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Lynnfield Public Library
Late September 2023 Newsletter
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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!
Holidays and Closings: October 9: closed for Columbus Day
October 16: The Lynnfield Library will close at 6:30 PM for Town Meeting
Access our online services anytime at lynnfieldlibrary.org
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| Lynnfield receives provisional MBLC grant for new Lynnfield Public Library |
The Lynnfield Public Library is pleased to announce that the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC) voted on July 13, 2023 to award Lynnfield a provisional grant for construction of a brand new library. This provisional grant offers Lynnfield the opportunity to build a state-of-the-art library for our current needs, and to plan an innovative, adaptable space for future generations.
In the next few weeks we will be providing much more information about the New Library Building Project, including more details about the proposed building. For more information, please visit https://www.newlynnfieldlibrary.com/ or email Library Director Abby Porter at aporter@noblenet.org.
Check out the Lynnfield Library Blog to read more. |
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Lynnfield Library Open House | Looking to learn more about the Library Building Project? Join Director Abby Porter for an open house of the current library to see the current issues and hear about the opportunities a new building would provide.
Saturday, September 30, 1:30 PM Tuesday, October 3, 4:00 PM Wednesday, October 4, 10:00 AM Tuesday, October 10, 2:00 PM Wednesday, October 11, 7:00 PM Friday, October 13, 10:00 AM |
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Paint Your Own Robot Piggy Bank
| Monday, September 25 |
2:00-2:45 PM |
Paint your own ceramic robot piggy bank to keep your money safe! Register Here
Ages 6+ Children's Room |
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Tuesday, September 26 | 2:30-3:30 PM |
Technology questions? Your librarians can help! Come by the library on September 26th from 2:30-3:30 PM for technology drop-in help.
Some things we can help you with: - eBook and eAudiobook updates and help!!
- Computer and/or smartphone basics
- Using the library catalog or library databases
- Social media basics
Some things we will not be able to help you with:
- Broken phones, computers, or devices
- Computer viruses
- Items that cannot be physically brought to the library
Please bring your device, any of its accessories, and its charging cable with you. Registration recommended but not required.
Teens and Adults Mezzanine |
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The Last Tuesday Book Club | Tuesday, September 26 |
6:00-7:30 PM |
The Last Tuesday Book Club is the Lynnfield Library's fiction book group! This month's selection is The Last Romantics by Tara Conklin. Copies are available for pickup at the Library's Circulation desk.
Adults Mezzenine |
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|  | Story Time |
Wednesdays | 10:00 - 10:30 AM |
Join Ms. Alex and Ms. Joan on Wednesdays, to sing songs and listen to stories! This story time will be held outside on the Lynnfield Town Common if the weather is nice. You are welcome to bring a blanket or chair to sit on. If it is too cold or rainy, story time will be held inside the library.
Recommended for children ages 5 and under.
Lynnfield Common if weather allows, or Children's Room
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Curious About Cuisine | Wedneday, September 27 |
3:00-4:00 PM |
Back by popular demand, it’s Curious About Cuisine at the Lynnfield Library! Everyone loves food - even if they don't like cooking or baking it themselves. You don't have to be an avid home chef to attend Curious About Cuisine, all are welcome to learn a bit more about different cuisines and of course get a chance to taste them, too!
Join us for our grand come back on September 27th with Lynnfield native and restaurateur Steve DiFillippo of Davio’s Northern Italian Steakhouse. All are welcome. Registration is requested for headcount, but not required.
Adults Mezzenine |
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Read to a Dog | Wednesday, September 27 |
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.
Program 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 |
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Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors |
Wednesday, September 27 | 6:30-7:00 PM |
Join Tory Stephens of Grist Magazine, an independent non-profit media organization focused on the climate crisis, and learn how he created Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors. Imagine is a storytelling initiative that calls for fiction writers to envision the next 180 years of equitable climate progress, imagining intersectional worlds of abundance, adaptation, reform, and hope. The initiative also seeks narratives that center solutions from the communities most impacted by the climate crisis, and stories that are rooted in cultural authenticity (a deep sense of place, customs, cuisine, and more). Over the course of three years the project has encouraged 3,000 plus writers from 91 countries to submit stories, and of which 700,000 people have read. Writers and readers alike will enjoy this climate justice romp.
