Banned Books Week (September 27 – October 3, 2020) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read. Typically held during the last week of September, it spotlights current and historical attempts to censor books in libraries and schools. It brings together the entire book community — librarians, booksellers, publishers, journalists, teachers, and readers of […]
HPL Armchair Travelers is going to Switzerland. 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 Switzerland! HPL ARMCHAIR TRAVELERS_Switzerland
The titular pizza girl of Jean Kyoung Frazier’s debut novel is eighteen, pregnant, and lives at home with her mother and boyfriend. She works as a delivery driver for a local greasy pizza joint. One day, a woman named Jenny calls in an order for a cheese pizza and pickles. Something in Jenny’s voice intrigues […]
FYRE (For Your Reading Enjoyment) is a FREE packaged experience delivered monthly with a personalized book recommendation and special items for you to KEEP! Our subscription service is similar to other, paid services such as OwlCrate, Fab Fit Fun, and Loot Crate. To register just fill this form with your information and reading tastes! When […]
The Book Concierge is a FREE packaged experience delivered quarterly with a personalized book recommendation and special items for you to KEEP! Our subscription service is similar to other, paid services such as OwlCrate, Fab Fit Fun, and Loot Crate. To register just fill this form with your information and reading tastes! When you register, […]
The library is here to help start off the school year, no matter what it looks like for you! Need a laptop and/or access to Wifi? You are in luck, we circulate laptops and Wi-Fi hotspots. CLASSES: Mark your calendars and sign up here for our up-coming class on ZOOM! ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES: Accessible […]
“At a time when we are searching everywhere for community, for connection, for a sense of belonging, for the engines of democracy that will revitalize our civic life, we have … the most amazing social infrastructure that designers could ever build and it’s called the library.” -Eric Klinenberg, professor, author Getting ready to vote next […]
September is Library Card Sign-up Month, a time when Haverhill Public Library joins the American Library Association (ALA) and libraries nationwide to remind parents, caregivers and students that signing up for a library card is the first step on the path to academic achievement and lifelong learning. There is nothing more empowering than signing up […]
Join us for our Back to School Book Bonanza on Beanstack! Read a comic book. Listen to an audiobook. Experience a spooky story. We have fifteen reading challenges for you to complete! Finish five for a free book. Complete ten for another free book. Conquer all fifteen challenges to be entered into our gift card […]
