WARWICK — The Warwick Police Department is offering a free CPR certification class Saturday at 9 a.m. Sign-up sheets are on the table inside the front door of Town Hall.
WARWICK — The Warwick Free Public Library is holding a group reading of a portion of the “Hackmatack” book series by Mary P. Wells Smith on Thursday at 7 p.m.
The books, published circa 1900, portray life in the village of Hackmatack and environs, closely modeled on Warwick in the mid-1800s. Anyone is welcome to come “for a taste of the real good old days,” said Librarian Ivan Ussach.
Ussach said there was a large turnout for the “Hackmatack Lives!” reading before Old Home Days last month, with roughly 15 people coming to read and listen.
BERNARDSTON — Cushman Library in Bernardston is holding a Book & Bake Sale at Bernardston Town Hall, 38 Church St., on Sept. 21 and 22, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days. All proceeds will be used to purchase new circulating materials for library patrons.
Those who would like to donate books, audiobooks or DVDs are encouraged to do so. The library asks to be sure items are mildew and odor-free, do not smell of cigarettes or smoke, have not been written on/in, and have intact covers. Also, no dictionaries, encyclopedias, textbooks, Reader’s Digest Condensed Books, videocassettes or audiobooks on cassette will be accepted.
Donations can be dropped off at the Town Hall on Thursday between 5 and 6 p.m. or Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. For complete details, go to Cushman Library’s Facebook page, visit cushmanlibrary.org, call 413-648-5402 or drop in during open hours.
NORTHFIELD — Local mushroom hunter Melissa Pariseau will be at Dickinson Memorial Library on Thursday from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. to teach guests how to identify edible and medicinal mushrooms in the region through her presentation, “The Fungus Among Us.”
Northfield residents can learn the basics of identifying five to seven useful local mushrooms — such as Oysters, Chanterelles and Old Man of the Woods. Learn how to recognize mushroom quality, check for worms and get good spore prints.
The event is co-sponsored by the Northfield Garden Club.