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From the Director's Desk Happy February! While February is the shortest month of the year, we are never short on fun events at the library. Feeling romantic? Stop by and take a Blind Date With a Book, send a Valentine to your favorite library, or read a romantic eBook through RomanceCloud. The Spice Club will be exploring the sweetness of vanilla extract and teens can make a yarn wrapped heart. We are also happy to offer two virtual author chats this month in collaboration with the Tewkesbury Public Library. We also invite new members to join our two monthly book clubs. Remember that during this stormy season you should always be prepared by stocking up with books, dvds, and more from the library! |
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For the whole month of February, we will have our special, favorite display in the library with a wide variety of books, wrapped up like your favorite Valentine’s Day present!
You won’t know the ‘identity’ of your blind date till you get it home, however there may be some hints as to who your date is…Will it be fiction or non-fiction? Funny, informative, a mystery, true-crime, a memoir, or even a Graphic Novel? The possibilities are endless. You may choose any wrapped book in our “Blind Date with a Book” display.
Also included with the books is a fun questionnaire asking you to Rate Your Date. Was your date disastrous or incredible? We want to know! Please fill it out and return it either with the book or to the reference desk.
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Love Letters For The Library!
Just in time for Valentine's Day, we are asking our amazing community to show just how much they love their library!
Libraries play a vital role in ensuring that everyone have equitable access to information.
Libraries are important spaces in the community. Click HERE to upload your "valentine" for the
Mansfield Public Library! |
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Calling all romance book fans! If you love steamy romance novels, then "Romance Book Cloud" is for you! It contains over 1700 eBooks that are always available – no holds required! To access these eBooks, you just need a device, a browser (Chrome, Firefox, or Safari), and an Internet connection. There is no special software required. However, because these eBooks are not downloadable, you must have an Internet connection in order to access them. There are several different ways to search for titles: Categories: browse through different categories of romance books, like Contemporary, Historical, Holiday, Inspirational, and Western Index: provides alphabetical lists of all titles and authors in the database Home page: has sliders of different genres and recommendations from featured librarians and authors Also, be sure to create an account (under My Cloud), so you can easily save and retrieve your favorites! Click here to access "Romance Book Cloud." If you need help with this, or any, online database, please call the Reference Desk at 508-261-7380 x3. |
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Take & Make Project - Yarn Wrapped Hearts
(Ages 13 and up)Wednesday, February 9th, 10:00AM-6:00PMJust in time for Valentine's Day!
Give the gift of a yarn-wrapped heart! Kit includes: Cardboard heart & yarn.
You'll need to supply: Scissors & tape. Once registered, come to the library on Wednesday, January 26th (10 am - 6 pm) to pick up the kit for the project. Be sure to register individually if you have more than one person to sign up.
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Virtual Author Talk -
In Conversation with Nicholas BasbanesWednesday, February 16th, 7:00-8:00PMMansfield Public Library is excited to join Tewksbury Public Library, who will be hosting a virtual author talk with Nicholas Basbanes for a discussion of his newest book, Cross of Snow: A Life of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow!
**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.**
How To Register: Register HERE. About The Author: Nicholas A. Basbanes, a Lowell native, is an award-winning investigative journalist and was literary editor of the Worcester Sunday Telegram. His articles have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Smithsonian. He is the author of eight books. Basbanes lives in North Grafton.
About the Book: In Cross of Snow, the result of more than twelve years of research, including access to never-before-examined letters, diaries, journals, notes, Nicholas Basbanes reveals the life, the times, the work, and the soul of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow -- the man who shaped the literature of a new nation with his countless poems, sonnets, stories, essays, translations, and whose renown was so wide-reaching that his deep friendships included Charles Dickens, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Ralph Waldo Emerson, Julia Ward Howe, and Oscar Wilde. Basbanes writes of the shaping of Longfellow's character, his huge body of work that included translations of numerous foreign works, among them, the first rendering into a complete edition by an American of Dante's Divine Comedy. We see Longfellow's two marriages, both happy and contented, each cut short by tragedy. His first to Mary Storer Potter that ended in the aftermath of a miscarriage, leaving Longfellow devastated. His second marriage to the brilliant Boston socialite--Fanny Appleton, after a three-year pursuit by Longfellow, and his emergence as a literary force and a man of letters. This event is hosted by the Tewksbury Public Library in collaboration with many other Massachusetts Public Libraries.
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Virtual Author Talk -
In Conversation with Larry TyeTuesday, February 22nd, 6:00-7:00PMMansfield Public Library is excited to join Tewksbury Public Library, who will be hosting a virtual author talk with Larry Tye for a discussion of his newest book, Demagogue: The Life and Long Shadow of Senator Joe McCarthy!
Tye will be joined in conversation by Eileen McNamara, a Brandeis Journalism Professor, Pulitzer Prize winner, and author of Eunice: The Kennedy Who Changed The World.
