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SUMMARY:Virtual - Historical Fiction Book Recs with Bestselling Author\, Ja
 ne Healey
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 10\, 2026 6:30—7:00 PM\nOnline - Zoom\n**P
 LEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Regist
 rants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**\n\nLove 
 Historical Fiction but not sure what to read next? Join bestselling author
 \, Jane Healey (and Ashland fave!)\, monthly for 30 minutes of pure book r
 ecommendations - the best of historical fiction out there! We're sure you'
 ll find something to like from Jane's many enthusiastic reviews.\n\nRegist
 er directly on Zoom HERE. You can sign up for one session or for all!\n\nJ
 ane Healey is the author of The Beantown Girls\, a Washington Post and Ama
 zon Charts bestseller\, The Secret Stealers\, which was an Amazon First Re
 ads Editor’s Pick and a Historical Novel Society’s Editors’ Choice\,
  and her debut\, The Saturday Evening Girls Club. Goodnight from Paris wa
 s her novel from Lake Union Publishing and her most recent release\, The W
 omen of Arlington Hall has been getting rave reviews. Jane is also the hos
 t of Historical Happy Hour\, a monthly webinar and podcast featuring inter
 views with premier historical fiction authors and their latest novels. She
  and her family lives outside Boston. We can't wait to hear what Jane will
  be recommending - be ready for your TBR pile to fall over!\n\nBusy signed
  books by Jane from Bookends!\nWe'll send out a list of all recommendation
 s for those who register. We will also be recording our meetings and uploa
 ding them to our YouTube Channel.\n\nPlease register for this event and yo
 u'll receive the link in the confirmation and reminder emails - make sure 
 to check your spam folder for them\, the email will be coming from Zoom.\n
 \nThis program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library a
 nd is in collaboration with a multitude of MA and NH libraries.\n\nSign up
  for our Ashland Public Library Newsletters!\nReturn to main calendar
LOCATION:Ashland
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/ashland/events/virtual-historical-fic
 tion-book-recs-with-bestselling-author-jane-healey-2026-11-10?utm_source=i
 cs&utm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:In Person - Mystery Book Club: The Searcher by Tana French *For Adu
 lts Only
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, November 13\, 2026 12:00—1:00 PM\nCheever Conference
  Room\nAshland Public Library\n66 Front St\, Ashland\, MA\, 01721\nMystery
  and Thriller readers\, this is for you! Please join us for our Mystery Bo
 ok Club on the second Friday of the month.\n\nFeel free to bring a lunch o
 r snack to enjoy during our discussion group - just make sure it is someth
 ing you like as Board of Health regulations prohibit any lunchtime trades.
  :-)\n\n"Cal Hooper thought a fixer-upper in a bucolic Irish village would
  be the perfect escape. After twenty-five years in the Chicago police forc
 e and a bruising divorce\, he just wants to build a new life in a pretty s
 pot with a good pub where nothing much happens. But when a local kid whose
  brother has gone missing arm-twists him into investigating\, Cal uncovers
  layers of darkness beneath his picturesque retreat\, and starts to realiz
 e that even small towns shelter dangerous secrets"-- Provided by publisher
 .\nWe'll have some copies of the book at the library or you can order it f
 rom our online catalog for suggestions and check availability. When you ch
 eck our\, don't forget to mention the book club date of 11/13 to update th
 e due date.\n\nRegistration is encouraged but not required. If registered\
 , you will get a reminder email two days in advance of the event.\nSign up
  for our Ashland Public Library Newsletters!\n\nReturn to main calendar.\n
 Register online between 10/9/2026 1:00 PM and 11/13/2026 11:00 AM.
