The following programs and events will be at Plumb Library this month. For more information, call the library at 508-763-8600 or stop by.

Solving the Social Security Puzzle
On Thursday, April 9, at 6:30 p.m., William J. Goldsmith will present a talk on “Solving the Social Security Puzzle.” This seminar will address questions on Social Security such as: Will Social Security be there when I’m ready to claim? How are my benefits calculated? How much will I get? How do I get more?

Goldsmith is a registered financial planner with more than 22 years of financial planning experience.

Pre-registration is required. For more information, or to register, call the library at 508-763-8600, or email info@plumblibrary.com. You can also register by visiting the library’s events calendar and clicking the “register” button on the Social Security seminar listing.

Become a responsible babysitter
Learn to become a responsible babysitter with the Plymouth County Extension 4-H on Tuesday, April 21, 10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Plumb Library.

This full-day interactive 4-H class trains young people to be responsible babysitters. Pre-registration is required.

Visit the library or www.PlymouthCounty4H.org for a registration form. Space is limited. There is a registration fee of $10, and the rest of the course is funded by the Friends and Junior Friends of Plumb Library.

Deadline for registration is April 14. Participants should bring a peanut/tree nut safe bagged lunch. Each participant will receive a certificate of completion, a 4-H Babysitter Handbook, learn how to make a babysitter's bag, and a boo-boo Bunny. For more information, call the library at 508-763-8600 or email info@plumblibrary.com.

Fiction book club
The Café Parlez selection for April is “Under the Wide and Starry Sky,” by Nancy Horan. Horan the New York Times bestselling author of “Loving Frank,” brings the improbable love story of Scottish writer Robert Louis Stevenson and his tempestuous American wife, Fanny. Fanny and Louis meet at an artist’s colony in France, and begin their life-long love affair which thrived despite many setbacks, including Louis’ recurring TB, and the disapproval of society in general, and their families. The novel discussion will be Thursday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m.

Books are available at the desk, or bring your own copy.

Nonfiction book club 
For their April book, the Just the Facts Nonfiction Book Discussion Group will read “Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune” by Bill Dedman and Paul Clark Newell, Jr.

“Empty Mansions” is a rich mystery of wealth and loss, connecting the Gilded Age opulence of the 19th Century with a 21st Century battle over a $300 million inheritance. At its heart is a reclusive heiress so secretive that, at the time of her death at age 104, no new photograph of her had been seen in decades.

Despite owning palatial homes in California, New York and Connecticut, why had she lived for 20 years in a simple hospital room, despite being in excellent health? Was she in control of her fortune, or controlled by those managing her money?

The book club will discuss the selection on Thursday, April 16 at 6:30 p.m. Copies are available at the desk.

Plumbelina
For the Week of the Young Child, Plumb Library’s favorite ballerina, Plumbelina, is back. On Thursday, April 16 from 5 to 6 p.m., children ages 3 to 8 can learn about ballet and practice a short routine.

Pre-registration is requested. For more information or to register, call the library at 508-763-8600 or check the library’s online events calendar and click on the "register" button on the Plumbelina event.

April Vacation Programs
Lego Challenge: April 22, 11 am to 1 p.m. Drop in any time to create Lego projects or use prompts provided by the library.

Fingerprint Art a la Ed Emberley: April 24, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Drop in program.

Help birds build their nests: April 21 to 25. Put out nesting materials, such as embroidery floss, pine needles, yarn, or shredded paper. This is part of the MOBY program.