**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.**
How To Register: Register HERE. About The Author: Larry Tye is the best-selling author of Bobby Kennedy and Satchel, as well as Superman, The Father of Spin, Home Lands, and Rising from the Rails, and coauthor, with Kitty Dukakis, of Shock. Previously an award-winning reporter and national writer at the Boston Globe and a Nieman fellow at Harvard University, he now runs the Boston-based Health Coverage Fellowship. Learn more about Tye HERE. About the Book: Demagogue is the definitive biography of the most dangerous demagogue in American history, based on exclusive access to his papers and recently unsealed transcripts of his closed-door Congressional hearings. In the long history of American demagogues, never has one man caused so much damage in such a short time as Senator Joseph McCarthy. We still use “McCarthyism” to stand for outrageous charges of guilt by association, a weapon of polarizing slander. From 1950 to 1954, McCarthy destroyed many careers and even entire lives, whipping the nation into a frenzy of paranoia, accusation, loyalty oaths, and terror. His chaotic, meteoric rise is a gripping and terrifying object lesson for us all. Yet his equally sudden fall from fame offers hope that, given the rope, most American demagogues eventually hang themselves. Only now, through best-selling author Larry Tye’s look at the senator’s records, can the full story be told.
This event is hosted by the Tewksbury Public Library in collaboration with many other Massachusetts Public Libraries.
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Mystery Book ClubThursday, February 3rd, 6:30-7:30PM Zoom Meeting Room All are welcome to join the Mansfield Public Library Mystery Book Club for a virtual book discussion of The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman.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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Spice Club - VANILLA EXTRACTWednesday, February 16th, 10:00AM-6:00PMIt’s the perfect time a year to try a sweet ingredient and make something sweet for your valentine OR for yourself!! For the month of February, we all get excited for vanilla extract!! 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, January 19th
(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 Club
Thursday, February 17th, 6:30PM
Zoom Meeting Room All are welcome to join the Mansfield Public Library Book Club for a virtual book discussion of The Book of Longings by Sue Mink Kidd.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 February 28th, 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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Teen Makercause: DIY Fleece Blankets
(Grades 6-12) Saturday, February 19th, 10:00AM-4:00PMTeens in grades 6 through 12 are encouraged to take part in the MPL Teen Makercause and register to make a DIY fleece blanket that will be donated to the Mansfield Animal Shelter!
Kits will be available to registrants beginning on Saturday, February 19th.
Registrants should plan to return the completed blanket to the library during the week of February vacation: February 22-26.
If registrants need help making the blanket, they can reach out to YA Librarian Whitney Brown for a tutorial over Zoom.
Be sure to register individually, if you have more than one teen interested.
If you did not register, you can still make the blanket using your own supplies! This project is for teens in grades 6-12!
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Story Times *Due to the recent increase in COVID cases, there will be no story time during the month of February.* Virtual Preschool Parachute Playgroup with Carol Carver! Wednesday - Feb. 2 @ 10:30am Moms, Dads, and grandparent caretakers of young children… Activities are geared for 3-5 year olds - Join Carol Carver – Early Childhood Support Specialist from Self Help, Inc. Coordinated Family & Community Engagement Program! The program will not run in person in February. REGISTER by emailing ccarver@selfhelpinc.org, or call 508-559-1666 ext 1811. |
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Brickworks LEGO Club (Ages 6-12) Ready on Tuesdays after 3:30pm Stop by anytime after 3:30pm on Tuesdays and pick up a Lego kit to go for the Brickworks LEGO Club! Each week, participants will be presented with a new, exciting LEGO building challenge. Bring back your creation when finished. Finished work will be photographed and displayed in the Youth Room during the week. Registration is not required, just stop in! Preschool Take & Make Craft (Ages 2-5) February 4, 9, 16, 18 - while supplies last Stop by the Children's Room to pick up a Take & Make craft for preschool aged children (2-5 years old), while supplies last. Limited kits available, first come first serve. The bag will include supplies to make a simple craft. Children will need scissors and glue at home to complete the craft. Valentine Craft to Go (Ages 3+) February 11 - while supplies last Stop by the Children's Room to pick up a Valentine's themed craft to go. This craft is geared towards children ages 3 and up. No registration required - first come first serve, while supplies last. |
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Youth STEAMship (Ages 6-12)To Go Wednesdays To Go - Available AFTER 3:30pm - while supplies last
STEAMship will be offered as to go in the month of February, with exciting explorations in S cience
T echnology
E ngineering
A rt, and
M athematics Stop into the Children's room and pick up a STEAM kit. Email us your creations! We'd love to see them. |
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Reminders of Him : a Novel
by Colleen Hoover
Released from prison, Kenna Rowan returns to the town where it all went wrong, hoping to reunite with her 4-year-old daughter, but with everyone against her, she turns to local bar owner Ledger Ward who, risking everything, secretly helps her make amends.
