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Freegal Music

With Freegal Music HPL cardholders can enjoy unlimited ad-free access to over one million albums spanning 200 genres. Plan to discover new favorites among the 200,000 new songs added to the service each month. There are 18 million songs from over 93,000 music labels from over 100 countries! You can listen to today’s top hits […]

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Jaws by Peter Benchley

Just in time for Shark Week. Have you read the book that started it all? Before the iconic movie there was this book published in 1974 and written by Peter Benchley. If you can get past the egregiously dated language and attitudes of the 1970s, this book makes entertaining beach reading or can help extend […]

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Go Bruins!

On July 12th the library had the honor of hosting Blades, the Boston Bruins mascot! Blades came and helped Joanna read a story, did trivia, and then stayed around to take photos with everyone! Thank you to Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners for hosting this amazing event.

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“Mississippi Masala” by Mira Nair

Jay and Kinnu are a Ugandan couple of Indian descent living happily in Kampala with their daughter, Mina. In 1972, amid anti-Indian sentiment, Idi Amin orders all Indians out of the country, giving them 90 days to leave. Heartbroken, Jay, Kinnu, and Mina travel to England, and ultimately, a small town in Mississippi. Now present […]

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Tress of the Emerald Sea by Brandon Sanderson

Tress enjoys an uncomplicated life on a tiny island called The Rock that’s situated in the Emerald Sea where she works as a cleaner, collects cups, and is close with the local duke’s son, Charlie. The Duke does not approve, so he secretes Charlie away to find him a suitable wife, but returns with a […]

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Happy 4th with Help from A-to-Z World Food!

This year, let A to Z World Food help you plan your 4th of July! With recipes for hot dogs, hamburgers and veggie burgers it’s sure to get your started! You can stick to the basics or try a Chicago-Style or Seattle-Style hot dog. They have your grilling needs covered with a variety of BBQ […]

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Imogen, Obviously

Becky Albertalli’s latest title follows high school senior Imogen and her discovering her bi-sexuality. Imogen has always been a staunch ally, her sister and best friends are queer. She’s up to date on all the queer media and attends her school’s GSA meetings. She’s straight with a capital S. Then she goes to visit her […]

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“The Wedding Banquet” by Ang Lee

Wai-Tung (Winston Chao) is a gay Taiwanese man who lives in New York with his white American partner, Simon (Mitchell Lichtenstein). Constantly urged by his traditional parents to settle down with a nice woman, Wai-Tung decides to embark on a marriage of convenience with his tenant Wei-Wei (May Chin), who is in need of a […]

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Children’s Summer Reading Program

June 17th – August 11th “When the whole world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful” -Malala Yousafzai Our voices have power. We use our voices to share stories, express ourselves, and spark change. Our voices include not only the sounds we make, but the words we write, the art we create, the movements we […]