LOCATION:Ashland Public Library\, 66 Front St\, Ashland\, MA\, 01721\, Ashl
 and
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/ashland/ashland-public-library/in-per
 son-mystery-book-club-the-searcher-by-tana-french-for-adults-only-2026-11-
 13?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:Virtual - "Little Mister Victory" with Author and Historian David K
 ruh
DESCRIPTION:Monday\, November 16\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nOnline - Zoom\n**PL
 EASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registr
 ants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**  \nJoin
  us for a talk with one of our favorite speakers\, David Kruh\, on his new
  book "Little Mister Victory: A Daughter's Search for the Woman Who Abando
 ned Her Father on VJ Day\, co-written by Tina Drzal. Little Mister Victory
  is the story of Tina's decades-long search for the woman who abandoned h
 er father on VJ Day. Using cutting-edge DNA analysis and good-old-fashione
 d detective work (burrowing into newspaper archives\, ecclesiastic and gov
 ernment documents) David and Tina found the mother\, along with a surprise
 \; abandoning her newborn baby was not the most shocking act of her life.\
 nRegister directly on Zoom HERE.\nRECORDING NOTE: This program will be rec
 orded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 48 hour
 s of the program. \nAbout the Author:\nLittle Mister Victory is David's s
 ixth published book. Along with dozens of columns and articles in local ne
 wspapers and national magzines\, his other work includes two books on Bost
 on's Scollay Square and the building of Route 128\, as well as a musical a
 bout the Boston Red Sox so-called Curse (which he says may have returned.)
 \nPlease register for this event and you'll receive the link in the confir
 mation and reminder emails - make sure to check your spam folder for them\
 , the email will be coming from Zoom.\nThis program is sponsored by the Fr
 iends of the Ashland Public Library and we're thrilled to be collaboratin
 g with a multitude of MA Libraries to bring this program to our communitie
 s.\nSign up for our Ashland Public Library Newsletters!\nReturn to main ca
 lendar
LOCATION:Ashland
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/ashland/events/virtual-little-mister-
 victory-with-author-and-historian-david-kruh-2026-11-16?utm_source=ics&utm
 _medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261117T220000Z
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SUMMARY:In Person - Cook Book Club: "The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen" b
 y Sean Sherman
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, November 17\, 2026 5:00—6:00 PM\nCheever Conference
  Room\nAshland Public Library\n66 Front St\, Ashland\, MA\, 01721\nWe're s
 o excited about our Cookbook Club at the Ashland Public Library! For this 
 month's meeting\, we are picking recipes from "The Sioux Chef's Indigenous
  Kitchen" by Sean Sherman.\nSynopsis: \n"Here is real food--our indigeno
 us American fruits and vegetables\, the wild and foraged ingredients\, gam
 e and fish. Locally sourced\, seasonal\, "clean" ingredients and nose-to-t
 ail cooking are nothing new to Sean Sherman\, the Oglala Lakota chef and f
 ounder of The Sioux Chef. In his breakout book\, The Sioux Chef's Indigeno
 us Kitchen\, Sherman shares his approach to creating boldly seasoned foods
  that are vibrant\, healthful\, at once elegant and easy. Sherman dispels 
 outdated notions of Native American fare--no fry bread or Indian tacos her
 e--and no European staples such as wheat flour\, dairy products\, sugar\, 
 and domestic pork and beef. The Sioux Chef's healthful plates embrace veni
 son and rabbit\, river and lake trout\, duck and quail\, wild turkey\, blu
 eberries\, sage\, sumac\, timpsula or wild turnip\, plums\, purslane\, and
  abundant wildflowers. Contemporary and authentic\, his dishes feature ced
 ar braised bison\, griddled wild rice cakes\, amaranth crackers with smoke
 d white bean paste\, three sisters salad\, deviled duck eggs\, smoked turk
 ey soup\, dried meats\, roasted corn sorbet\, and hazelnut-maple bites. Th
 e Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen is a rich education and a delectable int
 roduction to modern indigenous cuisine of the Dakota and Minnesota territo
 ries\, with a vision and approach to food that travels well beyond those b
 orders"\nPlease register so we know how much cutlery to have on hand.\n\nH
 ow it works:\nGet the book from the library or order it from the library c
 atalog. (If you can't find this book\, please use any recipe you can find 
 that adheres to the theme.)\nPick a recipe from "The Sioux Chef's Indigeno
 us Kitchen".\nMake enough to share & swap (for about 10 people) and bring 
 your own serving utensils.\nCome to the library and be prepared to eat\, s
 hare\, chat\, and connect over food.\nWe'll be talking about what you like
 d or didn't like about the recipe\, how you picked your recipe\, and if yo
 u modified it at all. \nPer the Public Health Department:\nThis is a potl
 uck event\, the food is donated and shared\, it does not come from a licen
 sed kitchen.\nThe library is not liable for allergies but all cooks are en
 couraged to bring an ingredient card with their food so we can be aware of
  allergens.\nAttendees must contribute to participate.\nDisclaimer:\nWe ca
 nnot guarantee that there will be gluten free or vegetarian/vegan options 
 as attendees will choose the dishes they will make. We will\, though\, hav
 e individual meetings that focus on various topics that may feature these 
 kinds of choices.\nSign up for our Ashland Public Library Newsletters!\nRe
 turn to main calendar\nRegister online between 11/1/2024 9:00 AM and 11/17
 /2026 6:00 PM.
