Lets keep ourselves warm and snug with some books this winter! This event will have virtual programs for each age group (kids, teens, adults) to do some fun activities or keeping track of minutes read! We'll have a sweet treat for completion. Sign up anytime and participate until March 15th.
Come by the front of the library January 15th and January 19th to pick up a goodie bag (reading buddy for the kids and treats for the teens and adults) with all the info you'll need! Contactless pick up and weather permitting!
Lets keep ourselves warm and snug with some books this winter! This event will have virtual programs for each age group (kids, teens, adults) to do some fun activities or keeping track of minutes read! We'll have a sweet treat for completion. Sign up anytime and participate until March 15th.
Come by the front of the library January 15th and January 19th to pick up a goodie bag (reading buddy for the kids and treats for the teens and adults) with all the info you'll need! Contactless pick up and weather permitting!
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SIX WEEK SESSION AND YOU MUST SIGN UP ON THE 1/11/2021 EVENT FORM TO BE PART OF THIS SESSION
Bring storytime home with you!! This program is intended as a “take-out” version of our storytimes for ages 2 to 6 years old.
What it is: Each week we will provide you with a storytime packet. Our themes will follow the alphabet! You will have script with rhymes, song, instructions for science experiments, and whatever else activity we have as well as when to read the books we give you as well! You will also have a bag of stuff to go along with that! First off, you will get a pizza box felt board to keep from week to week. You will also get felt pieces, other props, and/or craft or science experiment supplies. You will also have books to go along with the themes. You ONLY have to return the books. You keep everything else.
You can then pick it up that week starting on Monday at 10am just like you would our curbside books. Call the main number 978-388-8148 when you are in the parking lot and we’ll bring it out to you!
You will need an active library card for this program, but you can always get one through an online application as well if you don't have one already!
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SIX WEEK SESSION AND YOU MUST SIGN UP ON THE 1/11/2021 EVENT FORM TO BE PART OF THIS SESSION
Bring storytime home with you!! This program is intended as a “take-out” version of our storytimes for ages 2 to 6 years old.
What it is: Each week we will provide you with a storytime packet. Our themes will follow the alphabet! You will have script with rhymes, song, instructions for science experiments, and whatever else activity we have as well as when to read the books we give you as well! You will also have a bag of stuff to go along with that! First off, you will get a pizza box felt board to keep from week to week. You will also get felt pieces, other props, and/or craft or science experiment supplies. You will also have books to go along with the themes. You ONLY have to return the books. You keep everything else.
You can then pick it up that week starting on Monday at 10am just like you would our curbside books. Call the main number 978-388-8148 when you are in the parking lot and we’ll bring it out to you!
You will need an active library card for this program, but you can always get one through an online application as well if you don't have one already!
Visit the front steps of the library to pick up a Make and Take to make a little gnome that can either hang in the window or use the magnet to stick! Each kit makes two colorful gnomes. Pick up is weather permitting and while supplies last!
Visit the front steps of the library to pick up a Make and Take to make a little gnome that can either hang in the window or use the magnet to stick! Each kit makes two colorful gnomes. Pick up is weather permitting and while supplies last!
Join us for a virtual art talk! Pop artist Andy Warhol famously elevated everyday objects - like soup cans - to works of fine art. His paintings, silkscreens and photography often focused on American consumerism, not just of products, but of celebrities and images themselves. This program will look at the abbreviated life, artwork and enduring legacy of the artist who predicted “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes.”
About the Presenter: Jane Oneail holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She is a NH native and has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator.
This event is funded by the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library.
Registration is required. Zoom link will be sent the morning of the program.
Join us for a virtual art talk! Pop artist Andy Warhol famously elevated everyday objects - like soup cans - to works of fine art. His paintings, silkscreens and photography often focused on American consumerism, not just of products, but of celebrities and images themselves. This program will look at the abbreviated life, artwork and enduring legacy of the artist who predicted “In the future, everyone will be world-famous for fifteen minutes.”
About the Presenter: Jane Oneail holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She is a NH native and has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator.
This event is funded by the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library.
Registration is required. Zoom link will be sent the morning of the program.
How it works: You will pick up your Greeting Card Kit starting on Monday, February 1 from 10:00-7:00 during curbside.
All supplies are provided.
