Take and Make Pumpkin Painting

Love the spooky season? So do we! This year we are excited to offer a pumpkin painting program for our patrons! We are offering take home pumpkin painting kits for registered patrons to get ready for Halloween. Registration for this program will open on October 16th, and the kits will be available for pick up … Continued

After-Hours Horror Movie Night

This after-hour event is for the horror movie fans!  Join us on October 17th for snacks and a scary movie of your choosing. Doors open at 5:30pm with the movie set to start at 6:00pm. Movie options are: Exclusively for ages 10 – 18. Registration and permission slip required. Permission slips available at the youth … Continued

Teen Scene

Looking for a fun way to unwind after school?  High school students ages 12+ are invited to Teen Scene every Tuesday from 2–5pm at the public library! Hop on the bus from PHS and head over for an afternoon filled with snacks, music, movies, games, and more. It’s the perfect spot to relax, hang out … Continued

MCB Book Club

Beginning this September, we are going to offer a book club open to students of all ages! We are partnering with the Massachusetts Center for the Book, and will be encouraging all kiddos to participate in the monthly challenges to win prizes for reading. How does the book club work? – Choose a book that … Continued

Mah Jongg Club

This club will play the American version of Mah Jongg and follow the National Mah Jongg League (NMJL) rules. Have you ever wanted to learn Mah Jongg? Haven’t played in years and would like to?  Drop in and join us for this newly formed, weekly club!  Beginners will get help from Joyce, a local Mah … Continued

Get Crafting with Creativebug

Visit Creativebug, at https://www.creativebug.com/lib/palmerlibrary Looking for some homemade gift ideas? Use your Palmer Library card number to access Creativebug for 1000’s of craft videos and artistic inspiration! Not a resident of Palmer? No problem. Ask a librarian for guest access on a library computer.

Youth Advisory Board

Become a part of your library community by joining the Youth Advisory Board. Help improve the library experience, plan programs and events, recommending library items, and more. We will be meeting the first and third Tuesday of each month from 4:30 – 5:30pm in the Three Rivers Room where we will discuss upcoming events, make … Continued

Park Street School Class Photo Drive

Do you have Park Street School class photo(s) to share for the Palmer digital archive collection? Schedule your 15-minute scanning appointment to help us with this digital preservation project. Please complete the following two documents to accompany your photo(s) submission: Forms are also available at:-Frames & Things, Schoolhouse Commons, 1085 Park St.-Palmer Public Library, 1455 North … Continued

Open Tech Help Hours

If you have tech questions the library can help! Stop into the Thorndike Room on any Friday from 12 – 2 with your devices and questions, and our tech specialist Aidan can help! They can help with things like: accessing email, setup of a new device, learning why your phone does that weird thing, and … Continued

Palmer Villages, Palmer Voices

WELCOME TO A COLLECTION OF PALMER STORIES!Click on the links below to view each completed recording.* *Please note that recordings marked as *COMING SOON* will be available for viewing in the coming weeks. SCROLL DOWN TO FIND OUT HOW YOU CAN PARTICIPATE IN THIS PROJECT! Join this Palmer oral history and personal story project, to … Continued