Bad Art, Star Party, Book Sale and More Coming to Hamilton-Wenham Library

Hamilton, MA - March is more than half over, but the Hamilton-Wenham Regional Library still has a stacked calendar for the remainder of the month, including a book sale, stargazing, and a visit from the Museum of Bad Art to kick off April.

Here's what the folks at the library think you need to know about for the coming weeks:

Booksale! Booksale! Booksale! Saturday, March 19, 9:00-3:00. Bargains galore, all sorted by genre and format! Friday is the Friends Member preview sale 6:00-8:00 PM, you can join at the door if you aren’t a current member. Saturday is the public sale: 9:00-3:00. The sale continues on Monday through Wednesday, regular library hours 10:00-8:00, Thursday is the 'bag' day finale: 10:00-8:00.

Celebrate Tolkien Reading Day Friday, March 25, 12:00-3:00 Join us for a Lord of the Rings inspired open studio. Create a letter, picture, or card with feather quill pens. Try your hand at writing in Elvish, or calligraphy like a hobbit! This program is open to all ages and is offered free of charge.

Make Your Own Video Game Saturday, March 26, 10:30-12:30. Presented by the Rhode Island Computer Museum learning team, the program will include an exhibit on “Historic Video Games”. The exhibit aims to explain the
impact of Early Video Games and then teach the MIT developed youth program “Scratch”. Scratch is a computer program developed to teach software coding and allows you to create your own video game sample. For ages 11+,
space is limited, registration is required. Sign-up at the Reference desk on the 2nd floor, or call the Library at 978-468-5577.

Coding with Minecraft Workshop Saturday, March 26, 1:30-3:30. Calling all crafters! Learn how to summon lightning bolts with a bow and arrow or build giant rainbows in the Minecraft world with code! Spawn farm animals or monsters instantly and have fun "modding" your world. This workshop introduces coding concepts by showing workshop participants how to build or change (e.g. mod) the game using the Javascript or Python programming
language. The set-up is easy for beginners, challenging for experienced gamers and fun for everyone. For ages 11+, space is limited, registration is required. Sign-up at the Reference desk on the 2nd floor, or call the Library at 978-468-5577.

Star Party with the North Shore Amateur Astronomy Club Thursday, March 31, 7:00-5:00. The NSAAC will give a short astronomy presentation in our large meeting room, followed by astronomy-related crafts & games, and observation of the night sky through club telescopes on the field behind the library. The evening will also feature the library's new lending telescope, now open for reservations. This program is for all ages, though best for elementary school age to adult.

A Visit From the Museum of Bad Art Friday, April 1 at 10:30. “The Museum of Bad Art collects and exhibits original art in which 'something has gone wrong'. The collection ranges from the work of talented artists that have gone awry to works of exuberant execution by artists barely in control of the brush." Louise Sacco is the Permanent Acting Interim Executive Director of the MOBA. Sacco will describe the thinking behind the museum, their selection criteria, and its relationship to the artists. She will have slides of many of the MOBA's masterpieces and will even bring along actual pieces from the collection. Free and open to the public, funded by the Friends.