Jan. 7: Make cardboard cat castles
GREENFIELD — Residents ages 13 and older are invited to the Greenfield Public Library Makerspace on Wednesday, Jan. 7, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. to make cardboard cat castles.
Attendees are asked to bring their own cardboard, but the library will have cutting, measuring and adhesive tools on hand for you to use. Copies of the book “Cat Castles” by Carin Oliver are also available in the main lobby for inspiration.
This program is free but space is limited and advance registration is required by visiting greenfieldpl.libcal.com/event/15970796.
Christmas tree disposal available through DPW
GREENFIELD — The Department of Public Works is reminding the community of two disposal options for Christmas trees.
Greenfield residents who receive curbside rubbish collection can place Christmas trees curbside for collection at no charge. The curbside collection period starts Monday, Jan. 5, and ends Thursday, Jan. 29. Christmas tree collection may not always fall on the same day as trash collection and will be done using trucks other than the rubbish truck.
Alternatively, Christmas trees can also be disposed of at the Transfer Station at 86 Cumberland Road. There is no charge for Greenfield residents. There is a $10 charge for non-residents.
Transfer Station hours are Tuesday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and Saturdays from 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Starting Jan. 17, the Transfer Station will switch to its winter hours on Saturdays, which will be 7:30 a.m. to noon.
With questions, contact the DPW office by phone at 413-772-1528 or by email at DPW@greenfield-ma.gov.
Jan. 7: Create six-word memoirs
GREENFIELD — Join mental health experts from the Community Health Center of Franklin County on Wednesday, Jan. 7, from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. to use writing and art to explore the stories we have about ourselves and our lives, and use that as inspiration to create six-word memoirs.
Advance registration at greenfieldpl.libcal.com/event/16026854 is recommended. The program is made possible through funding from the Library Initiative for Teens and Tweens.
Recycling Transition Team to give update
GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Senior Center will host a presentation about the rollout of automated recycling collection on Tuesday, Jan. 6, from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m.
The presentation by the Recycling Transition Team will include information on single-
stream recycling, carts and the delayed collection vehicles. Both 65-gallon and 95-gallon carts will be available for attendees to try out. The presentation will include a PowerPoint, and the team will be available for a question-and-answer session afterward.
This drop-in program is open to the public. Senior Center membership is not required.
Register for qigong classes by Jan. 6
GREENFIELD — Jan. 6 marks the registration deadline for weekly qigong classes at the Greenfield Senior Center.
The seven-week class will be held on Tuesdays from 10:30 to 11:30 a.m. between Jan. 13 and Feb. 24. The cost is $65. Sign up by calling 413-772-1517, ext. 0 or by stopping by the Senior Center’s front desk.
Two-hour workshop to teach needle felting
GREENFIELD — The Greenfield Public Library Makerspace will host a two-hour workshop on “Beginning Needle Felting” on Thursday, Jan. 8, at 10 a.m.
Participants will be introduced to the art of needle felting with a simple beginner’s project of felted acorns. This project will use a variety of felting needles and techniques that are used to sculpt wool fiber into three-dimensional shapes.
Workshop supplies will be provided by the library and participants will be given a resource list should they wish to continue the craft on their own. Intermediate and advanced workshops for additional 3D projects may be scheduled if there is sufficient interest.
Space is limited and advance registration is required at greenfieldpl.libcal.com/event/15977847. The program is intended for ages 13 and older.
Library program encourages ‘Letters of Light’
GREENFIELD — Starting Jan. 6, Community Conversations and the Greenfield Public Library invite residents to participate in a community art project, “Dear Neighbor: Letters of Light During Dark Times.”
Individuals are encouraged to write letters to someone who has brought light into their lives — a friend, a family member, a stranger, a mentor — especially during moments of personal or political darkness. The project offers a space to celebrate small acts of kindness, everyday heroes and moments of hope.
Letter-writing tables are set up throughout the library. Participants can leave the letter and it will be hung up on the library’s wall of positivity.