April's Book is "Conviction" by Denise Mina!  Check out a copy via  our curbside service, come in to the library for a copy, or download the eBook from OverDrive, Libby or Hoopla and join us online for a rousing discussion! We will be meeting via Zoom!  Space is limited, so please make sure to reigister! 

You will be emailed a link to join the group on Zoom!

Questions? Email: mmartin@sawyerfreelibrary.org

***Update!   Storytime with Christy is virtual! Enjoy a new storytime recorded by Christy each week and posted on facebook and youtube! You can also re-watch previous storytimes on Sawyer Free Library Children's Services facebook page and on the website under Children's Services!

You and your child are invited to a fun morning of playtime, bubbles, stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft.

Celebrate Earth Day by participating in a nature-focused scavenger hunt for all ages! Register to receive the scavenger hunt list and post photos of your finds using the hashtag #EarthDayScavengerHuntSFL. Venture out with the list as a family or solo. We look forward to seeing all the amazing nature you spy this Earth Day!

Children's Services Presents: Pokemon Fun! PIKA-Peeps

Take & Make: Register on our website to reserve a PIKA-Peep to-go & pick it up curbside to make at home. Using materials provided create your very own Pikachu out of Peeps and other Pokemon fun! Suggested for ages 4 and up.

Please register each child individually!

All are invited through Haverhill Public Library and Haverhill Reads to a visit with Kyle Lukoff, author of Call Me Max & When Aidan Became a Brother via zoom! In addition to writing, he assists in sensitivity readings and consultations. Register here for the zoom link to join Lukoff as he discusses his work, his process, and answers questions.

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Annie Storr presents "Exercises for the Quiet Eye," a program designed to open the moment when someone can fully see the art in front of them. It aims to suspend attention, to quiet the drive to “figure out” and “move on.” This will be a live Zoom presentation. Registration is required and is limited to 24 people. Register here. This program will be presented in April and May. You must register for individual sessions. The Zoom link will be sent out 15 minutes before the presentation begins. If you register after that, there may be a small delay.

This is the last week to submit your poetry for the 2021 Poetry Without Paper Contest! A poetry contest for children and teens who live in Gloucester or attend Gloucester schools! All poems must be submitted through our website between March 1 and April 30, 2021. Winners will be chosen from each of these 3 categories: elementary school students, middle school students and high school students. Prizes for 1st and 2nd place in each category: Cape Ann Gift Certificates ($100 & $50!)  3rd prize in each category: Poetry book! Plesae refer to our website for many more details about this contest as well as submission form. 
 

Let's welcome Spring & learn about things that grow!  Join us for some crafty fun for April and register here to reserve your craft bag to-go! Swing by the library and pick up a curbside craft pack to bring home.

You will provide your own glue or tape, crayons/markers/colored pencils at home, as well as adult supervision. Register each child individually please. Pick up curbside, 1-5 on this date. Items not picked up will be moved to those on waiting list.

***Update!   Storytime with Christy is virtual! Enjoy a new storytime recorded by Christy each week and posted on facebook and youtube! You can also re-watch previous storytimes on Sawyer Free Library Children's Services facebook page and on the website under Children's Services!

You and your child are invited to a fun morning of playtime, bubbles, stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft.

The Sawyer Free Library and Backyard Growers are co-hosting a virtual panel discussion around the topic of food waste.  The program goals include providing both broad knowledge and a local perspective of the issues of food waste, along with some actionable steps individuals can take to help make a difference in its reduction. 

Moderated by: Lara Lepionka, Founder & Executive Director, Backyard Growers

Panelists: (more to follow)

Andrew Brousseau, Partner, Compost Manager, Black Earth Compost

Brittany Peats, Program Manager, MA Food System Collaborative

Gary Sprague, Food Acquisition and Distribution Manager,  Open Door

Format:  Each panelist will have 8-10 minutes to talk about their organization's focus and their practical recommendations for ways to address food waste.  Following these remarks, Lara will moderate a 15-20 minute Q&A and will direct questions to panelists that have been received through the chat and in advance.  

Big Data in Small Slices is the first program launching the Sawyer Free Library's Technology on the Horizon series. The Technology on the Horizon series puts the spotlight on individuals and organization in the Gloucester/North Shore area working with critical or emerging technologies in order to inspire individuals to learn about new technologies, the innovation happening in our community, and even new career paths. 

Join data analysis and visualization expert, author, and journalist Dianne Finch-Claydon to learn about how data visualization can be used to combat climate change, better our world, and even help your career. This is a presentation with some workshop components that does not require any previous knowledge on the topic. All are welcome!

