Lynnfield Public Library
May 2023 Newsletter

We are currently open Monday - Thursday 9am - 9pm, and Friday and Saturday 9am - 5pm.  Please call 781-334-5411 or email lfd@noblenet.org at any time with any questions. We look forward to hearing from you!

Upcoming Holidays and Closures:

Saturday, May 27: Closed for Memorial Day Weekend

Monday, May 29: Closed for Memorial Day

Access our online services anytime at lynnfieldlibrary.org

Read to a Dog

Monday, May 8

3:30-4:30 PM

Mitzi, a trained therapy dog, will be visiting the Lynnfield Library hoping to hear some great stories! Children may sign up for a 10-minute session and choose a book or selection from a book to read to her. Mitzi is a patient listener, so reading to her is good practice for readers who are still struggling a bit as well as pros. Registration is required.  

This program is geared towards children in grades K-4. Space is limited to 6 children. When registering, please select an available time. Time to read to Mitzi is limited, so please arrive early if you need time to pick out a book. We may not be able to accept children who are late to their appointment time. If registration is full, please email lfdyouth@noblenet.org to join the waitlist.

Grades K-4
Children's Room

Explore The Adams National Historical Park

Wednesday, May 10

noon - 1 PM

Join us for a virtual lunchtime lecture!  From the sweet little farm at the foot of Penn’s Hill to the gentleman’s country estate at Peace field, Adams National Historical Park is the story of “heroes, statesman, philosophers … and learned women” whose ideas and actions helped to transform thirteen disparate colonies into one united nation. Learn about this National Historical Park with Supervisory Park Ranger Jessica Pilkington.  In cooperation with the Tewksbury Public Library.  

This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 24 hours of the program.

Register here.

All ages
Zoom

Injury Prevention on the Golf Course

Wednesday, May 10

3:00-4:00 PM

Back pain slowing your golf game? Shoulder pain limiting your swing? Join Jaimee Mace, MSPT, for a presentation on golf injury prevention.

Learn about the most common golf course injuries, reasons why they happen, and exercises you can do to help prevent them. You will get tips about how to reduce pain during everyday activities and learn key stretches that can keep you on the golf course for years to come.

Jaimee received her Master’s in Physical Therapy from Arcadia University in 1999. She is currently the owner of PhiT, LLC; a mobile physical therapy & wellness practice.

This will be a hybrid event.  If you wish to attend virtually please be sure to register in advance with your email address.

This program was generously funded by the Friends of the Lynnfield Public Library

Adults
Library mezzanine and Zoom

50+ Job Seekers Networking Group 

The Massachusetts Library Collaborative's 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 9:30am to 11:30am, and the 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month from 6pm to 8pm via Zoom.  You can attend either the evening meetings or the morning ones, and can pick the topics that will work best for you, or attend them all.

Upcoming Topics are:
- Interview Preparation & Strategy

- Interview Practice

REGISTER HERE for morning sessions
REGISTER HERE for evening sessions

Ages 50 and up
Zoom

Friends of the Lynfield Library

Spring 2023 Book Sale

Friday, May 12th

5:00 - 8:00 PM

Saturday, May 13th

9:00 AM - 2:00 PM

Join the Friends of the Lynnfield Library (FOLL) for our 2023 Spring Book Sale – it is a 2 day extravaganza!

• Friday May 12 from 5pm-8pm is our Members Only Sale (but don’t worry – you can join at the door!)
• Saturday May 13 from 9am-2pm is our sale open to all

The sale will be held in the Meeting House and on the Lynnfield Common. Come browse our huge selection of gently used books, from children’s to cookbooks to the latest bestsellers, all for 2/$1 to $2! Last hour (1pm-2pm) is $8 Bag of Books (we provide the bags)! All proceeds benefit the Lynnfield Public Library. Payments accepted include Venmo, PayPal, cash and checks.

Check out our flyer here and spread the word!  We will have amazing raffle baskets provided by MarketStreet and many great community partners joining us, including the Lynnfield Historical Society, the Town of Lynnfield and MarketStreet! 

All ages

Lynnfield Meeting House

Shape Monsters!

