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BIG READ Keynote Speaker Michael M. Hughes and The Balance of Nature art exhibit

Join the Big Read community as we hear what author Michael M. Hughes has to say about the meaning of magic in Ursula LeGuin’s A Wizard of Earthsea. Hughes will give the keynote presentation of Attleboro’s 1ABC 2015 Big Read at the Attleboro Arts Museum on Friday, September, 18th at 7pm. Hughes lives in Baltimore, Maryland […]

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You Don’t Have to Wear a Cape to be a Hero – Celebrate Local Heroes with the APL!

Join the Attleboro Public Library on Thursday, August 13th at 6:30pm in the Marble Lobby, for an all-ages celebration of local heroes! Listen to brief presentations of how city departments and local agencies work to improve the lives of Attleboro residents; show your appreciation by stopping by and thanking our local heroes. See how YOU can […]

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The 2015 Big Read Committee Invites Attleboro to Use Its Imagination!

Imagination! According to Albert Einstein, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” Imagination plays a big role in this year’s celebration of The Big Read in Attleboro. The Big […]

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June highlights a variety of library collections

A new month means great new displays around the Attleboro Public Library. Please accept our invitation to tour all three floors of the library building. You’ll find books, magazines, videos and more, on a wide variety of subjects for readers of all ages. On the first floor, the ease and entertainment of audio books is […]

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