Owls are fascinating creatures that are hard to spot during the day and are heard hooting in the night. Come listen to some owl stories and then explore owl pellets to see what we can learn about the animals. We will be a team of scientists today who will be recording our observations in a special nature journal.

Windows 10 may look different, but underneath it's the same operating system as ever.

Join us to learn about Cortana, change settings, and explore the new features of Microsoft's latest system.

For immediate tech help, try our one-on-one tech help sessions, available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday or by special appointment. For more information, contact Anna at agoodingcall@nevinslibrary.org or call the library at (978)686-4080

Get in the mood for summer! Come learn to tie dye a shirt. Participants need to bring a white tshirt to create their work of art. (White or a light pastel colored shirt work the best with these dyes). Registration is required

An old classic! Bring a clean white shirt to the library and we'll have everything you need to make a colorful masterpiece you can wear!

Please wear clothes you do not mind getting messing, in case of accidents with the dye.

Are you an expert bug hunter? If so, join us while we search for bugs in the library (using fake bugs)! We'll read some stories about creepy crawlers, how they may be small but mighty. Create some snail slime with your grown up partner during our hands on science activity.

Come see a variety of owls and separate fact from fiction. Owls are superbly adapted nocturnal hunters who use their specialized powers of sight, hearing and flight to survive and thrive in the wild.  Today you will have an opportunity to see several live owls up close and personal. Because the owls are nocturnal, this is a rare treat. Please be aware that this is a program geared for school-aged children; sudden movements and loud noises startle the birds. 

This program is funded by the Friends of the Nevins Memorial Library.

Parking at the library will be crowded during this event. Please use the lot in front of the Quinn Public Safety Building (across the street from the library) or on High Street for overflow parking. Carpooling with friends is encouraged.

Parents, if your plans change after you register, please call us at 978-686-4080 ext. 26. This will allow us to offer your spot to another family on our waiting list. Thank you :-)

Teens entering grades 7-12 are invited to participate in a summer-long coding program. Learn the ins and outs of HTML and CSS to build your own digital creations. All participants must be registered and have a signed permission form, which can be downloaded HERE.

Teens who attend this class must also attend the July 19th class as the lessons are connected.

Come learn to Hula Hoop with Ms. Ashley! You will learn some basic moves and then progress to some tricks.

Lots of fun and a good workout too! Registration is required.

Attention Wordsmiths! Join us for a fun night of Scrabble.  All competition levels welcome and refreshments will be served.

Come celebrate the 200th birthday of Henry David Thoreau while we read the Henry series by D.B.Johnson. Together we will build a cabin and play period games.

Calling all creative writers and illustrators! Come share your talent and help create the summer edition of Nevins Ink. If you like to write, you can submit poems, short stories and more. If you like to draw, you can submit your illustrations in color. Our Writing Topic for this session is Story and Art.

Save the date for the  Nevins Ink Launch Party:
On August 10th at 6:30 pm, we will have a launch night celebration to mark the publication of our literary works. Everyone with a piece appearing in the Nevins Ink publication will be notified so you may make plans for family members and friends to attend this special evening.

The art of Cosplay (Costume Play) has exploded in the US over the past few years. From Pokemon to Batman, a costume has been made and displayed. If you ever thought about making your own cosplay, or building up your cosplay skills, come to the library and learn from Mink the Satyr. She'll show of what she knows and inspire you to create your own amazing cosplays!

Check out Mink's cosplay skills on her Facebook page.

Attention all kids in third through seventh grade! If you like computers, you'll love Scratch, the kid-friendly programming game where you make the rules. Want to generate your own movie, game or program? This is where to do it! Join us to tinker with Scratch and impress your friends with your awesome creations.

Please bring a laptop if you can. We also have a few laptops here that you can use. If you're not comfortable with a computer, that's OK! We'll show you how to use one.

Different animals have some interesting traits like bigger teeth or crazy spikes. We will read about some of the traits and design an animal of our own.

The BEE HAPPY show (30 minutes) features a cast of hand-crafted puppets featuring a brand new character QB the Queen Bee (learning about bees),

Gear up for our Vehicle Day at the library by reading stories, construct a building to withstand the wrecking ball and design your own dump truck!