Monday, May 15

3:30-4:15 PM

RAWH! It's time to get create with this monster craft. We'll have a variety of paper, pom-poms, gems and more for you to create your very own shape monster. Registration required.

Recommended for children Ages 4+

Children's Room

Library of Things Expo!

Monday, May 15

6:00- 8:00 PM

Join us for an evening of puzzles, games, and gadgets from our Library of Things. We will display all of our Things and give you a chance to try them before you borrow them. Try out a board game, then take it home to play with your friends! Play around with a selfie stick, then take it with you on your next vacation!  Craft tools!  Slide viewer!  Puzzles galore!!!  All items in our Library of Things are free to borrow--come take a look at what we have!

All ages

Mezzanine

Explore The Springfield Armory

National Historic Site

Wednesday, May 17th

noon - 1 PM

Join us for a virtual lunchtime lecture!  For nearly two centuries, the U.S. Armed Forces and American industry looked to Springfield Armory for innovative engineering and superior firearms. The Springfield Armory commemorates the critical role of the nation’s first armory by preserving and interpreting the world's largest historic US military small arms collection, along with historic archives, buildings and landscape. Learn about this National Historic Site with Park Ranger and Historic Weapons Supervisor Susan Ashman.  In cooperation with the Tewksbury Public Library.

This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 24 hours of the program.

Register here.

All ages
Zoom

Book Lovers

Thursday, May 18

6:30-7:30 PM

Join us for some great nonfiction book conversation - newcomers are always welcome! In May we will be reading The Monster's Bones by David K. Randall.  

Adults

Mezzenine

Saturday, May 20th

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Healthy Living Expo

A Healthy Lynnfield presents the second annual Healthy Living Expo!  An outdoor health fair with family-friendly entertainment, fitness demonstrations, and health information for all ages from a vast array of community organization!

All ages

Lynnfield Town Common

rain location: Lynnfield Middle School Gymnasium

Paint Your Own Space Cookie with Mindy Paper

Tuesday, May 23rd

3:15-3:45 PM

Join Mindy Paper to paint your own cookie! Get ready to blast off into space with these out-of-this world cookies! Participants will each get a paint their own large cookie using edible watercolors to create their own tasty masterpiece.  Registration required.

Ages 4-10

Mezzenine

Explore The Lowell National Historical Park

Wednesday, May 24th

noon - 1:00 PM

Join us for a virtual lunchtime lecture!  Lowell’s water-powered textile mills catapulted the nation – including immigrant families and early female factory workers – into an uncertain new industrial era. Nearly 200 years later, the changes that began there still reverberate in our shifting global economy and serve as a living testament to the dynamic human story of the industrial revolution. Learn about this National Historical Park with Supervisory Park Ranger Tess Shatzer.  In cooperation with the Tewksbury Public Library.  

This program will be recorded. All registrants will receive the recording via email within 24 hours of the program.

Register here.

All ages

Zoom

Bathsheba Spooner: 

A Revolutionary Murder Conspiracy

Wednesday, May 24th

6:30 - 8:00 PM

Join us to learn about the most spell binding true-crime of the eighteenth century!! Historical true-crime author Andrew Noone will read from his book, "Bathsheba Spooner: A Revolutionary Murder Conspiracy."  Spooner, when five months pregnant, was hanged alongside her three accomplices for the murder of her husband.  John Adams' second cousin, Spooner was the first woman executed in the new United States.  

Named #1 new release, US Revolution, at Amazon, "Andrew Noone...brings to life a murder and scandal that shook New England and reverberated for decades to come."  - Jonathan Cohn, Huffington Post.  Register here.

All ages

Library Mezzanine

Lynnfield 2040: Shaping Our Future Today

Lynnfield 2040: Shaping Our Future Today is a community visioning initiative spearheaded by the Planning Board and Select Board, where residents, business owners and other stakeholders can imagine the future of Lynnfield. This initiative will create guiding principles for the look, feel and operation of the Town over the next two decades, covering a range of topics from transportation and public infrastructure to economic development and housing.

You can learn more about the goals and objectives of this master planing effort in this prereocrded discussion with Town Administrator Rob Dolan, Planning Board Chair Brian Charville, and Andrea Harr0sLong, MAPC Consultant.  

You can take a survey to express your opinions about the future of the town HERE.