This program is brought to you by Blue Marble Librarians, Eastham Public Library, and Brewster Ladies' Library. It is part of the Lynnfield Library's September is Sustainability Month programming.
Registration is required in order to receive the Zoom link for this event.
Teens and Adults Zoom |
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Tea Time |
Thursdays | 9:30 - 11:00 AM |
Come by the library's reading room for tea or coffee, to read the papers, and meet your neighbors. We'll be providing hot water and tea or instant coffee for self-service beverages, and the reading materials. You provide the company. Come down to the library, and make yourself at home.
Thursdays, 9:30 - 11:00 am. Bringing your own reusable cups is encouraged.
Adults
Library Reading Room |
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| Thursdays at Noon |
Join us for a 60-minute yoga flow! Instructor Tammy Syrigos Irrera will lead us through yoga poses over Zoom. Register with a valid email to receive the link to join the class. You will receive an email with login information a half hour before the class begins.
This program was generously funded by the Friends of the Lynnfield Library
Teens and Adults
Zoom
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Thursday, September 28 | 6:30-7:30 PM |
Join us for some great nonfiction book conversation - newcomers are always welcome! At our first meeting of the season we will be discussing the books we read over the summer. We will be meeting in person, on the Mezzanine.
Adults Mezzenine
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Friday, September 29 | 10:30-11:30 AM |
Love knitting, crocheting, or other handicrafts? Join us for our monthly Knit & Crochet Club! We'll be meeting on the Mezzanine to work on our own projects and chat. Adults and teens are welcome. No Registration required.
Adults Mezzenine
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| September 29 - 30 |
Save the Date for our Fall Book Sale on September 29, and 30! We will have a FOLL Members-Only Preview night on Friday, September, 29 5 PM - 7 PM with first access to our great Inventory of books, followed by a public sale on Saturday, September 30 from 9 AM - 2 PM.
Both events will be at the Old Meeting House on the Town Common. We look forward to seeing you there, check back on our Book Sale Page for updates! https://www.foll.org/library-book-sales/
All ages Lynnfield Meeting House |
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|  | Read-In on the Common |
Saturday, September 30 | Grab a book and bring a lounge chair or blanket and head to the Lynnfield Common for a Read-In on September 30th! Let Freedom Read is a statewide celebration of the freedom to read.
The Lynnfield Public Library will be hosting a Read-In on the Lynnfield Common on Saturday, September 30, from 10 AM to noon for the whole family. The rain location will be inside the Library. There will be refreshments and crafts, Miss Joan will hold a story time, and the Friends of the Lynnfield Library will be hosting their annual Fall Book Sale in the Meeting House.
Digital participation is also welcomed. Download an eBook or audiobook through Libby or Hoopla, and use #LetFreedomReadMA to post pictures to social media.
All ages Lynnfield Common |
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Decorate a Paper Pumpkin! |
Monday, October 2
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Come decorate a paper pumpkin for our pumpkin patch! Stop by the Lynnfield Library Children's Room from 3:30 - 4:30 PM on Monday, October 2nd and decorate a pumpkin that will be hung on the Children's Room Doors. No registration required.
Children of all ages
Children's Room
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Origami Bookmarks
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Wednesday, October 4
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Need a bookmark? Create your very own origami corner bookmark. Supplies will be available in Young Adult Area from 11 - 1 PM.
Ages 11 - 18
Teen Area
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|  | Halloween: A Haunted History with Dustin Pari |
Wednesday, October 4 | 6:30-7:30 PM |
Ah, Halloween. Autumnal breezes, crisp leaves, and pumpkin flavored everything! What is it about this time of year that is so enchanting, so mystifying? In this lecture Dustin sheds some light on the spooky shadows of Halloween history and lore. Ghost stories? Oh yeah, he has some of those too.
