On Wednesday, October 30 at 6:30 pm, the Mattapoisett Free Public Library will be hosting Christopher Daley’s “Haunted New England” presentation. Melding historical fact together with legend and myth, Mr. Daley will present an interesting and fascinating new look at events that really happened and the stories of haunting that followed them.
The topics addressed in his lecture will be “Mercy Brown: The Vampire of Exeter Rhode Island”, “the Cursed Freetown State Forest in Massachusetts”, “the Horrors of the Lizzie Borden House in Fall River Massachusetts”, “Nine Mens Misery in Cumberland Rhode Island”, a haunted forest in the wilds of Connecticut, and more! Join us for a night of mystery and wonder!
The Mattapoisett Free Public Library continues to host Mad Scientist Laboratory for students ages 12 and up to perform ghoulish experiments in the name of science! At the last session on Wednesday, October 30, we will learn some anatomy of the human heart before dissecting and manipulating a gelatin heart in Gelatin Heart Science!
On Tuesday, October 29 at 6:00 pm, we invite students aged 12 and up to scare us at our “Young Adult Storytime: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark”. Sign up to read your favorite scary story or one you have written. The best and scariest one will win a prize. Refreshments will be served. Please register for a 10-minute slot; registration will be open up until time of event.
All programs are free and open to the public. If you have any questions or need special accommodations, please contact the library at 508-758-4171 or email the Adult Services/Reference Librarian, Michelle Skaar at mskaar@sailsinc.org.