Hadley Public Library

10/22/2026

Join us on Thursday, October 29th for a special halloween edition of storytime! We will read some halloween themed stories before parading to the Senior Center (located behind the library). Costumes encouraged!

10/20/2026

Looking for something to do next week for the half day? Come to the library for a movie! We'll be showing Monsters Inc at 2pm. Popcorn will be provided!

10/19/2026

Come celebrate one year of Inside the Song hosted by Harry Remer. Friday, October 23rd at 8PM Harry will be joined by Lisa Bastoni for another evening of songs and discussion about how great songs are made.

Inside the Song is a free program made possible by generous support of Friends of Hadley Public Library and the Hadley Cultural Council.

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10/18/2026

As leaves slowly begin to change color before beginning to fall (or have changed color and are almost finished falling!), come to the library for our autumn edition of kids chess club with Andy. We are so excited for Andy Morris-Friedman to return to the library to share his mad chess skills once again!!

Join us in for five Tuesdays in October and November, 3:30 to 4:45 pm. There will be boards for every kid who wants to play!! No experience necessary! Sign-up for one session, several sessions, or all of them! Drop-ins are also welcome, space permitting.

Children under ten years old must be accompanied by their adult. As ever, we are grateful to the Friends of Hadley Library for their support of this program.

Sign up on the Events Calendar at our website: www.hadleypubliclibrary.org.

10/14/2026

It's tonight at 6 pm! What could be more perfect on an autumnal evening than coming to see Rona Leventhal's one woman show about The Prince of Pirates and The Witch of Wellfleet!

With thanks to the Hadley Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency.

On October 14th, join us in welcoming storyteller Rona Leventhal as she performs her tale of Olde New England: The Prince of Pirates & the Witch of Wellfleet, here at the library at 6 pm.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Hadley Cultural Council, a local agency, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

10/12/2026

We hope you'll join us on Friday, October 23rd at 8pm for a very special evening of music as we present another installment of our Inside the Song Series hosted by Hadley's own Harry Remer with special guest Lisa Bastoni. The event is free and open to all. For anyone interested in songwriting, the creative process, or just a great tune, Inside the Song is an evening of music and conversation between two working musicians at the top of their game.

About Inside the Song:

This spring and fall, four highly respected local songwriters will perform their work and explore the nuts and bolts of its architecture. Inside the Song offers audiences insight into the unique and varied approaches these writers use create quality songs. These shows feature Harry Remer and the evening's invited guest each playing original songs. Along the way, they will also discuss the making of one of the guest’s songs—covering inspiration, process and discipline, overcoming doubt, and more—all in a spacious and attractive literary setting.

Harry Remer has been writing and performing since the 1990s. He released his second album in 2025, and he has recently been featured on WRSI/The River, Valley Free Radio, and NBC-TV in Western Massachusetts.

Lisa Bastoni was the 2019 New Folk winner at the esteemed Kerrville Folk Festival and has shared the stage with Lori McKenna, Mark Erelli, Teddy Thompson, and Larry Campbell & Teresa Williams. This year she performed at the Arcadia Folk Festival as well.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Hadley Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency and by The Friends of Hadley Public Library.

10/09/2026

Join us for family yoga! All ages and abilities welcome, mats and yoga materials are provided.

10/06/2026

We're looking forward to hosting this unique evening of literature and music on Thursday, November 5th! Join us!