Author: dcook

In July 1776, the Declaration of Independence was put into place, declaring that the colonies in the US would become independent states and no longer cooperate under British rule. Congress voted to declare independence on July 2nd and was announced two days later on...

Hopkinton Public Library’s Chat’n’Chew Book Club will not meet for two months over the summer. Our next gathering will be on September 18th. We meet in the Ellsworth room or virtually if you choose. Please register on the calendar at our website. This book...

Greetings lovers of summer. We are halfway through this year, can you believe it? Summer is upon us and many of you are looking ahead to some planned summer vacations. If you are a reader, you also consider what books to bring. I’ve got...

Welcome to the books our Chat’n’Chew book group discussed in May 2024. Hopefully, one book will appeal to you. Our next meeting is scheduled for June 26th from 12:30 to 2:00 in person in the Ellsworth Room. If you choose, you can also join...

Alice Munro 1931-2024 Alice Munro was a writer from Wingham, Ontario, Canada known for her short stories. She published thirteen collections of stories, one novel, and two volumes of Selected Stories. Alice Munro received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013; The Man Booker...

Welcome to the books our Chat’n’Chew book group discussed in April 2024. Hopefully, at least one book will appeal to you. Our next meeting is scheduled for May 15th from 12:30 to 2:00 in person in the Ellsworth Room. If you choose, you can...

Welcome to the books our Chat’n’Chew book group discussed in March 2024. Hopefully, there is at least one book here that will appeal to you. Our next meeting is scheduled for April 17th from 12:30-2:00. We will be meeting in person in the Ellsworth...

This month’s blog is an ode to public libraries and librarians. In Nikki Giovanni’s last stanza of her poem, My First Memory (of Librarians), she writes, “The welcoming smile of my librarian; The anticipation in my heart; All those books — another world —...

Welcome to the books our Chat’n’Chew book group discussed in February 2024. Hopefully, there is at least one book here that will appeal to you.  Whether it’s snowing or not, we will be meeting only virtually for our next meeting, on March 20th, 12:30-2:00,...

February is the shortest month… There is a lot to keep you busy throughout this cold winter that is just showing its force in New England. Who doesn’t crave a warm library chair with a book on your lap or a cozy spot near...