The Maynard Voice

Poetry Appreciation Society
2026-04-16 19:00 - 20:00 (America/New_York) | Trustees Room, 2 Nason St, Maynard, MA, United States
Time moves so fast and we don’t often get the time to sit and appreciate a good poem. So let’s change that – this meet up will focus on a different poet each month. Led by poet Rebecca Connors, we’ll get a brief bio and details of the poet, and then spend the rest of the time reading a few poems by the author.

Affordable Housing Trust Meeting
2026-04-16 18:30 - 23:59 | –
https://www.townofmaynard-ma.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=2568

Outdoor Storytime
2026-04-16 16:00 - 16:45 | Memorial Park, 2 Summer St, Maynard, MA, United States
Outdoor Storytime at Memorial Park – (rain location – Story Room) – Ages 3 and overEnjoy great stories while basking in the beauties of natureEverybody’s seen a parkWe all know how one looksThere’s grass and birds and treesBut guess what ours has.

Fowler Advisory Council
2026-04-16 15:00 - 16:00 | MA

Special Select Board Meeting
2026-04-16 12:00 - 23:59 | –
https://www.townofmaynard-ma.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=2570

Community Preservation Committee Meeting
2026-04-15 19:00 - 23:59 | –
https://www.townofmaynard-ma.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=2567

Select Board - Budget Sub-Committee Meeting
2026-04-15 18:30 - 23:59 | –
https://www.townofmaynard-ma.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=2561

Read To A Dog
2026-04-15 16:20 - 16:30, 2026-04-15 16:10 - 16:20, 2026-04-15 16:00 - 16:10 | Storytime Room, 2 Nason St, Maynard, MA, United States
Meet Finn the Reading Dog. Okay, Finn won’t read to you but you can read to Finn! If you sign for for this, you’ll: a. Get your own ten minute one-on-one reading session with Finn b. Get to pet and bond with a truly caring canine c.

Economic Development Committee Meeting
2026-04-15 15:00 - 23:59 | Michael J. Gianotis Meeting Room – No. 201 – 195 Main Street Maynard MA 01754
https://www.townofmaynard-ma.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=2564

The Bee Fiber Crafts Group
2026-04-15 13:30 - 15:30 | Trustees Room, 2 Nason St, Maynard, MA, United States
We welcome knitters, crocheters, quilters, menders, rughookers, felters, spinners, etc.

50+ Job Seekers Networking Group
2026-04-15 09:30 - 11:30 | Online, 2 Nason St, Maynard, MA, United States
Virtual. Register directly on Zoom HERE. The Library 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group meets via Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 9:30am to 11:30am. Informal networking takes place from 9am to 9:30am and 11:30am to noon. If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your “Encore Career,” this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking!Join us in a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe and comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships and developing skills and strategies to help in your career transition.

Kids Take & Make Kit: Owl Moon
2026-04-15 00:00 | Take and Make Kits, 2 Nason St, Maynard, MA, United States
This foam owl craft from Oriental Trading is perfect for International Dark Sky Week! Available beginning Wednesday, April 15 while supplies last. For ages 3-12. Questions? Contact Casey at cpetipas-haggerty@minlib. net or 978-897-1010 x106.

ADA Commission Meeting
2026-04-14 19:00 - 23:59 | The Trustees Room – 77 Nason Street Maynard MA 01754
https://www.townofmaynard-ma.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=2565

Tree Committee Meeting
2026-04-14 19:00 - 23:59 | Finance Conference Room -No. 202 – 195 Main Street Maynard MA 01754
https://www.townofmaynard-ma.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=2555

Planning Board Meeting
2026-04-14 19:00 - 22:00 | Soup Campbell Room – 195 Main Street Maynard MA 01754
https://www.townofmaynard-ma.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=2373

10 Steps to Researching the History of Your House
2026-04-14 19:00 - 20:30 | Roosevelt Room, 2 Nason St, Maynard, MA, United States
Learn how to uncover the past of any home—whether it’s 20 years old or 200. House historian Marian Pierre-Louis will introduce where to find the deeds to your house, how to chain a deed, and locate other sources of information such as the US Federal Census records, maps and tax records.

