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Investment and Fraud Advice with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

Thursday, April 2, 2-4 p.m.

Jennifer Brady, an attorney from the Boston regional office of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will be here to discuss financial investment advice and fraud detection and prevention. In this presentation you’ll learn some basics about investing and saving as well as about fraud scams - which are much more common than you think! Get advice you can trust to protect your hard-earned money. Bring your questions as there will be time for a Q & A!

Morning Book Club

Monday, April 6 11-12:30 p.m.: We All Live Here by Jojo Moyes

Chickens & Eggs & Ugali, Oh My! Stories from My Time in Kenya as a Peace Corps Volunteer

Monday, April 6, 6:30-7:30 p.m. Please Register

Curious about what it’s like to live in a different country? Learn a new language? Manage cultural differences? Returned Peace Corps volunteer and Hollistonian Laura Keen will share stories, photos, and insights about her life as a high school science teacher living on shores of Lake Victoria for the past two years.

VIRTUAL PROGRAM: “Shut Up and Read” with Author Jeannine A. Cook

Monday, April 6, 7-8 p.m.

We are so excited to have Jeannine A. Cook, self-described “word worker” join us for this virtual event! Jeannine’s latest book, Shut Up and Read: A Memoir from Harriett’s Bookshop goes straight to our reader’s hearts. The author of It’s Me They Follow chronicles the improbable true story of how she left an abusive past to build a bookshop that survived the Covid pandemic and become an international sensation. Shut Up & Read is her story-the story of the little bookseller who could, and of the woman who has been the driving force behind it all. Oh, my gosh, we cannot wait for this conversation! We hope you can join us. Register for the Zoom link. 

Terrarium Workshop with Tower Hill

Tuesday, April 7, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Please register

Led by instructors from the New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill, make your very own terrarium and learn how to care for it! Adult program. *This is expected to be a popular program. Pay careful attention to your confirmation email which will confirm your approval or waitlist status.*

Creative Writing Group

Wednesday, April 8, 6:30 - 7:45 p.m.

VIRTUAL PROGRAM: In Conversation with Romance Author & Baseball Enthusiast, KD Casey

Thursday, April 9, 7-8 p.m.

Just in time for Spring Training, we are thrilled to be chatting with MM romance author, KD Casey. Her most recent book, “Breakout Year”, features some our favorite tropes - fake relationships and second chance romance. We’ll find out why KD is such a huge baseball fan, how she decided to feature this in her writing (although, she also has a paranormal short story which is adorable!), and all of the reasons why we should pick up her books (there are so many!). We hope you can join us for a fun and fascinating conversation! Register for the Zoom link. 

History Book Club

Monday, April 13, 10:30 a.m.: Paul Revere’s Ride by David Hackett Fischer

Mystery Book Club

Tuesday, April 14 11 a.m.: Hand in Glove by Ngaio Marsh

Tuesday Matinee

Tuesday, April 21 12:30-2 p.m., Conclave 

This month’s showing is Conclave. Cardinal Lawrence has one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events, participating in the selection of a new pope. Surrounded by powerful religious leaders in the halls of the Vatican, he soon uncovers a trail of deep secrets that could shake the very foundation of the Roman Catholic Church. Running time 2 hours. Rated PG (2024)

VIRTUAL PROGRAM: Ren Faire Romance with Authors Jen DeLuca, Jamie Pacton, and Sam Parks

Tuesday, April 28, 2-3 p.m.

We’re so thrilled that Jen DeLuca, Jamie Pacton, and Sam Parks will be joining us. If you know of their books, you know that their Ren Faire settings for luscious romance stories are to die for (not on by the sword, just metaphorically. We hope you can join us for this virtual discussion about Jen, Jamie, and Sam’s characters, the ideal place at a Ren Faire to fall in love, and the vagaries of choosing between grog and mead. Then, after this program, we hope you will jump on your valiant steed and join us, in person, for our Ren Faire! Where you, too, may juggle your way into your dream date’s heart. Register for the Zoom link. Programs are largely supported by the Friends of the Holliston Library. We are grateful for your donations to help support these programs. To donate or become a member, please visit the Holliston Library website: www.hollistonlibrary.org 

Early May Events:

Morning Book Club

Monday, May 4, 11-12:30 p.m.: All Creatures Great and Small by James Herriott

She Can Do It: Real/Reel Women & Midcentury Mysteries

Monday, May 4, 6:30-7:30 p.m.

Join mystery and suspense authors Janet Raye Stevens and Sharon Healy-Yang for an engaging, multi-media event revealing some intriguing inspirations for creating a mystery set circa WWII. Using film clips, anecdotes, and excerpts from their books, Janet and Sharon talk about 1940s women in real as well as ‘reel’ life and how these smart, stylish, and wise-cracking gals in books and film inspired their own 1940s-set mysteries.

This lively blend of mysteries, movies, and lots of banter is one you won’t want to miss!