Once you get to the library please call 978-388-8148 to let us know that you are here to pick up your Teen Kit. Someone will bring it out to you.
Parents can pick up kits for their teens.
If you can take a picture of your artwork,we will add it to our Virtual Art/Craft Show.
Register early as supplies are limited.
How it works: You will pick up your Greeting Card Kit starting on Monday, February 1 from 10:00-7:00 during curbside.
All supplies are provided.
Once you get to the library please call 978-388-8148 to let us know that you are here to pick up your Teen Kit. Someone will bring it out to you.
Parents can pick up kits for their teens.
If you can take a picture of your artwork,we will add it to our Virtual Art/Craft Show.
Register early as supplies are limited.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SIX WEEK SESSION AND YOU MUST SIGN UP ON THE 1/11/2021 EVENT FORM TO BE PART OF THIS SESSION
Bring storytime home with you!! This program is intended as a “take-out” version of our storytimes for ages 2 to 6 years old.
What it is: Each week we will provide you with a storytime packet. Our themes will follow the alphabet! You will have script with rhymes, song, instructions for science experiments, and whatever else activity we have as well as when to read the books we give you as well! You will also have a bag of stuff to go along with that! First off, you will get a pizza box felt board to keep from week to week. You will also get felt pieces, other props, and/or craft or science experiment supplies. You will also have books to go along with the themes. You ONLY have to return the books. You keep everything else.
You can then pick it up that week starting on Monday at 10am just like you would our curbside books. Call the main number 978-388-8148 when you are in the parking lot and we’ll bring it out to you!
You will need an active library card for this program, but you can always get one through an online application as well if you don't have one already!
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SIX WEEK SESSION AND YOU MUST SIGN UP ON THE 1/11/2021 EVENT FORM TO BE PART OF THIS SESSION
Bring storytime home with you!! This program is intended as a “take-out” version of our storytimes for ages 2 to 6 years old.
What it is: Each week we will provide you with a storytime packet. Our themes will follow the alphabet! You will have script with rhymes, song, instructions for science experiments, and whatever else activity we have as well as when to read the books we give you as well! You will also have a bag of stuff to go along with that! First off, you will get a pizza box felt board to keep from week to week. You will also get felt pieces, other props, and/or craft or science experiment supplies. You will also have books to go along with the themes. You ONLY have to return the books. You keep everything else.
You can then pick it up that week starting on Monday at 10am just like you would our curbside books. Call the main number 978-388-8148 when you are in the parking lot and we’ll bring it out to you!
You will need an active library card for this program, but you can always get one through an online application as well if you don't have one already!
This virtual workshop hosted by the Advocates for Home Education in Massachusetts is wonderful if you are beginning homeschooling, have questions after having homeschool about guideline, evaluation, and more or even if you are thinking about homeschooling. Space is limited so please register to recieve the Zoom meeting information which will be sent the morning of the program.
This workshop will cover Massachusetts homeschool guidelines; the history of homeschooling in MA; writing your education plan; choosing a form of evaluation; and local homeschool policies. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.
The program will be presented by Milva McDonald. Milva is the mother of four adult children, all of whom homeschooled for all or most of their childhood and teenage years. She began homeschooling in 1991, after reading an essay by John Taylor Gatto and realizing school and the PTA weren't for her. She's a co-founder of Advocates for Home Education in Massachusetts, and served as a support group leader, field trip organizer, and potluck host for many joyful homeschooling years. Her books include Slow Homeschooling and Unschoolers. She blogs at www.apotlucklife.com.
This virtual workshop hosted by the Advocates for Home Education in Massachusetts is wonderful if you are beginning homeschooling, have questions after having homeschool about guideline, evaluation, and more or even if you are thinking about homeschooling. Space is limited so please register to recieve the Zoom meeting information which will be sent the morning of the program.
This workshop will cover Massachusetts homeschool guidelines; the history of homeschooling in MA; writing your education plan; choosing a form of evaluation; and local homeschool policies. There will be plenty of time for questions and discussion.
