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April Booklist: National Arab American Heritage Month 2026

Celebrate National Arab American Heritage Month this year by enjoying one of our titles featuring or by an Arab American! “We have to be a nation of compassion and some sort of humanity when it comes to the treatment of other human beings.” – Rashida Tlaib Page 1, Row 1 Titles: And She Could Be […]

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Big Dumb Eyes by Nate Bargatze

I was introduced to the comedian Nate Bargatze via Saturday Night Live and his Netflix appearances. As a fan, I was excited to check out his book. I borrowed the book through Libby to hear him read the book like hearing one of his specials. It helps make the story feel personal when the celebrity author reads it. […]

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April Displays Around the Library

April is National Poetry Month Stop by the first floor and see our April displays! At our non-fiction display, grab a poetry book to celebrate National Poetry Month, or put a hold on a title below. “Up our long river-valley, for days, have not ceasedThe wail and the shriek of the bitter northeast…O soul of […]

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April Tech Class: Word Basics

Friday, April 10, 2:00-3:00 PM OR Wednesday, April 29, 6:00-7:00 PM Join us to learn the basics of using Microsoft Word!  This is a great class if you want to learn about a word processing program for typing letters, resumes, papers, and more.  Plus, Microsoft Word is available on the library’s public computers! It’s FREE to […]

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April Adult Events at HPL

4/1 | 6:30-8 PM | Fiber Arts Group Calling all fiber artists! Bring your current project(s) of knitting, crocheting, hand stitching, hand quilting, and embroidery, or whatever else, to work on in the company of other fiber arts enthusiasts! Instruction is not offered at this event but fellow attendees are always happy to offer advice […]

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Featured Digital Resource: Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers

The Haverhill Public Library provides access to several digital resources with tools and information for job seekers and folks exploring career options. One of these resources, Gale OneFile: Vocations and Careers, includes articles from a wide variety of trade publications, academic journals, and general news periodicals. In fact, there are over ten million articles in […]

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The Durrells in Corfu (TV show)

If you need a little escape, dive into the clear, blue waters of Corfu! In the spirit of All Creatures Great and Small, this is the small-town, feel-good story of a widow and her four children who, down on their luck in England, impulsively move to the Greek island of Corfu. Based on a true […]

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March Booklist: Women’s History Month 2026

Dive into Women’s History Month this year by reading some of our many titles focusing on women and/or written by women! “. . . the critics who shaped our modern idea of the novel in English so frequently dismissed women writers that the systematic excising has a name. It’s called the Great Forgetting. Only Austen […]

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The Little Paris Bookshop by Nina George

Nina George takes readers on a journey to Jean Perdu’s Parisian bookshop. He discovers a letter from his long-lost love and is determined to find her. He meets a young character, Max Jordan, and gives him life advice through books and traditions. The Little Paris Bookshop proves how books can be an escape from reality […]

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March Displays Around the Library

Check out the March displays around the library! Our nonfiction display is dedicated to Women’s History Month, our fiction display is Mythical March (fiction based on myths and folklore), and our Staff Picks board is full of librarian recommendations! Nonfiction: Women’s History Month Fiction: Mythical March Staff Picks