Family Retro Gaming

Mon, Mar 09, 9:30am - 10:00am

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.

Registration is now closed

Mon, Mar 09, 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.

Registration is now closed

Millennial Book Group

Mon, Mar 09, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Main Library - Media Tables

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!

Registration is now closed

Tue, Mar 10, 9:00am - 10:00am

Main Library - Children's Room

You're never too young for the Library!

Between the Lines Book Group

Tue, Mar 10, 10:30am - 11:00am

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 with a caregiver!

Knitting for Beginners

Tue, Mar 10, 5:00pm - 5:45pm

Main Library - Children's Room

Learn how to knit at the library!

Tue, Mar 10, 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 at 6:30 pm.

Wed, Mar 11, 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!

Friends of the Library Meeting

Wed, Mar 11, 10:30am - 11:00am

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

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

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

Wed, Mar 11, 1:30pm - 2:30pm

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!

Afternoon Book Group

Wed, Mar 11, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Endicott Branch - Study/Gaming Area

Join us as we discuss a variety of books!

Elementary Book Group

Wed, Mar 11, 3:30pm - 4:00pm

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!

Make a T-Shirt Bag - for Tweens

Wed, Mar 11, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main Library - Media Tables

Make a T-shirt bag. Which is a bag made out of a... more

Make a T-shirt bag. Which is a bag made out of a T-shirt, not a bag for carrying T-shirts. Although you could do that too.

Memory Cafe

Thu, Mar 12, 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

Book Portals and Journeys of Literary Magic - with Kate Quinn

Thu, Mar 12, 7:00pm - 8:00pm

Virtual Author Talk

Join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed... more

Join us for a virtual conversation with acclaimed author Kate Quinn about her latest fantastical work, The Astral Library, which poses the question: Have you ever wished you could live inside a book?

Friends of the Library Book Sale - Pre-sale for Friends & Family

Fri, Mar 13, 11:00am - 11:30am

Main Library - Children's Room

Join us for a morning of stories, music, and movement!

Fri, Mar 13, 2:00pm - 4:00pm

Main Library - Friends Book Sale Area

Come to the Friends of the Library Book Sale and... more

Come to the Friends of the Library Book Sale and find the very best titles to transport, educate or thrill you! We also have a wonderful assortment of children's and young adult books.

Friends of the Library Book Sale

Sat, Mar 14, 9:00am - 1:00pm

Main Library - Friends Book Sale Area

Come to the Friends of the Library Book Sale and... more

Come to the Friends of the Library Book Sale and find the very best titles to transport, educate or thrill you! We also have a wonderful assortment of children's and young adult books.

Chess for Kids

Sat, Mar 14, 10:30am - 11:30am

Main Library - Media Tables

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.

Mon, Mar 16, 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.

Mon, Mar 16, 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.

Needle Felted Bees

Mon, Mar 16, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library - Media Tables

Learn to make a new felty friend in anticipation of... more

Learn to make a new felty friend in anticipation of spring!

This event is full

Tue, Mar 17, 9:00am - 10:00am

Main Library - Children's Room

You're never too young for the Library!

Tue, Mar 17, 10:30am - 11:00am

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 with a caregiver!

Knitting for Beginners

Tue, Mar 17, 5:00pm - 5:45pm

Main Library - Children's Room

Learn how to knit at the library!

50+ Job Seekers Networking Group

Wed, Mar 18, 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!

Wed, Mar 18, 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.

Watercolor Class - Winter Getaways

Wed, Mar 18, 10:30am - 11:00am

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

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

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

Read to a Therapy Dog

Wed, Mar 18, 3:30pm - 4:30pm

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

Reading is more fun with a four-legged friend!

T-Shirt Bags - for Teens

Wed, Mar 18, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main Library - Media Tables

Make a T-shirt bag. Which is a bag made out of a... more

Make a T-shirt bag. Which is a bag made out of a T-shirt, not a bag for carrying T-shirts. Although you could do that too.

Main Library Book Group

Wed, Mar 18, 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.

Thu, Mar 19, 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 snowy or sun-soaked escapes.

This event is full

POSTPONED: Tot Time Sing 'n Learn - with Ms. Marsha

Thu, Mar 19, 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.

Registration is now closed

LGBTQ+ Book Group

Thu, Mar 19, 7:00pm - 7:45pm

Main Library - Rotunda 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.

Fri, Mar 20, 11:00am - 11:30am

Main Library - Children's Room

Join us for a morning of stories, music, and movement!

Senior Center Book Group

Fri, Mar 20, 11:30am - 12:30pm

Ames Senior Center

Senior Center Book Group is for those age 55+... more

Senior Center Book Group is for those age 55+ looking to connect with a community of local readers who respectfully discuss a diverse range of fiction and nonfiction. We welcome new members!