Dianne Finch-Claydon is the author of the newly published Big Data in Small Slices: Data Visualization for Communicators, which will be available to checkout at SFL.

***Update!   Storytime with Christy is virtual! Enjoy a new storytime recorded by Christy each week and posted on facebook and youtube! You can also re-watch previous storytimes on Sawyer Free Library Children's Services facebook page and on the website under Children's Services!

You and your child are invited to a fun morning of playtime, bubbles, stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft.

Jane Eyre, an orphan in early nineteenth-century England, overcomes a loveless childhood to become governess to the ward of the enigmatic Mr. Rochester. Jane soon believes she’s found the home and the love she’s always yearned for, but Mr. Rochester’s dark secrets threaten to keep them apart. Blending gothic romance with a powerful story of personal growth, Jane Eyre explores one woman’s struggle to find love and independence despite barriers of gender, class, and circumstance. 

***Weather permitting will be meeting at the bandstand at Stagefort Park! Social Distancing Safety Protocols in place. Please wear a mask. Please bring your own utensils, plates, chairs and blankets. Dress warmly! Register here and your will recieve email updates!***

Join us for our Cooking Club at Sawyer Free Library! Normally each month we pick a cookbook, order copies for everyone to checkout at the Main Desk, everyone chooses a recipe, makes and brings it in. In these times of physical distancing, we are asking folks to make something from a cookbook checked out from our library, or using one they already have (or even, yes, found on the internet!)

THIS MONTH'S THEME:  Salads!

For May, we will be making salads!  Could be a side dish, main course, or even a dessert! Think beyond the lettuce! Savoury or sweet! There will be salad-themed cookbooks available for check out, as well! 

***We ask that when you choose a recipe that you email mmartin@sawyerfreelibrary.org so everyone can make something different***

Come prepared with your appetite! We'll discuss the different recipes, pros and cons of the cookbooks/recipes, what worked or didn't in the preparation,cooking, etc.

Space is limited, PLEASE REGISTER!

Hope to see you! Happy Spring! Stay happy! Stay cooking! 

***Update!   Storytime with Christy is virtual! Enjoy a new storytime recorded by Christy each week and posted on facebook and youtube! You can also re-watch previous storytimes on Sawyer Free Library Children's Services facebook page and on the website under Children's Services!

You and your child are invited to a fun morning of playtime, bubbles, stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft.

Join the Local History Librarian for a fun game of trivia!

May's Book is "A Woman of No Importance" by Sonia Purnell!  Check out a copy via  our curbside service, come in to the library for a copy, or download the eBook from OverDrive, Libby or Hoopla and join us online for a rousing discussion! We will be meeting via Zoom!  Space is limited, so please make sure to reigister! 

You will be emailed a link to join the group on Zoom!

Questions? Email: mmartin@sawyerfreelibrary.org

***Update!   Storytime with Christy is virtual! Enjoy a new storytime recorded by Christy each week and posted on facebook and youtube! You can also re-watch previous storytimes on Sawyer Free Library Children's Services facebook page and on the website under Children's Services!

You and your child are invited to a fun morning of playtime, bubbles, stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft.

Join us for a discussion of Say Nothing: A True Story of Murder and Memory in Northern Ireland by Patrick Radden Keefe. Copies are available at the circulation desk.

Please register to receive a Zoom invite.  

Annie Storr presents "Exercises for the Quiet Eye," a program designed to open the moment when someone can fully see the art in front of them. It aims to suspend attention, to quiet the drive to “figure out” and “move on.” This will be a live Zoom presentation. Registration is required and is limited to 24 people. Register here. You must register to receive the Zoom link. The Zoom link will be sent out 15 minutes before the presentation begins. If you register after that, there may be a small delay.

***Update!   Storytime with Christy is virtual! Enjoy a new storytime recorded by Christy each week and posted on facebook and youtube! You can also re-watch previous storytimes on Sawyer Free Library Children's Services facebook page and on the website under Children's Services!

You and your child are invited to a fun morning of playtime, bubbles, stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft.

***Update!   Storytime with Christy is virtual! Enjoy a new storytime recorded by Christy each week and posted on facebook and youtube! You can also re-watch previous storytimes on Sawyer Free Library Children's Services facebook page and on the website under Children's Services!

You and your child are invited to a fun morning of playtime, bubbles, stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft.

***Weather permitting will be meeting in person! Check back here soon to see where! Social Distancing Safety Protocols in place. Please wear a mask. Please bring your own utensils, plates, chairs and blankets. Dress warmly! Register here and your will recieve email updates!***

Join us for our Cooking Club at Sawyer Free Library! Normally each month we pick a cookbook, order copies for everyone to checkout at the Main Desk, everyone chooses a recipe, makes and brings it in. In these times of physical distancing, we are asking folks to make something from a cookbook checked out from our library, or using one they already have (or even, yes, found on the internet!)

