Community Calendar
Sunday, April 11
Sunday Morning Bird Walks: 7-9 a.m.; Lake Wampanaog Wildlife Sanctuary, Gardner. Experience the magic of spring while improving your visual ID and birding-by-ear techniques. Birders of all skill levels welcome; ages 12-16 must be accompanied by a participating adult. To register, call 978-4642712.
Monday, April 12
Zoom Storytime & Craft: 10 a.m.; Townsend Public Library. Join Miss Jessie as she reads “I Love the Rain” by Margaret Park Bridges; after create an umbrella sun catcher. To register for your craft kit for pick up, call 978-597-1714.
Al Fresco Story Time: 11 a.m.; Lunenburg Public Library. Enjoy weekly story time on the patio with Miss Debbie. To arrange curbside pickup of the weekly crafts that go along with the stories, call 978582-4140.
Take & Make Kits for Teens – Terrariums: 4 p.m.; Stevens Memorial Library, Ashburnham. The library will give you everything you need to start your own terrarium; ages 13-18. To register, call 978827-4115.
Virtual tour of Emily Dickinson Museum: 6:30 p.m.; Lunenburg Public Library. Celebrate National Poetry Month with “My Letter to the World: A Virtual Tour of the Emily Dickinson Museum. Register online at www.lunenburglibrary.org to receive the link to the Zoom program.
Leominster Meditation Virtual Meet-up: 7-8 p.m.; Leominster Public Library. Call 712-775-7463 a couple of minutes before 7 p.m., and enter access code “123676” or go to www.freeconferencecallhd.com/ dialer and enter the same phone number and access code as above.
Tuesday, April 13
Letter ‘M’ Book Bundles for
Kids: All day; Townsend Public Library. A staff member will make you a customized book letter “M” book bundle. To register, call 978597-1714.
Online ABC Story Time: 10 a.m.; Townsend Public Library. To register, call 978-597-1714.
Virtual Lunch Table for Homeschoolers:
Noon; Townsend Public Library. This group meets weekly using Zoom to socialize, make friends and have some fun. To register, call 978-597-1714.
Virtual Science with Kosmic Kelly – Wacky Weather: 4-5 p.m.; Townsend Public Library. This liveonly virtual program includes a kit with all you need to follow along. To register, and receive a craft kit to pick up, call 978-597-1714.
Online LPL Kids Book Club: 4-5 p.m.; Lunenburg Public Library. This club meets the second Tuesday of each month to discuss some great books for kids 10 years old and up. Call 978-582-4140 to arrange a curbside pickup of the book.
Library Laps: 5:30-6 p.m.;
Bigelow Free Public Library, 54 Walnut St., Clinton. Shake off the winter and get outside. 978-3654160.
Live Cooking Demo: 7-8 p.m.; Fitchburg Public Library, Fitchburg. Simply Creative chef Rob Scott will teach you how to cook Panko Crusted Chicken Milanese (with fresh mozzarella, blistered tomatoes and spinach), a colorful and delicious meal. The recipe will be sent out in advance. To register, call 978-829-1780.
Woodcock Walk for Adults: 78:30 p.m.; Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. Learn the difference between a labradoodle and a timber doodle, a Labrador retriever and a Labrador twister, plus a whole lot more. To register, call 978-464-2712.
Wednesday, April 14
Online Move and Groove Storytime: 10-10:30 a.m. and 11:30 p.m.; Townsend Public Library. Join Miss Jessie as she moves and grooves her way through your favorite story books. To register, call 978-597-1714.
FPL Virtual Book Club: 1-2 p.m. and 6:30-7:15 p.m.; Fitchburg Public Library. Read and discuss “Finding Dorothy” by Elizabeth
Letts. Email fplref@cwmars.org if interested in joining this Zoom meeting.
Brick Buddies: 4 p.m.; Townsend Public Library. Join Miss Molly on Zoom for a fun social Lego club; weekly challenges may include building, trivia, jokes and more; ages 6-up. To register, call 978597-1714.
Virtual Intro to Poetry with Desireé Dallagiacomo: 4-5 p.m.; Lunenburg Public Library. Kids will participate in group dialogue and discussion about Sarah Kay’s poem “If I Should Have a Daughter.” They will analyze the poem, annotate the text, and discuss the video of Kay’s performance. Everyone will write their own poem and can share it with the group if they want; grades 4-8 (ages 1014). Registration is required by emailing www.lunenburglibrary.org.
Zoom Edible Landscaping: 6:308 p.m.; Bigelow Free Public Library, Clinton. Presented by Creative Feast. Register at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/ register/ WN_i5VXvbkhTUSkvkH6VhhC3Q.
