Events

In this 2-part beginner yoga series, participants will learn valuable breathing and movement sequences that can be used daily. Each class will include breathing and meditation to prepare the mind as well as deep stretching appropriate for all levels and just a hint of s...

Program for kids ages 0-3 and their caregivers, siblings welcome!

Wiggle Worms is a play-based music and movement story time for children and their caregivers!

Essex Library programs are free and open to the public.
No registration required.

Program for kids of all ages. Kids 5 and under must be accompanied by an adult.

Is your child curious about percussion? Join local musician Gary “Coach” Ribchinsky for this interactive program to explore the percussion family of instruments. Kids will lear...

New York Times and Emmy Award-winning author Chris Whipple will be at Essex Library to discuss his book, “Uncharted: How Trump Beat Biden, Harris, and the Odds in the Wildest Campaign in History.” In “Uncharted,” Whipple draws on his exclusive access to ...

Program for kids ages 2-5.

All aboard for a fun-filled train-themed story time, where kids can enjoy exciting train tales, sing railroad songs, and go on a pretend journey full of adventure!

Join us for themed stories, songs, rhymes, and crafts! W...

EHS is looking for friendly, responsible Guides and Hosts for the summer tour season at Pratt House: the only historic house museum in Essex.  The well-preserved, uniquely-asymmetrical Pratt House served the same family for more than 200 years, many of them sharing in ...

Learn tips and tricks to take great pictures with your iPhone! In this first session, photographer Fred Verillo will focus on the creative aspects of photography such as composition, lighting, perspective, color versus black and white – the overall basics of taking a ...