The program will be presented by Milva McDonald. Milva is the mother of four adult children, all of whom homeschooled for all or most of their childhood and teenage years. She began homeschooling in 1991, after reading an essay by John Taylor Gatto and realizing school and the PTA weren't for her. She's a co-founder of Advocates for Home Education in Massachusetts, and served as a support group leader, field trip organizer, and potluck host for many joyful homeschooling years. Her books include Slow Homeschooling and Unschoolers. She blogs at www.apotlucklife.com.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SIX WEEK SESSION AND YOU MUST SIGN UP ON THE 1/11/2021 EVENT FORM TO BE PART OF THIS SESSION
Bring storytime home with you!! This program is intended as a “take-out” version of our storytimes for ages 2 to 6 years old.
What it is: Each week we will provide you with a storytime packet. Our themes will follow the alphabet! You will have script with rhymes, song, instructions for science experiments, and whatever else activity we have as well as when to read the books we give you as well! You will also have a bag of stuff to go along with that! First off, you will get a pizza box felt board to keep from week to week. You will also get felt pieces, other props, and/or craft or science experiment supplies. You will also have books to go along with the themes. You ONLY have to return the books. You keep everything else.
You can then pick it up that week starting on Monday at 10am just like you would our curbside books. Call the main number 978-388-8148 when you are in the parking lot and we’ll bring it out to you!
You will need an active library card for this program, but you can always get one through an online application as well if you don't have one already!
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SIX WEEK SESSION AND YOU MUST SIGN UP ON THE 1/11/2021 EVENT FORM TO BE PART OF THIS SESSION
Bring storytime home with you!! This program is intended as a “take-out” version of our storytimes for ages 2 to 6 years old.
What it is: Each week we will provide you with a storytime packet. Our themes will follow the alphabet! You will have script with rhymes, song, instructions for science experiments, and whatever else activity we have as well as when to read the books we give you as well! You will also have a bag of stuff to go along with that! First off, you will get a pizza box felt board to keep from week to week. You will also get felt pieces, other props, and/or craft or science experiment supplies. You will also have books to go along with the themes. You ONLY have to return the books. You keep everything else.
You can then pick it up that week starting on Monday at 10am just like you would our curbside books. Call the main number 978-388-8148 when you are in the parking lot and we’ll bring it out to you!
You will need an active library card for this program, but you can always get one through an online application as well if you don't have one already!
Join us virtually as we discuss Weight of a Piano by Chris Candor
Summary: A tour-de-force about two women and the piano that inexorably ties their lives together through time and across continents, for better and for worse.
In 1962, in the Soviet Union, eight-year-old Katya is bequeathed what will become the love of her life: a Blüthner piano, built at the turn of the century in Germany, on which she discovers everything that she herself can do with music and what music, in turn, does for her. Yet after marrying, she emigrates with her young family from Russia to America, at her husband's frantic insistence, and her piano is lost in the shuffle.
In 2012, in Bakersfield, California, twenty-six-year-old Clara Lundy loses another boyfriend and again has to find a new apartment, which is complicated by the gift her father had given her for her twelfth birthday, shortly before he and her mother died in a fire that burned their house down: a Blüthner upright she has never learned to play.
Registration requested. A link for Zoom will be sent out day of the meeting.
Join us virtually as we discuss Weight of a Piano by Chris Candor
Summary: A tour-de-force about two women and the piano that inexorably ties their lives together through time and across continents, for better and for worse.
In 1962, in the Soviet Union, eight-year-old Katya is bequeathed what will become the love of her life: a Blüthner piano, built at the turn of the century in Germany, on which she discovers everything that she herself can do with music and what music, in turn, does for her. Yet after marrying, she emigrates with her young family from Russia to America, at her husband's frantic insistence, and her piano is lost in the shuffle.
In 2012, in Bakersfield, California, twenty-six-year-old Clara Lundy loses another boyfriend and again has to find a new apartment, which is complicated by the gift her father had given her for her twelfth birthday, shortly before he and her mother died in a fire that burned their house down: a Blüthner upright she has never learned to play.
Registration requested. A link for Zoom will be sent out day of the meeting.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
How it works: You will pick up your Sea Glass Kit starting on Tuesday, February 16 from 10:00-7:00 during curbside.
All of the supplies will be provided.
Once you get to the library please call 978-388-8148 to let us know that you are here to pick up your Teen Kit. Someone will bring it out to you.
Parents can pick up kits for their teens.
If you can take a picture of your artwork,we will add it to our Virtual Art/Craft Show.
