Between the Lines

Wed, Oct 08, 9:30am - 10:00am

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very... more

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very youngest friends and their caregivers!

Registration is now closed

Friends of the Library Meeting

Wed, Oct 08, 10:30am - 11:00am

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Join Miss Lisa and friends as we sing, dance,... more

Join Miss Lisa and friends as we sing, dance, shake, and move, adding in a story or two!

Registration is now closed

Wed, Oct 08, 1:30pm - 2:15pm

Main Library - Rotunda Space

The Friends of the Library’s monthly board... more

The Friends of the Library’s monthly board meeting. Everyone is welcome!

Elementary Book Group

Wed, Oct 08, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Children in grades 2-5 are welcome to join us for a... more

Children in grades 2-5 are welcome to join us for a casual book group!

Ghost In A Jar - Tween Craft

Wed, Oct 08, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main Library - Media Tables

Create your own glowing, floating Halloween decoration!

Halloween: A Haunted History - with Dustin Pari

Wed, Oct 08, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library - Piano Space

Ah, Halloween. Autumnal breezes, crisp leaves, and... more

Ah, Halloween. Autumnal breezes, crisp leaves, and pumpkin flavored everything!

Music with Friends - Animal Songs with Uncle Dick

Thu, Oct 09, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library - Children's Room

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.

Memory Cafe

Thu, Oct 09, 1:00pm - 3:00pm

Main Library - Piano Space

The Memory Café at Dedham Public Library is a... more

The Memory Café at Dedham Public Library is a welcoming, interactive place for individuals and families living with memory changes

10 Years of Daring Heists and Lovable Outcasts in YA Fantasy - with Leigh Bardugo

Thu, Oct 09, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Virtual Author Talk

Since publishing in 2015, Leigh Bardugo’s highly... more

Since publishing in 2015, Leigh Bardugo’s highly popular Six of Crows has taken the world of YA literature by storm–and it’s not hard to see why.

Graham Cracker Haunted Houses

Fri, Oct 10, 10:30am - 11:30am

Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn

Who could say no to toys, ducks & more?

Sat, Oct 11, 10:30am - 11:30am

Main Library - Children's Room

Join us as we celebrate Halloween by making our... more

Join us as we celebrate Halloween by making our very own haunted graham cracker houses!

This event is full

Homeownership 101 - with Shourya

Sat, Oct 11, 3:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Piano Space

Buying your first home can feel overwhelming but it... more

Buying your first home can feel overwhelming but it doesn’t have to be.

Library Closed

Mon, Oct 13, All day

Main Library

In observance of Columbus Day, the Library will be... more

In observance of Columbus Day, the Library will be closed.

Tue, Oct 14, 9:30am - 10:00am

Main Library - Children's Room

You're never too young for the Library!

Small Business Administration Basics

Tue, Oct 14, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library - Children's Room

Join us for stories, songs and crafts for children... more

Join us for stories, songs and crafts for children ages 3 and up.

Cancelled

Tue, Oct 14, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library

Learn about the Small Business Administration and... more

Learn about the Small Business Administration and the resources it provides for entrepreneurs and small businesses!

Between the Lines - Book Group

Tue, Oct 14, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Join us on the second Tuesday of the month to... more

Join us on the second Tuesday of the month to discuss fiction and nonfiction titles.

50+ Job Seekers Networking Group

Wed, Oct 15, 9:30am - 11:30am

Virtual

Join a professional forum for networking with peers... more

Join a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe, comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships, skills and strategies to help in your career transition.

Wed, Oct 15, 9:30am - 10:00am

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very... more

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very youngest friends and their caregivers!

Ghost In A Jar - Teen Craft

Wed, Oct 15, 10:30am - 11:00am

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Join Miss Lisa and friends as we sing, dance,... more

Join Miss Lisa and friends as we sing, dance, shake, and move, adding in a story or two!

Read to a Therapy Dog

Wed, Oct 15, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Reading is more fun with a four-legged friend!

Wed, Oct 15, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main Library - Media Tables

Create your own glowing, floating Halloween decoration!

Main Library Book Group

Wed, Oct 15, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library - Rotunda Space

Main Library Book Group caters to fans of fiction... more

Main Library Book Group caters to fans of fiction and nonfiction; the titles read are chosen by members of the group.

Fall Watercolor Class - Falling into Fall

Thu, Oct 16, 10:30am - 12:00pm

Main Library - Media Tables

Watercolors are for everyone! Build on skills you... more

Watercolors are for everyone! Build on skills you already have or try something new while being inspired by the natural beauty of autumn in New England.