LOCATION:Ashland Public Library\, 66 Front St\, Ashland\, MA\, 01721\, Ashl
 and
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/ashland/ashland-public-library/in-per
 son-cook-book-club-the-sioux-chefs-indigenous-kitchen-by-sean-sherman-2026
 -11-17?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:In Person - Bio/Memoir Book Club: "Measure of a Man" by Martin Gree
 nfield
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 11:00 AM—12:00 PM\nCheever Con
 ference Room\nAshland Public Library\n66 Front St\, Ashland\, MA\, 01721\n
 Join the conversation as we discuss Measure of a Man: From Auschwitz Survi
 vor to Presidents' Tailor\, "the inspiring story of a man who has been cal
 led "America's greatest living tailor" and "the most interesting man in th
 e world."\nTaken from his Czechoslovakian home at age fifteen and transpor
 ted to the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz with his family\, Martin G
 reenfield came face to face with "Angel of Death" Dr. Joseph Mengele and w
 as divided forever from his parents\, sisters\, and baby brother. In haunt
 ing\, powerful prose\, Greenfield remembers his desperation and fear as a 
 teenager alone in the death camp and how an SS soldier's shirt dramaticall
 y altered the course of his life. He learned how to sew\; and when he bega
 n wearing the shirt under his prisoner uniform\, he learned that clothes p
 ossess great power and could even help save his life.\nMeasure of a Man is
  the story of a man who suffered unimaginable horror and emerged with a dr
 eam of success. From sweeping floors at a New York clothing factory to fou
 nding America’s premier custom suit company\, Greenfield built a fashion
  empire. Now 86 years old and working with his sons\, Greenfield has dress
 ed the famous and powerful of D.C. and Hollywood\, including Presidents Dw
 ight Eisenhower\, Bill Clinton\, and Barack Obama\, celebrities Paul Newma
 n\, Leonardo DiCaprio\, and Jimmy Fallon\, and the stars of Martin Scorses
 e's films.\nWritten with soul-baring honesty and\, at times\, a wry sense 
 of humor\, Measure of a Man is a memoir unlike any other\; one that will i
 nspire hope and renew faith in the resilience of man."\nWe'll have copies 
 of the book at the library for you to borrow or you can order it from our 
 online catalog.\nSign up for our Ashland Public Library Newsletters!\nRetu
 rn to Main Calendar
LOCATION:Ashland Public Library\, 66 Front St\, Ashland\, MA\, 01721\, Ashl
 and
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/ashland/ashland-public-library/in-per
 son-bio-memoir-book-club-measure-of-a-man-by-martin-greenfield-2026-11-18?
 utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:Virtual: SciFi Book Recommendations with Author Elizabeth Bear
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, November 18\, 2026 7:00—7:30 PM\nOnline - Zoom\n*
 *PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Regi
 strants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**\nLove 
 SciFi but not sure what to read next? Join bestselling author\, Elizabeth 
 Bear\, quarterly for 30 minutes of pure book recommendations - the best of
  Science Fiction books out there (out there - see what we did there? :)! W
 e're sure you'll find something to like from Bear's many enthusiastic revi
 ews.\nRegister directly on Zoom HERE. You can sign up for one session or f
 or all!\n\nElizabeth Bear was born on the same day as Frodo and Bilbo Bagg
 ins\, but in a different year.\nShe is the Hugo\, Sturgeon\, Locus\, and A
 stounding Award winning author of dozens of novels\; over a hundred short 
 stories\; and a number of essays\, nonfiction\, and opinion pieces for mar
 kets as diverse as Popular Mechanics and The Washington Post.\nShe lives i
 n the Happy Valley of Massachusetts with her spouse\, writer Scott Lynch.
