Little Free Libraries

The Friends of the JV Fletcher Library have sponsored the construction and installation of Little Free Libraries throughout Westford.  You can find more information about the program at the official Little Free Libraries website.

The Little Free Libraries funded by the friends are located at the following locations:

  • Kestrel Lane and Coopers Way

  • 8 Crusade Road

  • Muffins on Main, 40 Main Street

  • Nabnasset School, 99 Plain Rd.

Here are some photos of the Little Free Libraries sponsored by the Friends!

 

Library Programs Supported by the Friends

Annual Meeting Speakers

Since 2006, the Friends have invited a speaker to our Annual Meeting. We have had authors on a wide variety of topics, both fiction and non-fiction.  The full list of speakers is below, followed by photos from the events over the years.

2006: Jim McAllister (of Derby Square Tours, on Salem witch trials)

2007: Eric Jay Dolin (Leviathan)

2008: Elizabeth Royte (Bottlemania)

2009: Matthew Pearl (The Last Dickens)

2010: Elinor Lipman (The Family Man)

2011: Charlie Pierce (Idiot America)

2012: Andre Dubus III (Townie)

2013: Bridget Lancaster (The Science of Good Cooking)

2014: Hank Phillippi Ryan (Truth Be Told)

2015: Lylah Alphonse (news collection & reporting in the digital age)

2016: Joe Bagley (A History of Boston in 50 Artifacts)

2017: Brunonia Barry (The Fifth Petal)

2018: Kate Clifford Larson (Rosemary)

2019: Marianne Leone (Ma Speaks Up)  

2020: Stephen Puleo (Voyage of Mercy: The USS Jamestown, the Irish Famine, and the Remarkable Story of America’s First Humanitarian Mission) (Held virtually on Zoom)

2021: E. Dolores Johnson (Say I’m Dead: A Family Memoir of Race, Secrets and Love)(Held virtually on Zoom)

2022: (Speaker unable to attend)