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The newsletter of the Friends of the Rowley Public Library
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Local businessman Keith Harris to recount 4,400-mile bicycling trek at Friends of the Rowley Public Library annual meeting on June 8
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Not many people decide to embark on a ten-week, 4,400-mile solo bike ride across the United States, and even fewer do it at age 50, following a recovery from a serious illness. For local businessman Keith Harris, this amazing journey, which he dubbed Pedaling for a Purpose, had three goals: first, to raise funds for The Rotary Foundation; second, to celebrate being alive, and third, to experience the country up close, meeting everyday Americans and seeing where and how they live.
Keith, who with his wife Christina owns Choice Graphics, a Rowley printing business, will be the featured guest speaker at the Friends of the Rowley Public Library's annual meeting on Wednesday, June 8, at 7:15 p.m. at the Rowley Public Library, 141 Main Street, Rowley, MA. The public is cordially invited to attend; light refreshments will be served
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Annual Book Sale raises over $3,800
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Andy Masher, who won the Red Sox tickets raffle, poses with Library Director Pamela Jacobson
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| Joseph Renda accepts the Summer Fun Pack raffle prize from Adult Services Librarian Amy Roderick |
The Rowley Public Library's annual Book Sale was held the weekend of May 13-May 15 2016 and brought in over $3,800 to our library. The Friends of the Rowley Public Library would like to express their thanks and appreciation to all of the local residents who donated their books, CDs and DVDs, the many volunteers who helped sort, setup and sell the books, many local businesses for donations that helped us put on this event, and local book lovers that came out during the weekend and purchased thousands of books! In particular, we would like to acknowledge the First Baptist Church and St. Mary's Church for the use of their tables, Choice Graphics for new signage, EBSCO for allowing the placement of donation boxes, the Town of Rowley, the Rowley Town Common for publicity, Priscilla Serafin for designing new posters (with Jim Wilson's fabulous photography), Michelle Ford for organizing the Raffle (which included donations from Leo's Superbowl, Wenham Museum, Cranmore Mountain Resort, Lowell Spinners, York's Wild Kingdom, Santa's Village, Monkey Joe's, Richardon's Ice Cream, Orange Leaf, Rowley Catering, the Sports Museum of New England, and anonymously donated Boston Red Sox tickets), Market Basket for food donation and boxes, and of course the library staff for their many contributions. We look forward to seeing you next year!
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Free Concert June 9 with the Pentucket Jazz Combo
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The Pentucket High School Jazz Combo, under the direction of David Schumacher, will perform a free concert on the front lawn of the Rowley Public Library, 141 Main St, at 6 pm on Thursday, June 9. The Jazz Combo performs at a number of community events throughout the year, and has earned top honors at state and national level competitions. Members this year include: Derek Skala - vibes, Leo Belyi - trombone, Seth Malonson - trombone, Aaron Arsenault - guitar, Josh Schulz - bass, Collin Tarr - drums. They will be performing a mix of jazz standards by composers including Charles Mingus, Miles Davis, Lee Morgan, Wayne Shorter, and Tadd Dameron. Sponsored by the Friends of the Rowley Library. Free and open to the public, weather permitting. For more information call the Library at 978-948-2850
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(Sunshine only - no rain date)
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Visit our
web site to learn about ongoing adult programs including a weekly Knitting Group on Tuesday evenings, Yoga Class each Wednesday evening, Genealogy Club on the second Monday evening of the month and the monthly Book Club will return from hiatus in September.
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| Self help through meditation, Thursday, June 16, 5-6:30 p.m. |
Jake Karlins, a student of meditation practices for over ten years, will give a talk based on his recent book, Selfless Self Help. There will be seated meditation and a discussion on working with habits in our lives and cultivating compassion. Copies of his book will also be available. Join us on Thursday, June 16, from 5 to 6:30 p.m.
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Works of artist Lee Rowan at Rowley Public Library
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New England artist Lee Rowan is known for her work as a contemporary realistic painter, both in oils and pastels. Her subjects range from still lifes to lighthouses to gardens, with color being the primary factor shaping her vision. She currently divides her time between the North Shore and Maine. Her work will be displayed through June at the Rowley Public Library, 141 Main Street in Rowley.
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 Once again the Friends of the Rowley Public Library have stepped up to the plate to offer free coupons for discount tickets to every Lowell Spinners home game this season! Each coupon is good for 50% off up to six tickets per game starting at $3.50 each and may be redeemed at the box office in advance. Don't miss the fun! Call now to reserve yours! |
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Don't forget our other museum passes during summer vacation!
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HotSpot Loan Pilot Program this summer
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Take portable Wi-Fi with you on vacation
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The Rowley Public Library will be purchasing two Verizon Jetpack 4G LTE Mobile Hotspots, which will give up to 15 Wi-Fi-enabled devices simultaneous access to your own secure, private Internet signal. Borrow them like you would any library materials for one week, and take a signal with you almost anywhere. Call 978-948-2850 for more information or to make a reservation.
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Commonwealth Catalog is now live!
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Statewide Library Resources now available
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If you can't find what you need in the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium, try searching the Commonwealth Catalog. It allows you to search nine Massachusetts Library Networks and two Academic Library Catalogs at one time, with more members scheduled to come online soon. The Commonweath Catolog replaces the previous Virtul Catalog to link Massachusetts library resources.
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Weekly notifications of new Library materials now available
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The Rowley Public Library buys many thousands of new books, movies, and CDs each year. We are now offering weekly email alerts showing you the newest books, DVDs, CDs, and audio books that we purchase each week. We hope you'll enjoy hearing about the many exciting bestsellers, movies, music, and recorded books almost the very moment they arrive at the library. Whenever you spot something of interest, you'll be able to click instantly, reserve it, and check it out at your convenience. And of course, like everything else in the library, this service is free, with sponsorship from the Friends of the Rowley Public Library.
To get started and see what the emails look like, just visit www.wowbrary.org. You can quit the weekly emails any time you wish.
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Free music downloads & streaming with Freegal
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5 downloads per week ; three hours of streaming per day
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Freegal® Music is a free music service from your library. All you need is your library card number. Freegal offers access to about 8 million songs, including Sony Music's catalog of legendary artists. In total the collection is comprised of music from over 28,000+ labels with music that originates in over 80 countries. There is no software to download, and there are no digital rights management (DRM) restrictions. Access to Freegal is limited to patrons of subscribing libraries. Rowley patrons may download 5 songs per week (to keep!) and stream 3 hours per day. Visit
www.rowleylibrary.org to get started.
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Learn a new language with Mango Languages
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 The Rowley Public Library is excited to announce the launch of Mango Languages.
Learning a new language with Mango Languages is free for all library patrons, and offers a fast and convenient solution for our community's increasing language-learning needs. Each lesson combines real life situations and audio from native speakers with simple, clear instructions.
There are more than 40 foreign language courses available and 16 English as a Second Language (ESL) courses.Visit
rowleylibrary.org to get started.
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Commonwealth eBook Collections available
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The Rowley Public Library is participating in the Commonwealth eBook Collections. Click here to get started, or call 978-948-2850 for more information. This is a new statewide program in addition to our OverDrive ebook subscription through the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium. There are currently over 177,000 titles in the collections.
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Check out one of our exciting discovery kits to complete at home as a family or to dig deeper into a topic or to explore a new topic. We have 22 kits covering a range of topics. Check the online catalog for details, give us a call at the library or pick up a brochure in the Children's Room the next time you visit the library. Ongoing in-depth learning all year long!
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