Worcester Public Library

We are very excited that WPL's Projects and Special Events Coordinator Liza will be part of Leadership Worcester's class of 2027. We can't wait to see what all these future leaders contribute to our city!

🎉 Meet the Leadership Worcester Class of 2027!

The Worcester Regional Chamber of Commerce is excited to welcome these 28 talented professionals representing organizations and sectors across our community to the newest Leadership Worcester cohort:

• Benedicta Agyemang — Rehoboth Law PLLC
• Brandi Anderson — Girl Scouts of CWM
• Christine Becotte — The Hanover Insurance Group
• Betty Blute — The Hanover Theatre
• Jennessa Burks — Allureativity
• Shantelle Campbell — City of Worcester
• Harolyn Castillo — CWE & World of Foods
• Angelina DiGioia — Guild of St. Agnes
• David Echavarria Toro — EzBusy.ai
• Levi Ekstrom — Open Sky Community Services
• Miguel Fernandez Nazario — Streetplus LLC & Downtown Worcester BID
• Liza French — Worcester Public Library
• Jennie Guzman — Quinsigamond Community College
• Shelby Hutchinson — Keller Williams Boston Metrowest
• Nathan Lewis — Worcester Earn-A-Bike
• Brendan Madigan — F.W. Madigan Company, Inc.
• Megan Moran — Worcester State University
• Landon Parr — City of Worcester
• Mitzila Pineda — Workers Credit Union
• Sabrina Rashid — DCU Center
• Yessica Rivas — Unibank
• Xena Robinson — Mahanaim Law, P.C.
• Shane Sampson — Fontaine Bros. Inc.
• Jessica Sarita — Sara's Auto Sales, Inc.
• Elizabeth Shea — UMass Memorial Health
• Tina Vo — Heywood Primary Care, Self Employed, UMass Chan
• Jaclyn Wallen — Resiliency Collective
• Leah Wilson — REALTOR® Association of Central MA

Over the next 10 months, they’ll learn together, build relationships across sectors, and deepen their understanding of our community — all while growing their capacity to lead and create positive change.

Congratulations to the Leadership Worcester Class of 2027! We can’t wait to see where this journey takes you.

Kickoff Pride Worcester 2026 with a visit to a multimedia exhibit that draws from the Worcester LGBTQ+ History Project and that showcases local q***r stories, challenges, creativity, and resilience. Join us on Wednesday, September 2 at the Main Library starting at 6:30 p.m. Register at: https://tinyurl.com/PrideatWPL

The exhibit runs at the Worcester Public Library from September 1-15. Brought to you through a collaborative partnership among PRIDE Worcester, College of the Holy Cross, Museum of Worcester, and the Worcester Public Library.

Program and Exhibit followed by Dance Party. Light refreshments provided. This event is free to the public.

Established in 2018, the Worcester LGBTQ+ History Project seeks to understand more fully our past and the possibilities for our future.

Books are better when shared. Join us!

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Are you looking for something new to read? Here's a selection of newly published books (as well as replacement copies of some older titles) that we've recently added to the collection at WPL! So whether you're finally getting to something you've had on your TBR pile or you are looking for a completely new title, now's your chance! Happy reading!

Our Worcester Talking Book Library staff were celebrated at the Worcester Red Sox game today in honor of their National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled Subregional Library of the Year award. So fun!!!

This librarian is spending part of the day at WPL's Frances Perkins Branch (a.k.a. FPBL), and in honor of that visit, we're sharing some information about the history of the branch. First of all: it's one of the three libraries in Worcester funded by Andrew Carnegie, the steel tycoon, but the only one still existing as a library. Second: it was known as the Greendale Branch for nearly 80 years, after the community in which it was located. Third: The Greendale Branch was added to the National List of Historic Places in 1980. Fourth: WPL renamed the branch the Frances Perkins Branch in 1994 after noted U.S. Labor Secretary, Frances Perkins, who lived in Worcester as a child and went to Classical High School. Finally, it's a pretty cool branch, with attractions such as a Library of Things collection, murals inside the children's section of the library, a community garden on the side of the building (including vegetables and sunflowers!), and last but not least, a cow sculpture that was previously exhibited at the Old Sturbridge Village! For more information about FPBL, visit https://wplreferenceblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/on-this-date-in-wpl-history-october-26.html

Give us your best six word story based on this image.

Fall starts here! Join us for the 6th Annual Worcester Public Library Block Party on Saturday, September 26 from 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. at the Main Library. We'll transform the block into a lively celebration packed with free family fun, live entertainment, food trucks, local vendors, activities, a Friends book Sale, and more.

See what's new this week at the Worcester Public Library at:

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There are six new bestsellers, 58 new children's books, and 115 other new books.

The new bestsellers this week include "Regime Change: Inside the Imperial Presidency of Donald Trump," "Dungeon Crawler Carl," and "How Lucky Am I."