Toddler Storytime

This lively librarian led weekly storytime is for children ages 13 months through 2 years old and their caregivers. We'll read stories, sing songs, and move around! This program encourages early literacy and social interaction through listening, movement, singing, and......More

This lively librarian led weekly storytime is for children ages 13 months through 2 years old and their caregivers. We'll read stories, sing songs, and move around! This program encourages early literacy and social interaction through listening, movement, singing, and play. No registration required. https://ventresslibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/toddler-storytime-65/

Children's Program Room Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield, MA, 02050

Preschool Storytime

This fast paced librarian led storytime is for 3-5 year olds and their caregivers. This program encourages early literacy and social interaction through imagination, repetition, movement and socialization. No registration required.  https://ventresslibrary.assabetin......More

This fast paced librarian led storytime is for 3-5 year olds and their caregivers. This program encourages early literacy and social interaction through imagination, repetition, movement and socialization. No registration required.  https://ventresslibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/preschool-storytime-64/

Children's Program Room Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield, MA, 02050

Buildables

Come to the library to use all of our buildables! During the school year this event is for our younger friends, but over the summer we are opening it up to school aged children of all ages and along with their caregivers. Use some of our buildables include Melissa and......More

Come to the library to use all of our buildables! During the school year this event is for our younger friends, but over the summer we are opening it up to school aged children of all ages and along with their caregivers. Use some of our buildables include Melissa and Doug bricks, Lego, Duplo, Lincoln Logs, Kapla blocks, and more! https://ventresslibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/buildables-8/

Children's Program Room Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield, MA, 02050

End of Summer Reading Party

It's our annual end of summer reading party at the Winslow House! Weather permitting. No registration required. https://ventresslibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/end-of-summer-reading-party-3/

Winslow House 634 Careswell St., Marshfield, MA, 02050

Non-Fiction Book Group

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Library Plaza Program Room Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield, MA, 02050

Nonfiction Book Group

Nonfiction enthusiasts are welcome to join us in-person from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. in the Library Plaza Program Room for a lively book discussion. Copies of each month's selection are available to borrow at the Check Out Desk on the day of the previous book club. New membe......More

Nonfiction enthusiasts are welcome to join us in-person from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. in the Library Plaza Program Room for a lively book discussion. Copies of each month's selection are available to borrow at the Check Out Desk on the day of the previous book club. New members are always welcome! The remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and disguise, with Ellen passing as a wealthy, disabled White man and William posing as “his” slave. In 1848, a year of international democratic revolt, a young, enslaved couple, Ellen and William Craft, achieved one of the boldest feats of self-emancipation in American history. Posing as master and slave, while sustained by their love as husband and wife, they made their escape together across more than 1,000 miles, riding out in the open on steamboats, carriages, and trains that took them from bondage in Georgia to the free states of the North. Along the way, they dodged slave traders, military officers, and even friends of their enslavers, who might have revealed their true identities. The tale of their adventure soon made them celebrities, and generated headlines around the country. Americans could not get enough of this charismatic young couple, who traveled another 1,000 miles criss-crossing New England, drawing thunderous applause as they spoke alongside some of the greatest abolitionist luminaries of the day—among them Frederick Douglass and William Wells Brown. But even then, they were not out of danger. With the passage of an infamous new Fugitive Slave Act in 1850, all Americans became accountable for returning refugees like the Crafts to slavery. Then yet another adventure began, as slave hunters came up from Georgia, forcing the Crafts to flee once again—this time from the United States, their lives and thousands more on the line and the stakes never higher. With three epic journeys compressed into one monumental bid for freedom, Master Slave Husband Wife is an American love story—one that would challenge the nation’s core precepts of life, liberty, and justice for all—one that challenges us even now. https://ventresslibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/nonfiction-book-group/

Library Plaza Program Room Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield, MA, 02050

Poppies - Veterans Spouse Meeting

Weekly meeting of Poppies https://ventresslibrary.assabetinteractive.com/meeting-and-study-rooms/poppies-veterans-spouse-meeting-163/

Library Plaza Program Room Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield, MA, 02050

Free Feeding Support Group

Please join us for a free weekly feeding support group! This group is led by Katie Flaherty- Marshfield mom, nurse and lactation consultant! We support all families who are breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding (breastmilk or formula- we love it all)! An infant scale is......More

Please join us for a free weekly feeding support group! This group is led by Katie Flaherty- Marshfield mom, nurse and lactation consultant! We support all families who are breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding (breastmilk or formula- we love it all)! An infant scale is provided for weighted feeds. Bring your baby, coffee, questions and make some mom-friends! https://ventresslibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/free-feeding-support-group-54/

