The SPL now has a Library Social Worker to assist the Community in accessing a number of resources.

Follow the link to learn more and schedule appointments -- now open for 2025!

Massachusetts has a thriving zine scene, and this April, you’re invited to check out as many zine libraries in the Greater Boston area as you can! Visit all participating libraries to complete your Zine Library Crawl passport for the opportunity to win prizes!

Celebrate Poetry Month and stop by the Library to share some poetry! Bring and read your own poetry or a work by another poet.

Registration encouraged.

The Poop Museum is coming to the East Branch! Join us to learn lots of fun and fabulous facts about poop. 

This is an evening event for families,  suggested age 5+.

Come check out the SPL’s board game collection at our Board Game Café! Whether you want to play an old favorite or learn something new, we’ve got you covered.

Join us, as we chat with author Shannon Reed about her book, Why We Read: On Bookworms, Libraries, and Just One Page Before Lights Out.  

Why DO we read? What compels us to? What holds our attention? How many of us remember reading by a flashlight after hours? Shannon will have the scoop and will be answering lots of our questions!

Congratulate this year's Book Publishing Program at West authors by coming to their book launch party! The ten authors, age 10-17, will read from their works and take questions from the audience.

Join the West Branch Library for a series of films with a focus on how film can impact the world. This series will highlight diverse filmmakers and viewpoints with a discussion from local film scholar Daniel Moore.

Join for a casual discussion with snacks and refreshments provided. Everyone is welcome, whether you have already made the switch to heat pumps, high efficiency electric appliances, renewable energy, and/or EVs; or if you are curious about what "electrification" means in the first place!

Join local yoga teacher, Jenn Falk, for a 5 week lunch-hour series that will aim to gently support the body and spirit through the seasonal transition.