THIS MONTH'S THEME: Dips!

For June, we will be making something to DIP INTO!  Could be a side dish, dessert or PART OF a main course itself!  Savoury or sweet! There will be appetizer/dip cookbooks available for check out, as well! 

***We ask that when you choose a recipe that you email mmartin@sawyerfreelibrary.org so everyone can make something different***

Come prepared with your appetite! We'll discuss the different recipes, pros and cons of the cookbooks/recipes, what worked or didn't in the preparation,cooking, etc.

Space is limited, PLEASE REGISTER!

Hope to see you! Happy Almost Summer! Stay happy! Stay cooking! 

This skills-based workshop is geared toward high school students embarking on college interviews and college graduates facing employment interviews. Human Resource Managers and College Admissions Officers have high expectations as it relates to interview processes. In this session, we will learn a variety of strategies to help students navigate through this challenging experience. We will review key preparation checklists and examine best practices to help create a unique voice that will separate individual students from the pack of others. We will also discuss social media and the dangers of posting too much.

Virtual. Register for the Zoom link. 

***Update!   Storytime with Christy is virtual! Enjoy a new storytime recorded by Christy each week and posted on facebook and youtube! You can also re-watch previous storytimes on Sawyer Free Library Children's Services facebook page and on the website under Children's Services!

You and your child are invited to a fun morning of playtime, bubbles, stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft.

To help with your job search stress, we are offering a series of half-hour programs to give you the tools to deal with that stress. Join Ilene Rudman for a series of four "Managing Stress During Your Job Search During A Pandemic" workshops throughout the month of June. Topics to be covered include Mindfulness Meditation, Guided Visualizations, Breathing Exercises and Affirmations/Cognitive Restructuring. Participants are invited to drop-into as many as they would like, but encouraged to attend as many as possible. The focus is on job seekers but anyone is welcome to attend. 

This is a virtual program. Register for the Zoom link. 

Are you looking to change your career or find news ways to apply your skills and experience? Join Ilene Rudman for a workshop called "Changing Careers" that will focus on issues such as: Is it time for a change? What is the cost of change—energy, income, time? What is realistic for you and your life—how risk ready are you? How to decide if and when to make such change? And tips for dealing with changes in the job market and job search.

This is a virtual program. Register for the Zoom link. 

A round table group format where we discuss resume writing in general, including how to address key word search techniques. We will also dissect both chronological and functional resume samples. NOTE: Participants are encouraged to bring their existing resume for confidential one-on-one analysis.

Virtual. Register for Zoom link.

A round table group format where we discuss resume writing in general, including how to address key word search techniques. We will also dissect both chronological and functional resume samples. NOTE: Participants are encouraged to bring their existing resume for confidential one-on-one analysis.

Virtual. Register for Zoom link.

***Update!   Storytime with Christy is virtual! Enjoy a new storytime recorded by Christy each week and posted on facebook and youtube! You can also re-watch previous storytimes on Sawyer Free Library Children's Services facebook page and on the website under Children's Services!

You and your child are invited to a fun morning of playtime, bubbles, stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft.

To help with your job search stress, we are offering a series of half-hour programs to give you the tools to deal with that stress. Join Ilene Rudman for a series of four "Managing Stress During Your Job Search During A Pandemic" workshops throughout the month of June. Topics to be covered include Mindfulness Meditation, Guided Visualizations, Breathing Exercises and Affirmations/Cognitive Restructuring. Participants are invited to drop-into as many as they would like, but encouraged to attend as many as possible. The focus is on job seekers but anyone is welcome to attend. 

This is a virtual program. Register for the Zoom link. 

June's Book is TBA!  Check out a copy via  our curbside service, come in to the library for a copy, or download the eBook from OverDrive, Libby or Hoopla and join us online for a rousing discussion! We will be meeting via Zoom!  Space is limited, so please make sure to reigister! 

You will be emailed a link to join the group on Zoom!

Questions? Email: mmartin@sawyerfreelibrary.org

Alex Jones will moderate a book group over Zoom. June's book will be "Eat the Buddha" by Barbara Demick. 

Please register to receive a Zoom invite.  

Knock on Wood is a high-energy acoustic folk-rock duo, featuring singer-songwriter Howie Newman on guitar, lead vocals and harmonica. Howie is joined by Joe Kessler or Steve Latanision, two of the top fiddlers in the area. They also play mandolin and sing backup vocals. The duo performs Classic Rock covers and funny original songs (suitable for all ages). It’s a very lively show with great musicianship, nice vocal harmonies and a little humor here and
there. 

