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This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.

Block Printing Workshop

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults (18+)
Arts & Crafts, Workshop
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Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Small + Large Program Room
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 1
Event Details:

Block printing with rubber (sometimes referred to as "linocut" which references the linoleum blocks some people carve instead) is a great way to customize your clothes, curtains, tote bags, and many other textiles!

This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.

Viking wire weaving with Castle Nitor

6:00pm - 8:00pm
Adults (18+)
Arts & Crafts, Workshop
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Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Small + Large Program Room
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 4
Event Details:

Learn one of the techniques Vikings used to decorate themselves & their weapons. Join the staff of Castle Nitor for a fun lesson on Viking wire weaving. Take home a new treasure that you made on your own!

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Adults

This program is restricted to participants 18 years of age or older.

This event is in the "Tweens (10-13)" group.
This event is in the "Teens (12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.

Learn to make lip balm & lavender sachets

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Tweens (10-13), Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Workshop
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Registration
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Small + Large Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (10-13), Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 2
Event Details:

Make a Gift or Pamper Yourself in this fun self-care workshop!

This event is in the "Young Children (5-7)" group.
This event is in the "School Age Children (8-11)" group.

Make Slab Mugs with Launchspace

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Young Children (5-7), School Age Children (8-11)
Arts & Crafts, Workshop
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Registration
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Small + Large Program Room
Age Group: Young Children (5-7), School Age Children (8-11)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Our friends from Launchspace will be here leading a clay handbuilding class! Participants will make mugs by rolling clay into slabs, imprinting the clay with various items, cutting the form out and putting the forms together to create a mug.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library strives to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Late Arrival

This program has a limited amount of supplies and registration seats. If you are not present within the first 15-minutes of the program, your spot may be given to someone else.

This event is in the "Young Children (5-7)" group.
This event is in the "School Age Children (8-11)" group.

Candle Making with Launchspace

4:00pm - 5:30pm
Young Children (5-7), School Age Children (8-11)
Arts & Crafts, Workshop
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Registration
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Small + Large Program Room
Age Group: Young Children (5-7), School Age Children (8-11)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Our friends from Launchspace will be here showing you how to make candles! Using a small water balloon dipped into wax, we will make a round wax shell that will then be wicked and filled to create an excellent candle.

Disclaimer(s)

Accessibility

The library strives to ensure our programs can be enjoyed by all. If you have any concerns about accessibility or need to request specific accommodations, please contact the library.

Accompanying Adults

This program is designed for children and accompanying adults. Please plan to attend and be engaged with your child for this program. Drop-offs will not be permitted.

Late Arrival

This program has a limited amount of supplies and registration seats. If you are not present within the first 15-minutes of the program, your spot may be given to someone else.

This event is in the "Teens (12-18)" group.

Teen Leather Tooling with LaunchSpace

3:30pm - 5:00pm
Teens (12-18)
Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Small + Large Program Room
Age Group: Teens (12-18)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Have you ever wanted to learn how to tool your own leather project? Leather worker Melissa Mallet will lead patrons in a leather tooling project using scrap leather pieces.

Disclaimer(s)

Late Arrival

This program has a limited amount of supplies and registration seats. If you are not present within the first 15-minutes of the program, your spot may be given to someone else.

Teens Only

This program is designed for teens only.  

This event is in the "Tweens (10-13)" group.
This event is in the "Teens (12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.

Level Up Your Selfies with Kirsten Spencer Photography

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Tweens (10-13), Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Workshop
Registration
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Small + Large Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (10-13), Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 26

Level Up! Summer Reading 2025

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Level up your selfies this summer with local portrait photographer Kirsten Spencer!

Learn how to adjust your pose, posture, head, & smile to get a photo of yourself that you will Love.

This event is in the "Teens (12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.

Hammered Flower Prints

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Arts & Crafts, Nature, Workshop
Registration
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Small + Large Program Room
Age Group: Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Nature, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

Learn the process of creating beautiful floral printed cloth. Discuss how to treat fabric using a binder to help colors last.

This event is in the "Tweens (10-13)" group.
This event is in the "Teens (12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.

Make a Chain Mail Bracelet with Castle Nitor

5:00pm - 7:00pm
Tweens (10-13), Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Small + Large Program Room
Age Group: Tweens (10-13), Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 20

Level Up! Summer Reading 2025

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Level Up Your Skills!  Learn to make a chainmail bracelet.

This event is in the "Teens (12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.

Wet Felting

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Small + Large Program Room
Age Group: Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 15
Event Details:

We’ll discuss the unique properties of wool fiber and how felting works based on those properties. Each person will receive a bar of soap, some wool, and a bowl of water. Following a simple process, we will make a bar of felted soap.

This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.

Sourdough Starter Workshop with Sourdough Brandon

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults (18+)
Workshop, Other
Registration
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Small + Large Program Room
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Workshop, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 50
Event Details:

Sourdough Starter Workshop with Sourdough Brandon

This event is in the "Teens (12-18)" group.
This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.

Beginning Rug Braiding with Launchspace

5:30pm - 6:30pm
Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Small + Large Program Room
Age Group: Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Arts & Crafts, Workshop
Event Details:

Learn to make a hand-braided rug!

A hand-braided rug is made by sewing strips of fabric into long strands, braiding them, and sewing them together.  

This event is in the "Adults (18+)" group.

Fall Desserts of New England: A Book Talk & Tasting with Tammy Donroe Inman

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Adults (18+)
Author Visit and Book Discussion, Workshop, Other
Registration
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Small + Large Program Room
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Author Visit and Book Discussion, Workshop, Other
Registration Required
Seats Remaining: 45
Event Details:

Fall Desserts of New England: A Book Talk & Tasting with Tammy Donroe Inman

Free and Open to the Public. Registration Required!