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Library Closed
2024-07-03 17:00:00 2024-07-03 20:00:00 America/New_York Library Closed In observance of Independence Day, the Library will close at 5 pm. Main Library -

Wednesday, July 03
5:00pm - 8:00pm

Add to Calendar 2024-07-03 17:00:00 2024-07-03 20:00:00 America/New_York Library Closed In observance of Independence Day, the Library will close at 5 pm. Main Library -

In observance of Independence Day, the Library will close at 5 pm.

AGE GROUP: | All Ages |

EVENT TYPE: | General |

Main Library
Phone: 781-751-9284
Hours
We're closed Thursday July 04 due to Independence Day
Mon, Jul 01 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Tue, Jul 02 9:00AM to 8:00PM
Wed, Jul 03 9:00AM to 5:00PM
(Independence Day)
Thu, Jul 04 Closed
(Independence Day)
Fri, Jul 05 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sat, Jul 06 9:00AM to 5:00PM
Sun, Jul 07 Closed
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About the branch

The Main Library is located on Church Street in Dedham Square. In addition to traditional library material, the Main Library also houses town archives, the Dedham Collection.

Upcoming Events

Baby Time
Wed, Jul 03, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area,Back Lawn
You’re never too young for the library!
Registration is now closed
Storytime with Miss Lisa
Wed, Jul 03, 10:30am - 11:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Join us every Wednesday morning as we sing, move,... more
Join us every Wednesday morning as we sing, move, shake and read a story.
Registration is now closed
Library Closed
Wed, Jul 03, 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library
In observance of Independence Day, the Library will... more
In observance of Independence Day, the Library will close at 5 pm.
Library Closed
Thu, Jul 04, All day
Main Library
In observance of Independence Day, the Library will... more
In observance of Independence Day, the Library will be closed.
Infant and Toddler Playtime
Fri, Jul 05, 10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn
Hands on play is the best kind of play!
Power Walking Club with Ellen
Fri, Jul 05, 10:30am - 11:30am
Gonzalez Field
Join DPL staff member and avid walker Ellen for a... more
Join DPL staff member and avid walker Ellen for a brisk 2-mile walk around Gonzalez Field every Friday morning this summer. Don’t forget to wear sneakers and sunscreen and bring your water bottle!
Book Swap
Sat, Jul 06, 10:00am - 12:00pm
Main Library - Piano Space
Have unused books lying around?
Monday Morning Music - with Jonah
Mon, Jul 08, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Join us every Monday for live music and singing... more
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s librarians. This registration is for the 9:30 am program, please only register for one music program per day.
Monday Morning Music - with Jonah
Mon, Jul 08, 11:00am - 11:30am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area,Back Lawn
Join us every Monday for live music and singing... more
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s librarians. This registration is for the 11 am program, please only register for one music program per day.
Baby Time
Tue, Jul 09, 9:30am - 10:00am
Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn
You’re never too young for the library!
Baby Time
Tue, Jul 09, 10:15am - 10:45am
Main Library - Main Lawn
You’re never too young for the library!
Summer Reading Storytime: Read, Renew, Repeat!
Tue, Jul 09, 11:00am - 11:45am
Main Library - Children's Room
Summer is here and that means it’s time to Read,... more
Summer is here and that means it’s time to Read, Renew, and Repeat!
A Visit to Deckawoo Drive - with Mercy Watson and Kate DiCamillo (PreK-2nd Grade)
Tue, Jul 09, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual Author Talk
Join us for a visit to Deckawoo Drive with... more
Join us for a visit to Deckawoo Drive with everyone’s favorite adventure loving pig, Mercy Watson!
Register
Tinker Tuesdays
Tue, Jul 09, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Main Library - Children's Room
Time to play, build, and tinker!
Zero Waste Sustainable Living - with the Boston General Store
Tue, Jul 09, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Piano Space
Learn about long-lasting, low-waste options for... more
Learn about long-lasting, low-waste options for every person and every room in your home from the Boston General Store.
Baby Time
Wed, Jul 10, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area,Back Lawn
You’re never too young for the library!
Storytime with Miss Lisa
Wed, Jul 10, 10:30am - 11:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Join us every Wednesday morning as we sing, move,... more
Join us every Wednesday morning as we sing, move, shake and read a story.
Tech Take Apart Day
Wed, Jul 10, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Main Library - Media Tables
What makes a toaster toast, or a printer print, or... more
What makes a toaster toast, or a printer print, or a calculator calculate?
Tween Wednesday Crafts - Needle-Felted Animals
Wed, Jul 10, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library
Ever accidentally shrunk a sweater? Turn it into an... more
Ever accidentally shrunk a sweater? Turn it into an artform as we create adorable creatures using wool and needles!
Local Author Book Talk - S. T. Gibson
Wed, Jul 10, 6:30pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Piano Space
Join local author S. T. Gibson as she discusses her... more
Join local author S. T. Gibson as she discusses her new book, Evocation.