Parking at the library will be crowded during this event. Please use the lot in front of the Quinn Public Safety Building (across the street from the library) or on High Street for overflow parking. Carpooling with friends is encouraged.

Parents, if your plans change after you register, please call us at 978-686-4080 ext. 26. This will allow us to offer your spot to another family on our waiting list. Thank you :-)

Teens entering grades 7-12 are invited to participate in a summer-long coding program. Learn the ins and outs of HTML and CSS to build your own digital creations. All participants must be registered and have a signed permission form, which can be downloaded HERE.

Teens who attend this class must also attend the August 9th class as the lessons are connected.

Do you consider yourself a super slueth? Have a knack for solving puzzles? Maybe seen a few too many episodes of Law & Order? Then maybe you should join us at the library for a special murder mystery party. You will take on one of the roles of a party-goer and mingle with the othe guests until the mystery is solved!

What do you see when you leave your house? What makes your street special? There are so many questions and the answers will be different for each of you, so let's talk about it!

Come participate in a variety of reading and play activities that help support your child’s learning 

and language development. Each child in attendance will get a free book from our community

partner, the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council. This month’s Theme: Dinosaurs

Attention all kids in third through seventh grade! If you like computers, you'll love Scratch, the kid-friendly programming game where you make the rules. Want to generate your own movie, game or program? This is where to do it! Join us to tinker with Scratch and impress your friends with your awesome creations.

Please bring a laptop if you can. We also have a few laptops here that you can use. If you're not comfortable with a computer, that's OK! We'll show you how to use one.

Deb Gustafson, certified scuba diver and award-winning Environmental educator will visit the Nevins Library with her gorgeous underwater photographs of reefs and ruins from her travels around the world documenting the sea life and stresses in the underwater world. 

She has been to several underwater wrecks and reefs in both Fiji and the Grand Cayman Islands and brought back some incredible images of coral and the effects of climate on these creatures.  These are really beautiful photos and they provide for us a glimpse of a place many of us will never see in person.  We hope you can join us to hear her talk and as always, refreshments will be served.

A language enrichment program featuring songs, movement, books & bubbles. A parent meet & greet time too!

No registration is required and big brothers and sisters can come as “helpers.”

We are pleased to welcome Shannon Molloy and her Sunshine Stories program. One of the stories being shared at this event is the tale of If you Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff and create a simple craft related to the story. Come meet Shannon and receive a book from her at the end of the program. She is sure that you will catch her love of reading for fun and pass it along to all of your friends!

All players will play Minecraft in creative mode. Space is limited. You must sign up to play.

Due to the popularity of this program, we ask that you only sign up for one program time this summer Thanks!

There are many people who help make our community a better place every single day. Come learn about community helpers, sing songs, and do a craft together. Best of all, learn what you can do to be a helper!

Come learn facts about the sun, discuss how the sun affects life on Earth and what happens when an eclipse takes place. We will also make a sun treat.

Making art out of recycled materials is the way to go! We'll be taking old compact discs and create beautiful pieces of art!

Please wear clothes you don't mind getting messy!

We'll weave wool from sheep, goats, llamas and alpacas along with several colorful synthetic yarns into a unique wall hanging to enjoy in the Children's Room.

Let's be creative!

Calling all children in Methuen who are entering Kindergarten in September. You are invited with your family and younger siblings to attend the event. We will gather in the hall to hear a story about going to Kindergarten. Then everyone (weather permitting) will read the storywalk Not a Box by Antoinette Portis on their way to the park. We’ll have a variety of activities in the park for you to explore with your child. If it rains, all event will be in the Great Hall. A free book about going to Kindergarten will be given to children who are starting in the Fall of 2017. Thanks to the Michael B. Christensen Community and Family Support Center for providing the books.

This program is being sponsored by the Nevins Memorial Library, The Methuen Public Schools and the Michael B. Christensen Community and Family Support Center, a part of the Greater Lawrence Community Action Council, Inc. which is the lead Agency for CFCE.