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The Last Mona Lisa
by Jonathan Santlofer
August, 1911: The Mona Lisa is stolen by Vincent Peruggia. Exactly what happens in the two years before its recovery is a mystery. Many replicas of the Mona Lisa exist, and more than one historian has wondered if the painting now in the Louvre is a fake, switched in 1911. Present day: art professor Luke Perrone digs for the truth behind his most famous ancestor: Peruggia. His search attracts an Interpol detective with something to prove and an unfamiliar but curiously helpful woman. Soon, Luke tumbles deep into the world of art and forgery, a land of obsession and danger. A gripping novel exploring the 1911 theft and the present underbelly of the art world, The Last Mona Lisa is a suspenseful tale, tapping into our universal fascination with da Vinci's enigma, why people are driven to possess certain works of art, and our fascination with the authentic and the fake.
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Midnight in Everwood
by M. A. Kuzniar
In Nottingham, 1906, with her dancing days numbered, Marietta Stelle, when a mysterious toymaker moves in next door, is drawn into a world of magic and wonder until her final ballet performance takes a dark turn, trapping her in a place of secrets and illusions.
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Light Years from Home
by Mike Chen
When their brother who has been missing for years, suddenly returns, changed, Evie and Kass Shao must cast aside their differences to hide him from the FBI and an entire alien army who are in fast pursuit.
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The Good Wife of Bath
by Karen Brooks
In 1364 England, one of literature’s most unforgettable characters—Chaucer’s Wife of Bath—tells her story in her own words as she rises through society from a cast-off farm girl to a woman of fortune fighting to control her own life.
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Spirits and Sourdough
by Bailey Cates
While investigating the recent murder of a woman whose ghost has been following her, baker Katie Lightfoot, under pressure from the living and the dead, must employ her magical skills to discover why her new husband’s guardian spirit has gone missing.
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The Power of Thank You : Discover the Joy of Gratitude
by Joyce Meyer
A renowned Bible teacher and #1 New York Times best-selling author encourages us to take a look at ourselves and the importance of being thankful as we live a life with a heart of gratitude for God and what he’s done to lift or burdens. 200,000 first printing.
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Pies Are Awesome : The Definitive Pie Art Book; Step-By-Step Designs for Every Occasion
by Jessica Leigh Clark-bojin
World-renowned pie artist Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin shares her easy, approachable, and never-before-seen pie art techniques, delicious recipes, and 28 pie art designs centered around holidays and life occasions. Let pie baker extraordinaire Jessica Leigh Clark-Bojin take you by the oven mitt and spirit you away to a delicious, magical, new world of pie-sibilities in this first of its kind pie art book!
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Magic Candies
by Hŭi-na Paek
Tong Tong could never have imagined what everyone around him was thinking. But when he gets hold of some magic candies, suddenly there are voices everywhere.... It turns out, these voices in Tong Tong's life have A LOT to say! Is Tong Tong ready to hear it?
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Courageous Creatures
by Lauren Tarshis
Shares four true stories of animals facing disaster and and the humans who help them survive.
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Barakah Beats
by Maleeha Siddiqui
Leaving Islamic school to attend “real school,” 12-year-old Nimra Sharif, joins the school’s popular 8th grade boy band, Baraka Beats, in an attempt to fit in, even though she was taught that music isn’t allowed in Islam, forcing her to make a difficult decision.
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Valenslime
by Joy Keller
Ever since Victoria Franken brought her slime to life she and Goop have been great friends, but after realizing on Valentine's Day that while she had many friends, Goop only had her, she tries to create a new slime friend for him.
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Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Perfection
by Matthew Swanson
After getting a fortune cookie with the message, "Practice makes perfect," Ben meets new student Darby, who claims to be perfect and offers to teach Ben his secret.s
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The Loud House: Love Out Loud
by Loud House Creative Team
For Valentine’s Day, kids are invited to join the Loud House family for a special that is dedicated to everything and everyone they love. 10,000 first printing.
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Who Were Stanley and Livingstone?
by Jim Gigliotti
Illustrated biographies featuring a range of fascinating figures from history (and current figures, too!) provide great information and entertainment through short chapters and illustrations that will appeal to reluctant readers as well as middle readers in general.
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Pokémon Journeys 1
by Machito Gomi
When Ash and Pikachu hitch a ride aboard the Legendary Pokémon Lugia, they discover another kid is also on board, Goh, who wants to catch every Pokémon ever.
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The Midnight Visitor
by Holly Webb
In this new series from a best-selling author, the Museum Kittens are brave, clever, and never more than a whisker away from adventure. When the museum’s visitors are gone for the day, it’s time for the kittens to come out and play!
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Friends of the Library Book Sale Donations UPDATE: The Friends of the Library
are in need of children's books! The Friends of the Library happily accept donations of books in excellent condition, to add to their year-round Book Sale inside the Library. 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. Most items cost $1! The Friends do not accept: - Books that have been stored in an attic or basement
- Books that have mildew or mold
- Books with missing, yellowed or written in pages
- Books without the dust jacket
- Textbooks
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