The Nevins Memorial Library and the Parker Memorial Library in Dracut are pleased to co-sponsor an exciting author event in March. Acclaimed Boston Globe reporter and author Neil Swidey will appear March 26 at 7pm at the Nevins library in Methuen for a discussion about his latest book, Trapped Under the Sea. This book, which has recently been released in paperback, is the gripping story of the final stages of the Deer Island Tunnel water treatment plant project and the deadly task tackled bravely by those men called "sandhogs". Neil weaves an intriguing web of human interest with policy and politics. This book has garnered many awards, among them Amazon's Best Books of 2014 and Booklist's Editor's Choice of 2014. Neil's first book, The Assist, was a Boston Globe bestseller and he also co-wrote the New York Times bestselling Last Lion: The Fall and Rise of Ted Kennedy. This program is free of charge and there will be books available for purchase. Please contact the Reference desk for more information about this program by calling 978 686-4080 x13.

March Madness Laugh-a Thon-- Stop by the library and vote for your favorite humorous picture book. We will have a new battle bracket of contenders each week in March to cast our votes for. The winning books will advance to a new battle bracket until the funniest picture book claims the top spot at the end of March. Bracket contenders will be available to read in the Children's Department. Stop by and vote for your favorites!

Test Drive a Children's ebook-- Read an ebook from any of the databases featured on the Children's ebook webpage during the month of March and you could win an iTunes gift card. Fill out the entry form located at the Children's Desk by March  31^st to be eligible for the random drawing. Call 978-686-4080 ext. 26 for additional information.

Win a Little Critter Basket-- We have created interactive literacy boxes for adults to use with children who are 3 to 6 years old at the library. Four activities are centered around a theme and are designed for an adult to lead the activity with their child(ren). This month's topic is:Cooking. When you complete 4 activities, please bring your log sheet to the Children's Desk and we will give you a free book from our community partner, GLCAC and a slip to enter the Little Critter basket drawing.

Do you like to read comics or are wondering what the fuss is all about?  Join us on Saturday, March 7th at 2pm for a Comics Chat, Craft & Swap!  We will be getting together and talk about our favorite comics, recommend comics to others, and even bring in our own comic books to swap with others.  There will also be materials available to make a comic-themed craft out of old comic books. 

The Teen Craft this month will be Tattooing Bananas on Wednesday, March 11th at 4pm.  This is a simple craft that uses easy methods and science to create pretty cool effects.  Also, we are tattooing bananas!  

The Nevins Library has a large number of databases available on our website. You can find reliable, current information 24 hours a day from your home computer, or come into the library when we are open and use our computers. We continue to profile our databases in this column, so you will be aware of many of the resources that the Library has available for you on-line. This month we will take a look at Cypress Resume.

Job hunting is never easy but Cypress Resume can help take the sting out of trying to write and format a professional looking resume. Just by entering the correct information at the prompts, users can build a resume that can be saved in recognizable formats. In addition to the usual personal information, this resume builder will assist you with suggested types and wording for special consideration.   If you are looking to update your resume, this is a great time to give Cypress Resume a try.

Check out Cypress Resume here