Teens entering grades 7-12 are invited to participate in a summer-long coding program. Learn the ins and outs of HTML and CSS to build your own digital creations. All participants must be registered and have a signed permission form, which can be downloaded HERE.

Teens who attend this class must also attend the August 2nd class as the lessons are connected.

The air-conditioned Children's Room is a great place to be after lots of fun in the sun! The library will have a variety of craft materials and directions to construct/create some new masterpieces. So come join the fun. Parents are asked to assist young children if they need a helping hand.

Attention Wordsmiths! Join us for a fun night of Scrabble.  All competition levels welcome and refreshments will be served.

Come learn how to build with K'NEX. There will be a bridge building challenge activity. Can your bridge hold the weight of encyclopedias?

Let’s go outside! This storytime will feature a nature walk, collecting found items, and creating from what we find.

Tonight is the launch night celebration to mark the publication of our 2017 summer literary work. Everyone with a piece appearing in the Nevins Ink publication will be notified so you may make plans for family members and friends to attend this special evening. All of the authors and illustrators will share something from the publication with the audience. The evening will end with light refreshments.

Please remember attendance for this event is limited to the family and friends of the 4th to 6th grade contributors. Registration is required for this event.

Teddy bear fans will listen to some nature based stories, go on a nature scavenger hunt, play some games and participate in a simple craft activity.

Calling all yogis! Life can be stressful, so we’re going to take this time to breathe deep and learn some relaxation methods.

We can’t leave before having some fun with silly poses, including partner work, though.

To celebrate the end of an amazing summer or reading and fun we are inviting teens to spend a night locked in the library! Running from 8pm to 8am we'll have all kinds of games, activities and snacks to fuel you through the night. See the library in a way you never have before!

Make sure to wear comfy clothes! Parents must sign a permission form for any registered teen. Teens must be picked up from the library at 8am on Saturday, August 12th.

Bring your imagination and have fun creating things. The library supplies lots and lots of LEGO

blocks to build with. Before you leave, we take pictures of what you built to post on our website.

Teens entering grades 7-12 are invited to participate in a summer-long coding program. Learn the ins and outs of HTML and CSS to build your own digital creations. All participants must be registered and have a signed permission form, which can be downloaded HERE.

Teens who attend this class must also attend the August 23rd class as the lessons are connected.

Join us for our end of the Summer event, magician & juggler Scott Jameson, for an extraordinary performance that will have you laughing out loud and perched on the very edge of your seat. Umbrellas will be plucked from thin air, a drawing will come to life, basketballs will be spun and juggled, and the audience will travel through time. Don’t miss it!

This program is funded by the Friends of the Nevins Memorial Library.

Parking at the library will be crowded during this event. Please use the lot in front of the Quinn Public Safety Building (across the street from the library) or on High Street for overflow parking. Carpooling with friends is encouraged.

Parents, if your plans change after you register, please call us at 978-686-4080 ext. 26. This will allow us to offer your spot to another family on our waiting list. Thank you :-)

Come join us to see the amazing and rare total solar eclipse as it happens on August 21 2017.

Libraries across the country are encouraging patrons to join together to witness this event in nature that hasn’t happened in the Continental United States since 1979. 

This year the solar eclipse takes place across the Midwest of the United States. We’ll be able to see a partial eclipse here, weather permitting, but thanks to modern technology, we’ll also be able to show the total eclipse live, as it happens.

In addition to the live feed from NASA TV, we’ll have activities related to astronomy, storytimes about the stars and planets.  We'll have some cool glasses to watch the eclipse safely and even  a dramatic portrayal of what is really happening during the eclipse.  We’ll also be serving some fun snacks that may make you ponder the stars.

This is an All Ages event so bring your curiosity and your enthusiasm for space (and maybe your parents), and maybe we’ll go to infinity and beyond.

A blizzard is coming! Engineer a tree house to withstand high winds and save snowboarders from a wild mountain avalanche. With two exciting activities, this hands-on workshop gives

participants a chance to plan, build, and test their designs against the forces of nature. 

Please sign up for this program only once to allow others a chance to attend. There is a program at 10:00 am and a program at 11:00am. 

This program was funded by a grant from the Museum of Science in Boston.