This event is full

Tot Time Sing 'n Learn - with Ms. Marsha

Thu, Oct 16, 10:30am - 11:30am

Main Library - Children's Room

Tot Time Sing 'n Learn is a monthly playgroup... more

Tot Time Sing 'n Learn is a monthly playgroup designed for children ages 9 months to 3 years old and their caregivers.

LGBTQ+ Book Group

Thu, Oct 16, 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Main Library - Piano Space

Join us at the Main Library for our LGBTQ+ Book... more

Join us at the Main Library for our LGBTQ+ Book Group! Each month we will read a title featuring characters/people, themes, or subjects that fall under the broader LGBTQ+ umbrella.

The Poetic and Musical Genius of Taylor Swift

Thu, Oct 16, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Zoom

Join your fellow Swifties to learn all about the... more

Join your fellow Swifties to learn all about the poetry in Taylor Swift's music.

Delayed Opening

Fri, Oct 17, 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.

Fri, Oct 17, 10:30am - 11:30am

Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn

Who could say no to toys, ducks & more?

Mon, Oct 20, 9:30am - 10:00am

Endicott Branch - 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.

Taylor Swift Style: Fashion Through the Eras

Mon, Oct 20, 10:30am - 11:00am

Endicott Branch - 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 10:30 am program, please only register for one music program per day.

Afternoon Book Group

Mon, Oct 20, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Main Library - Rotunda Space

Join us as we discuss a variety of books!

Scary Stamp Making

Mon, Oct 20, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main Library - Media Tables

Learn to carve a creepy rubber stamp, perfect for... more

Learn to carve a creepy rubber stamp, perfect for the Halloween season!

This event is full

Millennial Book Group

Mon, Oct 20, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Main Library - Rotunda Space

We read a variety of books from nonfiction, to... more

We read a variety of books from nonfiction, to newer bestsellers, soon to be movies/series, and anything else we would love to read and discuss!

Mon, Oct 20, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Zoom

Join your fellow Swifties and learn about the... more

Join your fellow Swifties and learn about the fashion of Taylor Swift!

Tue, Oct 21, 9:30am - 10:00am

Main Library - Children's Room

You're never too young for the Library!

Tue, Oct 21, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library - Children's Room

Join us for stories, songs and crafts for children... more

Join us for stories, songs and crafts for children ages 3 and up.

Ukulele Jam

Tue, Oct 21, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library - Piano Space

Have fun making music with other ukulele players!

Wed, Oct 22, 9:30am - 10:00am

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very... more

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very youngest friends and their caregivers!

Ghost In A Jar - Teen Craft

Wed, Oct 22, 10:30am - 11:00am

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Join Miss Lisa and friends as we sing, dance,... more

Join Miss Lisa and friends as we sing, dance, shake, and move, adding in a story or two!

Pokémon Club

Wed, Oct 22, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Join us once a month to hang out with other... more

Join us once a month to hang out with other Pokémon fans and enjoy fun activities!

Wed, Oct 22, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main Library - Media Tables

Create your own glowing, floating Halloween decoration!

Finding My Way - with Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai

Wed, Oct 22, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Virtual Author Talk

You are invited to join us online and be one of the... more

You are invited to join us online and be one of the first to hear from Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai about her astonishing memoir, Finding My Way.

Cursive for Beginners

Thu, Oct 23, 4:00pm - 4:45pm

Main Library - Children's Room

Learn how to write in cursive at the library!

Thu, Oct 23, 5:30pm - 5:45pm

Main Library - Media Tables

Reading is more fun with a four-legged friend!

This event is full

Thu, Oct 23, 5:45pm - 6:00pm

Main Library - Media Tables

Reading is more fun with a four-legged friend!

This event is full

Thu, Oct 23, 6:00pm - 6:15pm

Main Library - Media Tables

Reading is more fun with a four-legged friend!

Thu, Oct 23, 6:15pm - 6:30pm

Main Library - Media Tables

Reading is more fun with a four-legged friend!

Fri, Oct 24, 10:30am - 11:30am

Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn

Who could say no to toys, ducks & more?

Mon, Oct 27, 9:30am - 10:00am

Endicott Branch - 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.

The Gravestone Girls - Welcome to the Graveyard!

Mon, Oct 27, 10:30am - 11:00am

Endicott Branch - 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 10:30 am program, please only register for one music program per day.

Mon, Oct 27, 6:00pm - 7:30pm

Main Library - Piano Space

Join us for an informative look at New England’s... more

Join us for an informative look at New England’s graveyards.

Tue, Oct 28, 9:30am - 10:00am

Main Library - Children's Room

You're never too young for the Library!

History Lovers Book Group

Tue, Oct 28, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library - Children's Room

Join us for stories, songs and crafts for children... more

Join us for stories, songs and crafts for children ages 3 and up.

