October 18th, 2008 12:30-2:30
The Hubbardston Library is hosting a Board Game Night for lovers of old-school face-to-face gaming fun! Play one of our board games - including chess, checkers, Scrabble, Monopoly, Clue, Risk and Stratego - or bring one of your own.
We'll have a couple of pizzas, along with refreshments. We had a great turn-out last time, maybe 35 people! So come on over to the library to have some fun!
Wear your Halloween costume!
Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Fall Celebration Featuring Live Music!
September 25th, 2008 6-8 pm
Fall Celebration featuring local musical talents Joe Herald, Martha Fahey, and Catherine Biewer (Martha's friend).
September is National Library month and we are having a library card drive. All card holders can sign up for a free prize give away to take place at 7:30 on the night of the Fall Celebration. Prizes are
1) Personal DVD player
2) CD player
3) $25 gift card
4) $25 gift certificate from Hubbardston Market
Fall Celebration featuring local musical talents Joe Herald, Martha Fahey, and Catherine Biewer (Martha's friend).
September is National Library month and we are having a library card drive. All card holders can sign up for a free prize give away to take place at 7:30 on the night of the Fall Celebration. Prizes are
1) Personal DVD player
2) CD player
3) $25 gift card
4) $25 gift certificate from Hubbardston Market
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Board Games and Pizza
August 28th, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
The Hubbardston Library is hosting a Board Game party for lovers of old-school face-to-face gaming fun! Play one of our board games - including chess, checkers, Scrabble, Monopoly, Clue, Risk and Stratego - or bring one of your own.
We'll have a couple of pizzas, along with refreshments. So come on over to the library to have some fun!
The Hubbardston Library is hosting a Board Game party for lovers of old-school face-to-face gaming fun! Play one of our board games - including chess, checkers, Scrabble, Monopoly, Clue, Risk and Stratego - or bring one of your own.
We'll have a couple of pizzas, along with refreshments. So come on over to the library to have some fun!
Friday, July 4, 2008
July 4th
A little history, courtesy of wikipedia:
- In 1776, John Adams declared, "The second day of July, 1776, will be the most memorable epocha in the history of America. I am apt to believe that it will be celebrated by succeeding generations as the great anniversary festival. It ought to be commemorated as the day of deliverance, by solemn acts of devotion to God Almighty. It ought to be solemnized with pomp and parade, with shows, games, sports, guns, bells, bonfires, and illuminations, from one end of this continent to the other, from this time forward forevermore."[3]
- In 1777, thirteen guns were fired, once at morning and again as evening fell, on July 4 in Bristol, Rhode Island. Philadelphia celebrated the first anniversary in a manner a modern American would find quite familiar: an official dinner for the Continental Congress, toasts, 13-gun salutes, speeches, prayers, music, parades, troop reviews, and fireworks. Ships were decked with red, white, and blue bunting.
- In 1778, General George Washington marked July 4 with a double ration of rum for his soldiers and an artillery salute. Across the Atlantic Ocean, ambassadors John Adams and Benjamin Franklin held a dinner for their fellow Americans in Paris, France.
- In 1779, July 4 fell on a Sunday. The holiday was celebrated on Monday, July 5.
- In 1781, the Massachusetts General Court became the first state legislature to recognize July 4 as a state celebration.
- In 1783, Moravians in Salem, North Carolina, held the first celebration of July 4 in the country with a challenging music program assembled by Johann Friedrich Peter. This work was titled "The Psalm of Joy".
- In 1791 was the first recorded use of the name "Independence Day".
- In 1870, the U.S. Congress made Independence Day an unpaid holiday for federal employees.[4]
- In 1941, Congress changed Independence Day to a paid federal holiday. The residents of Vicksburg, Mississippi, celebrated Independence Day for the first time since July 4, 1863, when the Siege of Vicksburg ended with a Union victory during the American Civil War.
Grandma's Storytime
The Hubbardston Library just received a generous donation of $200 with the following note:
Please accept this donation in honor of "Grandma's" Fahey and Burleson who bring Storytime to our kids encouraging them to read and for spending time with them and allowing them to use the library.
The library thanks the person or persons that made this anonymous donation!
Please accept this donation in honor of "Grandma's" Fahey and Burleson who bring Storytime to our kids encouraging them to read and for spending time with them and allowing them to use the library.
The library thanks the person or persons that made this anonymous donation!
Monday, June 30, 2008
Board Games and Pizza
July 24th, 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
The Hubbardston Library is hosting a Board Game party for lovers of old-school face-to-face gaming fun! Play one of our board games - including chess, checkers, Scrabble, Monopoly, Clue, Risk and Stratego - or bring one of your own.
We'll have a couple of pizzas, along with refreshments. So come on over to the library to have some fun!
The Hubbardston Library is hosting a Board Game party for lovers of old-school face-to-face gaming fun! Play one of our board games - including chess, checkers, Scrabble, Monopoly, Clue, Risk and Stratego - or bring one of your own.
We'll have a couple of pizzas, along with refreshments. So come on over to the library to have some fun!
In Memory of Michael Frechen
Margie Wirth, Helen Hoskins, and Pat Baese have donated the book "Stories For Young People" by Oscar Wilde in memory of Michael Frechen.
Thank you very much for your donation!
Thank you very much for your donation!
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