ATHOL — The staff of the Athol Public Library encourages all community members to visit their library in person or online to explore and access services and programs. The Athol Public Library offers a wide array of programs, activities and resources that are available in person or from the comfort of home, including digital books and audiobooks via Libby and streaming video via Kanopy.
April 3-9 is National Library Week, a time to highlight the essential role libraries, librarians, and library workers play in transforming lives and strengthening communities. The theme for this year’s National Library Week is “Connect with Your Library,” which promotes the idea that libraries are places to get connected to technology by using broadband, computers and other resources. Libraries also offer opportunities to connect with media, programs, ideas and classes, in addition to books. Most importantly, libraries also help connect people with one another.
The Athol Library has a great schedule of public events happening during National Library Week: Lego Club, Chess Club, Story Time, Drop-In Knitting, Teen Reverse Charades, and Baby and Toddler Time. Plus, we’ll have a new Scavenger Hunt, Guess Who game, and Birthday Calendar in the children’s room, and a new exhibit of Astrophotography in the Conference Room. Please check the library’s calendar at https://athol.librarycalendar.com/ or call 978-249-9515, as many activities require registration.
And, as always, the library offers newspapers, (including historic newspapers on microfilm), magazines, computer access, WiFi, notary service, fax service, a self-service photocopier, and 1:1 help with navigating library apps such as Overdrive, Libby and Kanopy.
For more information, visit the library’s website at www.athollibrary.org. The library is open Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesdays from 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.,, Fridays from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.