Teens entering grades 7-12 are invited to participate in a summer-long coding program. Learn the ins and outs of HTML and CSS to build your own digital creations. All participants must be registered and have a signed permission form, which can be downloaded HERE.

Teens who attend this class must also attend the August 16th class as the lessons are connected.

A blizzard is coming! Engineer a tree house to withstand high winds and save snowboarders from a wild mountain avalanche. With two exciting activities, this hands-on workshop gives participants a chance to plan, build, and test their designs against the forces of nature. 

Please signup for this program, only once to allow others a chance to attend. There is a program at 10:00 am and a program at 11:00am.

This program was funded by a grant from the Museum of Science in Boston.

Attention Wordsmiths! Join us for a fun night of Scrabble.  All competition levels welcome and refreshments will be served.

Attention all kids in third through seventh grade! If you like computers, you'll love Scratch, the kid-friendly programming game where you make the rules. Want to generate your own movie, game or program? This is where to do it! Join us to tinker with Scratch and impress your friends with your awesome creations.

Please bring a laptop if you can. We also have a few laptops here that you can use. If you're not comfortable with a computer, that's OK! We'll show you how to use one.

What is email and how does it work? In this class, we'll examine what makes email special and how it can be useful to you.

Feel free to bring your laptop or device if you want to set up your very own email account!

For immediate tech help, try our one-on-one tech help sessions, available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday or by special appointment. For more information, contact Anna at agoodingcall@nevinslibrary.org or call the library at (978)686-4080

Attention Wordsmiths! Join us for a fun night of Scrabble.  All competition levels welcome and refreshments will be served.

If you love to read and can't wait to tell someone about your latest title, then come join us for Book Babble. We'll read a new book each month and talk all about it over a slice of hot pizza! Book Babble meets on the 1st Thursday of every month and is open to teens in grades 7-12.

We will not be discussing a specific book this month, but will instead chat about what we read over the summer and get to know one another. 

No need to register, just drop in!

We are very excited to welcome local author Jo Piazza O'Mara back to the Nevins Library! 

She will be here to talk about SONGS IN THE NIGHT, a sequel to GARDEN OF HOPE.

About the book:

Hank Phillippi Ryan is coming back!  Our last scheduled event was upended by the winter weather, but we should not have that problem this time! 

Hank will be here to talk about her latest novel, now available in paperback:  SAY NO MORE.

A little about the book:

When Boston reporter Jane Ryland reports a hit and run, she soon learns she saw more than a car crash--she witnessed the collapse of an alibi, and now she's under pressure to tell all to the police. She's also digging up the inside scoop for an expose of sexual assaults on Boston's college campuses for the station's new documentary unit, and is working with a victim to reveal her heartbreaking experience on camera. But, a disturbing anonymous message--SAY NO MORE--has Jane really and truly scared. 

Homicide detective Jake Brogan is on the hunt for the murderer of Avery Morgan, a hot-shot Hollywood screenwriter. As Jake chips his way through a code of silence as shatterproof as any street gang, he'll learn that one newcomer to the neighborhood may have a secret of her own.

A young woman faces a life-changing decision--should she go public about her assault? What's really going on behind closed doors at a prestigious Boston college? And when will the killer strike again? Jane and Jake--now semi-secretly engaged and beginning to reveal their relationship to the world--are both on a high-stakes quest for answers. Can they handle the consequences of the truth?

Books will be available for purchase & signing.  Refreshements will be served.

This is the first meeting of our monthly Wednesday Afternoon Book Group for the 2017-18 season! 

Come ready to talk about your favorite reads from the summer!  You may want to bring something to take notes with too, as this will no doubt lengthen our lists of books we'd each like to read. 

Our group meets regularly on the third Wednesday of the month at 1pm. 

Books will be available to pick up for our October meeting.  Refreshements will be served.

New members are always welcome!

Attention Wordsmiths! Join us for a fun night of Scrabble.  All competition levels welcome and refreshments will be served.

( A Teen Fiction for Adults Book Group )

BRAND NEW BOOK CLUB!

