Katniss Everdeen remembers what her father taught her. Hunt, hide, and don’t get caught. She’s been caring for her small family ever since he died in a mining accident and her mother fell into a catatonic depression. But no district child in Panem can hide from the Reaping, and this year her little sister Prim […]
4/1 | 10 AM-12:15 PM | Classic Matinees: Pacino or De Niro This month we watch movies starring either Al Pacino or Robert De Niro. Today we watch Dog Day Afternoon (1975) starring Al Pacino. Rated R. No registration required. 4/2 | 6:00-7:30 PM | Tech Class: Drop In 1-on-1 Tech Help Need basic tech help? Ask […]
Circe by Madeline Miller is a rich retelling of the story a relatively minor character in Greek myth, Circe, the solitary sorceress who is best known for transforming Odysseus’ sailors into swine. The novel follows Circe’s journey from a misunderstood, and presumably feeble, daughter of the Titans to a self-empowered and formidable goddess exiled on the […]
Does anything truly stay dead? At the far edge of the cosmos ruled by the Emperor sits the Ninth House, a lonely planet of dwindling life. It is the responsibility of the necromancer heir to the House to save it, but the Reverend Daughter, Harrowhark Nonagesimus, can’t do that alone, no matter how much she […]
3/1 | 11 AM-12 PM | Spanish Conversation Practice Are you looking to improve your conversational Spanish in a supportive and friendly environment? Join us! Come practice your Spanish speaking and learn some vocab the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of each month from 11 AM-12 PM. No registration required. 3/1 | 2:00-3:00 PM | Watercolor […]
Kat Somerville never thought she’d come back to the small New England town where her estranged mother lived, but after her sudden death it turns out she left Kat the house in her will. Along with her young daughter, Sybil, Kat makes the move to Comfort Notch, New Hampshire, at first just to clear out […]
Irish singer-songwriter Hozier’s third studio album metaphorically aligns the artist’s experience isolating during the COVID-19 pandemic with Dante’s descent into the nine circles of Hell as depicted in his “Inferno.” Sixteen tracks map out the singer’s journey, from the moody, ethereal beginning of Purgatory with “De Selby Part 1”, to the powerful, devotional love ballad […]
Every year the Haverhill Public Library picks one book for a community-wide read! Join us on Saturday, April 12 at 2:00 PM with local author Hannah Selinger! She will talk about her brand new release Cellar Rat: My Life in the Restaurant Underbelly (publication date March 25, 2025). The talk will be followed by a book signing. The […]
If you appreciate charming English villages, intriguing mysteries, and a bit of dark humor, Midsomer Murders is a show you may really enjoy. This long-running British detective series is set in the picturesque–and deceptively deadly–fictional county of Midsomer, where murder seems to lurk behind every hedgerow and manor house. Each episode follows Detective Chief Inspector […]
Police Sergeant Nicholas Angel has dedicated his life to being the very best police officer he can be and the higher ups have noticed . . . that he is making everyone else look bad. To solve the problem, they send him to the most peaceful rural village they can find, where Nicholas now has […]
