MARLBORO — The newly formed Marlboro Community Center and Library, part of the Marlboro Alliance, will open soon on the first floor of the Marlboro Meeting House.
They're kicking things off with an Election Day Open House on Tuesday, Nov. 6, from 4 to 7 p.m. Residents are invited for post-voting cider, snacks, and social time to meet some of the many volunteers getting the center up and running.
Gemma Ollis was recently hired as the center's new coordinator. Ollis lives in Marlboro with her husband and daughter. She knows the Marlboro Meeting House well, having worked at the Meeting House School when it was housed in the same space, and having brought her daughter to playgroup there.
“Playgroup was a place where we could go knowing it would be warm, close to home, and filled with our new friends,” she said in a news release.
Now, she said, she hopes to give that feeling of belonging to the town through its new Community Center, which will include a library, a cafe, and cozy space for reading and relaxing.
High speed internet will allow for working remotely. It will be a venue for events, senior lunches organized by Marlboro Cares, yoga, art classes, film nights, and many other exciting programs.
The Community Center will be open on Wednesdays and Fridays from noon to 5 p.m., Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon, and whenever events are happening.
Check the calendar of events on the Marlboro Alliance website under Community Center at sites.google.com/view/marlboroalliance/community-center?authuser=0.