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Abbot Public Library will show a classic comedy starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau from 1 to 3 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, in its Event Center. Under the library’s movie licensing agreement, it can’t give the title in press releases or on social media.
The title is posted on the library’s website at tinyurl.com/Nov-2026-Movie. The screening is free and open to all and is sponsored by the Friends of Abbot Public Library.
The matinee is one of three programs the library is highlighting for Nov. 12 to 18. Two days later, adults 18 and older can go back to the toys of their childhood at Young at Heart: Maker Club for Adults, from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, in the Thompson Makerspace. According to the release, Spirographs, Lite-Brites, K’NEX, Snap Circuits and other construction toys will be available.
The release says there are no assigned projects, no experience is needed and no registration is required. Dan Saulnier, the library’s technical resource specialist, leads the program, which is funded by the Abbot Public Library Foundation.
For families, the Greater Salem Ballet Company will lead The Magic of the Nutcracker, a 45-minute holiday program, from 4 to 4:45 p.m. Nov. 16 in the Event Center. Children will hear a reading of “The Nutcracker,” meet a ballerina in costume, learn about ballet and pointe shoes, watch a pointe demonstration and take home a Nutcracker-themed activity sheet. Online registration is required at tinyurl.com/Magic-Nutcracker.
Other programs that week:
Thursday, Nov. 12: Afterschool Chess Club for ages 7 to 11, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Thompson Makerspace, with registration at abbotlibrary.org/events; Afternoon Crafts for Kids, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in the Killam Children’s Room.
Friday, Nov. 13: Coffee at the Library, 9:30 a.m. to noon in the Scully Salon.
Monday, Nov. 16: Music and Movement Playgroup for children 5 and younger, 10 to 10:30 a.m. in the Event Center, with registration at abbotlibrary.org/events; 3D Printing for Kids and Teens for ages 8 to 17, 3 to 4 p.m. in the Makerspace, with registration at tinyurl.com/Nov-2026-3D.
Tuesday, Nov. 17: Baby Story Time for children up to 18 months, 10:30 to 11 a.m. in the Event Center, with registration at abbotlibrary.org/events; Drop-in Tech Help with All Computers Great and Small, 3 to 5 p.m. in the Marblehead Room.
Wednesday, Nov. 18: Story Time A-Go-Go with Debbie Leibowitz for ages 1 to 4, 10:30 to 11 a.m. in the Event Center, with registration at abbotlibrary.org/events; Cookbook Club: Portuguese Cooking, 12:30 to 2 p.m. in the Event Center, with registration at tinyurl.com/Nov-2026-Cookbook; Gratitude Bracelets with EOS Designs Studio for ages 8 to 12, 4 to 5:30 p.m. in the Event Center, with registration at tinyurl.com/Gratitude-bracelets.
Through Nov. 30, “Quabbin — Yesterday and Today,” photographs by Ed Comeau, is on view in the Carten Gallery. The 1,000 Books Before Kindergarten program for babies, toddlers and preschoolers runs through the same date in the Killam Children’s Room.
For more information, visit abbotlibrary.org, email mar@noblenet.org or call 781-631-1481.
