The library will be closed on December 25 for the Christmas holiday
and January 1 for New Year’s Day.
Available to East Longmeadow card holders. Click the link below, create an account and start
watching over 1,500 full-length concerts and music documentaries.
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Cafe Concerts
Thursdays 10:00- 11:30 am.
Start your day with a front row seat to a performance or show and enjoy breakfast goodies as you watch. Entertainment is courtesy of Qello, an online streaming service the library now provides free to all East Longmeadow cardholders.
January 4 – Tony Bennett & Lady Gaga
January 11 – Placido Domingo
January 18 – Carole King & James Taylor
January 25 – The Cleveland Orchestra
Register for one or all dates HERE or call 525-5400 x1511 to register.
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B.Y.O.B. Book Group
First Wednesday of every month
Upcoming meetings: January 3
6:30 – 7:30 pm.
Bring Your Own Book Book Group takes the pressure off! Bring whatever book you’re reading (or have read) and share it with others. Leave with a suggestion for read-a-likes or something new to try. Light refreshments will be served.
Register HERE or call 525-5400 x1511.
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ELPL Writer’s Group
Second Saturday of every month
Upcoming meeting: January 13
10:30 am. – 12:30 pm.
Our monthly drop-in writing workshop is open to all levels of experience and confidence. Geared for ages high school and older but all ages are welcome. Led by local author, Christina Cooper. Don’t forget to bring a pen/pencil and paper.
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ELPL Eats
Saturday, January 13
1:00 – 2:30 pm.
Library Community Room
We’re warming up with Cook It in Cast Iron by Cook’s Country this month! Pick your recipes and notify Lyndsay at lyjohnson@cwmars.org. Copies of the cookbook are at the library. Register HERE.
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E.L.H.S. Study Night
Sunday, January 14, 2018
5:00 – 9:00 pm.
The library will be open after hours for East Longmeadow High School students only to study for finals. The library (and computers) will be open for quiet individual or group study. No library services will be available during this time. Drinks and snacks will be provided.
- High school ID or license is required
- No re-entry once you check-in
- Library will be closed to all others
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Drop-in Poetry Circle (for teens and adults)
Starting – Tuesday, January 16 
Meets the third Tuesday of every month
6:30 – 7:30 pm.
Library Conference Room
Share a poem you’ve written or one by your favorite poet. No registration required.
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A.M. Book Group
Tuesday, January 16
10:00 – 11:30 am.
Library Conference Room
A multi-generational family saga set in the unforgiving Nebraska Sand Hills in the years following the massacre at Wounded Knee. Copies are available at the library. New members always welcome!
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Adventures in Liking My Looks, “Normal must be so boring!”
Tuesday, January 17
11:00 am.
Library Community Room
An one-woman show by Susan Cummings that takes the audience on a fun, spirited journey to a woman’s discovery that her non-“normal” body is beautiful. The show will inspire the audience to realize that each of our bodies are uniquely beautiful and parts of the human palette.
Sponsored by the Friends. Register HERE or call 525-5400 x1511.
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Digital Discussions
Need help setting up Overdrive, using our online resources, or just getting started with a new device? We’re here to help! Call the Information Desk at 525-5400 x1508 to schedule a 30-minutes session for individualized help.
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ELPL Homebound Delivery Service
The East Longmeadow Public Library offers Homebound Delivery Service for town residents that are unable to visit the library due to illness or disability. We can deliver books, movies, magazines and music CDs. If you are interested in this program, contact us at 413-525-5400 ext. 1511.
If you know of someone who might benefit from this program, please tell them! We are also looking for people who are interested in being volunteer drivers. Our goal is to get library materials to everyone in East Longmeadow that wants them, regardless of whether they can get to the library in-person or not. We look forward to hearing from you! Joanne Nichting, Circulation Supervisor
