Friends of the Ventress Memorial Library

06/11/2026

On Thursday, June 3, the Friends of the Ventress Memorial Library gathered to honor Sheila Zani for all she has done for the library. The celebration was marked with pizza and cake(!) as well as a Massachusetts Senate citation recognizing her contributions to the Ventress Memorial Library provided by Senator Patrick O’Connor. She has served as a tireless, cheerful, and invaluable volunteer for at least 35 years with the Friends of the Ventress Memorial Library, both as a member and an officer, and also as Treasurer of the Friends of Ventress Memorial Library Building Trust for 25 years. Her decades of exemplary dedication to Marshfield’s public library have earned her the deepest gratitude and highest respect of her community.

06/06/2026

06/02/2026

The "summer slide" refers to the learning loss children can experience over summer break, where students can lose up to two months of reading progress. To keep skills sharp, encourage just 15-20 minutes of daily reading, mix in audiobooks, and utilize Ventress Memorial Library summer reading programs. Drop by the Friends Book Shop to pick up everything you need to encourage your children to keep reading over the summer months.
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06/01/2026

𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙑𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮

𝑻𝑯𝑰𝑺 𝑾𝑬𝑫𝑵𝑬𝑺𝑫𝑨𝒀 𝑱𝑼𝑵𝑬 𝟑𝑹𝑫 𝑭𝑹𝑶𝑴 𝟏𝟏 𝒂.𝒎 𝒕𝒐 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝒑𝒎. 𝑫𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒂𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒔𝒉𝒇𝒊𝒆𝒍𝒅 𝑴𝒂𝒎𝒎𝒂 𝑴𝒊𝒂'𝒔 𝒐𝒏 𝑾𝒆𝒅𝒏𝒆𝒔𝒅𝒂𝒚, 𝑱𝒖𝒏𝒆 𝟑𝒓𝒅, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒘𝒆'𝒍𝒍 𝒅𝒐𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝟏𝟓% 𝒐𝒇 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒇𝒐𝒐𝒅 & 𝒔𝒐𝒇𝒕 𝒅𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒔𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝑹𝑰𝑬𝑵𝑫𝑺 𝑶𝑭 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑽𝑬𝑵𝑻𝑹𝑬𝑺𝑺 𝑴𝑬𝑴𝑶𝑹𝑰𝑨𝑳 𝑳𝑰𝑩𝑹𝑨𝑹𝒀. 𝑽𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒅 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝒐𝒓 𝒕𝒂𝒌𝒆-𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒘𝒉𝒆𝒏 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑭𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒔 𝒐𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘 𝒂 𝒔𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒕 𝒐𝒇 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒔𝒆𝒓𝒗𝒆𝒓.

05/25/2026

𝙁𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙧𝙖𝙞𝙨𝙚𝙧 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙁𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙑𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙡 𝙇𝙞𝙗𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮
6/3/2026 11:00 am - 6/3/2026 10:00 pm
Dine at the Marshfield Mamma Mia's on Wednesday, June 3rd, and we'll donate 15% of your food & soft drink sales to the FRIENDS OF THE VENTRESS MEMORIAL LIBRARY. Valid for dine in or take-out when you mention the Friends or show a screen shot of this event to your server.

*Note: Offer only valid at the location and date listed.

*Excludes alcohol, trays, functions, gift card purchases, DoorDash, and online ordering. May exclude discount menus like Dinner for Two, and other simultaneous fundraisers like Cannoli for a Cause. Can not be used on alternate days. All Dine for Dollars events must be confirmed with management prior to the date.

Reservations are strongly encouraged.

05/09/2026

Mark your calendars - you don't want to miss this program!The Friends of the Ventress Memorial Library are proud to sponsor Larchmont Remembered, a deep dive into the story of what is known as Rhode Island's Titanic. Saturday, May 16 at 3 p.m. at the Ventress Memorial Library.
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05/02/2026

Drop by the Friends Book Shop this month to browse the special sale of sports titles! The Book Shop is open when the library is open. Cash, Venmo, and PayPal accepted!
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05/01/2026

Miscellany

Come see the Friends’ Auction Table at the Ventress Memorial Library. The bidding ends on Monday, June 1st at NOON.
Books with long titles: Ken Marshall’s Art of Titanic; People We Know and Horses They Love; Moseman’s Illustrated Guide for Purchasers of Horse Furnishing Imported and Domestic; Our White House, Looking In and Looking Out; Marine Painting, Images of Sail Sea and Shore; The Great Book of Archeology; Ormand Gigli, Girls In the Windows and Other Stories; National Geographic – the Photographers; The Illustrated History of the World’s Most Influential Magazine – TIME; The Native American Experience.

04/25/2026

The Heritage Museums and Gardens in Sandwich opens today (April 25!) The gardens feature internationally important collections of rhododendrons, a comprehensive collection of hydrangeas, a collection of over 1,000 varieties of daylilies, hostas, herb, heather gardens, and more than a thousand varieties of trees, shrubs and flowers along paths. The Friends purchased a pass to provide discounted admission to the gardens. Half-price admission for up to 6 individuals (cannot be combined with a group tour plan). Reserve your pass today! https://www.ventresslibrary.org/museum-passes/ Please note the library will be closed April 27 – 29 as OCLN migrates to a new software platform and online services will be suspended.