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Warren Carter, Board of Library Trustees After twenty eight years in banking and capital markets and residency in Louisville, New York, London, and Washington DC, Warren moved into the slower pace of private education and managing a retail wine shop in rural Northwest Connecticut....

Shannon Isaacs – Building and Land Use As a Hopkinton employee for the past decade in the Building and Land Use Department, Shannon spends much of her time working with both residents and contractors as they navigate the sometimes daunting task of home renovations....

Caitlin Pletcher, Teen Volunteer Caitlin is a 16-year-old girl who loves reading all types of books, from romance to thrillers to graphic novels and everything in between!  She volunteers at the library and has been coming here as long as she can remember (she’s...

Ian Richardson & Ashleigh McKoy As a newer addition to the Hopkinton community, Ian works in both the Human Resources and Town Clerk departments. In this position, no two days are the same as he supports day-to-day personnel functions, onboarding, and administrative processes on...

Today, May 26, is officially recognized as World Dracula Day, honoring the publication of Bram Stoker’s legendary novel Dracula in 1897. More than a century later, Dracula remains one of the most influential figures in horror, gothic culture, cinema, and dark literature. What makes...

Check Out What’s Arriving On Our Shelves in June… Place Your Holds Now and Avoid the Wait! Visit Our Homepage to Access These Lists JUNE 2026 LIBRARY READS TITLES JUNE 2026 ADULT FICTION TITLES JUNE 2026 LARGE PRINT TITLES JUNE 2026 DOWNLOADABLE TITLES

Library Reads is a highly popular monthly list of top ten recommended books for adults, entirely chosen and voted on by public library staff across the United States. For the month of June, those titles are: TOP PICK Maggie O’Farren. Land: A Novel (Knopf)...

Jeanne-Marie Crede – Library Patron Our Guest Librarian this month is a library patron, Jeanne-Marie Crede.  Jeanne-Marie and her husband moved to Hopkinton almost six years ago and one of the first things she did was get a library card.  She is a life-long...

Today is National Library Workers Day, a time to recognize library professionals for their expertise and leadership skills in transforming lives and communities through education and lifelong learning. Public library workers serve as community compasses that lead users to endless opportunities for engagement, enrichment,...

March 31, 1925 On March 31, 1925, short story writer and novelist Flannery O’Connor was born. O’Connor was born in Savannah Georgia to Edward Francis O’Connor, a real estate agent, and Regina Cline. In 1940, the family moved to Milledgeville, Georgi, where her father...