Great Books

November 13, 2019, 10:15 AM - 11:30 AM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room

Meeting for discussion.

OLLI Brown Bag: Hypnosis for the Creative Spirit

November 13, 2019, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM @ Whiton Room

This program is sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UMass Boston. Participants must be pre-registered OLLI members. Call 617-287-7312 or email ollireg@gmail.com for more information.

OLLI: Travels in South America, Europe, and Asia

November 13, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM @ Whiton Room

This program is sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UMass Boston. Participants must be pre-registered OLLI members. Call 617-287-7312 or email ollireg@gmail.com for more information.

HPL Trustees Nominating Committee

November 13, 2019, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room

Senior Center Lifelong Learning: Great American Songbook with Larry King

November 13, 2019, 3:15 PM - 4:30 PM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room

Contact Hingham Senior Center for registration. 781-741-1458.

Brio Condominium Trust Annual Meeting

November 13, 2019, 6:00 PM - 8:45 PM @ Whiton Room

Annual Meeting.

Learn a New Language with Mango!

November 14, 2019, 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ Training Room

Want to learn a new language? Connect with a different culture and broaden your horizons? This is the place! Mango Languages is an interactive online language program that teaches practical conversation skills in over 70 different languages. Let us help you get started with this fun and easy to use website and app for computers, tablets and smartphones. All you need is your library card. Register for an introductory session and get started!

Registration for this program will open on October 15. Please register online or by calling 781-741-1405 ext. 1404.

Cub Scout Tiger Den Meeting

November 14, 2019, 5:45 PM - 7:15 PM @ Activity Room

League of Women Voters

November 14, 2019, 6:00 PM - 8:45 PM @ Whiton Room

How to run for office in local elections.

Make: Stacked and Stamped Books

November 14, 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room

Thankful? Grateful? Personalize this simple painted book decoration with a saying of your choice. We will be finishing the books off with a ribbon. All materials will be provided.

Registration for this program will open on October 15. Please register online or by calling 781-741-1405 ext. 1404.

Afternoon with the Author: Amy Whorf McGuiggan presents Finding Emma

November 16, 2019, 3:00 PM - 4:45 PM @ Whiton Room

Hingham resident, Amy Whorf McGuiggan, author of My Provincetown: Memories of a Cape Cod Childhood and Take Me Out to the Ball Game: The Story of the Sensational Baseball Song, will talk about her new book, Finding Emma: My Search for the Family My Grandfather Never Knew and the discoveries she made about her maternal grandfather’s family and ancestry.

Family members had always been told and willingly believed that John Joseph Osborne had grown up an orphan and an only child. Six years of painstaking research uncovered a different truth. Amy will ponder the question of whether learning and knowing something that was previously unknown – and that one has gone through life blissfully unaware of – matters.

Anyone who is researching their own family tree is encouraged to attend and share their personal journey.

Copies of Finding Emma will be available for purchase.

HPL Trustees Development Committee

November 18, 2019, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room

OLLI: 1919 at 100

November 18, 2019, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM @ Whiton Room

This program is sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UMass Boston. Participants must be pre-registered OLLI members. Call 617-287-7312 or email ollireg@gmail.com for more information.

OLLI Brown Bag: TBA

November 18, 2019, 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM @ Whiton Room

This program is sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UMass Boston. Participants must be pre-registered OLLI members. Call 617-287-7312 or email ollireg@gmail.com for more information.

OLLI: Web-Based Resources for Genealogy

November 18, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM @ Whiton Room

This program is sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UMass Boston. Participants must be pre-registered OLLI members. Call 617-287-7312 or email ollireg@gmail.com for more information.

Intermediate Word

November 18, 2019, 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Training Room

Join us for a two hour intermediate level class in Microsoft Word. Participants will learn more advanced Word skills including formatting text and paragraphs, working with tables, and creating mailing labels.

Registration for this program will open on October 15. Please register online or by calling 781-741-1405 ext. 1404.

Puzzle Art: Winter Decorations

November 18, 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM @ Whiton Room

Come join us for an evening of creativity as we make garlands and snowflakes out of puzzle pieces. All supplies will be provided.

