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Our Mission: to enrich the lives of every Duxbury citizen from the youngest to the oldest by promoting, advocating for, and supporting our Library through annual fundraising efforts.

10/28/2026

🎉 We’re officially SOLD OUT! 🎉

All 23 tables for the 5th Annual Battle of the Book Clubs are spoken for, and we couldn’t be more thrilled. A huge thank-you to every book club that signed up for Bookleggers: A Prohibition-Era Battle of the Books. 📚🥂

Dust off your pearls and polish your trivia skills. On Friday, April 9, we’re heading to the speakeasy to celebrate 100 years of the Duxbury Free Library in true Roaring ’20s style.

10/22/2026

Some scenes from our SPOOKY Crafternoon, sponsored by the Duxbury Friends Of The Library and ran by our incredible Junior FOL! 🎃🎃🎃🎃

Alden and Chandler-aged students please join us for our next Thanksgiving themed event on the November 19th half-day!!!! 🦃🦃

10/20/2026

⚠️ ONLY 3 TABLES LEFT! ⚠️

🚨 Registration closes this Friday, October 23rd! 🚨
If your book club wants in, sign up today. Once these tables are gone, they’re gone!

🥂 CHEERS TO OUR BOOK CLUBS!
A huge thank you to the 20 book clubs who have already signed up for the 5th Annual Battle of the Book Clubs! We can’t wait to see you all at the speakeasy. 🎩🪶

👥 TEAM SIZE
We’re flexible! Teams can have anywhere from 4 to 8 members. If you don’t see your team size available, email us at [email protected] and we’ll help you out.

🎭 COSTUME AWARDS ARE BACK
Our popular costume awards return this year, with prizes for Best Team Costume and Best Team Spirit. Team costumes aren’t required, but 1920s attire is encouraged. This year we’re celebrating 100 years of our library building, so bring out the pearls, feathers and fedoras! 🪶

🗓️ Friday, April 9, 2027
🕡 6:30pm
📍 Duxbury Free Library

🎟️ HOW TO SIGN UP
Grab your table at DuxburyFOL.org.
$55 per person, purchased by book club.
Each team needs its leader’s name and email, plus the names of all other team members.

📚 THIS YEAR’S BOOKS
House of Velvet and Glass by Katherine Howe
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

Smuggle knowledge. Break the silence. Win the trophy. 🏆

10/13/2026

⚠️ ONLY 4 TABLES LEFT! ⚠️

If your book club is interested, sign up today! Availability is limited, and once the tables are gone, they’re gone.

🗓️ Friday, April 9, 2027
🕡 6:30pm
📍 Duxbury Free Library

🎟️ HOW TO SIGN UP

Grab your table at DuxburyFOL.org.
$55 per person, purchased by book club.
Each team needs its leader’s name and email, plus the names of all other team members.

📚 THIS YEAR’S BOOKS
House of Velvet and Glass by Katherine Howe
Rules of Civility by Amor Towles
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

Smuggle knowledge. Break the silence. Win the trophy. 🏆

10/13/2026

We crashed the website! Gotta love it! We have 6 tables left. If you're unable to purchase a spot through the website please email [email protected] and we will send you our Venmo to purchase!!!

THANK YOU!

10/13/2026

🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE NOW 🎟️

The 5th Annual Battle of the Book Clubs is back, hosted by the Duxbury Friends of the Library! 🤫

🗓️ Friday, April 9, 2027

🕡 6:30pm

📍 Duxbury Free Library

🎟️ HOW TO GET TICKETS

Tickets are on sale now at DuxburyFOL.org.
$55 per person, purchased by book club.
Each team needs its leader’s name and email, plus the names of all other team members.

⚠️ Space is limited! Once the tables are sold out, they’re sold out, so rally your crew and grab your table today.
Smuggle knowledge. Break the silence. Win the trophy. 🏆

10/12/2026

📚✨ Meet your 2026–2027 Friends of the Duxbury Free Library Board! ✨📚

A new year of special events, used book sales, scholarships, Junior FOL programs, and the Battle of the Book Clubs starts now, all powered by this incredible group of volunteers.

Officers

President: Margaret Veitas
Vice President: Trent England
Treasurer: Cristin Gillespie
Secretary: Sayonada Thomas
Past President: Callie Smith

Board Members

Lynn Clifford · Campbell Doble · Bonnie Herman · Laura Kelley · Magdalena Keenan · Samantha Myers · Rebecca Mutty Gavin · Nat Reimers · Elysia Solomon · Kathy Tarsa

A warm welcome to our newest board members, Elysia Solomon and Nat Reimers! 👋 A heartfelt thank-you to Callie Smith for her past leadership as President, and to Library Trustee liaison Casey Seaman and Library Director Denise Garvin for partnering with us all year long. 💙

Everything the Friends do goes straight back into our library.

10/12/2026

🎟️ TICKETS ON SALE TOMORROW 🎟️

Psst... the password is Bookleggers. 🤫 The 5th Annual Battle of the Book Clubs is back, hosted by the Duxbury Friends of the Library!

🗓️ Friday, April 9, 2027

🕡 6:30pm

📍 Duxbury Free Library

This year it’s a Prohibition-era speakeasy party celebrating 100 years of our library building, so dust off your pearls, feathers, fedoras and suspenders and come dressed in your best 1920s style. 🎩🪶

📚 THIS YEAR’S BOOKS

House of Velvet and Glass by Katherine Howe
Rules of Civility by amor towles
Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

✨ And we’re thrilled to welcome Katherine Howe as our Guest of Honor!

🎟️ HOW TO GET TICKETS

Tickets go on sale tomorrow, Tuesday, October 13 at 11am at DuxburyFOL.org.
$55 per person, purchased by book club.
Each team needs its leader’s name and email, plus the names of all other team members.

⚠️ Space is limited! Once the tables are sold out, they’re sold out, so rally your crew and be ready at 11am.
Smuggle knowledge. Break the silence. Win the trophy. 🏆

10/07/2026

📚🥂 THE CONTRABAND HAS ARRIVED 🥂📚

The secret's out! Here are the four books for our 5th Annual Battle of the Book Clubs:

📖 The House of Velvet and Glass by Katherine Howe
 📖 Rules of Civility by amor towles
 📖 Mrs. Dalloway by Virginia Woolf
 📖 The Paris Wife by Paula McLain

From séances in 1915 Boston to cocktail-soaked 1930s Manhattan, Clarissa Dalloway's London and Hemingway's Paris, this year's reading list is steeped in the glamour (and secrets) of a bygone era. 🎩✨

And now for something extra special: we're thrilled to welcome New York Times bestselling author Katherine Howe as our Guest of Honor! 🌟 Read The House of Velvet and Glass and then meet the author herself at this year's battle.

🗓️ Friday, April 9, 2027
 🎟️ Tickets go on sale Tuesday, October 13 at 11am at DuxburyFOL.org

Start reading, start scheming, and dust off your finest Prohibition-era attire. More exciting announcements are still to come! 🏆

10/06/2026

🎃👻 We’re excited to host two spooky October events sponsored by the Duxbury Friends of the Library!

✂️ Half-Day Craft Day
October 22 | 2–3 PM
Come spend your half day getting creative with us! Registration is required on the Duxbury Library website.

🦇 FOL Kids Halloween Party
October 29 | 11 AM
Put on your costume and join us for some Halloween fun at the library! No registration required.

Thank you to the Duxbury FOL for making these fun events possible! 🧡🖤

Address

77 Alden Street
Duxbury, MA
02332

Website

https://www.duxburyfol.org/

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