Leominster Library Packs Week With Film Night, Craft Events
The Leominster Public Library's summer calendar keeps churning through the week with a fresh round of adult, kids, and teen programming, while the city continues to digest the newly opened downtown parking garage and lingering questions about the looming school bus driver strike.
TOWN HALL
City Hall's News Flash feed had no new items in the coverage window. The Downtown Public Parking Garage, which opened recently, remains a point of civic pride for the Mazzarella administration as officials continue promoting the Monoosnoc Brook Stabilization Project and gathering feedback on home-business regulations through the city's FAQ postings.
SCHOOLS
Leominster Public Schools' website continues to flag "IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THE FIRST STUDENT BUS STRIKE" as a standing alert for families, though no new district statement was issued in this window. The district's preschool office confirmed the waitlist for tuition-based peer slots in the 2026-2027 school year remains open for Leominster residents, with children required to turn 3 by August 31, 2026; interested families are directed to call the Bennett Preschool office at 978-534-7704.
COMMUNITY & ARTS
The library has a busy stretch on tap. Film Night for Adults runs Thursday, July 30, from 6:30 to 9 p.m., and Blockbuster Book Boxes for Adults become available August 1. The Leominster Writing Group and Chess Club both meet August 3, and an Alzheimer and Dementia Caregiver's Support Group convenes August 4 from 6 to 8 p.m.
For younger patrons, Wednesday's Lots of Letters Drop-in Workshop and Perler Bead Fun kept kids and teens busy, and Thursday, July 30 brings a full slate: the Drop-In Craft "Floating Beavers!" from 10 a.m. to noon, the Tween & Teen Crafternoon "Galaxy Jars!" from 3 to 4 p.m., and "Movie Thursday: Tuck Everlasting and Craft" from 4 to 6 p.m. A POP-Up Story-time follows Friday, July 31, from 10 to 10:45 a.m., the same day Downtown Sounds returns for its weekend concert.
ELSEWHERE IN THE NEWS
"Paul V. McDermott Obituary (2026) - Leominster, MA - Richardson Funeral Home - Legacy" — a Leominster-area obituary notice lists services at Richardson Funeral Home on West Street, according to a Legacy.com listing (read it at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/paul-mcdermott-obituary?id=62064285).
COMING UP
Film Night for Adults happens Thursday, July 30, from 6:30 to 9 p.m. at the library. The Drop-In Craft "Floating Beavers!" and the Tween & Teen Crafternoon "Galaxy Jars!" both take place Thursday, July 30. Downtown Sounds continues Friday, July 31, alongside a POP-Up Story-time from 10 to 10:45 a.m. Blockbuster Book Boxes for Adults become available August 1, and the Leominster Writing Group, Chess Club, and Light-up Camping Shadow Boxes program with Julie Harrold all fall on August 3, with the Alzheimer and Dementia Caregiver's Support Group following August 4.
Compiled from official town feeds, community organizations, and local press. Outside reporting is attributed inline.