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Welcome the Class of 2034

Is your child turning 5 on or before August 31, 2021? Kindergarten registration is now open! The information session is Monday, March 29. For more information, download the flyer below. From the Kindergarten registration website: The Kindergarten Information Session for the 2021-2022 school year will be taking place via video on Monday, March 29. The […]

Trustees Minutes

March 18, 2021

Haverhill Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes of March 18, 2021 The regular monthly meeting of the Trustees of the Haverhill Public Library was called to order at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, March 18, 2021 via Zoom or in the auditorium. In attendance were Trustees Bresnahan, Coletti, Klueber, Rurak, Sheehan, and Veasy-Sirois.  Also in attendance […]

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Women’s History Month: Pack-Horse Librarians of Eastern Kentucky

During the Great Depression, poor states, like Kentucky, fell even further into poverty as the nation’s economy came to a grinding halt. In response to this national crisis, President Franklin D. Roosevelt enacted the New Deal in 1933 – a series of programs and public work projects meant to support farmers, unemployed, youth, and the […]

Trustees Minutes

February 18, 2021

Haverhill Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes of February 18, 2021 The regular monthly meeting of the Trustees of the Haverhill Public Library was called to order at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 18, 2021 via Zoom or in the auditorium. In attendance were Trustees Bresnahan, Coletti, Klueber, Rurak, Sheehan, and Veasy-Sirois.  Also in attendance […]

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Black History Month: African Americans in Film

“Moving pictures have become one of the greatest revitalizing forces in race adjustment.” Oscar Micheaux, 1st major African American feature filmmaker (1884-1951) As large numbers of African Americans migrated from the rural South to urban areas across the U.S. between the 1910s and 1940s, the racial landscape of America began to shift. As a result, […]

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Vaccine Information

The US Government recently announced that you can order free, at-home COVID testing kits through the United States Postal Service! Click the button below to be directed to the USPS site to order yours today! Massachusetts Resource Line City of Haverhill Bilingual Call Center

Trustees Minutes

January 21, 2021

Haverhill Public Library Board of Trustees Minutes of January 21, 2021 The regular monthly meeting of the Trustees of the Haverhill Public Library was called to order at 8:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 21, 2021 via Zoom or in the auditorium. In attendance were Trustees Sheehan, Rurak, and Veasy-Sirois.  Also in attendance were Director, Sarah […]

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Travel the World with Food

Traveling may be off the table, but your kitchen can bring foods from different countries to you. A to Z World Food is an online database available through the Haverhill Public Library that gives patrons access to recipes across the globe. Select any country to learn about their food culture, dishes for special occasions, and […]

Kids

Attendance Awareness Poster Contest

Haverhill Promise’s Attendance Awareness Poster Design Contest is open to all Haverhill students in grades Pre-K through 8th grade. Entries are due by January 14th. For details, click to enlarge the attached fliers or visit their website at haverhillpromise.com/postercontest.

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Midsommar (film)

Got the midwintar blues? Travel to a sunny Swedish retreat for Hårga, a summer festival that occurs once every 90 years. There you will meet a group of people who will treat you like family. Eat, drink, be merry, and — if you are lucky — make it home alive. Midsommar is director Ari Aster’s […]