Library staff will be offline and curbside pickup will be unavailalbe in observation of Independence Day on Saturday, July 4th
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Curbside pickup is available!
However, until inter-library loan deliveries resume statewide, this is limited to items that are currently available at the Chelmsford Library.
Reserve your items
online
or call 978-256-5521.
You CAN return checked out items to the book drop!
However, w
e are
unable
to accept
donations
at this time, but we'll make an announcement whenever things change. Thanks for thinking of us!
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Featured Online Programs
Many of our programs can only be accessed using Zoom or Facebook Live.
Call or email the library if you need help using these resources!
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Wednesday, July 1, 15, & 29 at 6:30 pm
Connect with fellow knitters, show off your latest projects and even receive tips from professional and experienced knitters. Make sure to register to get the Zoom invite!
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Thursday, July 9 at 7 pm
Join us for our new series to discuss a movie that's always available on Kanopy! To start off, we'll talk about the adaptation of the bestselling book,
A Man Called Ove
!
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Sundays, July 12 and 26 at 2 pm
Join Lina Shastri of Art of Living Institute as she guides attendees through a complete mindfulness and meditation session virtually. This event will take place on Zoom. Please register to recieve a link to the event.
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Tuesday, July 21 at 7 pm
Frank Lloyd Wright, created iconic modern buildings like Fallingwater and the Guggenheim Museum. Here we'll explore his final house type, the Usonian, in depth, with special emphasis on the Zimmerman House in Manchester, NH.
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Featured Digital Resources
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Tutorials created by staff in Chelmsford and libraries across the country, focusing on technology and research topics. Tutorials have step-by-step guides on topics such as using
Zoom
,
online shopping
,
grocery delivery apps
, and much more!
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Presents a multi-faceted method (video, audio, games, quizzes, etc) for learning conversational language skills, including grammar and culture lessons, with both online and downloadable learning options.
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World-class mysteries, dramas, and comedies from Britain and beyond. You’ll have full access to all titles for one week. New users must create an RBDigital and an AcornTV account.
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Staff Book Recommendations
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The national press secretary for the Human Rights Campaign presents a timely memoir about her struggles with gender identity and relationships against a backdrop of the transgender equality movement.
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A World War II-era Oxford engineering student who hides secret ambitions to join the Royal Air Force and the lonely son of a celebrated novelist forge a fateful bond that reverberates throughout seven decades of shared family life and friendship. By the award-winning author of
The Line of Beauty
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In 1816 London, widow Catherine St. Day hires Lucy Muchelney to translate a French astronomy text and thus finish her husband's scientific legacy, and they unexpectedly find themselves falling in love.
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Wednesday Morning Book Group
by Kate Quinn
10:00 am
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Let's Talk Books!
Friday Fiction Book Share
10:30 am
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Bibliobites
African American Cuisine
11:00 am
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Register now for our
Adult Summer Reading Challenge!
Create an account using Beanstack and complete challenges by r
eading books in different categories for a chance to win one of three prize packages including gift certificates to bookstores and local restaurants
!
Also, our
BookWise library staff
would love to help you find your next book! See what your favorite librarian has been reading or ask for a customized list and we'll help you find that new author that you didn't even know you were looking for. You can also watch our regular TV program,
BookMarked
, brought to you by Chelmsford Telemedia!
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Resources for Kids and Teens
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Don't forget that we've got a monthly newsletter just for kids, teens, and their families!
Sign up here
!
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E
arn Summer Reading rewards for every seven days logged in our
new Beanstack website
or via the free mobile app. Register now!
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The Chelmsford Public Library's
Summer Girls Who Code Club
is open to all girls entering grades 5-12. Join us for 10 fun, educational, and empowering sessions where you will learn basic coding skills, share your progress with fellow club members, and help each other create a final project. Email club facilitator Marty Mason (
mmason@chelmsfordlibrary.org
) with any questions.
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Our teen
Dungeons & Dragons
campaign will take place over the course of seven weeks starting July 7th and ending August 18th. Players will meet online using the library's Zoom account on Tuesday afternoons from 4pm-6pm to adventure in the 5th edition of the world's most popular roleplaying game. Space is limited. When you register, please plan to attend all seven weeks of this event if possible (missing one is ok).
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Social distancing got you down? Got a Nintendo Switch with Nintendo Online? Join us at
CPL's Smash Ultimate Arena
! Play against your friends and folks from all over the area! All skill levels welcome, grades 5+ only!
Every Friday at 3 pm, starting July 10!
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Join us Wednesday evenings this summer for music, laughs, and stories on
Facebook Live
! Drop in for all ages. Concerts especially for families with young children in July with adult performances in August!
July 29: Rockabye Beats
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Virtual Storytimes and Singalongs!
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
11:00 am
Join us on Facebook Live
for storytimes with Deborah on Mondays for preschoolers and Fridays for toddlers, with all ages singalongs with Sara on Wednesdays!
Dads and Donuts is on Facebook Live!
Saturday, July 11 at 10:30 am
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Thursday Adventures
Weekly at 11 am
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Donation Drop Off Days will be announced as conditions change and depending on the ongoing public health situation.
Show your support for the Chelmsford Library and Friends of the Library with this limited-edition t-shirt! The artwork was drawn especially for us by Peter Reynolds, CHS grad, illustrator of the Judy Moody series, and author/illustrator of many picture books including
The
Dot.
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