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Another book by an author you've already read

Book Discussion: Another book by an author you’ve already read

Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 5:00pm - 5:45pm
Conference Room at Athol Public Library

Program Type:

Club, Book Club

Age Group:

Adults (18+)
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Adults (18+)
Program Type: Club, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Our Last Meeting for the Twelve Month Reading Challenge!

Join us on December 18 at 5:00 for our last session of our Twelve Books in Twelve Months Reading Challenge!

blue Lifepath logo with house

LifePath in the Lobby!

Friday, December 19, 2025 at 12:30pm - 2:30pm
Library Lobby at Athol Public Library
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Library Lobby
Event Details:

Looking to make a difference in your community? 

Teen Winter Reading Challenge with blue haired girl in yellow sweater sitting on a grey beanbag chain reading a book.

Teen Winter Reading Challenge Begins

All Day 12/21
Teen Space at Athol Public Library

Program Type:

Online Event

Age Group:

Teens (12-18)
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Teen Space
Age Group: Teens (12-18)
Program Type: Online Event
Event Details:

Winter is a great time to cozy up with a book and we have a new digital reading challenge to cheer on our teen readers. Read any book, whether it is for school or fun, and no matter the genre or format it counts.

Triptych by Amy Newland

Reception for Wabi-Sabi Woods: Art by Amy Newland

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Conference Room at Athol Public Library

Program Type:

Reception
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Program Type: Reception
Event Details:

Wabi-Sabi Woods
an exhibition by Amy Newland
in the library’s Conference Room during January and February

Stylized family tree in brown, green, and purple

North Quabbin Tree Climbers Genealogy Group

Tuesday, January 6, 2026 at 6:00pm - 7:45pm
Archives Room at Athol Public Library

Program Type:

Local History

Age Group:

Tweens (10-13), Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Archives Room
Age Group: Tweens (10-13), Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Local History
Event Details:

Join us!

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Tween & Teen: Dungeons and Dragons Club

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 3:30pm - 5:30pm
Conference Room at Athol Public Library

Program Type:

Club, Games

Age Group:

Tweens (10-13), Teens (12-18)
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Conference Room
Age Group: Tweens (10-13), Teens (12-18)
Program Type: Club, Games
Registration Required
Event Details:

Looking for adventure and excitement? Join our Dungeons & Dragons Club! Whether you're a seasoned player or a beginner, our club welcomes all adventurers ages 10-18.

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Virtual: Love and Loss After Wounded Knee -- A Biography of an Extraordinary Interracial Marriage

Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 7:00pm - 8:00pm
Athol Public Library

Program Type:

Online Event, Virtual/Online Event
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Program Type: Online Event, Virtual/Online Event
Event Details:

Author Julie Dobrow will discuss her new book, Love and Loss After Wounded Knee: A Biography of an Extraordinary Interracial Marriage. Like most star-crossed lovers, they cam

Graphic Novel Club - Dog Man - Ages 8-13

Graphic Novel Club: Dog Man

Thursday, January 8, 2026 at 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Large Program Room at Athol Public Library

Program Type:

Club, Book Club

Age Group:

School Age Children (8-11), Tweens (10-13)
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Large Program Room
Age Group: School Age Children (8-11), Tweens (10-13)
Program Type: Club, Book Club
Registration Required
Event Details:

Graphic Novel Club is a space for graphic novel lovers to come together and talk about the books they love (or hate!). Each month, we will all read the same book and meet at the library to talk about it.

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MassHire Job Fair with Aberthaw Construction Company

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 10:00am - 1:00pm
Library Lobby at Athol Public Library

Age Group:

Everyone (0-120)
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Room: Library Lobby
Age Group: Everyone (0-120)
Event Details:

MassHire and Aberthaw are recruiting staff for over 70 contractors to work on the Residence at the Park - Turning Ellen Bigelow and Riverbend Schools into apartments.

Drop-ins are welcome!

Book cover for Superspy science. Red handgun on black background.

Virtual: Superspy Science: Science, Death & Tech in the World of James Bond

Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 2:00pm - 3:00pm
Athol Public Library

Program Type:

Online Event, Virtual/Online Event

Age Group:

Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Library Branch: Athol Public Library
Age Group: Teens (12-18), Adults (18+)
Program Type: Online Event, Virtual/Online Event
Event Details:

The adventures of James Bond have thrilled and delighted readers since Ian Fleming’s novel Casino Royale was published in 1953, and when the movie of Dr No was released in

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