Registration for this program will open on October 15. Please register online or by calling 781-741-1405 ext. 1404.

Cheryl West, Social Worker: Free Drop-In Office Hours

November 19, 2019, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room

Cheryl West, Social Worker for the Town of Hingham, offers free drop-in office hours on Tuesdays from 10:00 - Noon in the Library's Fearing Room and is available from 8:30 - 4:30 on Wednesdays at the Town Hall. She can be reached by calling 781-804-2370.

Cheryl is available to help with accessing emergency services (food, clothing, housing, and crisis support), education and employment, family matters, health improvement (including insurance and mental health concerns), and support groups for men, women, and teens.

OLLI: The Forces that Shape Us

November 19, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM @ Whiton Room

This program is sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UMass Boston. Participants must be pre-registered OLLI members. Call 617-287-7312 or email ollireg@gmail.com for more information.

Hingham Ladies Club

November 19, 2019, 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room

Board meeting.

Room Prep

November 19, 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM @ Whiton Room

Evening with the Author: Lisa Dooley presents More Space. More Time. More Joy! Organizing Your Best Life

November 19, 2019, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM @ Whiton Room

Motivational speaker, author and organizing coach, Lisa Dooley, begins with the key understanding that organization is a means to an end as opposed to the end itself. In her debut book she guides individuals, households, and companies through a process of internal change that will help them find more space, more time and more joy in their lives.

HYS Board Meeting

November 19, 2019, 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room

Board meeting.

Garden Club of Hingham Members Meeting

November 20, 2019, 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM @ Whiton Room

OLLI: Women's History Group

November 20, 2019, 10:00 AM - 11:40 AM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room

Discussion group.

OLLI: Travels in South America, Europe, and Asia

November 20, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM @ Whiton Room

This program is sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UMass Boston. Participants must be pre-registered OLLI members. Call 617-287-7312 or email ollireg@gmail.com for more information.

HPL Movie: The Peanut Butter Falcon

November 20, 2019, 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM @ Whiton Room

HPL Trustees Meeting

November 20, 2019, 7:00 PM - 8:45 PM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room

Room Reserved JA

November 21, 2019, 10:00 AM - November 25, 2019, 2:00 PM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room

HPL Movies in the Afternoon: The Peanut Butter Falcon

November 21, 2019, 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM @ Whiton Room

Hingham Democratic Town Committee

November 21, 2019, 6:30 PM - 8:45 PM @ Whiton Room

Monthly meeting.

Make: Open Studio

November 23, 2019, 2:30 PM - 4:30 PM @ Whiton Room

Calling all artists! Join us for an afternoon of open ended creativity as we inspire each other and build our creative community. Materials available for use: paint, air dry clay, yarn, collage, letter stamps, and more. There will also be materials available from previous Make workshops including: mason jar painting, book page wreath, postcard journal, due date frames, and more! Please bring any in-progress work to continue or to get feedback, ideas, and support on. This is a free, drop in event.

BCGS: Dan Acsadi Duo, Flute & Guitar Duo

November 24, 2019, 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM @ Whiton Room

The Hingham Library and the Boston Classical Guitar Society gratefully acknowledge the support of Coastal Heritage Bank for our annual Sunday Sounds Special series of concerts.

OLLI: Marine Mammals

November 25, 2019, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM @ Whiton Room

This program is sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UMass Boston. Participants must be pre-registered OLLI members. Call 617-287-7312 or email ollireg@gmail.com for more information.

OLLI: Web-Based Resources for Genealogy

November 25, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM @ Whiton Room

This program is sponsored by Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at UMass Boston. Participants must be pre-registered OLLI members. Call 617-287-7312 or email ollireg@gmail.com for more information.

Representative Joan Meschino Office Hours

November 25, 2019, 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room

Office hours.

