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Back to School Book Bonanza (Fall Reading Challenge)

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 […]

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Kids Program Suggestion

Do you have a great idea for a program you’d like the library to host? Tell us! If your program is accepted you will be contacted by a Children’s Librarian! *Please note all library programs must be held virtually until further notice

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“The Inquisitor’s Tale Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog” By Adam Gidwitz, Illustrated By Hatem Aly

Colleen read The Inquisitor’s Tale and this is what she thought… When Jeanne, a peasant girl with visions, William, an immensely strong oblate (monk-in-training), Jacob, a young Jewish boy with healing power, and a baby-rescuing greyhound set out on a journey together, their experiences are nothing short of legendary! This tale is described from many […]

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Ellison Die Cuts

The Ellison Letter Machine is a versatile tool. It cuts anything scissors can cut in a fraction of the time, such as: construction paper, sponge, cardboard, fabric, wallpaper, and con-tact paper. Daycare providers, teachers, and homeschoolers may use the Ellison Letter Machine in the Children’s Department during our regular hours. There is no charge to use […]

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Curriculum Support

The Haverhill Public Library purchases books that can be used by students in grades K-12 to complete research papers and other assignments. If you find a title that you feel would be appropriate for use by your students, please complete the form below and we will consider adding it to our collection.

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Project Alert

Completion of this form allows the Youth Services Staff to curate a collection for your students to utilize during this assignment. Please complete this form at least two weeks prior to your assignment’s due date. We will keep the collection accessible for up to one week. To inquire about the availability of a specific item, […]

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School Visits / Library Field Trips

To request a school or community visit to the library, or request visit to your school from a Youth Services staff member, kindly call or fill out the form below. Please note, at least two weeks notice is needed for the date(s) requested, and we can not accommodate more than 30 students per visit at […]

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Teacher Baskets

A collection of library materials can be compiled for classroom use. Teacher Baskets include approximately fifteen library resources which will be checked out to the library card of the requesting teacher for three weeks.  Please complete the form below. Teacher Baskets require a minimum of one week’s notice. Teacher Basket Policy: Teachers must have a […]

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Teacher Cards

Haverhill teachers who live out of state are eligible to receive Haverhill Public Library cards in order to check out materials for their classroom use. If the teacher lives in Haverhill or another Massachusetts town, they can obtain a regular HPL library card by showing proof of address at the Circulation Desk. Teacher Cards are […]

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“Bear Came Along” by Richard T. Morris

*Summer Reading List Spotlight* This title was on the 2020 Haverhill Public School’s recommended summer booklist for Grades PreK-1 and Grades 2-3. Amanda read Bear Came Along and this is what she thought… Bear and his new friends go on an adventure with the help of a river. I chose to read this picture book because I […]