Board Game Night
Tuesday, February 17 @ 5:30 PM – 7:45 PM
Calling all board game fans! Come join us for a free night of fun. We have strategy games to share, or you can bring your own! Bring a friend, or make a new one! Any questions? Call the library and ask for the Reference Desk or e-mail abref@ocln.org. This program is funded by the Friends of the Library.
Library Movie Afternoon
Tuesday, February 17 @ 2:45
Come on in for a free movie at the library! We will have popcorn and comfy seating available. Our featured movie this afternoon will be Regretting You. This title is rated PG-13. This program is funded by the Friends of the Library.
Device Advice
Thursday, February 19 @ 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
If you have questions about a new device, or how to access library resources such as Lippy or Hoopla, drop into Device Advice with our Reference Librarian where questions can be answered!
This is a free, drop-in event.
If you cannot make it but would like an appointment, please call 781-982-2139 and ask for the Reference Desk or e-mail abref@ocln.org.
This program is funded by the Friends of the Library
APL Tests Cookbooks: A Book and Food Club
Monday, February 23 @ 7:00
We are meeting in the Copeland Room to socialize, taste, and discuss the recipes. This month we are snuggling in with soup, salad, and sandwiches, and the books are in!
Share the name of your recipe, the book and page helps, with Linda; you can email it to abadultprogram@ocln.org. We will compile a list of the recipes for reference. Be prepared to discuss informally what you liked or did not like about the recipe.
Family Lego Night
Thursday, February 26th @ 6:30
Cast your work and worries aside for an hour and join us for some creative building time. We have Duplo blocks available upon request for our younger friends who might not be Lego-ready yet. Families and family-like groups of ALL ages are welcome to attend. Challenge a neighbor! Bring a friend! Declare a Lego War! (This is not just for children but all children must be accompanied by an adult.)
Adult Craft Night
Thursday, March 19 @ 6:30 PM
Join Terry and Pop Up Art on Thursday and create a masterpiece of your own. This month we will be making Winter Forest with Fox Paintings. Registration is required.
This program is funded by State Aid to Libraries.
Anthony Amore – Abington Reads Author Keynote Address
Thursday, March 26th @ 7:00
Abington Reads 2026 concludes with a Keynote address by author Anthony Amore. Borrow a copy of The Rembrandt Heist: The Story of a Criminal Genius, A Stolen Masterpiece, and an Enigmatic Friendship and read it before the program. Come prepared to enjoy a lively evening learning more about Myles Connor’s 1975 theft of Rembrandt’s masterpiece, Portrait of Elsbeth van Rijn from Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts. The Rembrandt Heist was named one of the Top Ten History Books of 2025 by Smithsonian Magazine.
Anthony Amore is an art theft expert, investigator, and security practitioner. Presently, he is Director of Security and Chief Investigator at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, where he is charged with the ongoing efforts to recover thirteen works of art stolen from the museum on March 18, 1990.
In 2011, Anthony co-authored the Wall Street Journal true-crime bestseller Stealing Rembrandts: The Untold Stories of Notorious Art Heists. His second book, The Art of the Con: The Most Notorious Fakes, Frauds and Forgeries in the Art World was published in 2015 and was a New York Times Crime Bestseller.
In November 2020, his third book, The Woman Who Stole Vermeer: The True Story of Rose Dugdale and the Russborough House Heist was published by Pegasus in the US, UK, and Ireland and received praise from the New York Times, the New York Review of Books and the Washington Post.
Anthony was instrumental in the efforts of the then newly formed Transportation Security Administration post-September 11th at Logan International Airport and was the FAA’s lead security agent responding to the attempted terrorist attack by Richard Reid, the so-called “Shoe Bomber” in December 2001. While with the Department of Homeland Security/TSA, he was nominated by his superiors for a Service to America Medal in 2002 and 2003.
Registration for this program is requested, although walk-ins will be welcome on the day of the event. Abington Reads 2026 is funded by State Aid to Public Libraries.