Join the Friends of the Greenfield Public Library for the 33rd Annual Poet’s Seat Poetry Contest celebration on Tuesday, April 23 at 6 pm, in the GPL Community Meeting Room. The 2023 Poet’s Seat Contest finalists and winners will read their winning submissions from the three contest categories: Adult, Youth (Ages 12-14), and Youth (Ages 15-18). This contest draws poets from across Franklin County. We hope you can join us to hear their work and applaud their voices. For more information, contact  Cyndie Rothschild at cyndierothkid@gmail.com or Lynn Waldron, at  lynnw99@gmail.com . This event, generously sponsored by the Friends of the Greenfield Public Library, is free and open to everyone in our community.

April 23, 5pm Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens For years, rumors of the “Marsh Girl” — Kya Clark — have haunted Barkley Cove, a quiet town on the North Carolina coast — so when Chase Andrews is found dead, the locals immediately suspect her. But Kya is really sensitive and intelligent, surviving for years in the marsh that she calls home, finding friends in the gulls and lessons in the sand. When two young men from town become intrigued by her wild beauty, Kya opens herself to a new life—until the unthinkable happens.