Family Retro Gaming

Fri, Mar 20, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main Library

Join us for an after-hours family gaming event with... more

Join us for an after-hours family gaming event with retro gaming systems and the mobile arcade from One Up Games!

Family Retro Gaming

Fri, Mar 20, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library

Join us for an after-hours family gaming event with... more

Join us for an after-hours family gaming event with retro gaming systems and the mobile arcade from One Up Games!

Family Retro Gaming

Fri, Mar 20, 7:30pm - 8:30pm

Main Library

Join us for an after-hours family gaming event with... more

Join us for an after-hours family gaming event with retro gaming systems and the mobile arcade from One Up Games!

Mon, Mar 23, 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.

Mon, Mar 23, 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.

Tue, Mar 24, 9:00am - 10:00am

Main Library - Children's Room

You're never too young for the Library!

America's Failed Response to the Opioid Crisis - with Author Shoshana Walter

Tue, Mar 24, 10:30am - 11:00am

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 with a caregiver!

Tue, Mar 24, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Virtual Author Talk

A special conversation between award-winning... more

A special conversation between award-winning journalist Shoshana Walter and bestselling and award-winning author Barbara Kingsolver as they chat about Walter’s book Rehab: An American Scandal.

Pajama Storytime

Tue, Mar 24, 5:45pm - 6:15pm

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!

History Lovers Book Group

Tue, Mar 24, 6:15pm - 7:45pm

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 non-fiction one month, then a related historical fiction the following month.

Wed, Mar 25, 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!

Local Author Book Talk - Janet Rich Edwards

Wed, Mar 25, 10:30am - 11:00am

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

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

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

Pokémon Club

Wed, Mar 25, 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!

T-Shirt Bags - for Teens

Wed, Mar 25, 5:30pm - 6:30pm

Main Library - Media Tables

Make a T-shirt bag. Which is a bag made out of a... more

Make a T-shirt bag. Which is a bag made out of a T-shirt, not a bag for carrying T-shirts. Although you could do that too.

Wed, Mar 25, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library - Piano Space

Join local author Janet Rich Edwards as she... more

Join local author Janet Rich Edwards as she discusses her novel, Canticle.

Sweatin' to the Oldies

Thu, Mar 26, 6:30pm - 7:30pm

Main Library - Media Tables

Get ready to move, groove, and smile! Join us at... more

Get ready to move, groove, and smile! Join us at the library for a fun, energizing exercise session featuring a Richard Simmons’ classic Sweatin’ to the Oldies workout.

Fri, Mar 27, 11:00am - 11:30am

Main Library - Children's Room

Join us for a morning of stories, music, and movement!

Mon, Mar 30, 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.

Let's Get Organized! - with Set Things Straight

Mon, Mar 30, 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, Mar 30, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Main Library - Piano Space

Are you feeling overwhelmed with all the clutter in... more

Are you feeling overwhelmed with all the clutter in your house?

Bookish Biomes - Winter 2026 Reading Challenge

Tue, Mar 31, All day

Main Library

Busy yourself with some biomes this winter during... more

Busy yourself with some biomes this winter during our Winter 2026 Reading Challenge!

Tue, Mar 31, 9:00am - 10:00am

Main Library - Children's Room

You're never too young for the Library!

Sew Your Own Lavender Sachet

Tue, Mar 31, 10:30am - 11:00am

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 with a caregiver!

Tue, Mar 31, 6:00pm - 7:00pm

Main Library - Piano Space

Put a little 'spring' in your step with a fragrant... more

Put a little 'spring' in your step with a fragrant sachet to take home!

This event is full

50+ Job Seekers Networking Group

Wed, Apr 01, 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!

Wed, Apr 01, 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.

Music with Friends - Animal Songs with Uncle Dick

Wed, Apr 01, 10:30am - 11:00am

Endicott Branch - Children's Area

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

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

Thu, Apr 02, 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 on the first Thursday of the month.

On a Mission: The History of US Women Astronauts - with Smithsonian Curator Emerita Valerie Neal

Thu, Apr 02, 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Virtual Author Talk

Join us for an exhilarating journey through the... more

Join us for an exhilarating journey through the history of US women astronauts with Valerie Neal, emerita curator from the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum and expert on human spaceflight.

Afternoon at the Movies - Classic Movie Club

Thu, Apr 02, 2:00pm - 4:30pm

Ames Senior Center

Come and enjoy a classic movie with us!

Fri, Apr 03, 11:00am - 11:30am

Main Library - Children's Room

Join us for a morning of stories, music, and movement!

Tue, Apr 07, 9:00am - 10:00am

Main Library - Children's Room

You're never too young for the Library!

Tue, Apr 07, 10:30am - 11:00am

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 with a caregiver!

Wed, Apr 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!