Check out some of the scheduled events for a busy February at Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central St.

Children’s Programs

Lapsit Storytime, - Monday Feb. 2, Feb. 9, Feb. 23, 10 - 10:30 a.m. Stories, bounces, songs, and bubbles for babies newborn to 24 months and their grownups. Gather in the Story Craft Room in the Children’s Department on the lower level. No registration required.

Elementary Explorations: “Hamburger” Sweet Treats, Thursday, Feb. 5, 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. An afternoon of in-person crafting, creating “hamburger” sweet treats. This program is for children in grades K-3. Registration is required.

Hugh Hanley’s Circle of Songs, Friday, Feb. 6, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Join Hugh Hanley as he brings this musical adventure each month for families with children ages 2-7. No registration is required at this drop in event.

Lunar New Year Family Event,  Saturday, Feb. 7, 10 - 11:30 a.m. This family event celebrates Chinese Lunar New Year with crafts, activities, and lots of time for the community. This program is geared for children preschool through elementary accompanied by grownups. No registration is required.

Project ABC, Friday, Feb, 6, Feb. 13, Feb. 20, Feb. 27, 10 - 11 a.m. Project ABC’s playgroup in collaboration with the library offers a variety of activities for children (infant to age 6) and their families. Explore a new theme each week based on a favorite book. There will be STEAM, ELA, and SEL activities, and a circle time with songs and stories. Play, learn, and grow together. No registration required.

Tween Explorations: Sock Donuts, Thursday, Feb.12, 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. An afternoon of in-person crafting, creating sock donuts. This program is for children in grades 3 to 5. Registration is required.

Open Art: Love Bugs! Saturday, Feb. 14, 10 - 11:30 a.m.  Drop into the children’s department and make love bugs. No registration required. Geared for kids from preschool through early elementary.

Music with Fran Friedman! Thursday, Feb.19, 10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Join us for a morning of music and fun with Fran Friedman. This program is geared towards families with children ages 2-7, but all are welcome. No registration is required.

Pajama Time Stories, Wednesday Feb. 4, 11, 18 and 25, 6:30 - 7:15 p.m. Join Miss Susan for a few songs and lots of stories in the Children’s Library. No registration required.

Elementary Explorations: LEGO Erupting Volcano, Thursday, Feb. 26, 3:45 - 4:30 p.m. An afternoon of in-person crafting, making LEGO erupting volcanoes! This program is for children in grades K-3. Registration is required.

Game On! Saturday, Feb. 28, 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. A day of board games in the children’s department. Families with children of any age are welcome to stop by.

All Ages Programs

Bookmobile: Farmers Market - Saturday, Feb. 7, 21, 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Bring a library card to check out books, audiobooks, bestseller speed reads, and DVDs for all ages. At Common Street Spiritual Center, 13 Common Street, Natick.

Art for All Club: Cartoon Characters in Color Pencil, Sunday, Feb. 8, 2 - 3 p.m. Join Walnut Hill School for the Arts students to learn various art techniques. Teens and adults with all levels of experience are welcome. Registration required.

Art for All Club: Intro to Traditional Chinese Painting, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2 - 3:30 p.m. Join Walnut Hill School for the Arts students to learn various art techniques. Teens and adults with all levels of experience are welcome. Registration required.

Meet the Artist Talk: Samela St. Pierre, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Join the artist to learn more about her work and art exhibit “Tarot of the Inca.’’ Homemade Peruvian food, music, and a Q&A session to follow. No registration required.

Teen programs

Teen Take & Make: Paracord Keychain, Monday, Feb. 2, 2 - 9 p.m. For tweens and teens ages 11-18, available in the Teen Room until the kits run out.

Beading Workshop with ZMakesBeads, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 6 - 8 p.m. A creative and meditative beading workshop! Zangar Freeman of ZMakesBeads will be here to lead this workshop using semi-precious stones and other natural jewelry materials. Learn the basics of beading and the difference between semi-precious and precious stones while honoring the rich heritage of African cultures and diverse global traditions of beadwork. All materials provided and teens will get to keep the jewelry they make.  Teens and tweens ages 11-18, registration required.

