Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab follows the lives of three women over the span of centuries. Our story starts in Spain 1532 with Maria. Maria is a wild, free spirit who is forced into an arranged marriage with an older Viscount. She is miserable. Trapped in a house, often alone, […]
We are now accepting applications for our Trustee Scholarship Page Program. This scholarship is available to high school juniors who reside in Haverhill. Full details and requirements can be found here. Student testimonials: While volunteering, I saw people of all ages playing games, socializing, reading, studying, and utilizing programs such as community outreach, movie night, […]
Ramona Riley had her first kiss on the 4th of July when she was 14 with a mysterious girl she just met and who was leaving the next day. She never got her name and never saw her again…until she did. You see the girl was Dylan Monroe, the daughter of very famous rock stars, […]
Teens are now welcome to vote for their favorite book to make YALSA’s (Young Adult Library Services Association) Teen’s Top Ten list! The voting ballot can be found here.
The Jellyfish, translated from French and written by Montreal-born writer Boum, follows 20-something Odette as they start to experience the sudden appearance of a jellyfish in their eye. They visit the optometrist only to be told that they have a jellyfish in their eye and there’s nothing to be done. Soon, they have two. Then […]
A Sweet Sting of Salt by Rose Sutherland is a queer reimagining of the Irish folktalke The Selkie Wife. Set in Nova Scotia in the 1830s, this story follows Jean, a young midwife, who discovers a woman in labor on the beach behind her property. She brings the woman in and soon helps her successfully […]
The Haverhill Public Library is participating in the 18th Annual Boston Bruins PJ Drive and is collecting new pajamas for local children living in low-income and homeless situations. We are looking for brand-new pajamas, appropriate for all seasons, and in all sizes. Please do not give pajamas that include any family or holiday references. The […]
This documentary, produced by superstar athletes Serena and Venus Williams and Alex Morgan, tells the fascinating story of the first Women’s World Cup held in Mexico in 1971. You might be thinking “but I thought the first Women’s World Cup was held in 1991?” That’s because FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association) denounced the 1971 […]
Sloane hates the idea of aging; she dreads looking in the mirror and seeing new wrinkles. When her husband books a surprise birthday weekend getaway for her and her best friend, she’s not exactly in the best mood to be reminded she’s getting older. Naomi is a bit of a wild child, she loves to […]
Throughout September and October, we have several programs available to help those planning to attend college! Go to College, Not into Debt – VIRTUALTuesday, Sept. 10 at 6:30pmExplore the complex world of need-based and merit based financial aid. Parents and students will learn about how to lower costs under the new FAFSA rules, the newly […]
