Library To Hold 15 Programs This Week, Including Bestselling Author Marie Benedict
Event Registration
Please register online using our Calendar of Events at http://www.tewksburypl.org or by calling 978- 640-4490. We strongly recommend registration for programs that are marked *RR.
Adult Events (In-Person)
IN PERSON: Adult Craft Night (*RR)
Monday, March 31, 7pm
Enjoy making a craft while socializing with others! This month’s featured craft is a Keepsake Book. All supplies provided. Led by longtime crafter Rachelle Toth, host of the local access TV show “Crafts ‘n’ Stuff.”
IN PERSON: The Armchair Detectives Mystery Book Group
Wednesday, April 2, 1:30pm
This month, join us for a discussion of Gaslight by Femi Kayode. When Lydia takes a job running the Senior Citizens’ Social Club, she assumes she’ll be spending her time drinking tea and playing cards. When the city council threatens to sell the community building, the members of the Social Club join forces with their tiny friends in the daycare next door.
IN PERSON: Meditation Class (4-Week Series) (*RR)
Thursday, April 3, 3:30pm
Chris Connolly, RN, BSN, owner of “Living My Dream Yoga,” will lead a 4-week series of meditation classes. Classes will take place from 3:30pm to 4:30pm over four consecutive Thursdays — April 3, 10, 17 and 24 — in the library’s Meeting Room. Classes are designed for both those who are new to meditation and regular practitioners.
Adult Events (Virtual)
VIRTUAL: Rockin’ Hollywood — Rock & Roll And The Movies (*RR)
Monday, March 31, 2pm
Rock music exploded on the big screen when Bill Haley & the Comets sang “Rock Around the Clock” at the opening of Blackboard Jungle in 1955. Frenzied teenagers danced in the aisles and there were reports of violence and vandalism at theaters around the world. Rock’s notoriety would end up contributing to its appeal and Hollywood, recognizing the power of the teen audience, would begin to unleash a series of films featuring rock and R&B musicians performing their hits in the midst of plots ranging from rebellious high schoolers, out-of-control hot rodders, or the romantic antics of spring break college students. Movies and rock formed a valuable commercial partnership, whether it was Elvis Presley’s 31 mostly forgettable films or the Beatles’ groundbreaking A Hard Day’s Night from 1964. Explore the first decade of rock movies and how Hollywood helped reflect the power of this music around the world. Led by Brian Rose, a professor emeritus at Fordham University, where he taught nearly four decades in the Department of Communication and Media Studies.
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VIRTUAL: A History of Guinness Beer (*RR)
Monday, March 31, 7pm
Guinness Ambassador Mike Reardon, a highly trained beer expert and storyteller, will explore the cultural history of Guinness beer. Sit back, relax, grab a pint (if you’re over 21!), and join us for this wonderful discussion.
VIRTUAL: Nature Travel To Canada (Churchill & Southern Manitoba) (*RR)
Tuesday, April 1, 2pm
Bill Gette has led organized five natural history travel adventures to Manitoba, Canada. His itineraries included visits to beautiful areas in the southern part of the province and to the province’s far northern port of Churchill. During this trip, he and his participants visited the Oak Hammock Marsh located a short distance north of Winnipeg; the small village of Pinawa near the Ontario border; the Delta Beach area on Lake Manitoba; and Riding Mountain National Park. In Churchill, located on Hudson Bay, Bill explored the vast tundra looking for nesting birds and other wildlife. Bill will share his photographs of nesting songbirds (Yellow-headed Blackbird, Black-and-white Warbler, Red-eyed Vireo, Sedge Wren); shorebirds (Upland Sandpiper, Wilson’s Snipe, Red-necked Phalarope, Short-billed Dowitcher, Hudsonian Godwit); mammals (Red Fox, Black Bear, Beluga Whale); and beautiful wildflowers. Gette, who has been leading travel programs for Mass Audubon since 1986, is the retired Director of the Audubon’s Joppa Flats Education Center in Newburyport.
VIRTUAL: 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group — Using AI (*RR)
Wednesday, April 2, 9:30am
The Massachusetts Library Collaborative’s 50+ Job Seekers Group meets via Zoom on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 9:30am to 11:30am. Informal networking takes place from 9am to 9:30am and 11:30am to noon. If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your “Encore Career,” this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking!
