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March Adult Events at HPL

3/1 | 1:30-3 PM | Collage Club for Teens & Adults Join us on the 1st Sunday of every month for Collage Club! Spend afternoons this spring crafting and chatting! All materials are provided, but feel free to bring any of your own. No registration required. 3/2 | 6-7:30 PM | English (ESL) Conversation Circle […]

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“Moon of the Crusted Snow” by Waubgeshig Rice

Do you enjoy chilling, post-apocalyptic stories set in winter?  Check out Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice! When a power outage occurs, phone service goes out, and food shipments stop, fear and panic start to build in a small Anishinaabe community in northern Canada.  With news of similar issues happening elsewhere and people […]

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Featured Digital Resource–Gale: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection

Need to do some in-depth research, or have a quick question? Check out Gale: Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine Collection to access trusted and frequently updated information. You’ll find information about experimental research, treatment techniques, and much more. Their Topic Finder and Subject Guide Search make it easy to navigate the tons of scholarly journals […]

Special Collections

Reintroducing the HPL Map Collection

The Haverhill Public Library Special Collections Department has an extensive map collection, newly revised and updated! In the latest round of revisions and additions to this collection, we sorted through hundreds of maps (and similar items) that have been hiding in the corners of our storage spaces for the past decade or so. We also […]

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“Murder Among the Pyramids” by Sara Rosett

Blix Windway has made a career out of her wanderlust and is entirely independent – an unusual and difficult choice for a woman brought up as a Lady in 1920s England.  Her newest expedition takes her to Egypt, where she is eager to experience the culture and learn all she can.  She makes a new […]

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February Displays Around the Library

Nonfiction: Books About Black Musicians Learn all about Black musicians past and present through our display of memoirs, biographies, DVDs, and nonfiction books! Plus, catch a Friday morning movie at HPL! This month, we’re featuring biopics about Black musicians. Visit our Events page for the schedule. Fiction: For the Love of Food Whether you’re an […]

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Pizza Girl by Jean Kyoung Frazier

Are you ever drawn to a book by the title or the cover art? That’s how I ended up with a copy of Jean Kyoung Frazier’s Pizza Girl. Just like the exciting cover art, the text inside grabbed my attention and didn’t disappoint. In this concise novel, an 18-year-old Los Angeles woman navigates pregnancy, work, […]

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February Tech Class: Internet Basics

Session I: Friday, 2/6 | 2-3pm | Session II: Friday, 2/13 | 2-3pm | For those who have never touched a computer or have limited mouse skills, this class will introduce the basics of having a computer, mouse and keyboard. We will also explore how to find information online and develop web browsing skills. This […]

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Hirayasumi

Hirayasumi by Keigo Shinzō is a feel-good slice of life manga series that follows 29 year old Hiroto and his laid back approach to life. He recently inherited a house from a curmudgeonly elderly woman he befriended and is now dealing with home ownership. His 18 year old cousin, Natsumi, has also come to live […]