Join international journalist Asha Jaffar on Oct. 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. as she shares the powerful story of how her life was transformed by education. Jaffar attended the Kibera Girls Soccer Academy (KGSA), a free high school that serves 150 girls annually in the Kibera slums of Nairobi. KGSA helps girls who have no other opportunity to continue their studies after eighth grade. … [Read more...] about Journalist Asha Jaffar shares transformative journey
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Abbot Public Library to host portrayal of first woman to serve U.S. Cabinet
On Saturday, Sept. 28, Abbot Public Library will host a portrayal of the first woman to serve in the U.S. Cabinet: President Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s secretary of labor, Frances Perkins. All are welcome to hear stories from this woman who defied the conventions of her middle-class Worcester upbringing to become a trailblazer for women in government, a warrior for the working … [Read more...] about Abbot Public Library to host portrayal of first woman to serve U.S. Cabinet
Abbot Public Library hosting talk for Banned Books Week
A talk on intellectual freedom and book bans in libraries will take place at Abbot Public Library on Monday Sept. 23 at 6:30 p.m. During Banned Books Week, the library will hold the talk, during which librarian Wesley Sueker will discuss current and future legislation with respect to book bans and what activists around the country are doing. The talk will feature a … [Read more...] about Abbot Public Library hosting talk for Banned Books Week
Join one of Abbot Public Library’s book clubs
Adult Fiction Book Club Tuesday, Sept. 10, 10 - 11 a.m. Marblehead Room, Abbot Public Library On the second Tuesday of every month from 10 – 11 a.m., book club members can come discuss the latest and most highly recommended titles led by a library staff member. September’s pick is "The Dutch House" by Ann Patchett. Copies will be available to check out at the Reference … [Read more...] about Join one of Abbot Public Library’s book clubs
AgathaO will have an author talk at Abbot Public Library
On Wednesday, Aug. 21 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. join Plainfield author and photographer AgathaO as she shares selections from her new collection of essays and photos, “Northern Byways and Other Essays From the Road,” a travelogue exploring the landscape across the Northern United States and Canada in an aging Toyota Tacoma. AgathaO (the alter ego of historian Pleun Bouricius) … [Read more...] about AgathaO will have an author talk at Abbot Public Library