Millennial Book Group
Thu, Jul 11, 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Main Library - Piano Space
Join us for our discussion of A Fever in the... more
Join us for our discussion of A Fever in the Heartland by Timothy Egan.
Cookies & Caregivers
Fri, Jul 12, 9:30am - 10:30am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area
Join us for a caregiver and infant social hour!
Infant and Toddler Playtime
Fri, Jul 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn
Hands on play is the best kind of play!
Power Walking Club with Ellen
Fri, Jul 12, 10:30am - 11:30am
Gonzalez Field
Join DPL staff member and avid walker Ellen for a... more
Join DPL staff member and avid walker Ellen for a brisk 2-mile walk around Gonzalez Field every Friday morning this summer. Don’t forget to wear sneakers and sunscreen and bring your water bottle!
Color Party!
Fri, Jul 12, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Main Library - Main Lawn,Children's Room
Fun is better when it's colorful!
Monday Morning Music - with Jonah
Mon, Jul 15, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Join us every Monday for live music and singing... more
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s librarians. This registration is for the 9:30 am program, please only register for one music program per day.
Monday Morning Music - with Jonah
Mon, Jul 15, 11:00am - 11:30am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area,Back Lawn
Join us every Monday for live music and singing... more
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s librarians. This registration is for the 11 am program, please only register for one music program per day.
Baby Time
Tue, Jul 16, 9:30am - 10:00am
Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn
You’re never too young for the library!
Baby Time
Tue, Jul 16, 10:15am - 10:45am
Main Library - Main Lawn
You’re never too young for the library!
Summer Reading Storytime: Read, Renew, Repeat!
Tue, Jul 16, 11:00am - 11:45am
Main Library - Children's Room
Summer is here and that means it’s time to Read,... more
Summer is here and that means it’s time to Read, Renew, and Repeat!
Surviving the Summer - with The Last Kids on Earth and Max Brallier (3rd-6th Grade)
Tue, Jul 16, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual Author Talk
Would you survive a zombie apocalypse? Join us to... more
Would you survive a zombie apocalypse? Join us to talk with New York Times bestselling author Max Brallier about The Last Kids on Earth, both the book series and the animated series on Netflix.
Register
Tinker Tuesdays
Tue, Jul 16, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Main Library - Children's Room
Time to play, build, and tinker!
Baby Time
Wed, Jul 17, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area,Back Lawn
You’re never too young for the library!
Storytime with Miss Lisa
Wed, Jul 17, 10:30am - 11:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Join us every Wednesday morning as we sing, move,... more
Join us every Wednesday morning as we sing, move, shake and read a story.
Tween Wednesday Crafts - Needle-Felted Animals
Wed, Jul 17, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library
Ever accidentally shrunk a sweater? Turn it into an... more
Ever accidentally shrunk a sweater? Turn it into an artform as we create adorable creatures using wool and needles!
Bling It Out - Crystal Crafts
Wed, Jul 17, 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Main Library - Media Tables
Want to “bling out” folded books and other objects?
Delayed Opening
Fri, Jul 19, 9:00am - 10:15am
Main Library
The Library will have a delayed opening due to a... more
The Library will have a delayed opening due to a staff meeting.
Infant and Toddler Playtime
Fri, Jul 19, 10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn
Hands on play is the best kind of play!
Power Walking Club with Ellen
Fri, Jul 19, 10:30am - 11:30am
Gonzalez Field
Join DPL staff member and avid walker Ellen for a... more
Join DPL staff member and avid walker Ellen for a brisk 2-mile walk around Gonzalez Field every Friday morning this summer. Don’t forget to wear sneakers and sunscreen and bring your water bottle!
Senior Center Book Group - The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Fri, Jul 19, 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Ames Senior Center
Books are available for checkout at the Main... more
Books are available for checkout at the Main Library and Endicott Branch Library beginning one month before the meeting dates.
Chess for Kids
Sat, Jul 20, 10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library - Teen Space
Discover a new way of learning the world’s... more
Discover a new way of learning the world’s greatest board game. No Stress Chess is a chess teacher unlike any other.
Make This Dragon Eye - with Popup Art Studio
Sat, Jul 20, 3:00pm - 4:30pm
Main Library - Teen Space
Who's that peeking out from the cave? Sculpt a... more
Who's that peeking out from the cave? Sculpt a dragon eye that's fierce or friendly using a glass eye, air dry clay and metallic paint.
Monday Morning Music - with Jonah
Mon, Jul 22, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Join us every Monday for live music and singing... more
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s librarians. This registration is for the 9:30 am program, please only register for one music program per day.
Monday Morning Music - with Jonah
Mon, Jul 22, 11:00am - 11:30am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area,Back Lawn
Join us every Monday for live music and singing... more
