January 2025

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Wednesday, January 1Closed

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Sunday, January 5Closed

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Monday, January 67:00—8:00 PMZoom

VIRTUAL: Bestselling author Brian Freeman

Brian FreemanVIRTUAL: Bestselling author Brian Freeman (Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Vendetta: A Jason Bourne Novel) in conversation with author Scott Shepherd. Bestselling author Brian Freeman will discuss his new thriller, Robert Ludlum's The Bourne Vendetta: A Jason Bourne Novel, in conversation with author Scott Shepherd.…Learn More
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Tuesday, January 77:00—8:00 PMZoom

VIRTUAL: Mass Book Award Finalist Larry Rohter

Larry RohterVIRTUAL: 2024 Mass Book Award Finalist Larry Rohter will discuss his new book, Into the Amazon: The Life of Cândido Rondon, Trailblazing Explorer, Scientist, Statesman, and Conservationist. About Larry: Journalist and author Larry Rohter was the Rio de Janeiro bureau chief for the New York Times from 1998 to 2008 and held the same role at Newsweek from 1977 to 1982.…Learn More
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Wednesday, January 87:00—8:00 PMVirtual
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VIRTUAL: Bestselling author Allison Brennan

Allison BrennanVIRTUAL: Bestselling Author Allison Brennan Wednesday, January 8 7:00-8:00 PM Bestselling author Allison Brennan will discuss her new thriller, See How They Hide. About Allison: Allison Brennan is the New York Times bestselling and award-winning author of more than 45 thrillers and numerous short stories.…Learn More
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Thursday, January 96:30—8:00 PMMary Atwood J. V. Fletcher Library50 Main St., Westford, MA, 01886

Adult Book Club

Are you interested in joining a lively book discussion group? Consider joining the J. V. Fletcher Library's Adult Book Club. The monthly selections that we read and discuss alternate from Fiction to Nonfiction each month. Check out our Reading List! New members are always welcome! Email Kristina Leedberg at kleedberg@westfordma.…Learn More

Thursday, January 97:00—8:00 PMZoom

VIRTUAL: Bestselling Author David Ellis

David EllisVIRTUAL: Bestselling Author David Ellis Thursday, January 9th 7:00—8:00 PM Bestselling author (and judge!) David Ellis will discuss his new thrillers, Lies He Told Me (co-authored with James Patterson) and The Best Lies. About David: David Ellis is a Chicago-based judge and #1 New York Times-bestselling, Edgar Award-winning author of eleven novels of crime fiction, as well as ten books co-authored with James Patterson, most recently Lies He Told Me.…Learn More
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Friday, January 107:00—8:00 PMZoom

VIRTUAL: Author Victoria Gilbert

Victoria GilbertVIRTUAL: Author Victoria Gilbert Friday, January 10th 7:00—8:00 PM Author (and retired librarian!) Victoria Gilbert will discuss her new cozy mystery novel, Schooled in Murder: A Campus Sleuth Mystery, in this installment of "Author Hour in Massachusetts.…Learn More
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Sunday, January 12Closed

J. V. Fletcher Library

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Monday, January 137:00—8:00 PMZoom

VIRTUAL: Bestselling Author Tracey Lange

Tracey LangeVIRTUAL: Bestselling Author Tracey Lange Monday, January 13th 7:00—8:00 PM Bestselling author Tracey Lange will discuss her new novel, What Happened to the McCrays?, in conversation with author Amy Jo Burns, in this installment of "Author Hour in Massachusetts.…Learn More
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Tuesday, January 147:00—8:00 PMZoom

VIRTUAL: Author Clay McLeod Chapman

Chapman & CastroClay McLeod Chapman Tuesday, January 14th 7:00—8:00 PM Author Clay McLeod Chapman will discuss his latest social horror novel, Wake Up and Open Your Eyes, in conversation with author V. Castro. About Clay: Clay McLeod Chapman writes novels, comic books, and children's books, as well as for film and TV.…Learn More
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Wednesday, January 157:00—8:00 PMZoom

VIRTUAL: Author Adam Haslett

Adam HaslettTwo-time Pulitzer Prize finalist and National Book Award finalist Adam Haslett will discuss his latest novel, Mothers and Sons. About Adam: Adam Haslett is the author of the story collection You Are Not a Stranger Here and the novels Union Atlantic and Imagine Me Gone.…Learn More
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Thursday, January 167:00—8:00 PMZoom

VIRTUAL: Bestselling Author Kate Fagan

Kate FaganBestselling author Kate Fagan will discuss her new novel, The Three Lives of Cate Kay. About Kate: Kate Fagan is an Emmy Award–winning journalist and the #1 New York Times bestselling author of What Made Maddy Run, which was a semi-finalist for the PEN/ESPN Award for literary sports writing.…Learn More
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Friday, January 177:00—8:00 PMZoom

VIRTUAL: Author Jessie Garcia

Jessie GarciaVIRTUAL: Author Jessie Garcia will discuss her new thriller, The Business Trip. About Jessie: Jessie Garcia is an award-winning sports journalist who has risen the ranks in television news, first as an anchor/reporter, then to newsroom management. She is the News Director at the CBS affiliate in Milwaukee.…Learn More
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Sunday, January 19Closed

J. V. Fletcher Library

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Monday, January 20Closed

J. V. Fletcher Library

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Tuesday, January 217:00—8:00 PMZoom

VIRTUAL: Bestselling Author James Grippando

James GrippandoAuthor James Grippando will discuss his new legal thriller, Grave Danger. About James: James Grippando is a New York Times bestselling author with more than thirty books to his credit, including those in his acclaimed series featuring Miami criminal defense attorney Jack Swyteck, and is the winner of the Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction.…Learn More
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Wednesday, January 227:00—8:00 PMZoom

VIRTUAL: Author Leah Konen

Leah KonenAuthor Leah Konen will discuss her new thriller, The Last Room on the Left. About Leah: Leah Konen is the author of Keep Your Friends Close, You Should Have Told Me, The Perfect Escape, All the Broken People, and several young adult novels, including Love and Other Train Wrecks and The Romantics.…Learn More
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Thursday, January 237:00—8:00 PMZoom

VIRTUAL: Bestselling Authors Scott Turow & Alafair Burke

Scott Turow & Alafair BurkeBestselling authors Scott Turow (Presumed Guilty) and Alafair Burke (The Note) will discuss their newest thrillers, in conversation with Dwyer Murphy, editor-in-chief of CrimeReads. About Scott: Scott Turow, a writer and former practicing lawyer, is the author of thirteen bestselling works of fiction, including Presumed Innocent and most recently, Suspect.…Learn More
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Sunday, January 26Closed

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Monday, January 272:00—3:00 PMMary Atwood J. V. Fletcher Library50 Main St., Westford, MA, 01886

Monday Mystery Book Club

Wake up your week with a stimulating book discussion! We meet on the fourth Monday of the month at 2:00 p. m. in the Mary Atwood Room. Copies of the current selection are available at Main Desk, or through curbside service on demand. New members are always…Learn More
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