Register early as supplies are limited.
How it works: You will pick up your Sea Glass Kit starting on Tuesday, February 16 from 10:00-7:00 during curbside.
All of the supplies will be provided.
Once you get to the library please call 978-388-8148 to let us know that you are here to pick up your Teen Kit. Someone will bring it out to you.
Parents can pick up kits for their teens.
If you can take a picture of your artwork,we will add it to our Virtual Art/Craft Show.
Register early as supplies are limited.
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SIX WEEK SESSION AND YOU MUST SIGN UP ON THE 1/11/2021 EVENT FORM TO BE PART OF THIS SESSION
Bring storytime home with you!! This program is intended as a “take-out” version of our storytimes for ages 2 to 6 years old.
What it is: Each week we will provide you with a storytime packet. Our themes will follow the alphabet! You will have script with rhymes, song, instructions for science experiments, and whatever else activity we have as well as when to read the books we give you as well! You will also have a bag of stuff to go along with that! First off, you will get a pizza box felt board to keep from week to week. You will also get felt pieces, other props, and/or craft or science experiment supplies. You will also have books to go along with the themes. You ONLY have to return the books. You keep everything else.
You can then pick it up that week starting on Monday at 10am just like you would our curbside books. Call the main number 978-388-8148 when you are in the parking lot and we’ll bring it out to you!
You will need an active library card for this program, but you can always get one through an online application as well if you don't have one already!
PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A SIX WEEK SESSION AND YOU MUST SIGN UP ON THE 1/11/2021 EVENT FORM TO BE PART OF THIS SESSION
Bring storytime home with you!! This program is intended as a “take-out” version of our storytimes for ages 2 to 6 years old.
What it is: Each week we will provide you with a storytime packet. Our themes will follow the alphabet! You will have script with rhymes, song, instructions for science experiments, and whatever else activity we have as well as when to read the books we give you as well! You will also have a bag of stuff to go along with that! First off, you will get a pizza box felt board to keep from week to week. You will also get felt pieces, other props, and/or craft or science experiment supplies. You will also have books to go along with the themes. You ONLY have to return the books. You keep everything else.
You can then pick it up that week starting on Monday at 10am just like you would our curbside books. Call the main number 978-388-8148 when you are in the parking lot and we’ll bring it out to you!
You will need an active library card for this program, but you can always get one through an online application as well if you don't have one already!
Do you enjoy cooking? Join us for our Virtual Cookbook Club on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 6:30 pm. Sign up and choose a recipe* to make from the chosen cookbook! Cookbooks will be available for curbside pickup at the library during curbside pickup hours: http://amesburylibrary.org/curbside-pickup/. Please register before coming to pickup a cookbook. We will discuss the cookbook, how the making of the recipe went and more over a Zoom meeting. (The Zoom link will be emailed to everyone the day of the meeting.) For our February meeting, the cookbook will be The complete cooking for two cookbook by the editors at America's Test Kitchen.
For ages 18+.
*Choose whichever recipe you would like from the cookbook. You do not need to tell us which one you choose ahead of time. If you take pictures of what you make for the meeting, please email them to cookbookclub@amesburylibrary.org so we can share them at the meeting. (This is not a requirement, but is helpful when sharing the recipe you made.)
Registration for this event will open after our January 2021 meeting.
Do you enjoy cooking? Join us for our Virtual Cookbook Club on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at 6:30 pm. Sign up and choose a recipe* to make from the chosen cookbook! Cookbooks will be available for curbside pickup at the library during curbside pickup hours: http://amesburylibrary.org/curbside-pickup/. Please register before coming to pickup a cookbook. We will discuss the cookbook, how the making of the recipe went and more over a Zoom meeting. (The Zoom link will be emailed to everyone the day of the meeting.) For our February meeting, the cookbook will be The complete cooking for two cookbook by the editors at America's Test Kitchen.
For ages 18+.
*Choose whichever recipe you would like from the cookbook. You do not need to tell us which one you choose ahead of time. If you take pictures of what you make for the meeting, please email them to cookbookclub@amesburylibrary.org so we can share them at the meeting. (This is not a requirement, but is helpful when sharing the recipe you made.)
Registration for this event will open after our January 2021 meeting.
We will provide paper for you to make different objects with it. We will provide the pattern.