English Conversation Group
2026-04-14 18:00 - 19:00 | Cullen Room, 2 Nason St, Maynard, MA, United States
This English class is for advanced beginners and intermediate level students. The class focuses on everyday words and idioms which students will likely hear in their daily lives. A topic for discussion is offered in each class. Grammar is not emphasized.

Night Sky Celebration
2026-04-14 18:00 - 19:00 | Storytime Room, 2 Nason St, Maynard, MA, United States
Celebrate Dark Sky Week with a night-sky themed story, crafts, a scavenger hunt, and more!For ages 3-12, Registration RequiredCo-sponsored by Green MaynardQuestions? Contact Casey at cpetipas-haggerty@minlib. net

Junior LEGO League
2026-04-14 15:30 - 16:30 | Storytime Room, 2 Nason St, Maynard, MA, United States
Junior LEGO League – Ages 4 and overKids will create innovative LEGO projectsYou could create most anythingWhen you put LEGOs togetherLike a Cosmic LEGO-fyerOr something even better!If you attend this activity you’ll get to:a. build rocketsb.

Council on Aging Meeting
2026-04-14 14:00 - 23:59 | Michael J. Gianotis Meeting Room – No. 201 – 195 Main Street Maynard MA 01754
https://www.townofmaynard-ma.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=2562

Finance Committee Meeting
2026-04-13 19:00 - 23:59 | –
https://www.townofmaynard-ma.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=2556

New England Butterflies
2026-04-13 19:00 - 20:00 | Online, 2 Nason St, Maynard, MA, United States
Virtual. Click HERE to register and receive the Zoom link. Starting in early March, Mourning Cloak Butterflies begin emerging from hibernation and start flying along forest lanes and woodland edges. By late March, tiny Spring Azures appear. Cabbage Whites and Black Swallowtails start flying over fields and visiting gardens by mid-April.

Green Meadow Building Committee Meeting
2026-04-13 17:45 - 23:59 | Owner’s Project Manager Office Trailer 5 Tiger DrMaynard, MA 01754 – Maynard MA 01754
https://www.townofmaynard-ma.gov/calendar.aspx?EID=2563

Cookbook Club
2026-04-13 12:00 - 13:15 | Roosevelt Room, 2 Nason St, Maynard, MA, United States
This is the monthly meeting of the Cookbook Club. All are welcome!Pick up a copy of the featured cookbook at the Circulation Desk, try a recipe or two and then prepare a dish for our shared potluck lunch and discussion. Visit the Cookbook Club page at https://www.

Spring Baby Storytime
2026-04-13 10:30 - 11:00 | Storytime Room, 2 Nason St, Maynard, MA, United States
Sing songs, listen to stories, and act out rhymes at this storytime for the youngest of library visitors. There will be toys available after storytime ends. Ages Birth-2 years, older siblings welcome. The Spring session is indoors in the Storytime Room, with windows open to increase air circulation and followed by play time.

Maynard Book Festival: Jenna Blum
2026-04-11 19:00 - 20:30 | Roosevelt Room, 2 Nason St, Maynard, MA, United States
Maynard Book Festival Author Talk: Jenna BlumJenna Blum is the New York Times and # 1 internationally bestselling author of novels Those Who Save Us, The Stormchasers, and The Lost Family; memoir Woodrow on the Bench; audiocourse “The Author at Work: The Art of Writing Fiction” and WWII podcast The Key of Love.

Maynard Book Festival: Historical Fiction Author Panel
2026-04-11 15:00 - 16:30 | Roosevelt Room, 2 Nason St, Maynard, MA, United States
Historical Fiction PanelJuliette Fay is an award-winning, bestselling author of historical and contemporary fiction. Her first published novel, Shelter Me, was designated as one of the ten best works of fiction in 2009 by the Massachusetts Center for the Book, an affiliate of the Library of Congress.

Maynard Book Festival: Doug Most
2026-04-11 13:00 - 14:00 | Roosevelt Room, 2 Nason St, Maynard, MA, United States
Maynard Book Festival Author Talk: Doug MostDoug Most is a veteran journalist in Massachusetts, author of three books, and now the Executive Editor and Assistant Vice President at Boston University. When he’s not working, he might be found running the streets of Needham, Mass.
