Recorder file photoSign at corner of Maple and Main streets welcomes traffic to Northfield’s historic Main Street.
Recorder file photoSign at corner of Maple and Main streets welcomes traffic to Northfield’s historic Main Street. Credit: PAUL FRANZ

Kids to taste-test healthy snacks and vote at Farmers Market Thursday

NORTHFIELD — Dickinson Memorial Library, located at 115 Main St., is hosting a Healthy Snack Market on Thursday, Aug. 18 from 1:10 to 2:30 p.m.

Just Roots, a nonprofit organization in Greenfield, will supply snack-sized portions of fruits and vegetables for children to taste test and vote on which they like best, according to Matt Atwood, programming librarian at Dickinson Memorial Library.

The event is part of the library’s summer program called  Exercise Your Mind. The snack market is the final event of the summer.

The event is free and no registration is required.

Thursday is library Trivia Night at Northfield Golf Club

NORTHFIELD — Dickinson Memorial Library is holding a trivia night Thursday, Aug. 18 starting at 6:30 p.m. at the Northfield Golf Club, located at 31 Holton St.

Local residents are invited to come with a team of up to five people, or they can be matched up with a team once at the event, which will be held at the club’s outdoor pavilion.

According to Matt Atwood, programming librarian at Dickinson Memorial Library, each round will have a different theme: Mean Girls, Bad Boys and Lovable Pets.

The event is a potluck, though the library will provide salads from Highland BBQ.

The event is free and no registration is required.