Pickup starts on Monday, February 22. You will pick up the kit during curbside hours. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 9:30-7:00. Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9:30-4:00 (on Saturday we are closed from 1:00-2:00 for lunch)
Parents can pick up kits for their teens.
Supplies are limited so register today.
We will provide paper for you to make different objects with it. We will provide the pattern.
Pickup starts on Monday, February 22. You will pick up the kit during curbside hours. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 9:30-7:00. Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9:30-4:00 (on Saturday we are closed from 1:00-2:00 for lunch)
Parents can pick up kits for their teens.
Supplies are limited so register today.
Join us for a virtual art talk! Martin Luther King, Jr. once said “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” This program examines that arc as it relates to African American history enshrined in American Art. From colonial era portraits to 19th-century and Jim Crow-era prints to 1960s Civil Rights photography, this program will provide a visual overview of African American oppression, struggle and progress towards equality.
About the Presenter: Jane Oneail holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She is a NH native and has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator.
This event is funded by the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library.
Registration is required. Zoom link will be sent the morning of the program.
Join us for a virtual art talk! Martin Luther King, Jr. once said “The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends towards justice.” This program examines that arc as it relates to African American history enshrined in American Art. From colonial era portraits to 19th-century and Jim Crow-era prints to 1960s Civil Rights photography, this program will provide a visual overview of African American oppression, struggle and progress towards equality.
About the Presenter: Jane Oneail holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She is a NH native and has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator.
This event is funded by the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library.
Registration is required. Zoom link will be sent the morning of the program.
We will provide you with a page to create sticker art.
How it works: You will pick up your Sticker Art Kit starting on Monday, March 8 from 10:00-7:00 during curbside.
All supplies are provided.
Once you get to the library please call 978-388-8148 to let us know that you are here to pick up your Teen Kit. Someone will bring it out to you.
Parents can pick up kits for their teens.
If you can take a picture of your artwork,we will add it to our Virtual Art/Craft Show.
Register early as supplies are limited.
We will provide you with a page to create sticker art.
How it works: You will pick up your Sticker Art Kit starting on Monday, March 8 from 10:00-7:00 during curbside.
All supplies are provided.
Once you get to the library please call 978-388-8148 to let us know that you are here to pick up your Teen Kit. Someone will bring it out to you.
Parents can pick up kits for their teens.
If you can take a picture of your artwork,we will add it to our Virtual Art/Craft Show.
Register early as supplies are limited.
Join us virtually as we discuss Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Summary: In Deacon King Kong, McBride brings to vivid life the people affected by the shooting: the victim, the African-American and Latinx residents who witnessed it, the white neighbors, the local cops assigned to investigate, the members of the Five Ends Baptist Church where Sportcoat was deacon, the neighborhood's Italian mobsters, and Sportcoat himself. As the story deepens, it becomes clear that the lives of the characters--caught in the tumultuous swirl of 1960s New York--overlap in unexpected ways. When the truth does emerge, McBride shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, that the best way to grow is to face change without fear, and that the seeds of love lie in hope and compassion.
Registration requested. A link for Zoom will be sent out day of the meeting.
Join us virtually as we discuss Deacon King Kong by James McBride
Summary: In Deacon King Kong, McBride brings to vivid life the people affected by the shooting: the victim, the African-American and Latinx residents who witnessed it, the white neighbors, the local cops assigned to investigate, the members of the Five Ends Baptist Church where Sportcoat was deacon, the neighborhood's Italian mobsters, and Sportcoat himself. As the story deepens, it becomes clear that the lives of the characters--caught in the tumultuous swirl of 1960s New York--overlap in unexpected ways. When the truth does emerge, McBride shows us that not all secrets are meant to be hidden, that the best way to grow is to face change without fear, and that the seeds of love lie in hope and compassion.
Registration requested. A link for Zoom will be sent out day of the meeting.
We will provide you with information on how to get started with your family tree.
How it works: You will pick up your Family Tree Kit starting on Monday, March 22 from 9:30-7:00 during curbside.
All supplies are provided.
Once you get to the library please call 978-388-8148 to let us know that you are here to pick up your Teen Kit. Someone will bring it out to you.
Parents can pick up kits for their teens.
Register early as supplies are limited.
