This course offers an introduction to vegetable gardening – the art and the science. It addresses what is needed to grow a bountiful vegetable garden. It explores the key factors to achieving and sustaining gardening success. The course includes three spring classroom meetings and a visit to Common Good Gardens, a ½ acre working vegetable garden in Old Saybrook, CT. Suggested reading:  The New Gardener's Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Grow a Beautiful & Bountiful Garden by Daryl Beyers.  Part 1:  Getting Started 1. A Gardener’s Vocabulary 2.  Site and Plant Selection 3. Seeds and Transplants 4. Raised Beds and Containers Free and open to all. Registration is suggested as seating is limited and is available one month prior to the event. Location: Grady Thomas Room

Create a painted clay pot.  Materials provided. Free and open to all ages 14+. Registration is suggested as seating is limited and is available one month prior to the event. Location: Grady Thomas Room

This group meets the fourth Wednesday of the month in the library.   This month's book is The Bone Collector by Jeffrey Deaver. Free and open to all.   No registration required. Location: Grady Room

This group, led by Acton Public Library staff members, will knit and/or crochet items to be donated to a cause.  Needles, yarn & patterns will be provided for charity projects. You may also bring your own supplies to work on a project of your own. Free and open to all. No registration necessary. Location: Friend's Conference Room

 This program will be held using Zoom. Come explore your family roots! Meet with other patrons who are gathering information about their family trees and learn about the research databases that are available to you here at the library, including Ancestry Library Edition and FamilySearch. Meetings are on 2nd & 4th Thursdays each month with the library's cataloger, Donna Tappin. Whether you are a beginner or have been researching for years, here is an opportunity to 'tune-up' your current research skills or learn something new about family history research.   Free and open to all.   Registration is required and is available one month prior to the event. Location: Zoom