  \nYou can buy signed books by Elizabeth from Odyssey Books!\nWe'll send 
 out a list of all recommendations for those who register. We will also be 
 recording our meetings and uploading them to our YouTube Channel.\nPlease 
 register for this event and you'll receive the link in the confirmation an
 d reminder emails - make sure to check your spam folder for them\, the ema
 il will be coming from Zoom.\n\nThis program is sponsored by the Friends o
 f the Ashland Public Library and is in collaboration with a multitude of M
 A and NH libraries. We are thrilled to be partnering with the Ashland Seni
 or Center for this event.\nSign up for our Ashland Public Library Newslett
 ers!\n\nReturn to main calendar
LOCATION:Ashland
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/ashland/events/virtual-scifi-book-rec
 ommendations-with-author-elizabeth-bear-2026-11-18?utm_source=ics&utm_medi
 um=referral
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DTSTART:20261201T160000Z
DTEND:20261201T170000Z
SUMMARY:In Person - Front Street Readers Book Club: Read "December '41"
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 1\, 2026 11:00 AM—12:30 PM\nCheever Confer
 ence Room\nAshland Public Library\n66 Front St\, Ashland\, MA\, 01721\nCom
 e join the long running Front Street Readers Book Club virtually for a dis
 cussion of December '41 by William Martin.\nPlease register for this even
 t. Once you register you will receive the confirmation and reminder emails
 .\nSynopsis: \nIn December '41\, Martin takes us on the ultimate manhunt\
 , a desperate chase from Los Angeles to Washington\, D. C.\, in the first 
 weeks of the Second World War. On the day after Pearl Harbor\, shocked Ame
 ricans gather around their radios to hear Franklin Roosevelt declare war. 
 In Los Angeles\, a German agent named Martin Browning is planning to kill 
 FDR on the night he lights the National Christmas Tree. Who will stop him?
  Relentless FBI Agent Frank Carter? Kevin Cusack\, a Hollywood script read
 er who also spies on the German Bund of Los Angeles\, and becomes a suspec
 t himself? Or Vivian Hopewell\, the aspiring actress who signs on to play 
 Martin Browning's wife and cannot help but fall in love with him? The cloc
 k is ticking. The tracks are laid. The train of narrow escapes\, mistaken 
 identities\, and shocking deaths is right on schedule. It's a thrilling ri
 de that will sweep you from the back lots of Hollywood to the speeding Sup
 er Chief to that solemn Christmas Eve\, when twenty thousand people gather
  on the South Lawn of the White House and the lives of Franklin Roosevelt 
 and his surprise guest\, Winston Churchill\, hang in the balance.\nWe'll h
 ave some copies of the book at the library or you can order it from our on
 line catalog.\n\nSign up for our Ashland Public Library Newsletters!\nRetu
 rn to main calendar\nRegister online between 6/30/2025 9:00 AM and 12/1/20
 26 11:00 AM.
LOCATION:Ashland Public Library\, 66 Front St\, Ashland\, MA\, 01721\, Ashl
 and
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/ashland/ashland-public-library/in-per
 son-front-street-readers-book-club-read-december-41-2026-12-01?utm_source=
 ics&utm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:VIRTUAL - Romance Book Club: Read a Holiday (ANY Holiday) Romance
DESCRIPTION:Thursday\, December 3\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nOnline - Zoom\n**P
 LEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Regist
 ration is required and you will receive the zoom link in the confirmation 
 and reminder emails.** \nWe love our Romance Book Club! This month we are
  focusing on Holiday Romances. Pick a romance novel involving any holiday 
 - Christmas\, Diwali\, Hannukah\, Halloween\, Groundhog's Day etc. We real
 ly mean it - choose ANY holiday you wish! Whatever you pick\, come ready t
 o discuss\, share and add some titles to your TBR pile! \nOur book club w
 ill be moderated by romance author\, Beth Lisogorsky: Beth is a Xennial ro
 mance writer who believes the best stories make you laugh\, cry\, and imme
 diately text someone about them. She's also a seasoned TV and film reviewe
 r & recommender. \nHer debut workplace romance So This Is Happening is se
 t to release in 2027. Pre-order it here. You can find Beth's TV and Film r
 eviews on Substack at YOU NEED TO WATCH THIS!\nWe'll have a variety of bo
 oks you can choose from at the library or you can browse our online catalo
 g. \nThis is a VIRTUAL event. Please register for this event and you'll r
 eceive the link in the confirmation and reminder emails - make sure to che
 ck your spam folder for them\, they will be coming from ashlandprograms@mi
 nlib.net.\nSign up for our Ashland Public Library Newsletters!\nReturn to 
 main calendar\nRegister online between 11/1/2024 9:00 AM and 12/3/2026 6:3
 0 PM.
LOCATION:Ashland
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/ashland/events/virtual-romance-book-c
 lub-read-a-holiday-any-holiday-romance-2026-12-03?utm_source=ics&utm_mediu
 m=referral
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DTSTART:20261208T160000Z
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SUMMARY:In Person - Historical Fiction Book Club: "Enchantress of Numbers" 
 by Jennifer Chiaverini
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 8\, 2026 11:00 AM—12:00 PM\nCheever Confer
 ence Room\nAshland Public Library\n66 Front St\, Ashland\, MA\, 01721\nJoi
 n the conversation as we discuss Enchantress Of Numbers\, "the fascinating
  life of Ada Byron King\, Countess of Lovelace - Lord Byron's daughter\, t
 he world's first computer programmer\, and a woman whose exceptional contr
 ibutions to science and technology have been too long unsung.\nThe only le
 gitimate child of Lord Byron\, the most brilliant\, revered\, and scandalo
 us of the Romantic poets\, Ada was destined for fame long before her birth
 . Estranged from Ada's father\, who was infamously "mad\, bad\, and danger
 ous to know"\, Ada's mathematician mother is determined to save her only c
 hild from her perilous Byron heritage. Banishing fairy tales and make-beli
 eve from the nursery\, Ada's mother provides her daughter with a rigorous 
 education grounded in mathematics and science. Any troubling spark of imag
 ination - or\, worse yet\, passion or poetry - is promptly extinguished. O
 r so her mother believes.\nWhen Ada is introduced into London society as a
  highly eligible young heiress\, she at last discovers the intellectual an
 d social circles she has craved all her life. Little does she realize that
  her delightful new friendship with inventor Charles Babbage will shape he
 r destiny. Intrigued by the prototype of his first calculating machine\, t
 he Difference Engine\, and enthralled by the plans for his even more advan
 ced Analytical Engine\, Ada resolves to help Babbage realize his extraordi
 nary vision\, unique in her understanding of how his invention could trans
 form the world. All the while\, she passionately studies mathematics - ign
 oring skeptics who consider it an unusual\, even unhealthy pursuit for a w
 oman - falls in love\, discovers the shocking secrets behind her parents' 
 estrangement\, and comes to terms with the unquenchable fire of her imagin
 ation.\nIn Enchantress of Numbers\, New York Times best-selling author Jen
 nifer Chiaverini unveils the passions\, dreams\, and insatiable thirst for
  knowledge of a largely unheralded pioneer in computing - a young woman wh
 o stepped out of her father's shadow to achieve her own laurels and champi
 on the new technology that would shape the future."\nWe'll have copies of 
 the book at the library for you to borrow or you can order it from our onl
 ine catalog.\n\nSign up for our Ashland Public Library Newsletters!\n\nRet
 urn to Main Calendar\nRegister online between 7/24/2026 9:00 AM and 11/10/
 2026 11:00 AM.