Cheryl West, Social Worker: Free Drop-In Office Hours

November 26, 2019, 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM @ Fearing/Trustees Conference Room

Cheryl West, Social Worker for the Town of Hingham, offers free drop-in office hours on Tuesdays from 10:00 - Noon in the Library's Fearing Room and is available from 8:30 - 4:30 on Wednesdays at the Town Hall. She can be reached by calling 781-804-2370.

Cheryl is available to help with accessing emergency services (food, clothing, housing, and crisis support), education and employment, family matters, health improvement (including insurance and mental health concerns), and support groups for men, women, and teens.

HPL Book Group

November 26, 2019, 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM @ Whiton Room

Closing at 5:00pm for Thanksgiving

November 27, 2019, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Closed for Thanksgiving

November 28, 2019, 10:00 AM - 9:00 PM

Books for Babies | Ages 0 to 14 months

November 13, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM @ Activity Room

Books, Bounces, and rhythmic activity ensure that this engaging Storytime for babies (0 to 14 months) and their caregivers is the perfect environment for building your baby’s foundation for lifelong reading. Babies will be introduced to familiar rhymes and songs as well as the opportunity to mingle with other babies and their caregivers. Following the program, families are invited to socialize and play with the library’s collection of toys.

Move & Groove Storytime | Ages 4 and under

November 14, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM @ Activity Room

Move & Groove Storytime is a drop in program for children of various ages (4 and under) and their caregivers. Listen to fun stories, sing, and move around in this fast-paced Storytime perfect for young children who learn best when their brains and their bodies are active. Following the program, families are invited to socialize and play with the library’s collection of toys

CANCELLED: Mamasteph Concert

November 16, 2019, 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM

Mamasteph has been postponed to Saturday, December 14 at 9:30. We apologize for cancelling her November performance and hope you can join us at this new time.

Read-to-a-Dog: Salty (a Chihuahua) and his partner Christina, are our listeners today

November 16, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ Children's Department

Our Read to a Dog program provides a supportive environment to practice reading! Reading to trained therapy dogs helps develop literacy skills and builds confidence and self-esteem. Our canine friends are all wonderful, patient listeners who are looking forward to reading with you!

The program takes place each Saturday morning from 10:30-11:30. Reading sessions last 15 minutes and are for children ages 5 and up. Please reserve a spot by calling the Children's Department at 781-741-1405 ext. 1403.

We hope you can join us! Our listening teams are looking forward to reading with you!

Preschool Storytime | Ages 3-5

November 18, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM @ Activity Room

Children and their caregivers will listen to engaging books, hear some music, sing songs and make a fun craft, all while making new friends in a welcoming setting. This energetic drop-in storytime builds language and literacy skills.

Stories & Snacks | Ages 5-8

November 18, 2019, 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM @ Activity Room

Stories & Snacks is a drop in program for school age children and their families. Participants will listen to stories while enjoying an afterschool snack (provided by the library) and then make a fun craft to take home.

Book Group for 4th & 5th Grade students | Book #1 Bounders by Monica Tesler

November 19, 2019, 5:30 PM - 6:30 PM @ Activity Room

Bounders is the first book in a science fiction series by local author Monica Tesler. "Twelve-year-old Jasper and his friends are the first group of cadets, called Bounders, to be trained as astronauts who use new spaceships to teleport, but soon are forced to go up against an alien society seeking revenge for stealing this brain-sync technology".
Book Group is for 4th and 5th grade students. Registration is not required. Read the book, invite a friend and join us for an engaging discussion.

Books for Babies | Ages 0 to 14 months

November 20, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM @ Activity Room

Books, Bounces, and rhythmic activity ensure that this engaging Storytime for babies (0 to 14 months) and their caregivers is the perfect environment for building your baby’s foundation for lifelong reading. Babies will be introduced to familiar rhymes and songs as well as the opportunity to mingle with other babies and their caregivers. Following the program, families are invited to socialize and play with the library’s collection of toys.

Move & Groove Storytime | Ages 4 and under

November 21, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM @ Activity Room

Move & Groove Storytime is a drop in program for children of various ages (4 and under) and their caregivers. Listen to fun stories, sing, and move around in this fast-paced Storytime perfect for young children who learn best when their brains and their bodies are active. Following the program, families are invited to socialize and play with the library’s collection of toys

Read-to-a-Dog: Boo (a Shih Tzu) and his partner Toni, are our listeners today.

