-person event will take place in the children's department of the Morse Institute Library on Wednesday, September 24 @10:00am. This program will feature stories, songs, and stretches for the first half and special play activities for the later half.…Learn MoreWednesday, September 2411:00—11:30 AMSTORY CRAFT ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Baby Play
Join us for a sweet program connecting babies and their special grownups with songs, rhymes, and socializing! This program is drop in - no registration required. We will meet in the children's department on Wednesday, September 24 @11:00am. Baby play is geared for non-walkers and their grownups.Wednesday, September 243:30—4:30 PMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Challenged Picture Books on the Big Screen
Join us as the Children's Department presents movies of banned or challenged children's books. Wednesday, September 24, 2025 beginning at 3:30pm until 4:30pm45-60 minutesLebowitz Meeting HallLower LevelWednesday, September 246:00—8:30 PMINNOVATION LABMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Teen & Tween Movie Night: In the Heights
Join us for a Teen Movie Night in celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month to watch In the Heights (PG13). Light snacks provided! Open to tweens and teens ages 11-18. Registration suggested but not required. This program is sponsored by the Friends of the…Learn MoreSeptember 25. 4 events.
Join us for an afternoon of in-person crafting in the children's department on Thursday, September 25 @3:45pm. This week we are making marble mazes and exploring engineering! This program is for children in grades K-3. Registration is required. Each Elementary Exploration program requires its own registration.
This program is for adults.
Space and materials are limited and registration is required. *Join one of our librarians, Suzanne, for a brief overview of Creativebug. It has unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft classes, and it's all free with your library card!
We'll be using Creativebug's Mending with Wool Felt course which will guide us through all the steps.…Learn More
Thursday, September 259:30 AM—12:30 PMBookmobile Visit
Bookmobile: A Place to Turn
Visit the Morse Institute Library Bookmobile at A Place to Turn in Natick! At the Bookmobile, you can: register for a library card, check out books and puzzles for all ages, return your library materials, and get information about library programs and resources.…Learn More
Thursday, September 251:30—3:30 PMBookmobile Visit
Wellness & Resource Fair at Natick Community-Senior Center
Location: Natick Community-Senior Center, 117 E Central St. Stop by to enjoy refreshments and meet with representatives from various Town of Natick departments, as well as local agencies and organizations to gather valuable information and resources for residents of all ages.…Learn More
Thursday, September 253:45—4:30 PMSTORY CRAFT ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Elementary Explorations: Marble Mazes and More!
Join us for an afternoon of in-person crafting in the children's department on Thursday, September 25 @3:45pm. This week we are making marble mazes and exploring engineering! This program is for children in grades K-3. Registration is required. Each Elementary Exploration program requires its own registration.Thursday, September 256:30—7:30 PMINNOVATION LABMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Creativebug: Mending with Wool Felt
This program is for adults.
Space and materials are limited and registration is required. *Join one of our librarians, Suzanne, for a brief overview of Creativebug. It has unlimited access to thousands of online art and craft classes, and it's all free with your library card!
We'll be using Creativebug's Mending with Wool Felt course which will guide us through all the steps.…Learn MoreSeptember 26. 2 events.
Friday, September 2610:00—11:00 AMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
CANCELED - Project ABC
Project ABC's playgroup in collaboration with the library offers a variety of activities for children (0-6) and their families. Join us as we explore a new theme each week based on one of our favorite books! We have STEAM, ELA, and SEL activities, and a circle time with songs and stories.…Learn More
Friday, September 261:00—3:00 PMBookmobile Visit
Community Resource Fair at Framingham Community Justice Support Center
Location: 298 Howard St. Framingham MADiscover Framingham area resources including housing, reentry supports, and much more!
September 27. 2 events.
Where can you find the largest selection of gently used books, vinyl, and CDs in Metrowest?
Mark your calendar for the Friends of the Morse Institute Library’s two-day book, bake, and music sale on Saturday, September 27 (8:30-4:30) and Sunday, September 28 (12:00-3:00).…Learn More
Join us Saturday, September 27 for a day of board games in the children's department! We'll have games out on our tables from 9:30-3:00pm. Families with children of any age are welcome to stop by!
Saturday, September 278:30 AM—4:30 PMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Friends' Fall Book, Bake and Music Sale
Where can you find the largest selection of gently used books, vinyl, and CDs in Metrowest?
Mark your calendar for the Friends of the Morse Institute Library’s two-day book, bake, and music sale on Saturday, September 27 (8:30-4:30) and Sunday, September 28 (12:00-3:00).…Learn MoreSaturday, September 279:30 AM—3:30 PMCHILDREN'S DEPARTMENTMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Game On!
Join us Saturday, September 27 for a day of board games in the children's department! We'll have games out on our tables from 9:30-3:00pm. Families with children of any age are welcome to stop by!September 28. 1 event.
Where can you find the largest selection of gently used books, vinyl, and CDs in Metrowest?
Mark your calendar for the Friends of the Morse Institute Library’s two-day book, bake, and music sale on Saturday, September 27 (8:30-4:30) and Sunday, September 28 (12:00-3:00).…Learn More
Sunday, September 2812:00—3:00 PMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Friends' Fall Book, Bake and Music Sale
Where can you find the largest selection of gently used books, vinyl, and CDs in Metrowest?
Mark your calendar for the Friends of the Morse Institute Library’s two-day book, bake, and music sale on Saturday, September 27 (8:30-4:30) and Sunday, September 28 (12:00-3:00).…Learn MoreSeptember 29. 6 events.
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.
