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Sophie Go’s Lonely Hearts Club by Roselle Lim

Sophie Go is finally out of her parents’ home and ready to start her career as a professional matchmaker. However, she faces one major problem, despite her natural matchmaking skill and ability, she did not quite graduate from matchmaking school. She forges ahead, moving into a swanky apartment complex in Toronto and begins networking and […]

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2022 releases your HPL staff loved!

Just because you missed them last year doesn’t mean we don’t still recommend them-check out this list of 2022 releases that staff loved! Click on the cover image to be brought to our catalog where you can request these titles. Delilah Green swore she would never go back to Bright Falls—nothing is there for her […]

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Bullet Journaling 101 for teens

Monday, January 30 at 6pm Join Betsy and Shannon of Casual Study to learn all about Bullet Journaling! The first half of the class is a presentation on the history and types of bullet journals.  We’ll bring plenty of materials for everyone to get started on their journals during the second half of the class. Each participant […]

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Beanstack Challenges for All Ages

Adult Challenges Featured 2024 Challenges Every year, the Massachusetts Center for the Book challenges residents all across the state to engage in reading that stretches their interests and knowledge. This year, for the first time, Haverhill Public Library is participating in the 2024 Reading Challenge. Each month features a different reading prompt to help you […]

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The Hollow Places by T. Kingfisher

Kara, aka Carrot, finds herself divorced and penniless at thirty. Rather than go home to her mom where the relationship is tense, she goes to live with her Uncle Earl at his beloved small-town Museum of Wonders, a collection of weird items and taxidermied animals curated over many years. That’s when a portal opens up […]

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Winter Reading Bingo Challenge for kids and teens

Experience all the feels this winter! Learn about the history of emojis, explore the importance of emotions, and discover fun activities to express yourself fully —all while earning badges on a virtual bingo card! From Jan. 1–31, Haverhill Public Library is participating in “All the Feels,” a winter reading challenge sponsored by Beanstack.  Earn fun emoji-themed badges […]

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Transparent Language Online

Looking to learn a new language? Try Transparent Language Online, an electronic resource available to HPL patrons. Transparent Language Online instructional activities in over 100 languages. Track your progress in learning vocabulary, strengthen your core skills, and complete activities to practice your skills. This resource works on computers and tablets – as long as you […]

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“Stick Season” by Noah Kahan

In case you didn’t know, stick season is the time in New England between fall and winter. With that in mind, Noah Kahan’s “Stick Season” really puts you in that place of feeling like you’re just leaving autumn, but anticipating the cold days and piles of snow. If you’re facing the upcoming cold months and […]

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Blackmail and Bibingka by Mia P. Manansala

This third installment of Manansala’s culinary cozy mystery series, Tita Rosie’s Kitchen, takes place during the winter holidays in Shady Palms as they prepare for Christmas Eve and the community Winter Bash. Lila’s good-for-nothing cousin Ronnie returns to town after a mysterious 15-year disappearance, and he brings a new cast of characters, and a whole […]