November 23, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ Children's Department

Our Read to a Dog program provides a supportive environment to practice reading! Reading to trained therapy dogs helps develop literacy skills and builds confidence and self-esteem. Our canine friends are all wonderful, patient listeners who are looking forward to reading with you!

The program takes place each Saturday morning from 10:30-11:30. Reading sessions last 15 minutes and are for children ages 5 and up. Please reserve a spot by calling the Children's Department at 781-741-1405 ext. 1403.

We hope you can join us! Our listening teams are looking forward to reading with you!

Preschool Storytime | Ages 3-5

November 25, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM @ Activity Room

Children and their caregivers will listen to engaging books, hear some music, sing songs and make a fun craft, all while making new friends in a welcoming setting. This energetic drop-in storytime builds language and literacy skills.

Stories & Snacks | Ages 5-8

November 25, 2019, 3:45 PM - 4:30 PM @ Activity Room

Stories & Snacks is a drop in program for school age children and their families. Participants will listen to stories while enjoying an afterschool snack (provided by the library) and then make a fun craft to take home.

Special Toddler Storytime: Includes Dance Along with Tracy | Ages 14 months to 3 years

November 26, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM @ Whiton Room

Storytime AND Dance! A fun morning that combines stories with Mary Ellen followed by Songs and Dance with Tracy Durso from Dance Along. Children and caregivers will be listening, singing and dancing in this lively class.

Books for Babies | Ages 0 to 14 months

November 27, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:15 AM @ Activity Room

Books, Bounces, and rhythmic activity ensure that this engaging Storytime for babies (0 to 14 months) and their caregivers is the perfect environment for building your baby’s foundation for lifelong reading. Babies will be introduced to familiar rhymes and songs as well as the opportunity to mingle with other babies and their caregivers. Following the program, families are invited to socialize and play with the library’s collection of toys.

Read-to-a-Dog: Hope (a Cocker Spaniel) and Lynn, are our listeners today

November 30, 2019, 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM @ Children's Department

Our Read to a Dog program provides a supportive environment to practice reading! Reading to trained therapy dogs helps develop literacy skills and builds confidence and self-esteem. Our canine friends are all wonderful, patient listeners who are looking forward to reading with you!

The program takes place each Saturday morning from 10:30-11:30. Reading sessions last 15 minutes and are for children ages 5 and up. Please reserve a spot by calling the Children's Department at 781-741-1405 ext. 1403.

We hope you can join us! Our listening teams are looking forward to reading with you!

Fandom Wednesdays!

November 13, 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM @ Activity Room

Teens entering Grade 6 and up are invited to join the HPL for Fandom Wednesdays. Whether you're an anime fan, a Lord of the Rings enthusiast, or super into K-pop, Fandom Wednesdays is the place for you! We'll have snacks, crafts, and talk about our favorite fandoms with each other. Look out for special themes in later Fandom Wednesdays!

Teen Advisory Board

November 20, 2019, 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM @ Activity Room

Join the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) at the Hingham Public Library! We want to hear what YOU have to say! We usually meet two Wednesdays a month at 6:30 (check our calendar for the next meeting date!), and new members are always welcome. Earn community service hours, have fun, and help the library plan teen offerings! All young adults aged 12 + up welcome. No registration required. Please call or email the children's department for more information.

Just Dance Club

November 23, 2019, 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM @ Activity Room

All teens in middle and high school invited to join us for Just Dance Club! Start your Saturday off right - we'll put on some just dance video and dance our way into the weekend and eat some breakfast treats. Be there - it'll be electric!

Magic: The Gathering!

November 23, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM @ Activity Room

For teens only in grade 6 and up. Looking for someone to play Magic: The Gathering with? Look no further! Come spend the afternoon playing a great game and making new friends! Magic newbies, beginners, and experts all welcome! There will be snacks. No registration necessary.