LOCATION:Ashland Public Library\, 66 Front St\, Ashland\, MA\, 01721\, Ashl
 and
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/ashland/ashland-public-library/in-per
 son-historical-fiction-book-club-enchantress-of-numbers-by-jennifer-chiave
 -2026-12-08?utm_source=ics&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261208T233000Z
DTEND:20261209T003000Z
SUMMARY:Virtual - Historical Fiction Book Recs with Bestselling Author\, Ja
 ne Healey
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 8\, 2026 6:30—7:00 PM\nOnline - Zoom\n**PL
 EASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registr
 ants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**\n\nLove H
 istorical Fiction but not sure what to read next? Join bestselling author\
 , Jane Healey (and Ashland fave!)\, monthly for 30 minutes of pure book re
 commendations - the best of historical fiction out there! We're sure you'l
 l find something to like from Jane's many enthusiastic reviews.\n\nRegiste
 r directly on Zoom HERE. You can sign up for one session or for all!\n\nJa
 ne Healey is the author of The Beantown Girls\, a Washington Post and Amaz
 on Charts bestseller\, The Secret Stealers\, which was an Amazon First Rea
 ds Editor’s Pick and a Historical Novel Society’s Editors’ Choice\, 
 and her debut\, The Saturday Evening Girls Club. Goodnight from Paris was
  her novel from Lake Union Publishing and her most recent release\, The Wo
 men of Arlington Hall has been getting rave reviews. Jane is also the host
  of Historical Happy Hour\, a monthly webinar and podcast featuring interv
 iews with premier historical fiction authors and their latest novels. She 
 and her family lives outside Boston. We can't wait to hear what Jane will 
 be recommending - be ready for your TBR pile to fall over!\n\nBusy signed 
 books by Jane from Bookends!\nWe'll send out a list of all recommendations
  for those who register. We will also be recording our meetings and upload
 ing them to our YouTube Channel.\n\nPlease register for this event and you
 'll receive the link in the confirmation and reminder emails - make sure t
 o check your spam folder for them\, the email will be coming from Zoom.\n\
 nThis program is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library an
 d is in collaboration with a multitude of MA and NH libraries.\n\nSign up 
 for our Ashland Public Library Newsletters!\nReturn to main calendar
LOCATION:Ashland
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/ashland/events/virtual-historical-fic
 tion-book-recs-with-bestselling-author-jane-healey-2026-12-08?utm_source=i
 cs&utm_medium=referral
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DTSTART:20261209T003000Z
DTEND:20261209T013000Z
SUMMARY:Virtual - Author Led Horror Book Club with Brian McAuley: "Candy Ca
 in Kills"
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday\, December 8\, 2026 7:30—8:30 PM\nOnline - Zoom\n**PL
 EASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Registr
 ants will receive a link to access the Zoom Meeting via email.**  \nWelc
 ome to our second virtual horror book club! We're excited to welcome autho
 r Brian McAuley who will be discussing his book "Candy Cain Kills" with pa
 rticipants - just in time for the holidays! Read the book and join us for 
 what\, we can only hope\, will be a raucous conversation. Bring your quest
 ions or just sit back and enjoy the conversation. \nThe discussion will b
 e moderated by our favorite horror bookstagrammer\, Jody Blanchette (@redr
 eadreviews). \nYou can buy signed books by Brian from Aesop's Fable (link
  coming soon).\nPlease Note that this program will NOT be recorded. \nAbo
 ut the book:\nOh what fun it is to DIE!\nWhen Austin’s parents drag him 
 and his little sister Fiona to a remote cottage for Christmas\, he’s les
 s than thrilled about the forced bonding exercise. But after learning that
  their holiday getaway was the site of a horrific crime\, this family on t
 he rocks will have to fight for their lives against a legendary killer… 
 because Candy Cain is slashing through the snow with a very long naughty l
 ist.\nAbout Brian: \nBrian grew up in Weird NJ on a steady diet of Gooseb
 umps books and Are You Afraid of the Dark? episodes. He received his BA in
  Screenwriting and Creative Writing from NYU’s Gallatin School of Indivi
 dualized Study before getting his MFA in Film from Columbia University.\nA
 s a WGA screenwriter\, Brian has written five films for the Lifetime Netwo
 rk in addition to writing and producing the award-winning thriller Dismiss
 ed for BoulderLight Pictures. He sold his TV series pitch Affliction to Sy
 fy Network in a pilot development deal and penned an episode of Fuller Hou
 se for Netflix.\nBrian’s debut novel Curse of the Reaper was named one o
 f the Best Horror Books of 2022 by Esquire. His 2023 Christmas horror nove
 lla Candy Cain Kills received praise from Booklist\, Library Journal\, and
  Kirkus Reviews\, leading to the 2024 sequel Candy Cain Kills Again: The S
 econd Slaying. \nHis new novel Breathe In\, Bleed Out was an instant USA 
 Today Bestseller\, a LibraryReads Pick\, and a Goodreads Choice Awards Nom
 inee. His short fiction and non-fiction have appeared in various magazines
  and anthologies.\nBrian teaches as a Clinical Assistant Professor of Scre
 enwriting at the Sidney Poitier New American Film School of Arizona State 
 University.\nWe'll have copies of Brian's book at the library or you can r
 eserve it from our catalog.  \nThis program is sponsored by the Friends 
 of the Ashland Public Library and is in collaboration with Jody's library
 \, The Eastford Public Library.\nSign up for our Ashland Public Library Ne
 wsletters!\nReturn to main calendar\nRegister online between 1/1/2025 9:00
  AM and 12/8/2026 8:15 PM.