Join Morse Research Librarian Schuyler to learn about historic resources in-house and online you can use to start researching the history of Natick! Stop by with your questions, or if you have started your research, let us know how it's going. This is a great space to share ideas and strategies to help you start your research.
This program is for adults. Space and supplies are limited and registration is required. *Join one of our librarians, Suzanne, for a basic overview of quilling. We'll then learn two shapes, "teardrop" and the "bunny ear" to make lovely fall leaves. At the end, we'll adhere the leaves to a mini wreath.…Learn More
Drop in and play with us! We will have select themed play items for littles and their grownups to explore. Some nights it may be a few recyclables, or stuffed animals with a simple craft to do. We all make the fun, so drop by and check out it out! Play nights are for everyone, but are geared to the preschool set and their adventuresome grownups.…Learn More
Monday, September 2910:00—10:30 AMSTORY CRAFT ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Lapsit Storytime #1
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.Monday, September 2910:30—11:00 AMSTORY CRAFT ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Lapsit Storytime #2
Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies 0-24 months and their grownups! We gather in the StoryCraft Room in the Children's Department on the Lower Level. Questions? Give the Children's Room a call at 508-647-6522.Monday, September 292:00—3:00 PMPRUNARET LABMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Digging into the Archives
Join Morse Research Librarian Schuyler to learn about historic resources in-house and online you can use to start researching the history of Natick! Stop by with your questions, or if you have started your research, let us know how it's going. This is a great space to share ideas and strategies to help you start your research.Monday, September 292:30—4:00 PMINNOVATION LABMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
FOR ADULTS Mini Quilled Autumn Wreath
This program is for adults. Space and supplies are limited and registration is required. *Join one of our librarians, Suzanne, for a basic overview of quilling. We'll then learn two shapes, "teardrop" and the "bunny ear" to make lovely fall leaves. At the end, we'll adhere the leaves to a mini wreath.…Learn MoreMonday, September 296:00—8:30 PMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Select Board Meeting
Select Board Meeting
Monday, September 296:30—7:30 PMCHILDREN'S DEPARTMENTMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
Play Nights!
Drop in and play with us! We will have select themed play items for littles and their grownups to explore. Some nights it may be a few recyclables, or stuffed animals with a simple craft to do. We all make the fun, so drop by and check out it out! Play nights are for everyone, but are geared to the preschool set and their adventuresome grownups.…Learn MoreSeptember 30. 3 events.
About Fengyang Qi Gong:
Qi Gong is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training. With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, Qi Gong is traditionally viewed by the Chinese and throughout Asia as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (pronounced approximately as "chi"), translated as "life energy".…Learn More
Join us Tuesday, September 30 at 10:00am in the children's department! We will share stories, songs, and end with a short play activity. This story hour is geared for children ages 3 - preK5 and their grownup partner. Younger siblings are welcome as observers.…Learn More
The Natick Health Department's Natick 180 team is hosting a hybrid Narcan Training event that is free and open to the entire community. Narcan is a safe and effective way to reverse an opioid overdose and save a person's life.
In addition to the Narcan training and distribution, this event will include a panel discussion with individuals in recovery and family members who have been impacted by addiction.…Learn More
Tuesday, September 3010:00—11:00 AMZOOM
Virtual Qigong
About Fengyang Qi Gong:
Qi Gong is a centuries-old system of coordinated body-posture and movement, breathing, and meditation used for the purposes of health, spirituality, and martial-arts training. With roots in Chinese medicine, philosophy, and martial arts, Qi Gong is traditionally viewed by the Chinese and throughout Asia as a practice to cultivate and balance qi (pronounced approximately as "chi"), translated as "life energy".…Learn MoreTuesday, September 3010:00—10:30 AMSTORY CRAFT ROOMMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
All Together Preschool Storytime
Join us Tuesday, September 30 at 10:00am in the children's department! We will share stories, songs, and end with a short play activity. This story hour is geared for children ages 3 - preK5 and their grownup partner. Younger siblings are welcome as observers.…Learn MoreTuesday, September 307:00—8:30 PMLEBOWITZ MEETING HALLMORSE INSTITUTE LIBRARY14 E Central St, Natick, MA, 01760
You Can Save a Life: Narcan Training
The Natick Health Department's Natick 180 team is hosting a hybrid Narcan Training event that is free and open to the entire community. Narcan is a safe and effective way to reverse an opioid overdose and save a person's life.
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Register for this author talk: libraryc. org/morseinstituteEvie Sage didn’t mean to become the right-hand woman to the kingdom’s most terrifying villain. One minute, she was applying for an entry-level position that promised “light paperwork and occasional beheadings,” and the next, she was knee-deep in magical mayhem and an entirely inappropriate crush on her boss.…
Register for this author talk: libraryc. org/morseinstituteThe Next Conversation gives you immediately actionable strategies that will forever change how you communicate. Whether it’s handling a heated conversation, dealing with a difficult personality, or standing your ground with confidence, these down-to-earth teachings have helped countless people navigate life’s toughest situations.…
This program has been postponed to January 15th at 6:30 PMOver 500,000 Massachusetts residents answered the call to military duty in the Second World War, while the rest of the state's citizens fought the war on the home front. Everyone in the family, including pets, found creative and essential ways to contribute.…
Register for this author talk:libraryc. org/morseinstituteHave you ever wondered why the English spelling of words is sometimes… well… just weird? Come on a surprisingly hilarious journey with us and author Gabe Henry through the history of the English language, while we discuss troublemakers like Mark Twain who broke all the rules.…
Welcome to Pajama Time Stories. Good Evening! Please join Miss Susan for a few songs and lots of stories in the Children's Library. 45 minutes of stories and songs.