Welcome to Book (re)Marks, all the info you need about what’s happening at the Library this month. Did you know that May is Mystery Month? Come check out our display of thrillers, suspense novels, cozy mysteries, who-done-its and more. The Friends of the Library will be holding their Spring Book Sale from 12 to […] Read more »
Join The Elizabeth Taber Library and author and garden expert Kerry Mendez, Saturday May 11 at 11 am, upstairs at the Marion Natural History Museum, for “Remarkable Natives for Beautiful Gardens,” an introduction to dazzling native specimens that attract accolades as well as pollinators. The presentation includes mail-order sources for natives in addition to your […] Read more »
It’s that time of year. Join the Mattapoisett Land Trust and the Nasketucket Bird Club for a fun and educational birding walk. This birding walk will be led by Justin Barrett of the Nasketucket Bird Club. It will be a lovely, relaxed morning in nature and an opportunity to learn about local wildlife. Justin will […] Read more »
The Marion Garden Group is hosting its biannual plant sale on Saturday, May 11, at Marion’s Bicentennial Park. The sale runs from 9 am to noon. Cash, checks and credit cards are accepted. Members have been digging, splitting and repotting a wide selection of beautiful perennial plants, herbs and shrubs that have thrived in […] Read more »
The Annual Town Meeting will be held on Monday May 13 followed by the Town Election on Friday May 17. If you wish to vote at the town meeting OR the election, you must register to vote by Friday May 3. The Town Clerk’s office will be open until 5:00 on that day, or you […] Read more »
Spring is in full bloom, and the Mattapoisett Children’s Room in the Library has fun for everyone. Did April Showers not bring enough flowers for you? On Tuesday, May 7 at 4 pm, join us for Drop-in Wildflower Seed Balls. We will be creating balls of wildflower seeds you can toss onto bare patches […] Read more »
On May 15 at 7:00 pm at the Museum, 355 County Rd., we will be honoring the Woodchoppers, a musical group that formed in the 1950’s and performed for the next 45 yrs. The original members were Arthur Lionberger, Olive Winslow Cal Daggett and Jeanette Pajunen. They played at many Grange and Brotherhood events and […] Read more »
The Town of Mattapoisett’s Annual Town Meeting is scheduled for Monday, May 13. The meeting will begin at 6:30 pm in the Old Rochester Regional High School Auditorium, 135 Marion Road. More information regarding the warrant, articles will be available in the coming weeks on the town website. The Town of Mattapoisett’s Annual Town […] Read more »
Church of The Good Shepherd, 74 High Street, Wareham is having its annual spring rummage sale on Saturday, May 11 from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm. Items include clothing, coats, shoes, books, puzzles, games, toys, small furnishings, domestic and white elephant items. All proceeds to benefit the many outreach programs for the community and beyond. Read more »
We are thrilled to announce Matt York will be visiting us at the Mattapoisett Free Public Library on Saturday, May 4 at 2 pm to present Johnny Cash-Songs and Stories. A longtime New England musician/author Matt York will perform the songs of Johnny Cash and tell stories about Cash’s career, spanning from his early […] Read more »