Week Calendar

Limited Seating

The Nantucket Select Board and Town Manager continue a tradition of discussing Island issues and answering your questions.

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

For children up to 3 years old. Join us for some short stories, fingerplays, and songs designed to foster pre-literacy skills.  Space is limited and tickets will be available at the Weezie Desk when the library opens.

Stop by the Weezie Library and pick up this week's STEM project - Penny Spinners. Explore some of the factors that affect the way we can see the same object in different ways.

For children ages 3 years and older.  Join us for a special 30 minute story time feature new and classic stories, fingerplays, and songs.

For all ages, meet under the big white columns to start a tour in which you will learn more about the Atheneum's special history and collections and feast your eyes and ears on 'treasures from the vault". 

We are so excited to have Hugh back in the garden!  Join us for songs, fingerplays, and singing games!  Don't forget to bring a blanket and a picnic.  We're having a Weezie birthday celebration following the concert with cupcakes an

Stop by the Weezie Courtyard this morning and make this fun spinning toy!  You have probably heard of a whirligig before.  A Whirligig, by definition, is any kind of spinning toy or object.

It's the Weezie Library's 27th birthday; celebrate with us!  Bring a picnic to eat in our garden (don't forget a blanket), and we'll supply the birthday cupcakes and lemonade for dessert!

For all ages, meet under the big white columns to start a tour in which you will learn more about the Atheneum's special history and collections and feast your eyes and ears on 'treasures from the vault". 

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This Weekend at the Library event supports the Library's year-round programs and services.

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

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 us in the garden for a chance to practice block printing tote bags and bandanas, using the natural patterns in fruits and vegetable. Or try your hand at carving your own pattern!

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!

Join us for a free and informal meet & greet with the talented artists before their concerts the following day. 

Registration Required, visit nantucketatheneum.org

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.

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

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

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.

Weekend at the Library's Thursday Thought Leader Kara Swisher in conversation with Bill Cohan. Start the evening off with welcome cocktails in the Library's Garden. Followed by dinner and fireside chat in the Great Hall. 

Join us for an evening with Mitch Blake. Mitch has performed traditional folk music and his own compositions in various venues throughout New England.

Weekend at the Library's Saturday concert with Grammy award-winner Shawn Colvin followed by the Summer Garden Party. 

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.

Curtis in Nantucket, the island’s highly anticipated annual week of classical music, includes performances by extraordinary alumni and faculty from the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music.