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Director\u2019s Corner: A huge thank you to the Friends of the J.V. Fletcher Library on another successful book sale!\u00a0 The Friends work tirelessly to collect, sort, set up, and run the sales multiple times per year. We also want to thank our patrons who donated books and shopped the sale at the new location at the First Parish Church United,48 Main St.\u00a0 The Friends will host a holiday book sale and raffle at this location on November 14 and 15<\/a>.\u00a0 Stay tuned for more details!\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Registration is open for Fall Book Clubs!: \u00a0Registration for all book clubs is open and stays open until each book club is full. For grades K \u2013 4, go to the\u00a0School Age Book Clubs page<\/a>; for grades 5 \u2013 8, go to the\u00a0YA Programs page<\/a>\u00a0and then select the links from that page to register for the book club that you want. Please plan to attend all three meetings.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Monday Mystery Book Club: Monday, September 22 at 2:30 p.m.\u00a0We\u2019ll meet in person on the 3rd floor of Roudenbush Community Center, 65 Main St, to discuss\u00a0We Solve Murders by Richard Osman. Copies are available at the Main Desk.\u00a0The e-book is available to download from\u00a0Libby. No registration required. Email Linda Ernick at\u00a0lernick@westfordma.gov<\/a>\u00a0for details!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n YA Crafternoon: Monday, September 22, 4:00-5:00 p.m., 3rd floor Westford Recreation Department at Roudenbush Community Center \u2013 65 Main Street<\/p>\n Come make Shrinky Dink keychains and earrings! For grades 5-12 only. Registration is required.<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Winnie the Pooh Storytime: Tuesday, September 23, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. at the<\/p>\n Winnie the Pooh House, 39 Main St, Westford. Join us for a storytime based on the original A.A. Milne Winnie the Pooh story!\u00a0 Registration is required.<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n YA BYOC Bingo: Wednesday, September 24, 4:00-5:00 p.m. 3rd floor Westford Recreation Department at Roudenbush Community Center \u2013 65 Main Street<\/p>\n Bring your own full-size box\/bag\/bar of candy to add to the prize pot! Winners will split the candy at the end of the night! For grades 5-12. Register here.<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n YA Intro to Horse Care: Monday, September 29, 4:00-5:00 p.m. Good Pickin\u2019 Farm, 5 Gould Rd.\u00a0 This program is for 9-12 graders. A waiver is required and will be sent via email prior to the event. Please only register for one Intro to Horse Care Program. This program will introduce students to the equine program at Good Pickin\u2019 Farm. The afternoon will be an educational day that will provide students with many opportunities to begin to understand what can be fun at the farm with the horses. Activities will include observation and horse behavior basics, as well as grooming and equine welfare management. Students will also learn how to become a volunteer in a therapeutic riding class as a side walker or a horse handler. The goal is to showcase the many ways an afternoon at the farm can be fun and beneficial to our horses and riders through care and kindness. Registration is required.<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Adult Nonfiction Book Club: Tuesday, October 7 at 6:30 p.m. We\u2019ll meet in person at 515 Groton Road to discuss SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome\u00a0by Mary Beard.\u00a0Copies are available at the Main Desk. The e-book and audiobook are available to download from Libby. No registration required. Email Bari Pender at bpender@westfordma.gov<\/a> for more information!\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Adult Book Club: Thursday, October 9 at 6:30 p.m. We\u2019ll meet in person at 515 Groton Rd. to discuss My Antonia, by Willa Cather. Copies are available at the Main Desk. The e-book and audiobook are both available to download from Libby and Hoopla. No registration required. Email Kristina Leedberg at kleedberg@westfordma.gov<\/a> for more information!<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Annual Magazine Giveaway Signup begins on October 1st!\u00a0Each fall, we discard our oldest issues of magazines to make room for the incoming year, and we offer these discarded titles first to our patrons before we recycle them. We continue this tradition this year and will begin taking orders for our 2024 issues on Wednesday, October 1st! If you would like any particular titles, contact Bari Pender,\u00a0bpender@westfordma.gov<\/a>,\u00a0or call Information Services at 978-399-2304. This giveaway is \u201cfirst-come, first-served\u201d. Titles will be ready in December, and you will be notified when your titles are ready to pick up.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Staff Recommends: \u00a0Uptown Girl; A Memoir by Christie Brinkley. \u201cIn 1974, a twenty-year-old Christie Brinkley was \u2018discovered\u2019 outside a Paris phone booth, which set off a meteoric modeling career that would land her on the covers of hundreds of magazines and cement her legacy as an All-American icon. Although she\u2019s lived more than fifty years in the public eye, the full story of her roller-coaster life has never been told. Now, for the first time, Christie shares what life has been like, both in front of and behind the cameras, considering the girl she was alongside the woman she has become. Her stories are as heartening as they are eye-opening, as she recounts her most formative chapters, including the betrayal she experienced by her biological father as a child, her lifelong passion for art, her whirlwind career, her four tumultuous marriages\u2013including her heartbreaking divorce from Billy Joel\u2013and the harrowing experiences that almost cut her life short.\u201d<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n If you have questions or need assistance, please send us an email at westfordlibrary@westfordma.gov<\/a><\/p>\n J.V. Fletcher Library \u2013 Temporary Location FAQ<\/a><\/p>\n Quick Links to Our Most Popular Services!<\/p>\n Programs \u2013 Adults<\/a><\/p>\n Programs \u2013 Kids<\/a><\/p>\n Programs \u2013 Young Adults<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Follow us!\u00a0<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/westfordlibraryma\/<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/X.com\/westfordlibrary<\/a><\/p>\n https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/J-V-Fletcher-Library-131093656901445\/<\/a><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t