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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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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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“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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Ron’s Gone Wrong

“Ron’s Gone Wrong is a computer-animated film set in a world where it’s the norm to have B-Bots, digitally connected robot companions. Barney is a shy middle-schooler who is the last one in his city to finally get Ron, his B-Bot. Unfortunately, his “Best Friend Out of the Box” becomes a major pain, malfunctioning on […]

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Resources for Understanding the Russian-Ukrainian Conflict

To help you better understand the long history of conflict and national identity in that region of Eastern Europe, we have curated this list of resources in our library collection, as well as other trusted information sources. From one of the foremost experts on Ukraine and the former USSR, a concise, authoritative history of Ukraine. […]

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Love in the Library by Maggie Tokuda-Hall

Inspired by how Tokuda-Hall’s maternal grandparents met and fell in love in a Japanese internment camp, Love in the Library follows Tama, who works in the camp library, and George, who visits her each day. Life in Minidoka isn’t at all where Tama expected to be and she has no idea when, if ever, she’ll […]

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Virtual Open Mic Night w/ Featured Guest Dan Speers!

Thursday, March 17th at 7:00pm Are you a performing artist, established or aspiring? Join HPL for a virtual Open Mic Night on Thursday, March 17 at 7:00 PM! Come and sing, play an instrument. read poetry, or more! Share your art with us. Our featured guest this month is local poet Dan Speers! This program […]