Week Calendar

It's the Atheneum's 12th Annual Peeps Diorama Contest!  Make a diorama based on a book or literary theme using marshmallow Peeps as your characters.

It's the Atheneum's 12th Annual Peeps Diorama Contest!  Make a diorama based on a book or literary theme using marshmallow Peeps as your characters.

It's the Atheneum's 12th Annual Peeps Diorama Contest!  Make a diorama based on a book or literary theme using marshmallow Peeps as your characters.

It's the Atheneum's 12th Annual Peeps Diorama Contest!  Make a diorama based on a book or literary theme using marshmallow Peeps as your characters.

It's the Atheneum's 12th Annual Peeps Diorama Contest!  Make a diorama based on a book or literary theme using marshmallow Peeps as your characters.

It's the Atheneum's 12th Annual Peeps Diorama Contest!  Make a diorama based on a book or literary theme using marshmallow Peeps as your characters.

Join certified yoga instructor Jill Lauren for some fun yoga with your little one. Start the day playfully connecting to our bodies and our little ones. Move, stretch, and breathe together. Begin to explore the connection between ou

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For children in grades 1-5.

Come join us for some creative construction!  The library will supply the LEGO bricks and you can have some fun. 

Program is FREE but space is limited.

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.

*Folk Rock 2.0: What Came Afterward* is a four-session course that will be offered in the Nantucket Atheneum's Learning Lab on four successive Mondays in March 2024, from 5:00 until 6:30.

Welcome to the Comic Creator Club!

Come play games at the library! Teens and tweens are invited to play a selection of games in the Learning Lab, including Nintendo Switch games like Just Dance and Mario Party, as well as board games like Trouble and Strategy, and many more!

Head Librarian, Ann Scott, leads a round table discussion of Heaven and Earth Grocery Store, with themed refreshments and fun. 

Free Admission

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

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.

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

The Horoscope Class is for students of Astrology who have a very solid foundation of the planets, signs, houses and aspects in a chart. It is not for beginners.

Join us for our Weekly Table Top Game Night at the Nantucket Atheneum.

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.

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.

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.

An unstructured, supportive environment for anyone identifying as LGBTQ+ to come together for mutual support and to build community.