Children's Program Room Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield, MA, 02050

Take + Make Crafts

Stop by the Children's Room for a fun craft to take home! While supplies last.  https://ventresslibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/take-make-crafts-43/

Children's Room Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield, MA, 02050

NRAS Poster Exhibit - sponsored by the Art Committee Strike Show

NRAS Poster Exhibit - sponsored by the Art Committee Reception  7/2/25 - 8/23/25 https://ventresslibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/nras-poster-exhibit-sponsored-by-the-art-committee-strike-show/

Jeanne Horan Art Gallery Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield, MA, 02050

Bart Blumberg - "Faces and Places"

Bart Blumberg - “Faces and Places” Presented by the North River Arts Society August 24 to October 10, 2025 Bart Blumberg’s photography offers intimate glimpses into the lives of people from Cuba, India, Peru, and other distant lands, blending posed grace with the ......More

Bart Blumberg - “Faces and Places” Presented by the North River Arts Society August 24 to October 10, 2025 Bart Blumberg’s photography offers intimate glimpses into the lives of people from Cuba, India, Peru, and other distant lands, blending posed grace with the spontaneity of candid moments. For this Faces and Places exhibit, he has selected candid and posed portraits from his travels that reveal moments of spirit, story, and culture. Each portrait, whether quietly composed or caught in a fleeting moment invites the viewer to linger and ponder the story unfolding within the frame. His photographs evoke curiosity and empathy, reminding us that the human story is both deeply personal and universally familiar, even from faraway places. Artist Bio: Thank you for the opportunity to share my passion for photography. I aim to capture moments that evoke beauty, emotional connection, or fresh perspective—images that inspire viewers to reflect on their own experiences or see things anew. Living on Boston’s South Shore for 25 years, I’ve found constant inspiration in the sea’s shifting moods and the interplay between land, light, and structure. A moonrise or a lighthouse often sparks the urge to frame something fleeting yet profound. As an avid traveler, I’m drawn to the character of people and places—from the faces of India and Cuba to the textures of ancient streets in Italy and France. For this Faces and Places exhibit, I’ve selected candid and posed portraits from my travels that reveal moments of spirit, story, and culture. https://ventresslibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/bart-blumberg-photography-hang-show/

Jeanne Horan Art Gallery Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield, MA, 02050

Poppies - Veterans Spouse Meeting

Weekly meeting of Poppies https://ventresslibrary.assabetinteractive.com/meeting-and-study-rooms/poppies-veterans-spouse-meeting-164/

Library Plaza Program Room Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield, MA, 02050

Free Feeding Support Group

Please join us for a free weekly feeding support group! This group is led by Katie Flaherty- Marshfield mom, nurse and lactation consultant! We support all families who are breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding (breastmilk or formula- we love it all)! An infant scale is......More

Please join us for a free weekly feeding support group! This group is led by Katie Flaherty- Marshfield mom, nurse and lactation consultant! We support all families who are breastfeeding and/or bottle feeding (breastmilk or formula- we love it all)! An infant scale is provided for weighted feeds. Bring your baby, coffee, questions and make some mom-friends! https://ventresslibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/free-feeding-support-group-55/

Children's Program Room Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield, MA, 02050

Teen Miniatures Club

Have you seen people playing tabletop RPGs or other games with figurines or terrain? Have you ever thought that it might be fun to do that but you just don't know how to get started?  Are you between the ages of 12-18? Come check out the Teen Miniature Club! We'll b......More

Have you seen people playing tabletop RPGs or other games with figurines or terrain? Have you ever thought that it might be fun to do that but you just don't know how to get started?  Are you between the ages of 12-18? Come check out the Teen Miniature Club! We'll be building, painting, and even playing games with miniatures.  No experience or supplies necessary; all skill- and experience-levels welcome, even absolute beginners.  "Once every few years, when the moon is just right, when the perfect scent of fungus is on the wind, when the moss grows on the east face of the rocks, when there are just enough goblins around, that means it's time for... THE GREAT GOBLIN ARGLE-BARGLE!" Come see the first of our little projects get started. We'll be assembling and painting a whole bunch of goblin miniatures to use as a club to play a game called The Great Goblin Argle-Bargle! If you have any questions, feel free to email Tom, the Reference Assistant at [email protected]. https://ventresslibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/teen-miniatures-club-7/

Library Plaza Program Room Ventress Memorial Library, 15 Library Plaza, Marshfield, MA, 02050