MBTS PUBLIC LIBRARY NEWS & EVENTS Last Day to Donate - June 10, 9AM-12PM Weekly Events KIDS TEENS ADULTS ALL AGES Digital Advice with Expanded Hours
MONDAYS: APPOINTMENTS AT 11, 11:30AM, 12PM & 12:30PM & DROP-IN FROM 1-2PM SELECT FRIDAY DROP IN AT 3-4PM Registration is required for the 4 appointments on Monday. Click Here to register. Dungeons and Dragons
TUESDAYS AT 3:45-5PM For Ages 11-18. Most Tuesdays and registration is required. Click Here for more details and to register. Shut Up and Write!
WEDNESDAYS AT 10:30 AM-12PM Virtual over Zoom and registration is required. Email c.maile.black@gmail.com for the zoom link. Mindfulness Meditation
EVERY OTHER THURSDAY AT 11AM-12PM Registration is encouraged but not required. Click Here to register or for more info. IN-PERSON & HYBRID EVENTS FOR ALL AGES KIDS TEENS ADULTS ALL AGES Wicked Good Henna
TUESDAY, JUNE 6 AT 3:00—5:00PM For the youth (ages 11-18): It's our Summer Reading kickoff! Stop by to get a splash of sweet body decoration courtesy of library fave Mandy Roberge -- and grab a sweet treat, too! No registration required for this one -- just come on by! Hearthside Book Group: Reading "Horse"
TUESDAY, JUNE 6 AT 4:00—5:00PM Join us in person at the library or on Zoom to discuss the novel Horse by Geraldine Brooks. Contact Lori Dumont at ldumont@manchesterpl.org or call 978-526-7711 for further information.
Cookbook Throwdown
SATURDAY, JUNE 10 AT 11:30AM—12:30PM The cookbook book club meets on the 2nd Saturday of every month and we share recipes from a cookbook from off our library shelves. June's pick is "Rodney Scott's World of BBQ." Just in time for the summer BBQ season. Try out some new faves. Sign up for a recipe in the library or online below and bring your dish to be sampled on Saturday, June 10th along with any utensils needed. The library will provide small plates, napkins, and the standard cutlery but if you are bringing a soup or other recipe that needs specialized cutlery please bring bowls or cups for everyone to use. I have picked some recipes to showcase but you can pick any recipe from the book. Please call Maddy Willwerth at 978-526-7711 or email mwillwerth@manchesterpl.org if you have any questions. TAB (Teen Advisory Board)
TUESDAY, JUNE 13 AT 5:30—6:30PM Earn community service hours while having fun planning events and doing craft projects for your friends and the community! Registration required so we can make sure we have enough snacks. Plant Swap
SATURDAY, JUNE 17 AT 10:30 AM—12:30PM Have some spider plants that are ready to propagate? Buy an eight pack of flowers and only needed six? Did you, like me, start 6 tomato plants hoping only one would make it and now you have five extra? Why not swap the plants with your neighbors. Trade some spider plants for aloe or zucchini for tomatoes. Have nothing to trade? No problem, come by and take what looks good and check out some gardening books. Notice: These plants are from home gardens and may carry pests and disease that may not be healthy for your garden. Trade with caution and when you can, remove the soil from new plants and plant them as bare roots to limit the spread. Click Here for resources about common garden pests and disease. Virtual Events KIDS TEENS ADULTS ALL AGES All virtual events require registration. Click on the events to register.
A Trip To Scotland - Finding the Underwater Gannet in the Shetland Islands
TUESDAY, JUNE 20 AT 10:30—11:30AM Follow Ken Carlson’s journey to the Shetland Islands in Scotland as he searched for a way to photograph the graceful Northern Gannet seabird diving underwater to fish. Not being a scuba diver made this a challenge, but Carlson finds a way after following up on a clue. Carlson is a nature, landscape and Fine Art photographer living in Harrington, Maine, after living and practicing veterinary medicine in Ipswich for 43 years. He is a presenter, judge, educator, and traveler. Carlson has traveled to more than 40 locations for his photography, including four trips to Scotland, of which two were to the Shetlands. See his work HERE. This program will be recorded and all registrants will receive the recording via email within 24 hours of the program.This program is made possible through a partnership with the Tewksbury Public Library and is sponsored by the Corning Foundation and the Friends of the Tewskbury Public Library.
Revolutionary Heroine Deborah Sampson and Gender Identity (Virtual)
TUESDAY, JUNE 27 AT 7:00—8:00PM Join us on Zoom for a celebration of Pride Month with this extraordinary conversation! This conversation and content will be geared towards adults. About Revolutionary: After years as an indentured servant in a sleepy Massachusetts town, chafing under the oppressive norms of colonial America, Deborah can’t contain her discontent any longer. When a sudden crisis forces her hand, she decides to finally make her escape. Embracing the peril and promise of the unknown, she cuts her hair, binds her chest, and, stealing clothes from a neighbor, rechristens herself Robert Shurtliff. It’s a desperate, dangerous, and complicated deception, and becomes only more so when, as Robert, she enlists in the Continental Army. What follows is an inspiring, one-of-a-kind journey through an America torn apart by war: brutal winters and lethal battlefields, the trauma of combat and the cruelty of betrayal, the joy of true love and the tragedy of heartbreak. In his brilliant Revolutionary, Myers, who himself is a descendant of the historical Deborah, takes full advantage of this real-life heroine’s unique voice to celebrate the struggles for freedom, large and small, like never before. About Alex: Alex Myers is a writer, teacher, and speaker. He earned his bachelor’s degree at Harvard University, studying Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations. Myers was the first openly transgender student at Harvard and worked to change the University’s nondiscrimination clause to include gender identity. After earning a master’s degree in religion at Brown, he has pursued a career in teaching English at secondary schools. He completed his Master’s of Fine Arts in fiction writing at Vermont College of Fine Arts, where he began his work on Revolutionary, which was published in 2014 by Simon & Schuster. This program made available through a partnership with the Ashland Public Library and is sponsored by the Friends of the Ashland Public Library and in partnership with Ashland Is United.
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