VIRTUAL: Bestselling Author Marie Benedict To Discuss “The Queens of Crime” (*RR)
Wednesday, April 2, 7pm
Bestselling author Marie Benedict will discuss her new historical fiction mystery, The Queens of Crime. Benedict is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Mitford Affair, Her Hidden Genius, The Mystery of Mrs. Christie, The Only Woman in the Room, Lady Clementine, Carnegie’s Maid, The Other Einstein, and with Victoria Christopher Murray, the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian and the Target Book of the Year The First Ladies. All have been translated into multiple languages, and many have been selected for the Barnes & Noble Book Club, Target Book Club, Costco Book Club, Indie Next List, and LibraryReads List.
VIRTUAL: Claude Monet — Obsessed with the Natural World (*RR)
Thursday, April 3, 10:30am
Indisputably, Claude Monet is one of the most recognizable and celebrated figures in art history. Everyone loves his beautiful landscapes, colorful and dynamic depictions of modern life, and monumental garden scenes. Learn all about how this revered figure went from being an impoverished, rejected outsider to becoming a ground-breaking icon of Modernism. Led by Janet Mandel, a retired 32-year art history teacher, who now presents illustrated talks on a variety of art history topics at colleges & universities, libraries, museums, senior centers, and community centers.
VIRTUAL: Keep This? Toss That? How To Appraise & Sell Your Items (*RR)
Thursday, April 3, 7pm
Are you in “spring cleaning” mode and aren’t sure which items are worth tossing and which are worth keeping? Learn how to identify and appraise your treasures for FREE, and discover ways to easily sell them. Then join a live guided tidy-up for a quick jumpstart! Led by professional organizer Jamie Novak, who is the bestselling author of Keep This, Toss That: The Practical Guide To Tidying Up and host of “The 10 Minute Podcast.”
VIRTUAL: Bestselling Author Eowyn Ivey To Discuss “Black Woods, Blue Sky” – A Reimagining of ‘Beauty & The Beast’ (*RR)
Thursday, April 3, 7pm
Bestselling author and Pulitzer Prize Finalist Eowyn Ivey will discuss her new novel, Black Woods, Blue Sky, a reimagination of Beauty and the Beast. Ivey was raised in Alaska and continues to live there with her husband and two daughters. She worked for nearly a decade as a bookseller at independent Fireside Books in Palmer, Alaska, and prior to that as a reporter for the local newspaper, The Frontiersman. She is the author of the prior novels The Snow Child, a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in Fiction, and To the Bright Edge of the World.
Children’s Events (In-Person)
IN PERSON: Toddler Story Time
Monday, March 31, 10:15am
Join Miss Renee for stories, songs, movement, instruments, dancing and more, and get your early literacy skills on! All of our story times are interactive for children and their caregivers. Please be ready to participate and play. Don’t worry, we will have a printout with all of the songs and rhymes we are using so you can follow along!
IN PERSON: Reading Buddies (*RR)
Wednesday, April 2, 4:30pm
Join us for Reading Buddies! Littles in grades K-5 who are learning to read will be paired with a teen volunteer in grades 9-12. Each week, they’ll practice reading to one another and then do a craft. Reading Buddies runs from March 19-April 23 and meets every Wednesday from 4:30-5:15 PM in the Children’s Room. Please only register if you can attend all six weeks and are independently reading or working on independently reading. If you have any questions, please contact Emily at eleggat@tewksburypl.org.
Teen Events (In-Person)
IN PERSON: Homeschool Board Games (Grades 6-12) (*RR)
Monday, March 31, 11am
Want to meet other teens? Love playing board games? Join us for a meet and greet geared towards homeschooled teens! We’ll set up a bunch of board games, grab some new friends and play. Due to the ability to host multiple people at this event, we will not all be playing the same game. There will be multiple games happening at different tables so everyone can find a game that they enjoy!
IN PERSON: Reading Buddies Volunteers (Grades 9-12) (*RR)
Wednesday, April 2, 4:30pm
Join us for Reading Buddies! Littles in grades K-5 who are learning to read will be paired with a teen volunteer in grades 9-12. Each week, they’ll practice reading to one another and then do a craft. Reading Buddies runs from March 19-April 23 and meets every Wednesday from 4:30-5:15 PM in the Children’s Room. To volunteer as a big buddy, you must apply here and be in grades 9-12. If you have any questions, please contact Emily at eleggat@tewksburypl.org.
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