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Royalston, Massachusetts

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Gyroscope Rocket Launchers

July 23, 2009: Build gyroscope rocket launchers
Part of the Starship Adventure summer program series.

Spin Yarn from Fleece

July 16, 2009: Spinning Yarn from Fleece with Jill Horton Lyons
Part of the Starship Adventure summer program series.

Preschool Dance and Move

July 13, 2009: Dance and Move with Jenny Nano
Part of the Starship Adventure summer program series.

Preschool Puppet Show

May 18, 2009: The Gerwick Puppets perform Cinderella: A Woodland Fairy Princess
A variation on the classic in which goodness prevails! Performance used traditional hand puppets in a stage that looks like a tree. Generously funded by a grant from the Royalston Cultural Council.

Learn to write mystery short stories

March 22, 2009: Learn to write mystery short stories
We held a panel discussion entitled “New England Crime Story Collection Explores Back Roads and Dark Streets” by authors whose short stories appeared in Deadfall: Crime Stories by New England Writers. Local author, Kathy Chencharik, who not only has a story in the book but also produced the photograph that graces the cover, was among the authors on the panel.

Cross Culture Club visits Cameroon

March 12, 2009: Cross Culture Club visits Cameroon with Melanie Kamayou

Music for a Sunday Afternoon with Deb Nunes and Karl Kamp

March 8, 2009: Music for a Sunday Afternoon
Royalston musicians Carl Kamp and Deb Nunes performed classical guitar and piano music by a variety of composers, including Vivaldi, Guiliani, von Webber, Handel, and Carulli. This was a benefit to support our beautiful library. As always, delicious refreshments were served.

Cross Culture Club visits Finland

March 5, 2009: Cross Culture Club visits Finland with Maba Cauthen

Southwick Zoo at Town Hall

February 20, 2009: Southwick Zoo at Town Hall
On Friday, February 20th at 1:30 p.m. the ZooMobile from the Southwick Zoo pulled into the Town Hall bringing animals for an exciting and educational, and fun program. Participants learned about the animals and got a close look at each of them. Some of the animals included were tortoises, lizards, snakes, an alligator, a large parrot, a binturong, a kangaroo, a bush baby, an African porcupine, a chinchilla, a ferret, and hedgehogs. This free program was sponsored by the Friends of the Phinehas S. Newton Library and funded by a generous grant from the Royalston Cultural Council.

Art by Cindy Ross-Hamilton

February 2009: Art by Cynthia Ross-Hamilton