Children ages 3 to 7 can sign up to read and dance with Plumbarina, Plumb Library's ballerina on Saturday Oct. 19 at 10:30 a.m. Register on the Event Calendar. 

 

Plumbarina is a Plumb Library Storytime Graduate, a member of the Jr. Friends of Plumb Library, and a member of the kids book club, BookBuds. Plumbarina has had classical ballet training for four years at New Bedford ballet and three years at The Dance Academy. She has danced in many Nutcracker performances and with the Spindle City Jr Ballet company dances in "Alice in Wonderland" and "Peter and the Wolf." 

 

The Friends of Plumb Library will hold their Fall Clothing Drive until Friday, Oct. 25. Acceptable items include all clothing, bedding, linens, jewelry, accessories, shoes, or handbags.  All items must be bagged and brought to the library during business hours. 

 

The Friends welcome volunteers to help move items to Savers on Oct. 26 at 9 a.m. Call the library at 508-763-8600 for more information about the drive. 

 

The COA Book Group will discuss "The Woman in the Window" by A.J. Finn on Tuesday, Oct. 15 at 10:15 a.m. at the Rochester COA on Dexter Lane. Books are available at the library or bring a copy. An agoraphobic recluse languishes in her New York City home, drinking wine and spying on her neighbors, before witnessing a terrible crime through her window that exposes her secrets and raises questions about her perceptions of reality.  

 

Just the Facts Nonfiction Book Group will discuss "Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit" by Michael Finkel on Thursday Oct. 17 at 6:30 p.m. at the library.  This book documents the true story of a man who endured a hardscrabble, isolated existence in a tent in the Maine woods, never speaking with others and surviving by stealing supplies from nearby cabins, for 27 years.

 

Cafe Parlez will discuss "Melmoth" by Sarah Perry on Thursday Oct. 31 at 6:30 p.m. A follow-up to "The Essex Serpent" finds Helen, an English translator working in Prague, disregarding an obscure local monster legend. Then, a friend's disappearance reveals that Helen is being watched.  

 

Plumb Library Knitters and Crocheters meets at the library every Monday at 6:30 p.m. Beginners are welcome and chocolate is always served.