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Story Walk: Knight Owl

All Day 7/1 - 7/31
Garden
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

A determined Owl builds strength and confidence in this medieval picture book about the real mettle of a hero: wits, humor, and heart. 

This event is in the "Children" group.

Grab & Go Bag: Tissue Paper Flower Bracelet

9:00am - 4:00pm
Weezie Library
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Weezie Library
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Stop by the Weezie Library today and pick this week's adorable craft project!  Make a flower from tissue paper and attach it to a beaded bracelet.  All supplies and instructions are included.  While supplies last.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Read to a Buddy

10:00am - 11:00am
Gallery
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D) are certified therapy dogs trained to be good listeners.  This program is a fun, relaxed, and nonjudgmental way to become more con

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Field Day at the Library

3:00pm - 5:00pm
Garden
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Health & Wellness
Event Details:

Come and join us for a field day to kick off the summer! We'll have lots of fun outdoor games and activities, including relay races, water balloons, and more! In the event of rain, Field Day will be rescheduled.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Lecture: Alex Kershaw - The Liberator

6:30pm - 7:30pm
Great Hall
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Great Hall
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Lecture
Event Details:

New York Times best-selling author Alex Kershaw, Resident Historian for Friends of the National World War II Memorial, tells the incredible true story of Felix Sparks, a Texas-born officer who fought in

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Virtual Event
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Online
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA)
Event Details:

Practice conversational English in a friendly group setting. Conversation will center around everyday life, American culture, current events around the U.S. and the world, and other topics that may inspire us.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Music in the Morning

9:45am - 10:30am
Garden
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

This program is funded by a generous grant from the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation

This event is in the "Tweens" group.
This event is in the "Teens" group.
Registration
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden
Age Group: Tweens, Teens
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Registration Required
Event Details:

Learn to recreate miniature versions of these souvenirs of the Caribbean favored by Nantucket whalemen during the nineteenth century! Sailors’ Valentines make wonderful gifts and beautiful home accents.

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Dungeons & Dragons Club

6:00pm - 8:00pm
First Floor
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: First Floor
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Join our YA librarian to explore dungeons, battle monsters, and let your inner warrior out in our beginner-friendly Dungeons & Dragons club. All you need to bring is your untapped imagination and a hunger for adventure.

This event is in the "Everyone" group.

Open Mic Night!

6:30pm - 8:30pm
Great Hall
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Great Hall
Age Group: Everyone
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Come join us for an evening of fun with the Atheneum's Open Mic Night! First come/First serve!

This event is in the "Children" group.

Crafts in the Courtyard: Summer Flower Crown

10:00am - 11:00am
Garden Courtyard
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden Courtyard
Age Group: Children
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Join us in the courtyard this morning, we're making summer flower crowns!  

This program is funded by a generous grant from the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation

This event is in the "Children" group.

Children's Chess Class

3:00pm - 4:00pm
Garden Chess Table
Open
Registration
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden Chess Table
Age Group: Children
Registration Required
Event Details:

We are happy to offer chess classes to kids ages 8-12.  Our teacher, James Borthwick, is a young chess enthusiast and will be holding a class at o

This event is in the "Teens" group.
This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Great Hall
Age Group: Teens, Adults
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Join us for our Weekly Table Top Game Night at the Nantucket Atheneum. With extended summer hours! We've got a selection of fun board games and now introducing a new Mag-ACK the Gathering group!

This event is in the "Teens" group.

Teen Trivia

6:00pm - 7:30pm
Gallery
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Teens
Program Type: Other
Event Details:

Join us for an evening of trivia at the library, just for teens! Bring a friend or come alone and test your knowledge! Snacks will be provided.

This program is intended for ages 13 and up.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

Atheneum Knitting Group

6:30pm - 8:30pm
First Floor
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: First Floor
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Arts & Crafts
Event Details:

Calling all knitters! Gather your projects and supplies and come knit with us.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Story Walk: Ocean! Waves for All

All Day 8/1 - 8/31
Garden
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

From writer Stacy McAnulty and illustrator David Litchfield, Ocean! Waves for All is a light-hearted nonfiction picture book about the formation and history of the ocean, told from the perspective of the ocean itself.

This event is in the "Children" group.

Nanpuppets

9:45am - 10:15am
Garden
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

This program is funded by a generous grant from the Nantucket Golf Club Foundation

This event is in the "Children" group.

Read to a Buddy

2:00pm - 3:00pm
Gallery
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Children
Event Details:

Reading Education Assistance Dogs (R.E.A.D) are certified therapy dogs trained to be good listeners.  This program is a fun, relaxed, and nonjudgmental way to become more con

This event is in the "Adults" group.

ELL Beginner English

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Gallery
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Gallery
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA)
Event Details:

ELL Beginner's English class for those seeking to learn basic conversation used in daily activities.

The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in beginner class every Thursday evening at the library.

This event is in the "Adults" group.

ELL Intermediate English

6:00pm - 7:00pm
Learning Lab
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Learning Lab
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Language Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA)
Event Details:

Intermediate English conversation for those seeking to improve their English language skills.

The Literacy Volunteers of the Atheneum (LVA) offer a drop-in intermediate English class every Thursday evening at the library.

This event is in the "Adults" group.
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Great Hall
Age Group: Adults
Program Type: Geschke Lecture Series
Event Details:

Dr. Jonathan Koppell: As President of Montclair State University, Koppell advocates for the role of universities as engines of public good that bring enormous value to their communities and the nation.

This event is in the "Babies" group.
This event is in the "Children" group.
Library Branch: Nantucket Atheneum
Room: Garden
Age Group: Babies, Children
Program Type: Music
Event Details:

Called the "Musical Ambassador to Children" and the "Pied Piper of Louisiana Music Traditions," Johnette Downing is a multi-award winning singer, musician, composer, author, and poet who serves up a gumbo of Louisiana roots music and boo