While teen fiction has a specific audience in mind, adults have come to love all that there is to read there. This is your chance to read and discuss teen fiction with likeminded adults. Whether you actively read teen fiction already, or are curious to dip your toes into the water, this is the group for you! We meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month. 

This month we will not be discussing a specific book, but will instead chat about teen fiction in general, and get to know each other.

Participants must be 18 or older. If you are a teen, check out Book Babble!

Come browse the Nevins Library Spring Book Sale, and find great books at great prices.

The Book Sale is sponsored by the Friends of the Nevins Library and proceeds go to help support library programs and activities for all ages.  Fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, puzzles, DVDs, and CDs will be available.

This is a Paid Preview night with a $20 Admission fee to get in.

Come browse the Nevins Library Spring Book Sale, and find great books at great prices.

The Book Sale is sponsored by the Friends of the Nevins Library and proceeds go to help support library programs and activities for all ages.  Fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, puzzles, DVDs, and CDs will be available.

Apps are for everyone! Bring your mobile device and prepare to try out the most useful, innovative, fun and educational apps for all ages.

Remember your device's username or Apple ID and password!

Come browse the Nevins Library Spring Book Sale, and find great books at great prices.

The Book Sale is sponsored by the Friends of the Nevins Library and proceeds go to help support library programs and activities for all ages.  Fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, puzzles, DVDs, and CDs will be available.

Yes, we're open on Sunday just for this!! So come on in and browse for your favorite books!!

Come browse the Nevins Library Spring Book Sale, and find great books at great prices.

The Book Sale is sponsored by the Friends of the Nevins Library and proceeds go to help support library programs and activities for all ages.  Fiction, non-fiction, children’s books, puzzles, DVDs, and CDs will be available.

This is Bargain Bag day. Buy a grocery bag for $8 from the Friends and fill it with as many books as you can! 

Did you know that you can get free e-books from the library on your smartphone? It's true! Whether you listen to audiobooks or read print, you can get free ebooks from Nevins, the Boston Public Library, and more!

Join us to learn all about this great feature and to download your first library book.

For immediate tech help, try our one-on-one tech help sessions, available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday or by special appointment. For more information, contact Anna at agoodingcall@nevinslibrary.org or call the library at (978)686-4080

If you love to read and can't wait to tell someone about your latest title, then come join us for Book Babble. We'll read a new book each month and talk all about it over a slice of hot pizza! Book Babble meets on the 1st Thursday of every month and is open to teens in grades 7-12.

This month we will be discussing Code Name Verity by Elizabth Wein.

No need to register, just drop in!

This month we will be discussing THE WANGS VS. THE WORLD by Jade Chang. 

About the book:

A hilarious debut novel about a wealthy but fractured Chinese immigrant family that had it all, only to lose every cent -- and about the road trip they take across America that binds them back together.

Books are available to pick up at the Main Desk for one month prior to this meeting.

New members are always welcome!  Refreshements will be served.

Attention Wordsmiths! Join us for a fun night of Scrabble.  All competition levels welcome and refreshments will be served.

( A Teen Fiction for Adults Book Group )

BRAND NEW BOOK CLUB!

While teen fiction has a specific audience in mind, adults have come to love all that there is to read there. This is your chance to read and discuss teen fiction with likeminded adults. Whether you actively read teen fiction already, or are curious to dip your toes into the water, this is the group for you! We meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month. 

This month we will be discussing A Six of Crows by Leigh Bardugo.

Participants must be 18 or older. If you are a teen, check out Book Babble!

Congratulations! You have an iPad! Now what? Learn what you can do with this fun and versatile device in this beginner's class. We'll turn the iPad on and off, connect the iPad to wifi, and download an app.

To fully appreciate this session, please bring your iPad, Apple ID, and password with you.

For immediate tech help, try our one-on-one tech help sessions, available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday or by special appointment. For more information, contact Anna at agoodingcall@nevinslibrary.org or call the library at (978)686-4080

Attention Wordsmiths! Join us for a fun night of Scrabble.  All competition levels welcome and refreshments will be served.

If you love to read and can't wait to tell someone about your latest title, then come join us for Book Babble. We'll read a new book each month and talk all about it over a slice of hot pizza! Book Babble meets on the 1st Thursday of every month and is open to teens in grades 7-12.

