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From the Director's Desk There is so much to be thankful for this year, especially that we are back to almost normal. While we continue to offer virtual programs we are also happy to reintroduce some in-person events! We are considering purchasing technology that will allow us to offer hybrid events in the future where people can chose to attend in-person or virtually. Stay tuned! Don't forget to check out our Library of Things to make the holiday special. A few ideas: make some mini pies for Thanksgiving dessert, play a game of giant jenga, or challenge your family to karaoke night! Check out out full list of items for more ideas to brighten the holiday! The staff of the Mansfield Public Library wishes everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! PLEASE NOTE: The Mansfield Board of Health has mandated that everyone aged 2 and up wear masks inside all municipal buildings. Holiday Hours: Veteran's Day CLOSED ALL DAY Thursday, November 11 Thanksgiving: CLOSING @ 5 p.m. Wednesday, November 24th CLOSED ALL DAY Thursday, November 25th Catherine Coyne, Mansfield Public Library Director |
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Get creative with Creativebug! (and check out our new "Library of Things"!) The holidays are coming up fast and the weather is getting cooler, so what better time to tackle a new arts and crafts project or to do some fun cooking?! If you want to learn how to: - make a winter wreath or garland
- make homemade marshmallows
- make homemade gingerbread
- sew a drawstring bag to use for gift-wrapping
- make a knitted mug cozy
- make handmade soap
then be sure to check out our database called Creativebug, which offers thousands of award-winning art and craft video classes, that you can watch anywhere, anytime, on any device! Just click here and create an account with your Mansfield library card number and pin. Once you’ve created an account, you’ll be able to watch videos that will teach you how to do all of these things and more!
Speaking of which, Creativebug also has videos that can teach you how to knit, or crochet, or make a macramé keychain. And best of all, you can borrow one of our new “Library of Things” (LOT) kits for these projects, so you don’t have to buy your own supplies just to try out these activities! For instance, our “Learn to crochet” LOT kit contains 3 different-sized crochet hooks and 2 balls of yarn, and our “Learn to knit” LOT kit contains yarn, knitting needles, a crochet hook, a tape measure, and a stitch and needle gauge. So borrow a kit from the library and then log into Creativebug!
For questions about our “Library of Things,” please call the Main Desk at 508-261-7380 x0.
For assistance with the Creativebug database, or any of our online resources, please contact the Reference Desk at 508-261-7380 x3.
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Virtual Author Talk - Panel Discussion With All 5 2021 Agatha Award Nominees For Best First Novel Wednesday, November 3rd, 7:00-8:15PM, Zoom Meeting Room We are so excited to join Tewksbury Public Library, who will be hosting a virtual author Panel Discussion With All 5 2021 Agatha Award Nominees For Best First Novel!!Meet the country's best new mystery writers in this all-star panel discussion featuring all five nominees for this year's Agatha Award for Best First Novel -- Esme Addison (A Spell For Trouble); Tina deBellegarde (Winter Witness); Mary Keliikoa (Derailed); Erica Ruth Neubauer (Murder At The Mena House); and Laura Jensen Walker (Murder Most Sweet). Bestselling, award-winning author Catriona McPherson will serve as moderator.**PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A VIRTUAL PROGRAM THAT WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM.
Registrants will receive a link to access the Zoom Meeting via email.**CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Old Town Cemetery Talk (IN PERSON EVENT!!) Saturday, November 13th 1:00-3:00PMMeeting RoomIN-PERSON PROGRAM!!! Mansfield resident Marc Clamage will give a talk at the Library about his Mansfield Old Town Cemetery project, funded by a grant from the Mansfield Local Cultural Council. Old Town Cemetery is by far the oldest and most historically significant remnant of Mansfield's past in the downtown area, with graves dating back to 1709. Easily accessible from Town Hall and the Fulton Pond park area, the Cemetery is an important cultural landmark for the Town. Marc's expertise is in architectural visualization, so the information is presented in the form of a fully interactive 3D model of the Cemetery. The model can be can be viewed from a desktop computer or downloaded onto a cell phone and used to navigate the site. Time, weather, and interest permitting, we will relocate to the Cemetery for a real-time demonstration. This event is free and open to all. Registration recommended for courtesy reminder email, but not required. This program is made possible by the Mansfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. |
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We Did It For You! Virtual Event Tuesday, November 16th 7:00-8:00PMZOOM Meeting RoomThe Mansfield Public Library presents We Did It For You! - the film
Inspiring women and girls! A new filmed version of We Did It For You!