We will provide you with information on how to get started with your family tree.
How it works: You will pick up your Family Tree Kit starting on Monday, March 22 from 9:30-7:00 during curbside.
All supplies are provided.
Once you get to the library please call 978-388-8148 to let us know that you are here to pick up your Teen Kit. Someone will bring it out to you.
Parents can pick up kits for their teens.
Register early as supplies are limited.
Join us for a virtual art talk! Frida Kahlo has become a household name in recent years, with movies, books and countless products dedicated to her art and likeness. This program will go beyond the artist’s famous facial hair and penetrating stare and explore her life and her work, particularly as it relates to the trolley accident she survived as a teen and her passionate and often tumultuous marriage to fellow artist Diego Rivera.
About the Presenter: Jane Oneail holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She is a NH native and has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator.
This event is funded by the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library.
Registration is required. Zoom link will be sent the morning of the program.
Join us for a virtual art talk! Frida Kahlo has become a household name in recent years, with movies, books and countless products dedicated to her art and likeness. This program will go beyond the artist’s famous facial hair and penetrating stare and explore her life and her work, particularly as it relates to the trolley accident she survived as a teen and her passionate and often tumultuous marriage to fellow artist Diego Rivera.
About the Presenter: Jane Oneail holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She is a NH native and has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator.
This event is funded by the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library.
Registration is required. Zoom link will be sent the morning of the program.
We will provide you with a paperback book so you can create your own blackout poetry. What you do is black out the words that aren't in your poem to create your own poem. You can also draw or do anything that you want with your book.
How it works: You will pick up your Blackout Poetry Kit starting on Monday, April 5th from 9:30-7:00 during curbside.
All supplies are provided.
Once you get to the library please call 978-388-8148 to let us know that you are here to pick up your Teen Kit. Someone will bring it out to you.
Parents can pick up kits for their teens.
Take a picture of your poem/artwork so that we can add it to our virtual online display.
Register early as supplies are limited.
We will provide you with a paperback book so you can create your own blackout poetry. What you do is black out the words that aren't in your poem to create your own poem. You can also draw or do anything that you want with your book.
How it works: You will pick up your Blackout Poetry Kit starting on Monday, April 5th from 9:30-7:00 during curbside.
All supplies are provided.
Once you get to the library please call 978-388-8148 to let us know that you are here to pick up your Teen Kit. Someone will bring it out to you.
Parents can pick up kits for their teens.
Take a picture of your poem/artwork so that we can add it to our virtual online display.
Register early as supplies are limited.
Corinne's discovery of more than 100 letters brought unexpected insights and connections.
In May 2017, she found her mother's stash of letters from 16 servicemen that she had corresponded with in 1944-1945. Most of the men were from her mother's hometown of Allentown, Pennsylvania, or from her college roommate's hometown of Trenton, New Jersey. Nearly all of the writers were now gone and could no longer offer information or explanations for what they had written. Corinne began to trace the soldiers' family trees with one goal in mind: to return the letters in person to their children. Learn about her on-going project, and hear some of the stories of the men, their experiences, and what their relatives have to say today. This presentation links history and genealogy to present-day research and diligence. It revisits a time that we may not want to forget. And it may prompt audience members to wonder for themselves what treasures may be lurking in their own old family boxes -- and how they can share the information with others.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Amesbury Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency and the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library.
Registration is required. A ZOOM link will be sent to you the day of the program.
Corinne's discovery of more than 100 letters brought unexpected insights and connections.
In May 2017, she found her mother's stash of letters from 16 servicemen that she had corresponded with in 1944-1945. Most of the men were from her mother's hometown of Allentown, Pennsylvania, or from her college roommate's hometown of Trenton, New Jersey. Nearly all of the writers were now gone and could no longer offer information or explanations for what they had written. Corinne began to trace the soldiers' family trees with one goal in mind: to return the letters in person to their children. Learn about her on-going project, and hear some of the stories of the men, their experiences, and what their relatives have to say today. This presentation links history and genealogy to present-day research and diligence. It revisits a time that we may not want to forget. And it may prompt audience members to wonder for themselves what treasures may be lurking in their own old family boxes -- and how they can share the information with others.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Amesbury Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council, a state agency and the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library.
Registration is required. A ZOOM link will be sent to you the day of the program.