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s librarians. This registration is for the 11 am program, please only register for one music program per day.
Baby Time
Tue, Jul 23, 9:30am - 10:00am
Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn
You’re never too young for the library!
Baby Time
Tue, Jul 23, 10:15am - 10:45am
Main Library - Main Lawn
You’re never too young for the library!
Summer Reading Storytime: Read, Renew, Repeat!
Tue, Jul 23, 11:00am - 11:45am
Main Library - Children's Room
Summer is here and that means it’s time to Read,... more
Summer is here and that means it’s time to Read, Renew, and Repeat!
Learning the Power of Poetry - with Bestselling Author Elizabeth Acevedo (9th-12th)
Tue, Jul 23, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual Author Talk
You’re invited to learn about the power of poetry... more
You’re invited to learn about the power of poetry with Elizabeth Acevedo!
Register
Tinker Tuesdays
Tue, Jul 23, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Main Library - Children's Room
Time to play, build, and tinker!
Baby Time
Wed, Jul 24, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area,Back Lawn
You’re never too young for the library!
Storytime with Miss Lisa
Wed, Jul 24, 10:30am - 11:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Join us every Wednesday morning as we sing, move,... more
Join us every Wednesday morning as we sing, move, shake and read a story.
Tween Wednesday Crafts - Needle-Felted Animals
Wed, Jul 24, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library
Ever accidentally shrunk a sweater? Turn it into an... more
Ever accidentally shrunk a sweater? Turn it into an artform as we create adorable creatures using wool and needles!
Music with Friends - Animal Songs with Uncle Dick
Thu, Jul 25, 10:30am - 11:00am
Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn
Join Friend of the Library, Dick Pierce, for 30... more
Join Friend of the Library, Dick Pierce, for 30 minutes of your favorite family-friendly songs.
Infant and Toddler Playtime
Fri, Jul 26, 10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn
Hands on play is the best kind of play!
Power Walking Club with Ellen
Fri, Jul 26, 10:30am - 11:30am
Gonzalez Field
Join DPL staff member and avid walker Ellen for a... more
Join DPL staff member and avid walker Ellen for a brisk 2-mile walk around Gonzalez Field every Friday morning this summer. Don’t forget to wear sneakers and sunscreen and bring your water bottle!
Monday Morning Music - with Jonah
Mon, Jul 29, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Join us every Monday for live music and singing... more
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s librarians. This registration is for the 9:30 am program, please only register for one music program per day.
Monday Morning Music - with Jonah
Mon, Jul 29, 11:00am - 11:30am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area,Back Lawn
Join us every Monday for live music and singing... more
Join us every Monday for live music and singing with Jonah, one of our children’s librarians. This registration is for the 11 am program, please only register for one music program per day.
Baby Time
Tue, Jul 30, 9:30am - 10:00am
Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn
You’re never too young for the library!
Baby Time
Tue, Jul 30, 10:15am - 10:45am
Main Library - Main Lawn
You’re never too young for the library!
Summer Reading Storytime: Read, Renew, Repeat!
Tue, Jul 30, 11:00am - 11:45am
Main Library - Children's Room
Summer is here and that means it’s time to Read,... more
Summer is here and that means it’s time to Read, Renew, and Repeat!
Graphic Novels are Life! Telling Your Own Story - in a Graphic Novel with Dan Santat (5th-8th Grade)
Tue, Jul 30, 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Virtual Author Talk
Join this year’s winner of the National Book... more
Join this year’s winner of the National Book Award for Young People's Literature, Dan Santat, as he inspires tweens and teens to tell their own stories through graphic novels.
Register
Tinker Tuesdays
Tue, Jul 30, 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Main Library - Children's Room
Time to play, build, and tinker!
Baby Time
Wed, Jul 31, 9:30am - 10:00am
Endicott Branch - Children's Area,Back Lawn
You’re never too young for the library!
Storytime with Miss Lisa
Wed, Jul 31, 10:30am - 11:00am
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn,Children's Area
Join us every Wednesday morning as we sing, move,... more
Join us every Wednesday morning as we sing, move, shake and read a story.
Tie-Dye
Wed, Jul 31, 3:00pm - 4:00pm
Endicott Branch - Back Lawn
Stop by the Endicott Branch Library for some... more
Stop by the Endicott Branch Library for some tie-dye fun!
Tween Wednesday Crafts - Needle-Felted Animals
Wed, Jul 31, 5:30pm - 6:30pm
Main Library
Ever accidentally shrunk a sweater? Turn it into an... more
Ever accidentally shrunk a sweater? Turn it into an artform as we create adorable creatures using wool and needles!
Infant and Toddler Playtime
Fri, Aug 02, 10:30am - 11:30am
Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn
Hands on play is the best kind of play!
Power Walking Club with Ellen
Fri, Aug 02, 10:30am - 11:30am
Gonzalez Field
Join DPL staff member and avid walker Ellen for a... more
Join DPL staff member and avid walker Ellen for a brisk 2-mile walk around Gonzalez Field every Friday morning this summer. Don’t forget to wear sneakers and sunscreen and bring your water bottle!
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