AAPI Heritage Month
Check out these books to celebrate Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month! Click on a cover below to request that title! Fiction Comics
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“There Must be More Than That!” by Shinsuke Yoshitake
A young girl becomes upset when her older brother tells her the future is doomed. Where did he get this idea? From a pessimistic grown-up, of course. Depressed about the inevitable plagues and wars that will doom our future, the young girl consults her grandma, who imparts an important truth: “Grown-ups act like they can […]
Virtual Teen Crafternoon: Peace Birds
May 12th at 5pm Join instructor Mandy Roberge to make some adorable boho-esque peace birds! Perfect to hang in a window or decorate your bedroom! Some light sewing will be involved. This program will be held on Zoom. Registration required to receive Zoom link and craft kit.
“Miss Sherlock” TV Series
This modern adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes detective stories features a female-led cast that’s packed with as much adventure as the original stories. Set in Tokyo, Japan, the story follows Sara “Sherlock” Futaba and Dr. Wato Tachibana’s chance meeting after the murder of Wato’s close friend and teacher. As their friendship and […]
“The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher” by Dana Alison Levy
Colleen read The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher and this is what she thought… With two dads, four brothers, a cat, a dog, and an imaginary cheetah named Flare – this book is truly overflowing with misadventures! The story follows the Fletchers through one school year. Sam (twelve-years-old) lives and breathes soccer, but his teacher […]
Star Wars Bingo
May 4th at 3:30 pm on Zoom May the 4th is Star Wars day so let’s play some BINGO to celebrate! Registrants will be emailed a BINGO card (if you cannot print it out at home, please contact rgagnon@haverhillpl.org and a printout will be provided). There will be PRIZES! Ages 11-18.
HPL Armchair Travelers: ARGENTINA
HPL Armchair Travelers is going to Argentina. Take a look at all the electronic resources we have on that country, such as ebooks, audiobooks, music, movies, and more. Don’t hesitate to explore on your own! Click on the following link to see a list of e-resources on Argentina!
“The Undoing” TV Series
Based on the novel “You should have known” by Jean Hanff Korelitz, this thrilling miniseries first published on HBO tells the story of a very successful New York therapist, Grace Fraser (Nicole Kidman) married to a respected child oncologist, Jonathan (Hugh Grant) and their lives that spin out of control. After a young mother from […]
“Plain Bad Heroines” by Emily Danforth
A novel about a movie production about a novel; Plain Bad Heroines is layered enough to pull the reader in and clever enough to make it a page turner. The book centers around the school of Brookhants, an all girl’s school on the coast of Rhode Island. A cluster of deaths surrounding the school haunts […]
It’s National Library Week!
It’s National Library Week! This year’s theme for the annual celebration, sponsored by the American Library Association, is “Welcome to Your Library.” According to ALA, this theme: promotes the idea that libraries extend far beyond the four walls of a building – and that everyone is welcome to use their services. During the pandemic libraries […]