This month we will be discussing Cinder by Marissa Meyer.

No need to register, just drop in!

If you're not familiar with the Open Source movement, then prepare to be amazed! Some of the best software is available for free, including LibreOffice, a clone of Microsoft Office; Gimp, which is similar to Photoshop; and Linux, the Internet's alternative operating system. These programs are the brainchildren of off-duty engineers who work together to make software accessible to everyone.

Stop by to try some of their most successful projects!

This month we will be discussing A CIRCLE OF WIVES by Alice LaPlante. 

About the book:

When Dr. John Taylor turns up dead in a hotel room, the local police uncover enough incriminating evidence to suspect foul play.  A renowned reconstructive surgeon and a respected family man, Dr. Taylor was beloved and admired.  But beneath his perfect facade was a hidden life - in fact, multiple lives.  Dr. Taylor was maried to three very different women in three separate cities.

Books are available to pick up at the Main Desk for one month prior to this meeting.

New members are always welcome!  Refreshements will be served.

Attention Wordsmiths! Join us for a fun night of Scrabble.  All competition levels welcome and refreshments will be served.

( A Teen Fiction for Adults Book Group )

BRAND NEW BOOK CLUB!

While teen fiction has a specific audience in mind, adults have come to love all that there is to read there. This is your chance to read and discuss teen fiction with likeminded adults. Whether you actively read teen fiction already, or are curious to dip your toes into the water, this is the group for you! We meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month. 

This month we will be discussing Salt to the Sea by Ruya Sepetys.

Participants must be 18 or older. If you are a teen, check out Book Babble!

Everyone's using Twitter, but describing its appeal can be tricky...until you try it for yourself! In this class, we'll learn about the joy of blogging in 140 characters, as well as how Twitter affects the world we all live in.

For immediate tech help, try our one-on-one tech help sessions, available Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday or by special appointment. For more information, contact Anna at agoodingcall@nevinslibrary.org or call the library at (978)686-4080

Attention Wordsmiths! Join us for a fun night of Scrabble.  All competition levels welcome and refreshments will be served.

If you love to read and can't wait to tell someone about your latest title, then come join us for Book Babble. We'll read a new book each month and talk all about it over a slice of hot pizza! Book Babble meets on the 1st Thursday of every month and is open to teens in grades 7-12.

This month we will be discussing The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas.

No need to register, just drop in!

Attention Wordsmiths! Join us for a fun night of Scrabble.  All competition levels welcome and refreshments will be served.

This month we will be discussing THE STRANGER IN THE WOODS: THE EXTRAORDINARY TALE OF THE LAST TRUE HERMIT by Michael Finkel. 

About the book:

In 1986, a shy and intelligent twenty-year old named Christopher Knight left his home in Massachusetts, drove to Maine, and disappeared into the forest.  He would not have a conversation with another human being until nearly three decades later, when he was arrested for stealing food.  Based on extensive interivews with Knight himself, this is a vividly detailed account of his secluded life--why did he leave? what did he learn? -- as well as the challenges he faced since returning to the world.  It is a gripping story of survival that asks fundamental questions about solitude, community, and what makes a good life, and a deeply moving portrait of a man who was determine to live his own way, and succeeded.

Books are available to pick up at the Main Desk for one month prior to this meeting.

New members are always welcome!  Refreshements will be served.

( A Teen Fiction for Adults Book Group )

BRAND NEW BOOK CLUB!

While teen fiction has a specific audience in mind, adults have come to love all that there is to read there. This is your chance to read and discuss teen fiction with likeminded adults. Whether you actively read teen fiction already, or are curious to dip your toes into the water, this is the group for you! We meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month. 

This month we will be discussing Let It Snow by John Green, Maureen Johnson & Lauren Myracle.

Participants must be 18 or older. If you are a teen, check out Book Babble!

Attention Wordsmiths! Join us for a fun night of Scrabble.  All competition levels welcome and refreshments will be served.

If you love to read and can't wait to tell someone about your latest title, then come join us for Book Babble. We'll read a new book each month and talk all about it over a slice of hot pizza! Book Babble meets on the 1st Thursday of every month and is open to teens in grades 7-12.

