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The Annual Library Carnival is Back!

It's bigger than ever thanks to some very generous sponsors.

Get ready for the fourth annual Shrewsbury Public Library carnival, returning next week – on Thursday June 27th!  Last year, over 650 residents attended what was the busiest event at the SPL all year!  This year’s lineup of events and attractions is the biggest we’ve ever had, thanks to some local sponsors who are going above and beyond to make sure this event is a hit!  This is an event for ALL ages, and we dare anyone to look at the list of attractions and not find at least one thing that sounds exciting to them!

Everything is FREE if you register for the free summer reading program for your age group (children, teens, or adults) which you can do the day of the event or in advance by visiting http://readsinma.org/shrewsbury.

Here is the schedule – spread the word!

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Doorbuster – The first 100 people to find the SELCO booth AFTER they are registered in the summer reading program will get a free admission ticket to Southwick’s Zoo – a $20 value!

Passport Challenge – 2:30PM to 6PM - Get stamps at different locations in the library, and enter your completed passport to win a $50 Dunkin’ Donuts giftcard!

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Game Booths for Kids -  2:30PM to 7PM (or when prizes run out)

Snacks for All Ages – 2:30PM to 6PM (or when food runs out)

Fortune Telling for Kids  – 2:30PM to 5PM

Magic Shows by Flippo – 3PM & 3:30PM

Silver Moon Gypsies Dance Show – 4:30PM

Finz (Mascot of the Worcester Sharks) Visit – 3PM to 4PM

Henna for Kids and Teens – 3:30PM to 5PM

Facepainting for Kids – 3:30PM to 5PM

Balloon Art by Blinkee – 4PM to 5:30PM

Family Concert by Davis Bates – 6PM to 7PM (register in advance to guarantee spot - space is limited)

Zentangle Workshop – 7PM to 9PM (register in advance to guarantee spot - space is limited)

Short Animated Film Fest – 7:30PM to 8:30PM

In addition to these great events, we are also excited to have as a part of this event an author’s showcase, featuring some amazing local writers.  This event will run from 4PM to 6PM.  Purchase their books and they will autograph them on the spot!  The authors appearing are:

  • Kim Harrington (Scholastic), author of the young adult thriller The Dead and Buried and other titles
  • April Jones Prince (Abrams Appleseed), author of the interactive kids’ book Dig In! and other titles
  • Michael P. Perna, Jr. (Arcadia Publishing), author of many local history books, including Images of America: Shrewsbury, and Images of America: Lake Quinsigamond and White City Amusement Park
  • Susana K. O’Hara, PH.D (Tate Publishing), author of two relationship books, Love and Marriage for a Lifetime and How to Marry Right and Avoid Divorce
  • S.C. Harvey, author of Sand Castles and Seashores
  • JcLynn, author of Forever Dead
  • Peter Lukes, author of Perchance to Dream and The Dominus Runes
  • Jessie Olson, author of An Ever Fixed Mark
  • Cheryl Cory, author of Must’ve Done Something Good and We Have Confidence!
  • C.C. Beechum, author of Penelope Barrows book series and Shakespeare for Kids
  • Ellen Sousa, author of The Green Garden
  • Diane Mulligan, author of Watch Me Disappear
  • D.M. Roberts, author of Letting Go and Holding On
  • Tracy Cronk Vartanian, author of Is God in the Mailbox? and Please Don’t Close the Puddles
  • Erica Ferencik, author of Cracks in the Foundation and Repeaters

We’re very excited about all of these great attractions, and wish to thank the following sponsors for making it all possible:

  • The Friends of the Shrewsbury Public Library

  • SELCO

  • Papa Gino’s of Shrewsbury

  • The Worcester Sharks

  • The Silver Moon Gypsies

  • SPLAT using funds donated by Dunkin’ Donuts of Shrewsbury

  • Additional parking for this event will be in the former Shrewsbury Credit Union parking lot, and at the First Congregational Church. 

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