September 17 at 11am Rachel Lefebvre from PJ Library and the Lappin Foundation will be hosting an engaging Virtual Sukkot Storytime for ages 0-6. There will be singing by Cantor Idan Irelander of Temple Emmanuel in Andover. Sukkot is a Jewish holiday that this year begins on September 20th and lasts until September 27th. This is […]
September 14th at 4pm Celebrate the end of summer by making a cool nameplate craft, and a frame to go with it! Open to ages 6-11, and registration is required.
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“Let us remember: One book, one pen, one child and one teacher can change the world.” – Malala Yousafzai Scroll down to find suggested picture books, easy readers, books for older readers, and books in Spanish (libros en español). Click on the book cover to request it from the catalog. For Younger Readers Picture Books […]
This year’s summer reading theme was “Tails and Tales.” We asked our Summer Learning participants to send us pictures of their pets, real or pretend, to earn a badge for their respective program. Below is a video compilation of the photos we received. Thank you to all our readers (and their grownups) who participated! If […]
Calling all Massachusetts Youth! Massachusetts Library System & Communities Responding to Extreme Weather (CREW) invite you to participate in the 2021 Climate Preparedness Week Drawing Contest. This year’s drawing contest theme is “The Weather is Changing: Are You Prepared?” Kids and teens of all ages are invited to share their drawings of ways in which they prepare for […]
Books and movies that begin with the letter “I” Books Movies
outh Services staff put together a booklist for Mental Health Month. The list includes picture books for younger readers and chapter books / graphic novels for older readers. There are also several Spanish-language titles.
Joan read The Strangers by Margaret Peterson Haddix and this is what she thought… The story follows Chess, Emma, and Finn Greystone–ages 12, 10, and eight—as they investigate why their mother went missing, and uncover their ties to an alternate world. It was a great adventure with elements of science fiction and mystery thrown in […]
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 […]