This month we will be discussing The Female of the Species by Mindy McGinnis.

No need to register, just drop in!

This month we will be discussing MY NAME IS LUCY BARTON by Elizabeth Strout. 

About the book:

Lucy Barton is recovering slowly from what should have been a simple operation.  Her mother, to whom she hasn't spoken for many years, comes to see her.  Gentle gossip about people from Lucy's childhood in Amgash, Illinois, seems to reconnect them, but just below the surface lie the tension and longing that have informed every aspect of Lucy's life: her escape from her troubled family, her desire to become a writer, her marriage, her love for her two daughters.

Books are available to pick up at the Main Desk for one month prior to this meeting.

New members are always welcome!  Refreshements will be served.

( A Teen Fiction for Adults Book Group )

BRAND NEW BOOK CLUB!

While teen fiction has a specific audience in mind, adults have come to love all that there is to read there. This is your chance to read and discuss teen fiction with likeminded adults. Whether you actively read teen fiction already, or are curious to dip your toes into the water, this is the group for you! We meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month. 

This month we will be discussing Uglies by Scott Westerfeld.

Participants must be 18 or older. If you are a teen, check out Book Babble!

If you love to read and can't wait to tell someone about your latest title, then come join us for Book Babble. We'll read a new book each month and talk all about it over a slice of hot pizza! Book Babble meets on the 1st Thursday of every month and is open to teens in grades 7-12.

This month we will be discussing Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld.

No need to register, just drop in!

( A Teen Fiction for Adults Book Group )

BRAND NEW BOOK CLUB!

While teen fiction has a specific audience in mind, adults have come to love all that there is to read there. This is your chance to read and discuss teen fiction with likeminded adults. Whether you actively read teen fiction already, or are curious to dip your toes into the water, this is the group for you! We meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month. 

This month we will be discussing The Golden Compass by Phillip Pullman.

Participants must be 18 or older. If you are a teen, check out Book Babble!

This month we will be discussing THE READERS OF BROKEN WHEEL RECOMMEND by Katarina Bivald. 

About the book:

Broken Wheel, Iowa, has never seen anyone like Sara, sho traveled all the way from Sweden just to meet her pen pal, Amy.  When she arrives, however, she finds that Amy's funeral has just ended.  Luckily, the townspeople are happy to look after their bewildered tourist -- even if they don't understand her peculiar need for books.

Books are available to pick up at the Main Desk for one month prior to this meeting.

New members are always welcome!  Refreshements will be served.

If you love to read and can't wait to tell someone about your latest title, then come join us for Book Babble. We'll read a new book each month and talk all about it over a slice of hot pizza! Book Babble meets on the 1st Thursday of every month and is open to teens in grades 7-12.

This month we will be discussing Empress of a Thousand Skies by Rhoda Belleza.

No need to register, just drop in!

( A Teen Fiction for Adults Book Group )

BRAND NEW BOOK CLUB!

While teen fiction has a specific audience in mind, adults have come to love all that there is to read there. This is your chance to read and discuss teen fiction with likeminded adults. Whether you actively read teen fiction already, or are curious to dip your toes into the water, this is the group for you! We meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month. 

This month we will be discussing Crank by Ellen Hopkins.

Participants must be 18 or older. If you are a teen, check out Book Babble!

This month we will be discussing CELINE by Peter Heller. 

About the book:

A luminous, spine-tingling novel of suspense -- the story of Celine, an elegant, aristocratic private eye who specializes in reuniting families, trying to make amends for a loss in her own past.  Working out of her jewel box of an apartment at the base of the Brooklyn Bridge, Celine has made a career of tracking down missing persons, and she has a better record at it than the FBI.  But when a young woman, Gabriela, asks for her help, a world of mystery and sorrow opens up.

Books are available to pick up at the Main Desk for one month prior to this meeting.

New members are always welcome!  Refreshements will be served.

If you love to read and can't wait to tell someone about your latest title, then come join us for Book Babble. We'll read a new book each month and talk all about it over a slice of hot pizza! Book Babble meets on the 1st Thursday of every month and is open to teens in grades 7-12.