With 30 years of experience researching the unknown, Dustin Pari brings exciting and positive lectures about the paranormal all across the country, As a part of television's Ghost Hunters, Ghost Hunters International, and appearances on Destination Truth and Ghost Nation, Dustin has traveled the world over looking for answers and expanding his understanding of the unseen realm.
This program is generously funded by the Friends of the Lynnfield Library. Registration is not required, but is requested for headcount.
Teens and Adults Lynnfield Meeting House |
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Virtual - Banned in the USA: A History of Censorship, Book Bans, and First Amendment Freedoms |
Wednesday, October 4 | 7:00 - 8:00 PM |
Censorship is on the rise within the United States and right here in Massachusetts – through individual challenges to titles held by school and public libraries, and a proliferation of legislative action across the country to shape and limit the content of school libraries and course curriculum. Join Jocelyn Kennedy, a lawyer and librarian, to explore the history of government censorship within the United States, discuss the legal limits of censorship, and develop an understanding of the role the first amendment plays in protecting the freedom to read.
Jocelyn Kennedy is the Executive Director of the Farmington Libraries in Farmington, Connecticut, where she provides strategic leadership and oversees the day to day operations of the library. Jocelyn has served as Executive Director of the Harvard Law School Library, Director of Library Services at the UConn Law Library, and as a research librarian at the University of Michigan Law Library.
A lawyer and a librarian, she is a former clerk for the New Hampshire Trial Court, and worked for a US Congressman prior to attending law school. Jocelyn holds a B.A. from the University of New Hampshire, a J.D. from the University of New Hampshire-Franklin Pierce Law Center, and an M.L.I.S. from the University of Washington.
This program is offered in cooperation with the Reading Public Library, and is generously sponsored by the Friends of the Reading Public Library. Registration at an external site is required.
Teens and Adults Zoom |
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Meet Cutes and Mocktails | Wednesday, October 11 |
6:00-7:00 PM | Meet Cute: (in a film, television show, or movie) an amusing or charming first encounter between two characters that leads to the development of a romantic relationship between them.
Mocktail: a usually iced drink made with any of various ingredients (such as juice, herbs, and soda water) but without alcohol : a nonalcoholic cocktail Meet Cutes and Mocktails: The Lynnfield Public Library’s new romance novel book group!
This month's selection is Claimed by J.R. Ward. Copies are available for pickup at the Library's Circulation desk.
Adults Mezzenine |
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 | Mass Department of Public Health:
Community Health Equity Survey.
To improve the health of everyone in Massachusetts, we need to center the voices of people and communities who have been long denied an equal chance at health. The Community Health Equity Survey is an opportunity for residents to share their experiences and priorities to help shape the future of our health. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will use survey results to improve our programs, make decisions about funding and resources, and support policies to improve health inequities. We will also share the results of the survey with partners across Massachusetts to support the important work they are doing to improve health in their communities.
The survey will be open from July 31, 2023 through early Fall 2023. Anyone aged 14 and older can take the survey. It takes approximately 15 to 30 minutes to complete and is available in 11 languages: Arabic, Cape Verdean Creole, Chinese (simplified), Chinese traditional, English, Haitian Creole, Khmer, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. The survey will also be available in ASL later this summer.
Taking the survey is easy! Just click on this link to get started: www.mass.gov/healthsurvey
For more information about the Community Health Equity Initiative and the survey, please visit our website: www.mass.gov/CHEI |
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Fall 2023 Sweetser Lecture Series:
Sponsored by The Savings Bank | Wednesday, October 4, 2023, 7 PM
Tracy Kidder - "Rough Sleepers: Dr. Jim O'Connell's Mission to Bring Healing to Homeless People:
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 7 PM
Ilyon Woo, PhD - "Master Slave Husband Wife: An Epic Journey from Slavery to Freedom"
Wednesday, November 1, 2023, 7 PM
Jane Healey - "Goodnight from Paris: An Historical Novel Inspired by a Ture Story" and Willian Martin - "December '41: FDR, Churchill, and the Fearful Days After Pearl Harbor"
sweetserlectureseries.com |
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