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The Trustees of the Haverhill Public Library Receive Gift from The Grad Family Trust

The Trustees of the Haverhill Public Library gratefully acknowledge the donation of $509,555.12 from The Grad Family Trust. The Benjamin and Eva E. Grad Family Trust was established in 1987 by their son Vinson W. Grad and carefully stewarded by the Grad Trustees, including their grandchildren: William Grad, Jeffrey Grad, Richard Traister, and David Traister. […]

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Zita the Space Girl

Zita the Spacegirl is about a young girl, Zita, who finds herself on another planet as she attempts to save her friend from aliens. Joseph has been kidnapped by aliens who believe he has been sent to them to save their planet. As Zita tries to find out where the aliens have taken Joseph, she […]

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Meditation classes for teens

Every Thursday in May! May is Mental Health Awareness Month and to help with teen mental health and calming minds, we will be offering virtual meditation classes with Amy Rutledge every Thursday afternoon at 4:30! Each week will feature a different meditation technique. See the class descriptions below and register by clicking the button. May […]

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Magnification Device at HPL

Visit us at the library to use our ELMO visual presenter, which allows you to see things the human eye cannot; such as the stitching on a $100 dollar bill! The presenter is useful to enlarge books, text, and other objects onto a computer screen. The visual presenter is especially helpful to those who are […]

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Delilah Green Doesn’t Care

After having lost both parents at a young age and being left in the care of her unloving stepmother and snooty stepsister, Delilah left the tiny town of Bright Falls, Oregon as soon as she could and rarely looked back. Now, 12 years later, her dear stepmother has requested she return to be the photographer […]

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National Park Week 2022!

National Park Week takes place each year in April, and this year, it will take place from April 16-April 24! According to the National Park Service, “National Park Week is a time to explore amazing places, discover stories of history and culture, help out, and find your park.” HPL is here to help you get […]

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Doodle Workshop with Cara Bean

Tuesday, April 19 at 2pm This playful workshop invites participants to draw and sketch in an open and relaxed environment. We begin with a few simple sketching games meant to inspire our imagination. As the session progresses, we generate interesting characters and settings. We then explore how words and pictures can come together to build […]

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“Cultish: the language of fanaticism” by Amanda Montell

Do you have a morbid fascination with cults? Do you often wonder how someone can give up their whole personalities to what appears to be something crazy as an outsider? Are you worried it could happen to you? If so, definitely check out Amanda Montell’s compelling nonfiction work, “Cultish”. Montell breaks down cultish language by […]

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Read Woke reading challenge

“Read Woke is a movement. It is a feeling. It is a style. It is a form of education. It is a call to action; it is our right as lifelong learners. It means arming yourself with knowledge in order to better protect your rights. Knowledge is power and no one can take it away. […]