Happening at the Library...
Haunted History
Wednesday, October 26 @ 6:30 PM
Raynham Public Library Meeting Room
Learn about the dark and sometimes truly twisted side of the Old Colony with these tales from our history that are stranger than fiction. Presented by the Old Colony History Museum. See our online calendar for more upcoming events.
Please note this presentation is for mature audiences only as it does include adult themes and graphic content.
Raynham Community Read Events...
Caleb's Crossing Book Discussion
Wednesday, October 12 @ 1 PM
Raynham Public Library Meeting Room
Join us to discuss Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks. Learn more about the book and share your thoughts and insights.
Humble Spirit Native American Drumming
Saturday, October 15 @ 10 AM
Judy's Garden, Raynham Public Library
Learn about the drum and ritual actions associated with it in this interactive performance. Find out about different types of songs such as warrior songs, honor songs and prayer songs.
This is an inter-tribal group with both drummers and singers. All ages welcome.
Scavenger Hunt
Saturday, October 15 from 11-Noon
Raynham Public Library
Bring the whole family and have fun collecting items and winning prizes! Rain date: October 22 @ 11.
Your 24/7 Library...
Hoopla, Kanopy & Libby
Wednesday, October 19 @ 6:30 PM
Did you know you can stream movies, listen to audiobooks and download e-books and magazines for free with your library card? Join us to get started and find out how to get the most from these services.
Teens...
Magic Revealed!
Monday, October 17 @ 6 PM
Raynham Public Library Meeting Room
Karen Jackson is teaching the teens how to do magic! Find out the secrets behind your favorite illusions. See our online calendar for more upcoming events.
For Kids...
Halloween Storytime
Monday, October 31 @ 10:30 AM
A special Halloween Storytime followed by a craft and trick-or -treating through the library. Feel free to come in costume. Please register.
October Reads...
The American adventuress : a novel
by C. W. Gortner
A big, juicy biopic novel by the author of Mademoiselle Chanel about the scandalous life of Jennie Jerome Churchill, mother of Winston, an heiress from New York who married into one of England's most storied families but who always lived life on her own terms, as a royal mistress with a series of younger husbands and a son whose political rise she happily stage-managed
Dinners with Ruth / : A Memoir on the Power of Friendships
by Nina Totenberg
In this moving story of the joy and true meaning of friendship, NPRs award-winning legal affairs correspondent recounts her nearly 50-year friendship with Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, presenting an extraordinary account of how they paved the way for future generations by tearing down professional and legal barriers.
On the rooftop
by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton
A stunning novel about a mother whose dream of musical stardom for her three daughters collides with the daughters' ambitions for their own lives-set against the backdrop of gentrifying 1950s San Francisco