Crafty Meet – Earth Day Paint Along: 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Bigelow Free Public Library, Clinton. Get together on Google Meet for some crafty social time; paint an Earththemed painting or bring your own supplies and make some art out of recycled items you find in your home. 978-365-4160.
Zoom Spring Pantry Cleanout: 78 p.m.; Lunenburg Public Library. Monica Cote, a functional nutritional therapy practitioner, will help you clean out your pantry and make it healthier. 978-582-4140.
Thursday, April 15
Virtual Story Time - Rain: 10:3011:15 a.m.; Stevens Memorial Library, Ashburnham. Join Miss Claire for stories, songs, and activities. A themed craft and free play will follow. Age 3. For information, call 978-827-4115. Science and Craft Storytime: 4 p.m.; Townsend Public Library. Join Miss Karen for this Live on Zoom session; read “Oil Spill!” by Melvin Berger, do a related craft, and a few science experiments. To register for a craft kit to pick up, call 978-597-1714.
Take Home Kits-Blackout Poetry: 4-5 p.m.; Lunenburg Public Library. Celebrate Poetry Month with a blackout poetry take home kit for tweens, teens, and adults. To order a kit for curbside pickup, call 978-582-4140.
Middle Grade Book Club: 4-5:30 p.m.; Thayer Memorial Library, Lancaster. Readers, ages 9 to 12, will join friends to discuss Kelly Yang’s “Front Desk.” To register, call 978-368-8928.
Zoom Cooking Classes with Minna Scholten: 4:30-5:30 p.m., Lunenburg Public Library. Registered dietitian Minna
Scholten of Hannaford’s Supermarket will lead kids ages 913 on a journey to discover healthy, delicious food choices; the science behind these foods; and then you will cook. To register, call 978582-4140.
Celebrating National Grange Month: 6 p.m.; Sterling Grange. National Grange President Betsy Huber will give an update from the Grange headquarters in Washington, D.C. In recognition of National Coin Week, Tom and Matthew Lisi from the Sterling
Rare Coin Shop will speak on U.S. and foreign coin and currency and answer questions. For the Zoom link, email sterlinggrange53@gmail.com .
A Taste of Ayurveda: 6:30-8 p.m.; Bigelow Free Public Library, Clinton. Join author Claire Ragozzino, through Zoom, for an exploration of Ayurvedic nutrition. 978-365-4160.
Friday, April 16
Surprise Book Bundles for Kids: Townsend Public Library. Need children’s books but don’t what to choose? Simply register and a staff member will make you a customized book bundle. To register, call 978-597-1714. Preschool Story & Nature Hour – Chickens: 10:30 a.m.; Wachusett Meadow Wildlife Sanctuary, 113 Goodnow Road, Princeton. Enjoy an engaging storybook, make a takehome nature craft, and walk on one of the sanctuary’s beautiful trails. To register call, 978-464-2712.
Virtual Friday Adventurers: Noon, Townsend Public Library. Explore the world on these virtual field trips for homeschoolers. Visit different museums, historical sites, zoos, and more; grades 1-5. To register, call 978-549-1714.
Virtual Novel-Tea Book Club: 12:30 p.m.; Townsend Public Library. Discuss “The Tea Planter’s Wife” by Dinah Jefferies, while sipping a cup of ginger dreamsicle tea. To register, and arrange for curbside tea pickup, call 978-5971714.
Spring Fest: 5-6 p.m.; Bigelow Free Public Library, 54 Walnut St., Clinton. Enjoy this monthly outside firepit fun; learn tips and tricks for cooking outside on a fire, safety protocols apply. 978-365-4160. Saturday, April 17
Firelight Kids – Virtual Music & Movement: 10 a.m.; Bigelow Free Public Library, Clinton. Ms. Katie is back to get everyone singing and dancing!!! This is a Zoom presentation so register by calling 978-365-4160, ext. 5.
Code Jam: 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Bigelow Free Public Library, Clinton. Calling all programmers, get together over GoogleMeet to learn to code, talk who’s who in the world of computers, and even include hands-on crafts and games. Ages 8-12. To register, call 978-365-4160.
Drama with Dads: 10:30-11:30 a.m.; Bigelow Free Public Library, Clinton. Enjoy a great time with Ms. Meredith Charles from Drama Out of the Box through Zoom. To register, call 978-365-4160.
Outdoor Historical Performance: 2 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.; Forest Hill Cemetery, Mt. Elam Road, Fitchburg. The Fitchburg Historical Society is collaborating with the Stratton Players to present Fitchburg notables of the past, including choir director Cyrus Thurston, painters Sybil Fairbanks and Eleanor Norcross; theatre founders and actors Dorothy Stratton and Fay Crocker; architect H.M. Francis, artist Herbert Adams, and others. Performances will be outdoors near the burial place of each of these Fitchburg ancestors. Rain or shine.