This performance will be outdoors in the amphitheatre on Dale Ave. Attendees should expect to wear masks and social distance.

A group setting discussion and analysis of various letter writing samples. A review of acceptable formats is included in the discussion.

Virtual. Register for Zoom link.

A group setting discussion and analysis of various letter writing samples. A review of acceptable formats is included in the discussion.

Virtual. Register for Zoom link.

***Update!   Storytime with Christy is virtual! Enjoy a new storytime recorded by Christy each week and posted on facebook and youtube! You can also re-watch previous storytimes on Sawyer Free Library Children's Services facebook page and on the website under Children's Services!

You and your child are invited to a fun morning of playtime, bubbles, stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft.

To help with your job search stress, we are offering a series of half-hour programs to give you the tools to deal with that stress. Join Ilene Rudman for a series of four "Managing Stress During Your Job Search During A Pandemic" workshops throughout the month of June. Topics to be covered include Mindfulness Meditation, Guided Visualizations, Breathing Exercises and Affirmations/Cognitive Restructuring. Participants are invited to drop-into as many as they would like, but encouraged to attend as many as possible. The focus is on job seekers but anyone is welcome to attend. 

This is a virtual program. Register for the Zoom link. 

An interactive and informal question and answer session where we role-play typical interview questions and how best to answer them. The seminar also includes ways to avoid job candidates’ most common interview mistakes.

Virtual. Register for Zoom link. 

An interactive and informal question and answer session where we role-play typical interview questions and how best to answer them. The seminar also includes ways to avoid job candidates’ most common interview mistakes.

Virtual. Register for Zoom link. 

***Update!   Storytime with Christy is virtual! Enjoy a new storytime recorded by Christy each week and posted on facebook and youtube! You can also re-watch previous storytimes on Sawyer Free Library Children's Services facebook page and on the website under Children's Services!

You and your child are invited to a fun morning of playtime, bubbles, stories, songs, fingerplays, and a craft.

To help with your job search stress, we are offering a series of half-hour programs to give you the tools to deal with that stress. Join Ilene Rudman for a series of four "Managing Stress During Your Job Search During A Pandemic" workshops throughout the month of June. Topics to be covered include Mindfulness Meditation, Guided Visualizations, Breathing Exercises and Affirmations/Cognitive Restructuring. Participants are invited to drop-into as many as they would like, but encouraged to attend as many as possible. The focus is on job seekers but anyone is welcome to attend. 

This is a virtual program. Register for the Zoom link. 

Prior to COVID-19 many companies were implementing phone and video interviews as part of their hiring process. Now virtual interviews are becoming commonplace as it relates to remote hiring. This Zoom workshop will address many topics including ideal locations and conditions for conducting the interview, the importance of body language, technology overviews, appropriate dress codes, and strategies to build confidence.

Virtual. Register for Zoom link. 

Prior to COVID-19 many companies were implementing phone and video interviews as part of their hiring process. Now virtual interviews are becoming commonplace as it relates to remote hiring. This Zoom workshop will address many topics including ideal locations and conditions for conducting the interview, the importance of body language, technology overviews, appropriate dress codes, and strategies to build confidence.

Virtual. Register for Zoom link. 

Did you know that there are over 467 million LinkedIn users worldwide? Two people join every second of every day. We will review best practices as they relate to online profile creation and managing one’s account. We will also discuss the many additional usages of LinkedIn including the importance of joining groups and getting others to offer testimonials.

Virtual. Register for Zoom link. 

We will analyze and discuss numerous online search strategies including job alerts, job boards, job aggregators, and company employment pages. We will then discuss how to best utilize these web sites for submitting one’s resume.

Virtual. Register for Zoom link. 

We will analyze and discuss numerous online search strategies including job alerts, job boards, job aggregators, and company employment pages. We will then discuss how to best utilize these web sites for submitting one’s resume.

Virtual. Register for Zoom link. 

Job fairs, corporate hiring events, Meetups and other online social media platforms are just some of the avenues where people can promote their networking skills. While attending these events and dropping off a resume is a good start, deeper engagement is required in today’s job market. We will discuss networking strategies to better enhance your employment attainment prospects.

Virtual. Register for Zoom link. 

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a major impact on employment issues and job search trends. This interactive virtual Zoom meeting will address a series of topics including, but not limited to working from home, remaining positive and productive amidst disruptions to everyday life, building relationships through collaborations, and taking advantage of free online tools.

Virtual. Register for Zoom link.