June Coffee House

Resident Tom DiBuono will be entertaining us with his acoustical guitar as we enjoy coffee and baked goods. This is the last coffee House before the summer break so join us as we celebrate a great season!

June 5, 6-7:30 pm, as always - FREE! Consider bringing a goodie to share, a donation and some friends!

June Book Discussion

NOTE: Date Change - moved to June 26.

Join us for the final book discussion before the summer break. We're reading the non-fiction story Into the Wild by John Krakauer. This book has recently made into a movie starring Sean Penn. Read it before watching the DVD!

Due to the Special and Annual Town Meetings on June 3 at 7pm, June Book Discussion has been scheduled for Thursday, June 26 at 7 pm at the Library.

New Trustees Elected

Welcome to our newest Trustees, Josephine Amato and Camilla Thompson. And a huge thank you to Bonnie Cunningham and Diane Parks for their many years of faithful service to the Hubbardston Library.

For More Information

Also, check out the Save Our Services web site for information and links

From Woods Memorial Library, Barre

Dear Hubbardston Residents,

My name is Stephanie Young, Acting director of the Woods Memorial Library in Barre. In January 2007 our library was declared uncertified by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. At this time I was a full time library assistant and experienced the hardship. Our library remained open and functioning but many consequences followed.

Once certification is lost, any library in Massachusetts by law can decide to revoke borrowing privileges from any resident in Hubbardston. The address alone will cause these privileges to be taken away, even if the resident has an existing account. There are no loop-holes. Our patrons were turned away from libraries they had been using for years, not always politely.

We do not own the amount of books larger libraries own, but we can borrow them though a service called inter-library-loan. Every certified library shares the resources they have. If your certification was lost and your library closed, this service would cease and resources will become non-existent. Every resident will be forced to buy their own resources or suffer without. A library actually saves every resident hundreds of dollars on books, movie rental fees, music and much more.

We have a patron who is house-bound, she uses CWMARS online database to order books and then has them sent to Barre so her husband can pick them up. She cannot walk to browse books but can browse from home, online. These books come from other libraries statewide. When certification was lost she was unable to use this service. Disabled people and elderly need these services.

Please remember our library remained open and we were still able to help our patrons as much as we could manage; not every resource could be borrowed. Many surrounding libraries would not lend to Barre residents. Our library had to be the main resource for the town without exceptions. It was daunting enough to be uncertified. If Hubbardston chooses to close the library the town will lose its main resource and certification. Library directors and trustees will ask, "If the residents don't want to support their own library, why should we support them?" Many will make policies denying any borrowing privileges to Hubbardston residents limiting a vast network of knowledge and literature.

I implore you to support your library’s budget. Do not let your town lose its cultural center or its literary resources.

Stephanie Young, Acting Director

Journal Making for All Ages

Saturday, May 31, 10 am - 12 noon. FREE! All materials will be provided. Feel free to bring your own photos or images. Call the Library to register.


Join Hubbardston artist and teacher Renee Malowitz in making your own personalized decoupage journal. Participants will look at journals of famous people and then cut, paste and make their own.


This is a hands-on, process oriented, multi generational, family friendly project. Journals can be used for recipes, nature journals, diary and more!


This program is supported in part by a grant from the (name of local cultural council), a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Young Illustrators Workshop

Hands-on Story & Art for ages 3-6 years. Three Tuesdays in May - 5/6, 5/13, & 5/20 form 3-3:45 pm. FREE! Register for one session or all three.

Resident Artist and Teacher Renee Malowitz will be leading the children in a workshop inspired by the books of Eric Carle and Lois Elbert. Young Artists will make their own Zoo animals, Very Hungry Caterpillars and Spring Gardens.

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Hubbardston Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.