With surprises if you've seen the staged version. Stay after for a Q&A! There was a time when women couldn’t have jobs and had no voting rights. Women were property passed from father to husband. High-school student Melanie must learn how things changed.
We Did It For You! Women's Journey Through History is the story of how women got their rights in America, told by the women who were there. It is an entertaining and quick tour through the journey, starting with the struggle women had in the 17th century Puritan Revolution through to our 21st century empowered women politicians.
This presentation is a brand new filmed version of We Did It For You! It has many surprises in it for those who have seen the staged version. Stay after for a Q&A with the filmmakers.
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VIRTUAL PROGRAM:
Massachusetts Must Read Authors --
Barry Van Dusen ('Finding Sanctuary')Monday, November 22nd 7:00-8:00PM Zoom Meeting Room We are so excited to join Tewksbury Public Library, who will be hosting a virtual author with Author and artist Barry Van Dusen. Author and artist Barry Van Dusen was recently recognized by the Massachusetts Center for the Book as one of Massachusetts's must-read authors of the year. Join Van Dusen for a presentation on his latest book, "Finding Sanctuary: An Artist Explores the Nature of Mass Audubon," via Zoom. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Mystery Book ClubThursday, November 4th, 6:30PM
Zoom Meeting RoomAll are welcome to join the Mansfield Public Library Mystery Book Club for a virtual book discussion of Big Lies in a Small Town by Diane Chamberlain.This program is free and open to all.
Registration Required for invitation to Zoom Meeting Room.
Registrants will receive the invitation to the Zoom Meeting Room on the day of the event.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Virtual Book ChatMonday November 8th, 6:30PMZoom Meeting RoomMiss talking about what you're currently reading, what you want to read, or just miss talking with others? Come to our virtual book chat!
We're physically distant, so let's be social together! This program is free and open to all.
Registration Required for invitation to Zoom Meeting Room.
Registrants will receive the invitation to the Zoom Meeting Room on the day of the event.
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Spice Club - ALLSPICEWednesday, November 17th, 10:00AM-6:00PMAdd a little spice to your life!!
For the month of November, we all get excited for ALLSPICE!!
Just in time for the holidays!! Do you love to cook and want to try new flavors and recipes? Or maybe you’re tired of cooking the same old thing and want to try something new? Then we have got just the summer club for you!!! Time to get spicy and join the Mansfield Public Library’s new Spice Club! Throughout the summer months of June, July and August, a new spice and recipes will be featured each month. We will provide a Spice Pack which will include: Once registered, come to the library on Wednesday, October 20th
(10 am - 6 pm) to pick up the kit. Be sure to register individually if you have more than one person to sign up.
The spice club is open to ages 13 and up. Don't forget to share images of your culinary creations on the library's Facebook and/or Instagram pages.
Use the hashtags: #mansfieldpubliclibrary #mplspiceclub #cookingwithallspice #librariesofinstagram #cookingfun CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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Library Book ClubThursday, November 18th, 6:30PMZoom Meeting RoomAll are welcome to join the Mansfield Public Library Library Book Club for a virtual book discussion of American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins.This program is free and open to all.
Registration Required for invitation to Zoom Meeting Room.
Registrants will receive the invitation to the Zoom Meeting Room on the day of the event.