LOCATION:Ashland
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/ashland/events/virtual-author-led-hor
 ror-book-club-with-brian-mcauley-candy-cain-kills-2026-12-08?utm_source=ic
 s&utm_medium=referral
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SUMMARY:Virtual - Romance Author Lauren Connolly Discusses "The Monster Hun
 ter's Librarian"
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday\, December 9\, 2026 7:00—8:00 PM\nOnline - Zoom\n**
 PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM. Regis
 trants will receive a link to access the Zoom Webinar via email.**  \nYo
 u all know we love romance AND we love monsters AND we love librarians so 
 we just had to invite Lauren to our virtual stage to discuss her newest bo
 ok\, "The Monster Hunter's Librarian"! Navigating the stacks of a sentient
  library\, as well as their simmering attraction to each other\, a librari
 an witch and a monster hunter team up to save a mystical world from destru
 ction. Who doesn't want to more about that?!!? We hope you can join us for
  this fun discussion. \nRegister directly on Zoom HERE.\nRECORDING NOTE:
  This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording
  via email within 48 hours of the program. \nBuy signed (by bookplate) bo
 oks by Lauren from Aesop's Fable. Just note in the comments that you'd lik
 e the books signed at checkout! \nBuy Signed Books by Lauren (link coming
  soon)\nAbout the Book:\nAs the newest hire at the Endless Library\, Bells
  Mortevue finally has access to magic again and a chance to prove that the
  daughter of criminal necromancers can be trusted with power—even if it
 ’s solely used to seek and sort books upon infinite shelves.\nExcept a c
 ertain monster hunter refuses to let Bells do her job.\nRhett Waltham does
 n’t want help. Not when revealing the truth of his research would be a d
 eath sentence for his ailing human father. Preparing to risk his own life 
 in a dangerous competition to save his dad\, Rhett does not have time for 
 a curious\, tantalizing librarian witch who asks too many questions.\nIt
 ’s clear the Library disagrees\, as the sentient space itself forces the
  two together. Bells warms to the grumpy hunter as she slowly earns his tr
 ust\, though she starts to suspect a sickness is stirring within the walls
  of the mystical dimension. And when a deadly magic threatens to consume t
 he entire Library—and the monster hunter’s librarian—Rhett won’t l
 et either of them go without a fight. \nAbout Lauren:\nLauren Connolly is
  an award-winning author of contemporary and magical romance stories. She
 ’s lived among mountains\, next to lakes\, and in imaginary worlds. Laur
 en can never seem to stay in one place for too long\, but trust that where
 ver she’s residing there is a dog who thinks he’s a troll\, twin cats 
 hiding in the couch\, and bookshelves bursting with stories written by the
  authors she loves. \nPlease register for this event and you'll receive t
 he link in the confirmation and reminder emails - make sure to check your 
 spam folder for them\, the email will be coming from Zoom.\nThis program i
 s sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library and we're thrill
 ed to be collaborating with a multitude of MA Libraries to bring this prog
 ram to our communities.\nSign up for our Ashland Public Library Newsletter
 s!\nReturn to main calendar
LOCATION:Ashland
URL:https://www.goingson.co/metrowest/ashland/events/virtual-romance-author
 -lauren-connolly-discusses-the-monster-hunters-librarian-2026-12-09?utm_so
 urce=ics&utm_medium=referral
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