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Children's Summer Programs !
This year's Massachusetts Summer Reading Program theme is Wild Reads At Your Library!

Guard Up Sword Play Workshop
July 8th 2:00 - 4:00pm. This amazing program will demonstrate weapons from Samurai Japan and Medieval Europe, including the physics of sword play. 30 participants will get a lesson in sword fighting! You MUST pre-register and have a parent-signed waiver in order to participate in the sword fighting workshop. Maximum of 40 participants for ages 11-17.

Poetry Group
July 9th 6:30 - 7:30. Bring some of your poetry to share with the group. Refreshment and dessert will be served. Link to Poetry Group Website. For more information contact Cindy Grove at cgrove@mvlc.org

Brown Bag Book Discussion
.July 10th 11:30 - 12:30pm. Read Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling. Bring your lunch and join us to discuss this classic fishing tale. Iced tea and dessert will be served!

Monarch Butterfly Program
Saturday July 12th 1:00 - 2:00pm. Come, see and learn about Monarchs from our resident expert and favorite Boston College professor, Dr. Charlie Hoffman! Learn how to identify, collect and care for Monarch eggs and caterpillars, and learn how YOU can raise them at home. Visit the live Monarch exhibit in the Children’s Room all summer! No registration; free and open to the public. This program is part of of of "Wild Reads at the Library" the Children's Summer Reading Program.

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Check-out, download, listen to and return an audio book...without ever leaving home!

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The Hamilton-Wenham Public Library is a member of the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC).

Library Director: Jan Dempsey, jdempsey@mvlc.org