Athol Library Rolls Out String Of August Workshops
Athol Public Library rolls out a run of August workshops, from paint-by-number bookmarks to beeswax wraps, for residents of all ages. The library, at 568 Main Street, has a Paint by Number Bookmarks session set for Tuesday, August 4, followed by a beeswax-wrap workshop on Thursday, Augu…
Athol Public Library is heading into August with a run of hands-on programming for kids, teens and adults, anchored by a paint-by-number bookmark session Tuesday and a beeswax-wrap workshop Thursday.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
The library, at 568 Main St., has several events on the calendar for local families this month. A Paint by Number Bookmarks session runs Tuesday, August 4, from 3:30 to 5 p.m., open to all ages. Two days later, on Thursday, August 6, from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., the library is offering a class on how to make beeswax wraps.
Teens have their own date on the books: the Teen Manga Book Club meets Monday, August 10, from 4 to 5 p.m. Adult readers can look further out to Booked for Lunch, a discussion of what participants have been reading, scheduled for Monday, August 24, at noon.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Donald P. Raymond Obituary (2026) - Orange, MA - Witty's Funeral Home - Legacy", A notice posted by Legacy.com memorializes Donald P. Raymond, 85, of Athol, who is survived by family including a great-granddaughter, Alina Barrett of Rimrock, Arizona, according to the obituary listing. (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/donald-raymond-obituary?id=62095590)
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