This month we will be discussing Alex & Eliza by Melissa De La Cruz.

No need to register, just drop in!

This month we will be discussing THE BOOK OF UNKNOWN AMERICANS by Christina Henriquez. 

About the book:

A boy and a girl who fall in love.  Two families whose hopes collide with destiny.  An extraordinary novel that offers a resonant new definition of what it means to be American.  Arturo and Alma Rivera have lived their whole lives in Mexico.  One day, their beautiful fifteen year old daughter, Maribel, sustains a terrible injury, one that casts doubt on whether she'll ever be the same.  An so, leaving all they have behind, the Riveras come to America with a single dream: that in this country of great opportunity and resources, Maribel can get better.  When Mayor Toro, whose family is from Panama, sees Maribel in a Dollar Tree store, it is love at first sight.  It's also the beginnins of a friendship between the Rivera and Toro families, whose web of guilt and love and responsibility is at this novel's core.

Books are available to pick up at the Main Desk for one month prior to this meeting.

New members are always welcome!  Refreshements will be served.

( A Teen Fiction for Adults Book Group )

BRAND NEW BOOK CLUB!

While teen fiction has a specific audience in mind, adults have come to love all that there is to read there. This is your chance to read and discuss teen fiction with likeminded adults. Whether you actively read teen fiction already, or are curious to dip your toes into the water, this is the group for you! We meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month. 

This month we will be discussing Illuminae by Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff.

Participants must be 18 or older. If you are a teen, check out Book Babble!

If you love to read and can't wait to tell someone about your latest title, then come join us for Book Babble. We'll read a new book each month and talk all about it over a slice of hot pizza! Book Babble meets on the 1st Thursday of every month and is open to teens in grades 7-12.

This month we will be discussing Labyrinth Lost by Zoraida Cordova.

No need to register, just drop in!

This month we will be discussing HOMEGOING by Yaa Gyasi. 

About the book:

Stretching from the tribal wars of Ghana to slavery and Civil War in America, from the coal mines in the north to the Great Migration to the streets of 20th century Harlem, Yaa Gyasi has written a modern masterpiece, a novel that moves through histories and geopgraphies and -- with outstanding economy and force -- captures the troubled spirit of our own nation.

Books are available to pick up at the Main Desk for one month prior to this meeting.

New members are always welcome!  Refreshements will be served.

( A Teen Fiction for Adults Book Group )

BRAND NEW BOOK CLUB!

While teen fiction has a specific audience in mind, adults have come to love all that there is to read there. This is your chance to read and discuss teen fiction with likeminded adults. Whether you actively read teen fiction already, or are curious to dip your toes into the water, this is the group for you! We meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month. 

This month we will be discussing Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz.

Participants must be 18 or older. If you are a teen, check out Book Babble!

If you love to read and can't wait to tell someone about your latest title, then come join us for Book Babble. We'll read a new book each month and talk all about it over a slice of hot pizza! Book Babble meets on the 1st Thursday of every month and is open to teens in grades 7-12.

This month we will be discussing If I Was Your Girl by Meredith Russo.

No need to register, just drop in!

This month we will be discussing THE LIFE WE BURY by Allen Eskens. 

About the book:

College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class.  His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person.  With deadlines looming, Joe heads to a nearby nursing home to find a willing subject.  There he meets Carl Iverson, and soon nothing in Joe's life is ever the same.  Iverson is a dying Vietnam veteran -- and a convicted murderer.

Books are available to pick up at the Main Desk for one month prior to this meeting.

New members are always welcome!  Refreshements will be served.

( A Teen Fiction for Adults Book Group )

BRAND NEW BOOK CLUB!

While teen fiction has a specific audience in mind, adults have come to love all that there is to read there. This is your chance to read and discuss teen fiction with likeminded adults. Whether you actively read teen fiction already, or are curious to dip your toes into the water, this is the group for you! We meet on the 3rd Thursday of every month. 

This month we will be discussing A Study in Charlotte by Brittany Cavallaro.

Participants must be 18 or older. If you are a teen, check out Book Babble!