Around the World with Foreign Coins: Have you ever found a foreign coin and wondered where it came from and how much it might have been worth? Learn about coins and bills from Paula Cobb on Saturday, March 14 from 2:30 to 3:30 pm.
Research, draw, write and be creative: The first session will be for research, and the second session will be coin presentation and party! Work alone or with your friends. For children ages 9 and up. Please register in the Children’s Department or by calling 508-758-4171.
Weekend Whiz Kids: A new preschool Science Storytime is being offered at the Mattapoisett Library for children age 3-5. Learn about Rainbows, Clouds, Rain and Wind on four Saturdays beginning March 14 from 10:30 to 11:15 am. (Story time will not be held on Saturday, April 4.) Celebrate spring with fun facts about weather. The library is located at 7 Barstow Street.
Friends’ Book Sale: The next Used Book Sale and Bake Sale will be held Saturday, March 14 from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm in the Mattapoisett Library’s downstairs meeting room. Many new selections for adults and children have been added since the last sale. Used books are also available for sale every day upstairs near the side entrance of the library.
Create and Bind a Nature Journal: Students in Grades 6-8 are invited to The Children’s Art Lab on Sunday, March 15 from 1:00 to 3:00 pm to learn bookbinding with artist Benares Angeley. The Tri-Town libraries are sponsoring this free workshop as part of the My Own BackYard outdoor nature project, federally funded through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Learn to make a nature journal for writing and drawing, and bind it using artisan-style stitching. Space is limited. Please sign up at one of the Tri-Town libraries (Marion 508-748-1252, Mattapoisett 508-758-4171, or Rochester 508-763-8600). The Children’s Art Lab is located at 92 North Street, next to Uncle Jon’s Coffees.