Join us at the library and learn how to transform your favorite music artist or book character into a unique piece of wall art!

All supplies will be provided

Find out how accurate your pallet is and put your taste buds to the test. Can you tell tell the difference between regular Coca-Cola and the off brand Sam's Cola? How about an Oreo cookie and a great Value Twist & Shout chocolate sandwich cookie? We will have these and many more for you to challenge yourself with.

How many can YOU correctly guess?

Come make a monster out of low-fire clay with Moe from Fire and Hand Clay!

Each participant will be given a ball of clay to make as many or as few monsters as possible. We'll decorate with, stamps, various household utensils, leaves, or flowers to leave impressions, then glaze our monsters.

Break up the monotony of the Summer and join us for our first ever Teen Night! Putt-Putt your way through LED 9 hole Mini Golf + game the night away with a Multi-Game/Multi-System setup. Gaming and Golf is the best of both worlds!

Recommended for ages 13-18

Before the Swift River Valley was cleared and flooded, 23,000 acres were taken along the Ware River in Barre, Oakham, Rutland and Hubbardston in a project designed to supplement the waters of the new reservoir. 350 people lost their homes in the project and three villages were removed. Join Maria Beiter-Tucker, Quabbin Visitor Center Manager, to learn more about the other lost valley, why it was cleared and the role the Ware River Watershed plays in protecting the water supply of 3 million Massachusetts residents.

Learn the basics of improv and get some energy out while doing it! Whether you’re a theater pro or a newbie, explore the basics of improvisation and acting through high-energy games that promote creativity, quick thinking, problem-solving and confidence! Ages 12-14.

Registration is required. Please call, email or visit the library to sign up.

Join Master Potter Rich Hamelin of Pied Potter Hamelin for this all-ages, family-friendly pottery wheel demonstration program with a focus on the arts, the exploration of creativity and techniques with a touch of history.

We will be passing from person to person a freshly made pot from the potter's wheel and will have a chance to feel a dry and wet pot as it rotates on the wheel.

Each person will also make a pinch pot (cup made from a ball of clay by pinching the clay with thumb and finger) and the unfired piece goes home with the participant.

Rick has been potting since 1976 and has been committed to researching in depth the historical Redware potters and clay industries of New England, and especially, Massachusetts. He has been a teacher and worked in museums. He is also a popular demonstrator and lecturer with over two hundred and fifty completed programs and has received over two hundred Massachusetts Cultural Council grants. The Pied Potter Hamelin pottery dates to 1985. Pied Potter Hamelin can be taken linguistically apart and understood as a “Colorful Potter from a Small Town”. Pied means multi-colored. Potter is the trade. Hamelin translates into “one from a small town”.

Discover the magic within you and join us in creating your own wand! Using your imagination, come transform a plain pair of chopsticks into something magical and uniquely you. We will be using hot glue to turn the ordinary into something extraordinary.

Ages 13-17

“Escape from the Rogue Planet”

You and your group have crash landed on a rogue planet. Repair the ship, plot a return course, and survive the journey home! Enjoy this portable escape room courtesy of Wicked Fun Games. Registration required!

Recommended for ages 12-18

Come drum with Jafar Manselle and the Wendell Warriors. No experience necessary - if you have a heartbeat, you can drum!

Participants will learn basic notes on the drums and will then be taken slowly through how to play simple rhythms that eventually combine into amazing songs played together as a group.

Drums will be provided. Space is limited and registration is required. For ages 14-Adult.

Jafar Manselle is the leader of The Wendell Warriors--a performance drum class formed five years ago. Over the past 35 years, Jafar has performed throughout New England with many Boston-based dance troupes. Over the same time period he has taught drumming in the Boston and Cambridge Public Schools. He now works with the Five Colleges as an accompanist for African Dance classes. Jafar also plays in a Boston-based jazz band and a reggae band here in Western Mass called "Root Jiyah."

Summon your inner free spirit and create a beautiful botanical print using a glue gun, faux flower petals and leaves.

Ages 13+

Registration opens May 25th

Learn how to make a polymer clay fairy house, using a baby food jar, pigment powder and your imagination! All supplies will be provided.

Ages 13+

Registration opens May 4th

Love poetry but struggle to find the right words? Come to our Teen Ransom Note Poetry Program and learn how to clip, cut and paste your way to creating an original poem, repurposing old books magazines and newspapers.

Recommended age is 13+

Registration opens April 6th

Want to create some comics but aren’t sure where to start? Come learn the basics and be on your way to creating zines all your friends and family will love!

Recommended for ages 13-17.

Space is limited, call or visit the library to register,

Registration for this program opens on February 22.

Using nail polish and water, come transform ordinary white coffee mugs into marbleized pieces of art! All materials provided.

Recommended for ages 13-17.

Space is limited, call or visit the library to register.

Registration for this program opens on January 23.

Using a heat gun, come repurpose old crayons into beautiful galaxy pendants that everyone will love!

Recommended for ages 13-17
Registration required

Visit the library to make something fun out of food! Participants will be provided with all materials to make something festive. Registration is required.

This volunteer-led program, offered by a local retired teacher, allows participants to meet and talk with others who share similar interests. Topics such as 20th century history, sociology, political philosophy, global warming or others of interest can be discussed.

Sign up sheets are available at the library's main desk. Interested participants can list topics they'd like to discuss at registration.

Parents are welcome to attend and offer any constructive criticism and assistance they wish.

This program is not affiliated with the Quabbin Regional School District and no academic credit can be earned by attending.

Beginner and avid MTG players unite!

TEENS! Interested in learning Magic: The Gathering? Or do you already play and would like to join other Magic enthusiasts?

Come learn a trading card game filled with strategic battles and unique card decks. Players are welcome to bring own decks, or new decks will be available to use.

This volunteer-led program, offered by a local retired teacher, allows participants to meet and talk with others who share similar interests. Topics such as 20th century history, sociology, political philosophy, global warming or others of interest can be discussed.

Sign up sheets are available at the library's main desk. Interested participants can list topics they'd like to discuss at registration.

Parents are welcome to attend and offer any constructive criticism and assistance they wish.

This program is not affiliated with the Quabbin Regional School District and no academic credit can be earned by attending.

Beginner and avid MTG players unite!

TEENS! Interested in learning Magic: The Gathering? Or do you already play and would like to join other Magic enthusiasts?

Come learn a trading card game filled with strategic battles and unique card decks. Players are welcome to bring own decks, or new decks will be available to use.

This volunteer-led program, offered by a local retired teacher, allows participants to meet and talk with others who share similar interests. Topics such as 20th century history, sociology, political philosophy, global warming or others of interest can be discussed.

Sign up sheets are available at the library's main desk. Interested participants can list topics they'd like to discuss at registration.

Parents are welcome to attend and offer any constructive criticism and assistance they wish.

This program is not affiliated with the Quabbin Regional School District and no academic credit can be earned by attending.

R. Read
E. Eat
A. And
D. Discuss
YA Book Club on the last Thursday of every month. Read any book you choose and tell us if you liked it. Talk about whatever you want! Snacks are provided.

Do you seek adventure? Can you solve puzzles? Find your way out of the Bermuda Triangle before the time runs out to win a treasure chest of prizes!

Popcorn & a Movie on the Projector

August : The Sun is Also a Star

Come for a unique Star Wars experience. Cosplay encouraged! all ages