Pajama Storytime

Tue, Oct 28, 5:30pm - 6:00pm

Main Library - Children's Room

Join us for a night of stories, songs, and crafts... more

Join us for a night of stories, songs, and crafts for children ages 3 and up!

Tue, Oct 28, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library - Rotunda Space

Engage in stimulating conversation with people who... more

Engage in stimulating conversation with people who love history just as much as you do! We read books in pairs, a historical fiction one month, then a related non-fiction the following month.

Wed, Oct 29, 9:30am - 10:00am

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very... more

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very youngest friends and their caregivers!

Courtly Intrigue and Whispers as Weapons - with Historical Fiction Queen Philippa Gregory

Wed, Oct 29, 10:30am - 11:00am

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Join Miss Lisa and friends as we sing, dance,... more

Join Miss Lisa and friends as we sing, dance, shake, and move, adding in a story or two!

Wed, Oct 29, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Virtual Author Talk

Coined as the “queen of British historical... more

Coined as the “queen of British historical fiction,” Philippa Gregory returns to the infamous Tudor Court with a tale that is both timely and timeless.

Escape from Rogue Planet - Kids & Teens Edition

Wed, Oct 29, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Media Tables

Oh, no! You crash landed on a rogue planet and need... more

Oh, no! You crash landed on a rogue planet and need to escape as soon as possible!

Escape from Rogue Planet - Family Edition

Wed, Oct 29, 5:00pm - 6:00pm

Main Library - Media Tables

Oh, no! You crash landed on a rogue planet and need... more

Oh, no! You crash landed on a rogue planet and need to escape as soon as possible!

Taylor Swift By The Book: The Literature Behind The Lyrics

Thu, Oct 30, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Zoom

Join your fellow Swifites to learn all about how... more

Join your fellow Swifites to learn all about how Taylor uses classic literature to write her smash hits.

Monthly Scavenger Hunt - at the Main Library

Fri, Oct 31, 10:30am - 11:30am

Main Library - Children's Room,Main Lawn

Who could say no to toys, ducks & more?

Sat, Nov 01, All day

Children's Room

Find the pictures we have hidden in the Children's... more

Find the pictures we have hidden in the Children's Room to win a prize! There is a new scavenger hunt every month; play anytime at either location, earn a prize for finding all 10 pictures!

Monthly Scavenger Hunt - Endicott Branch Library

Sun, Nov 02, All day

Children's Area

Find the pictures we have hidden in the Children's... more

Find the pictures we have hidden in the Children's Area to win a prize! There is a new scavenger hunt every month; play anytime at either location, earn a prize for finding all 10 pictures!

Mon, Nov 03, 9:30am - 10:00am

Endicott Branch - 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.

Tween Graphic Novel Book Club

Mon, Nov 03, 10:30am - 11:00am

Endicott Branch - 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 10:30 am program, please only register for one music program per day.

Mon, Nov 03, 3:30pm - 4:00pm

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Get free copies of each book we read! Meet up with... more

Get free copies of each book we read! Meet up with friends and talk about these awesome graphic novels in our Tween Graphic Novel Book Club!

Tue, Nov 04, 9:30am - 10:00am

Main Library - Children's Room

You're never too young for the Library!

Strategies for Financial and Physical Wellness

Tue, Nov 04, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library - Children's Room

Join us for stories, songs and crafts for children... more

Join us for stories, songs and crafts for children ages 3 and up.

Tue, Nov 04, 6:00pm - 7:15pm

Main Library - Piano Space

Come and learn practical strategies to improve your... more

Come and learn practical strategies to improve your financial foundation and physical well-being!

Endicott Book Group

Tue, Nov 04, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Join us on the first Tuesday of each month at the... more

Join us on the first Tuesday of each month at the Endicott Branch Library to discuss fiction and nonfiction titles.

50+ Job Seekers Networking Group

Wed, Nov 05, 9:30am - 11:30am

Virtual

Join a professional forum for networking with peers... more

Join a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe, comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships, skills and strategies to help in your career transition.

Wed, Nov 05, 9:30am - 10:00am

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very... more

Enjoy stories, songs, and fingerplays for our very youngest friends and their caregivers!

Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity - with Award-Winning Journalist Joseph Lee

Wed, Nov 05, 10:30am - 11:00am

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Join Miss Lisa and friends as we sing, dance,... more

Join Miss Lisa and friends as we sing, dance, shake, and move, adding in a story or two!

Wed, Nov 05, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Virtual Author Talk

You’re invited to learn from journalist and... more

You’re invited to learn from journalist and author Joseph Lee as he chats online with us about his stirring memoir, Nothing More of This Land: Community, Power, and the Search for Indigenous Identity.

Music with Friends - Animal Songs with Uncle Dick

Thu, Nov 06, 10:30am - 11:00am

Main Library - Children's Room

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.