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
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November Story Times Please note changes to Story Times this month! Note: There is no Mixed Age Story Time this month or story time the week of Thanksgiving Movers and Shakers (Ages 0-3) Tuesday 11/2, 11/9, 11/16, 11/30 @ 11:00am Pre-K Story Time (Ages 3-5) Friday 11/5, 11/12, 11/19 @ 11:00am Click here to access our Online Calendar for story time registration. Shake, Shake, Shake Playgroup for Ages 2.9-4.5 Wed., Nov. 3 @ 10:30am Join Carol Carver for this fun playgroup! Carol will lead activities geared for 2.9-4.5 year olds, providing fun and educational toys, and an opportunity to practice social skills through collaborative play. Registration is required! Email Carol Carver directly to register at ccarver@selfhelpinc.org or call 508-559-1666 EXT 1811. |
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Brickworks LEGO Club (Ages 6-12) Tuesdays - Nov. 2, 9, 16, 30 from 3:30-4:30pm Stop by the Youth Room every Tuesday at 3:30pm for Brickworks LEGO Club! Each week, participants will be presented with a new, exciting LEGO building challenge. They are welcome to engage in collaborative or self-directed building for the duration of each session. Finished work will be photographed at participants request and displayed in the Youth Room during the week! Registration is not required, just stop in! J CD Radio Hour Every Thursday from 11am-12pm Join us in the Youth Room for J CD Radio Hour! Children and their caregivers are invited to read and play while we play selections from our collection of children's music on CD for your listening enjoyment! Registration is not required. Fall Ornaments to Go! (Ages 3+) Thurs., Nov. 4 - while supplies last Stop by the Youth Room and pick up a small, wooden fall ornament to take home and decorate! Available while supplies last - first come, first serve - one per child. Use your supplies at home to decorate - paint, markers, stickers... whatever you have on hand! Art Beats with Helina Ages 7-10 - Sat. Nov 13 @ 11am Ages 3-6 - Sat. Nov 20 @ 11am Helina Gajjar joins us twice in the month of November! One session will be for older children (ages 7-10) and the other will be for younger children (ages 3-6). Children will create an art masterpiece under the guidance of Helina. This is an in-person program that requires registration to participate! Click here to access our Online Calendar for registration. |
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Youth STEAMship to Go! (Ages 6-12) Wednesday 11/3, 11/20 and 11/17 While Supplies Last - First Come, First Serve
STEAMship moves into a take-home format this November, with exciting explorations in S cience
T echnology
E ngineering
A rt, and
M athematics Stop by the library Youth Room on Wednesdays 11/3, 11/10, and 11/17 to pick up a kit and instructions! |
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Drop - In Drama Wednesday 11/3, 11/10 and 11/17 10am - 7pm - All Ages Children and their caregivers are invited to drop into the Youth Room for dramatic free play; we'll supply the puppets, costumes, props, and set pieces— you bring your imagination! (Note: This is a self-guided, unstructured play time!) |
Catherine Recommends:
The Neighbor's Secret
by L. Alison Heller
Catherine says, "The women of a neighborhood book club put their best faces forward as they hide the secrets of their families. The exposure of some secrets would only hurt their pride, but others carry danger. Who is the neighborhood vandal? Which child has been labeled with a conduct disorder and may be violent? Why did Lena become a recluse after a tragic accident in the past? What has caused one daughter to act out with alcohol? In the end the question may be how far would a mother go to protect her child?"
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Apples Never Fall
by Liane Moriarty
Catherine says, "The four Delaney children have grown up in a seemingly perfect family with their parents Joy and Stan who run a successful tennis school. But when their mother goes missing and the police suspect their father the siblings find themselves rethinking both their own lives and their parent's marriage. Sibling rivalries re-emerge as the siblings take sides. Making things even stranger, there is the strange young woman named Savannah who had been taken in by the Delaney parents when she shows up at their door one night. Savannah, hiding secrets of her own, seems determined to insinuate herself into the Delaney's lives but is nowhere to be found when Joy goes missing. As the police move in for an arrest, a family finds itself at odds. This is not one to miss!"
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Carly Recommends:
438 Days : An Extraordinary True Story of Survival at Sea
by Jonathan Franklin
Carly says, "an impressive story!" Draws on interviews with Salvador Alvarenga and those who aided in his rescue and recovery to chronicle his fourteen months alone and adrift at sea, during which he imagined a method of survival that kept his body and mind intact until he was rescued
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Kitty Recommends:
Lean Fall Stand
by Jon McGregor
After a catastrophic Antarctic expedition, Robert Wright is so distressed he becomes unable to communicate the truth and must learn a whole new way to be in the world, in a new novel from the award-winning author of Reservoir 13.
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The Passenger : How a Travel Writer Learned to Love Cruises & Other Lies From a Sinking Ship
by Chaney Kwak
In March 2019, the Viking Sky cruise ship was struck by a bomb cyclone in the Arctic Sea. Rocked by 50-foot swells and 40-knot gales, the ship lost power and began to drift straight toward the notoriously dangerous Hustadvika coast in Norway. This is the suspenseful, harrowing, funny, touching story by one passenger who contemplated death aboard that ship. Chaney Kwak is a travel writer used to all sorts of mishaps on the road, but this is a first even for him. The Passenger takes readers for an unforgettable journey from the Norwegian coast to the South China Sea, from post-WWII Korea to pandemic-struck San Francisco.
