The Book Drop: July 2025 Edition
- WMCT-TV News

- Jul 7, 2025
- 2 min read
Welcome to this month's episode of The Book Drop!
In this month’s episode, we’re diving into everything happening at the library in July - from exciting summer reading updates to hands-on workshops, book clubs, concerts, and more!
Library Closures: Closed Friday, July 4th for Independence Day
Friends of the Library Donation Day: Saturday, July 19th, 10 AM–2 PM
This Month's Programs:
- Crossword Club: Mondays, 3PM - 4PM
- Coffee & Scrabble: Tuesdays, 11AM - 12PM
- Visible Mending Workshop: July 15th, 4:30PM - 7:30PM
- Magnet Painting with Christine Farah: July 18th at 11AM
- Jumpin' Juba Concert: July 12th at 2PM
Book Clubs This Month:
- Undiscovered Realms - Piranesi by Susanna Clarke - July 2nd, 6:30PM - 7:30PM
- Adult Book Club - Life in Five Senses by Gretchen Rubin - July 8th, 6PM - 7PM and July 10th, 11AM - 12PM
- Pride Book Club - Evelyn Hooker and the Fairy Project by Gayle E. Pitman - July 14th, 6PM - 7PM
- High Strangeness - Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer - July 23rd, 6:30PM - 7:30PM
- Dewey Decimators - I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 by Lauren Tarshis - July 24th, 5:30PM - 6:30PM
Staff Picks: Great American Novels for July 4th
From The Secret History to Fahrenheit 451 and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, the staff has curated a powerful list of titles that reflect American identity, history, and imagination.
Tech Tips: Confused about our self-checkout stations? Don’t worry—we’ve got a step-by-step demo to walk you through it.
Summer Reading is On!
Don’t forget—attending events and book clubs earns you raffle tickets! Learn more in an interview we had with Jenny, head of our Children’s Department.
You won't want to miss what is going on at the Marlborough Public Library in the month of July. Thank you for watching, and we hope to see YOU at the library!

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