Join us virtually as we discuss Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Summary: This powerful novel transports readers to the breathtaking world of "Out of Africa" 1920s Kenya revealing the extraordinary adventures of Beryl Markham, a woman before her time. Brought to Kenya from England by pioneering parents dreaming of a new life on an African farm, Beryl is raised unconventionally, developing fierce will and a love of all things wild. But after everything she knows and rusts dissolves, headstrong young Beryl is flung into a string of disastrous relationships and becomes caught up in a passionate love triangle with the irresistible safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton and the writer Baroness Karen Blixen. Brave and audacious and contradictory, Beryl will risk everything to have Denys's love, but it's ultimately her own heart she must conquer to embrace her true calling and her destiny: to fly.
Registration requested. A link for Zoom will be sent out day of the meeting.
Join us virtually as we discuss Circling the Sun by Paula McLain
Summary: This powerful novel transports readers to the breathtaking world of "Out of Africa" 1920s Kenya revealing the extraordinary adventures of Beryl Markham, a woman before her time. Brought to Kenya from England by pioneering parents dreaming of a new life on an African farm, Beryl is raised unconventionally, developing fierce will and a love of all things wild. But after everything she knows and rusts dissolves, headstrong young Beryl is flung into a string of disastrous relationships and becomes caught up in a passionate love triangle with the irresistible safari hunter Denys Finch Hatton and the writer Baroness Karen Blixen. Brave and audacious and contradictory, Beryl will risk everything to have Denys's love, but it's ultimately her own heart she must conquer to embrace her true calling and her destiny: to fly.
Registration requested. A link for Zoom will be sent out day of the meeting.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
We will provide you with all you need create your own birdhouse. We will provide you with birdseed and container.
How it works: You will pick up your Birdhouse Kit starting on Monday, April 20th from 9:30-7:00 during curbside.
All supplies are provided.
Once you get to the library please call 978-388-8148 to let us know that you are here to pick up your Teen Kit. Someone will bring it out to you.
Parents can pick up kits for their teens.
Take a picture of your poem/artwork so that we can add it to our virtual online display.
Register early as supplies are limited.
We will provide you with all you need create your own birdhouse. We will provide you with birdseed and container.
How it works: You will pick up your Birdhouse Kit starting on Monday, April 20th from 9:30-7:00 during curbside.
All supplies are provided.
Once you get to the library please call 978-388-8148 to let us know that you are here to pick up your Teen Kit. Someone will bring it out to you.
Parents can pick up kits for their teens.
Take a picture of your poem/artwork so that we can add it to our virtual online display.
Register early as supplies are limited.
Join us for a virtual art talk! Henri Toulouse-Lautrec’s artwork captured the modern, decadent life of late 19th-century Paris. His Post-Impressionist paintings, prints and caricatures celebrate dancers and performers with vivid colors and dramatic compositions. Find out more about the fascinating life of the aristocratic artist who struggled with alcoholism and a genetic disorder and kept company with the city’s bohemians and prostitutes.
About the Presenter: Jane Oneail holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She is a NH native and has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator.
This event is funded by the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library.
Registration is required. Zoom link will be sent the morning of the program.
Join us for a virtual art talk! Henri Toulouse-Lautrec’s artwork captured the modern, decadent life of late 19th-century Paris. His Post-Impressionist paintings, prints and caricatures celebrate dancers and performers with vivid colors and dramatic compositions. Find out more about the fascinating life of the aristocratic artist who struggled with alcoholism and a genetic disorder and kept company with the city’s bohemians and prostitutes.
About the Presenter: Jane Oneail holds a master’s in Art History from Boston University and a master’s in Education from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education. She is a NH native and has worked at some of the state’s most esteemed cultural institutions, including the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, where she served as Executive Director, and the Currier Museum of Art, where she held the role of Senior Educator.
This event is funded by the Friends of the Amesbury Public Library.
Registration is required. Zoom link will be sent the morning of the program.
Join us virtually as we discuss
Summary:
Registration requested. A link for Zoom will be sent out day of the meeting.
Join us virtually as we discuss
Summary:
Registration requested. A link for Zoom will be sent out day of the meeting.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library will Close at 5:00pm today.
The Library will Close at 5:00pm today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
The Library is Closed today.
