Library Newsletter - January 2020

One Book 2020 Is Here! Copies of Relish and Kitchen Yarns are also available through Overdrive!

The library will be closed on Monday, January 20 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

New Library App! Now you can renew books, make requests, and search your local library all in one place! Get the library's new mobile app using the iOs App Store or through Android and Google Play. Follow the links or search for MVLC mobile.

Coming Up at the Library

One Book: Re-Think Your Plate! Thurs, Jan. 16 at 7 pm

New Books for a New Year! Fri, Jan. 17 at 10:30 am

Restorative Yoga Sun, Jan. 19 at 2 pm Space is limited!

Let's Meditate! Presented by the Board of Health Tues, Jan. 21 at 7 pm

Finger Knit Scarves Presented by the Artisans Exchange Thurs, Jan. 23 at 7 pm Space is limited!

The Lives of the French Impressionists Presented by the Chelmsford Art Society Sat, Jan. 25 at 2 pm

Get Organized in 2020! Sun, Jan. 26 at 2 pm Sign up now!

US Census Job Application Session Sun, Jan. 19 at 1 pm Sun, Jan. 26 at 1 pm

Offshore Wind: Power, Policy, and Promise Presented by Elders Climate Action and the Union of Concerned Scientists Tues, Jan. 28 at 7 pm

One Book: Delicious Trivia Night! Fri, Jan. 31 at 7 pm Sign up now! Celebrate Winterfest with us!

Winterfest! Cultural Council Photography Contest Submissions due by Sat, Jan 25 at 5 pm Reception: Sun, Feb 2 at 2 pm

Book Groups Check out our Best of 2019 List!

Morning Book Group My Sister, the Serial Killer by Oyinkan Braithwaite 1/15 at 10 am Mysteries at MacKay Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter by Tom Franklin 1/22 at 2 pm Reading History Forgotten by Linda Hervieux 1/30 at 7 pm Bibliobites  Kitchen Yarns by Ann Hood 1/31 at 11 am

Monday Evenings Being Mortal by Atul Gawande 2/3 at 7 pm

Novel Conversations The Alice Network by Kate Quinn 2/7 at 12:30 pm

Knit Lit i'll be your blue sky by Marisa De Los Santos 2/14 at 10:30 am

Events for Kids and Teens

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Winter Storytimes

Mondays 10 am Toddler Rhyme Time (ages 1&2) 11 am Preschool Storytime (ages 3-6) Tuesdays 10 am Stay and Play (ages 1+) Wednesdays 10 am Preschool Yoga Storytime with Nicole (ages 3-5) 11 am Merrily We Sing Along (all ages)

Thursdays 10 am Playspace (ages 2 and 3) Friday 10 am Baby Storytime (ages 0-1) 10:30 am Preschool Storytime at the MacKay Branch in North Chelmsford (ages 2-6) 11 am Toddler Rhyme Time (ages 1&2)

Make-It! Jr.: Snow Globes Wednesday, January 15 at 4:15 pm Sign up for grades 3-4 Mini Make-It!: Blizzard in a Bottle Wednesday, January 22 at 4:15 pm Sign up for grades K-2 Make-It! Club: Tissue Paper Flowers Thursday, January 23 at 4 pm Sign up for grades 5-8 Family Make-it! at MacKay Wednesday, February 5 at 4 pm Drop in for all ages! Children under 6 must be accompanied by a parent

Service Club: No-Sew Blankets Thursday, January 16 at 4 pm Come to the Library and make some no-sew fleece blankets to benefit Project Linus! We will provide the materials, but can also accept fleece donations. Participants can earn 1 hour of community service.

Edible Art Studio Tuesday, January 28 at 4 pm Join us for Edible Art Studio and learn to make a creative no-bake treat. If you have any dietary restrictions, please email us at least one week before the start of the program--we are happy to make substitutions so that everyone can participate!  Grades 5-12, registration only.

Friends of the Library

Friends of the Library Meeting      Thursday, February 6 at 7 pm Join the Friends to become more involved in your public library and to make new friends! Come learn how you can be part of it!  Celebrate the New Year with the Gift of Friendship! Help us reach our goal of having 2020 members by Feb. 29th, 2020 , the 20th anniversary of the day the newly-expanded library opened! We now offer a gift membership, where you can purchase a membership for a friend or loved one! Happy Birthday to the New Library! Saturday, February 29 at 1 pm On February 29, 2000 the expansion of the Adams Library was complete and we opened the doors to the huge 30,000 square foot building that we have today. Save the date to relive the memories for the 20th anniversary of that re-opening!