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!

Find your next craft obsession at our craft supply swap! We’ll have gently used items for any kind of crafting. It will be the perfect chance to try out a new hobby. Not interested in new crafts, but have too many supplies? Clear out space in your craft cabinet by dropping some off starting on the 16th.

The Fantasy and Science Fiction Book Club is a monthly book club inviting patrons to read all things science fiction and fantasy. This will be the book club's inaugural meeting, and thereafter, the group will meet on the third Wednesday of each month. This month's book will be All Systems Red by Martha Wells.

Stop by the Library for some cozy winter poetry! The Somerville Public Library will be hosting an open mic night in the Central Library Auditorium. You're welcome to bring and read your own poetry or a work by another poet!

Registration is encouraged.

Puzzle fans; stop by the Central Library on Sunday afternoon with your old (gently used) puzzles and swap them out for ones you have not yet done!

We will also be holding a community challenge to see what how many puzzles our community can finish in 3 hours!

New or nervous readers are invited to practice and develop confidence by reading aloud to Waffles, a certified therapy dog, who will be a patient and non-judgmental audience!

This program is recommended for ages 4 through 11.

Dr. Katherine Ramsland recounts her most memorable interactions with serial killers over the course of her life, describing how it shaped her career in forensic psychology. A Pied Piper, two Coed Killers, a Candy Man’s handyman, and BTK, among others, have left their marks on her research and writing, both fiction and nonfiction.

Why not take a moment now to write that obit? Do it for yourself or do it for a friend! 

We’ll examine a variety of obituaries. We’ll discuss standard framework and structure. We’ll brainstorm big life highlights to include and, finally, we’ll scribble it all down. Participants will leave with a rough draft to polish.