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The Man Who Died Twice
by Richard Osman
Nicole says, "if you haven't tried this new series, don't wait - put book one, The Thursday Murder Club, on hold right away. A really interesting and fun cast of characters take on mysteries at a British assisted living residence. The Man Who Died Twice is even better than the first book, which was a nice surprise."
When an old friend, who has been accused of stealing millions of dollars’ worth of diamonds, desperately needs her help leaving a dead body in his wake, Elizabeth and her friends go up against a ruthless murderer who wouldn’t bat an eyelid at knocking off four septuagenarians.
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Michelle Recommends:
Always, in December : a Novel
by Emily Stone
After a coincidence leads Josie and Max, two people who hate the holidays, to spend Christmas together, the pair finds that fate keeps bringing them together in unexpected places, like New York City and Edinburgh, throughout the year.
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The Plague Year : America in the time of COVID
by Lawrence Wright
Honoring to the medical professionals around the country who’ve risked their lives to fight the virus, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author provides essential information—and fascinating historical parallels—examining the medical, economic, political, and social ramifications of the COVID-19 pandemic. (political science).
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They Both Die at the End
by Adam Silvera
Receiving word from Death-Cast that they are about to die, Mateo and Rufus meet for the first time via an End Day friendship app that facilitates their meeting and a final grand adventure that triggers unexpected changes.
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We Give Thanks
by Cynthia Rylant
Two friends cook up a plan to show everyone their gratitude, in this playfully illustrated story with themes of thankfulness and inclusion that are perfect for Thanksgiving—or for any day of the year!
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Let Me Fix You a Plate: A Tale of Two Kitchens
by Elizabeth Lilly
A girl describes her family's annual visit with Mamaw and Papaw in West Virginia, then Abuela and Abuelo in Florida, especially the foods and cultural elements that make each kitchen unique.
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Ada and the Galaxies
by Alan P. Lightman
A New York Times best-selling author brings galaxies close in a stunning picture-book tribute to the interconnectedness of the natural world that layers photographs taken from the Hubble Space Telescope into charming and expressive artwork that illuminates the night sky for children.
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Bad Sister
by Charise Mericle Harper
Meet Charise. She's energetic, helpful, a model pet owner, and full of inventions. But she's also a bad sister. When she goes too far and breaks little brother Daniel's tooth, can she redeem herself? Is an accident really an accident if you could have stopped it? But most importantly...What does it mean to be a good sister?
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Written and Drawn by Henrietta: A TOON Book
by Liniers
Armed with new colored pencils, Henrietta is ready to make a new book of her own, and readers are invited to peek over her shoulder as she draws the story of a brave young girl, a three-headed monster and an impossibly wide world of adventure.
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Erik vs. Everything
by Christina Uss
While staying with his rough-and-tumble cousins and older sister Brunhilde in Minnesota, Erik Sheepflattener, whose inner Viking motto is Avoid Stuff, must learn to speak up for himself when Brunhilde tries to conquer all of his fears.
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Girl of the Southern Sea
by Michelle Kadarusman
Nia, who dreams of an education and the chance at a better life, must battle the dangers of local superstition and thwart her father's plans for her future.
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Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
by Alda P. Dobbs
After her mother dies and her father is dragged away by soldiers in 1931 during the Mexican Revolution, 12-year-old Petra Luna will do anything to keep her family safe and lead them to a better life across the U.S. border.
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Friends of the Library Book Sale Donations The Friends of the Library, happily accept donations of books in excellent condition. To make a donation, please call to make an appointment 508-261-7380. Please do not leave donations outside the library or in the book drop. The Friends offer a variety of books for all ages books and most items are $1. The Friends do not accept: - Books that have been stored in an attic or basement
- Books with missing, yellowed or written in pages
- Books without the dust jacket
- Textbooks
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The Friends Need Your Support
The Friends of the Library support the library by purchasing museum passes, children's audiobooks, craft supplies and programming and so much more! Please consider supporting the Friends by choosing the Friends of the Mansfield Library, MA while shopping on Amazon. A portion of your purchase will be donated to the Friends! Thank-you! |
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