Teen Drop-In: Mini 3D Wooden Sculptures, Saturday, Feb. 7, 2:30 - 4 p.m. Teens and tweens ages 11-18 can stop by the Teen Room between 2:30 and 4 p.m. to put together a mini 3D wooden puzzle. No registration is needed but puzzles will be available until they run out.

Teen MakerLab To Go: Table Tennis Robot, Monday, Feb. 9, all day. February break is right around the corner, the perfect excuse to practice maker and engineering skills, and then your tennis serve. This kit is open to all tweens and teens ages 11-18, but designed by Kiwi Co for those 14 and older so some tweens may need some assistance. For ages 11-18, registration required.

Teens & Tweens: Lunar New Year Double Luck Lantern Magnets, Tuesday, Feb. 10, 3:30 - 4:30 p.m. Make double luck magnets with Perler Beads in honor of Lunar New Year. For tweens and teens ages 11-18, registration is required.

Teen Drop-In: Journal Decorating, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2:30 - 4 p.m. Stop by the Teen Room to decorate your own journal. Journals, washi tape, stickers, gel pens and other items will be available, No registration is needed but supplies are limited. For tweens and teens ages 11-18, no registration needed.

Adult programs

Bead Therapy Workshop, Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2:30 - 4:30 p.m. Bead therapy is an expressive arts workshop that teaches participants the basics of beaded jewelry making and the difference between semi-precious stones and precious stones. The materials used are semi-precious stones and other natural jewelry materials. Each participant will keep all the pieces they make.  This session is for adults. Space is limited and registration is required.

Winter Sowing with Native Plants Workshop, Thursday, Feb. 5, 7 - 8 p.m. Learn about winter sowing and native plants and then try it by making up to five winter-sown milk jugs. Winter sowing makes adding native plants to the landscape much more accessible to anyone with a patch of yard or apartment patio receiving at least hours of sunlight. This program is for adults and registration is required.

Crochet Penguin, Wednesday, Feb. 11, 3 - 4:30 p.m. Start the crochet journey with this cute penguin project. This class is geared towards complete beginners. Use a crochet kit and learn some of the skills needed to work on the penguin. Each kit comes with access to instructional videos. The class will focus on holding the yarn, and crochet hook, and learning the single crochet stitch. This class is for adults and registration is required.

10 Steps to Researching the History of Your House in Natick, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 7 - 8:15 p.m. Learn how to uncover the past of any home, whether it’s 20 years old or 200. House historian Marian Pierre-Louis will introduce where to find the deeds to a house, how to chain a deed, and locate other sources of information such as the US Federal Census records, maps and tax records. And you’ll learn how to find the stories that bring the history of a house alive. Come learn 10 steps to get you started on house history research. This talk is appropriate for both beginners and those who have research experience. Registration is suggested, but not required.

Bollywood Dance Workout, Saturday, Feb. 21, 2 - 3 p.m. Join Purnima for BollyX – Bollywood Dance Workout. Wear workout clothes and bring water. Registration required.

In Concert: Pianist Liana Paniyeva, Monday, Feb. 23, 7 - 8 p.m.  Award-winning pianist Liana Paniyeva will present a solo recital featuring masterworks of the Romantic repertoire. The program includes Schumann’s Sonata No. 2 in G minor, Brahms’s Fantasies, Op. 116, Amy Beach: 4 Sketches, Op. 15, and Clara Schumann: Scherzo, Op. 14, No. 2 in C minor. This richly varied program offers deep emotional contrasts from Schumann’s passionate intensity to Brahms’s introspective beauty. Registration is suggested, but not required.

Peaceful Poses, Thursday, Feb. 26, 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. Unwind and relax with Beginner Breathwork, Yoga, and Meditation. Lipi is a yoga, breathwork and meditation faculty member with the Art of Living foundation. Students need to bring a yoga mat and water. Registration is required.

Chat & Chew Book Club, Friday, Feb. 27, 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. Bring a lunch or snack and discuss books you’ve read recently. There’s no assigned reading, so you get to read what you want. Drop in if you have time or register to get event reminders.

The library is open 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday; 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday. For more information and to register, visit morseinstitue.org.