Spring is almost here (sigh of relief)
Here are 5 special events to help you celebrate ...
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Books on Tap: Billy Baker
Thursday, May 12
6:00-8:00pm
Minglewood Harborside
The Library's new author series, Books on Tap, kicks off with Billy Baker, an award-winning local writer of the hilarious, moving memoir, We Need to Hang Out: A Memoir of Making Friends, at Minglewood Harborside, located at 25 Rogers Street, Gloucester.
Appetizers will be provided for attendees, and drinks and food will be available for purchase.
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The Life Story of the Piping Plover - Kim Smith
Saturday, May 14
2:00pm
Main floor
From courtship to nesting to fledging, every aspect of the Piping Plover's life story is presented. Kim will also cover the current status of the bird’s population, where Piping Plovers spend the winter, and how communities can work together to help Piping Plovers survive even the busiest of beaches. Through Kim Smith’s photo journal work on the threatened Piping Plover, we gain a better understanding of how best to help this tiniest, but most resilient, of shorebirds as it breeds and migrates along the Atlantic Coast.
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William Cross, Author of
Winslow Homer: American Passage
Thursday, May 26
6:00-7:00pm
Main floor
Local Cape Ann Author will discuss his newly published book and illustrate his themes with images and photos collected from his research.
Registration is not required.
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4.Celebrate Your Family Tree | |
Genealogy Group
Saturday, May 21
10:00am-12:00pm
Friend Room
The Gloucester Genealogy Club will have its first meeting on Saturday, May 21 from 10 am - 12 pm. Local History Librarian Julie Travers will walk you through the very first steps for beginning your genealogy search using online resources available through the library. After a tutorial, you will be able to practice creating a family tree chart of your own. Beginners and experts are welcome to attend, as there will be time for sharing your own research after the tutorial. Bring your own computer if possible but we will supply if you need one.
The Gloucester Genealogy Club's monthly meetings will consist of tutorials, how-to's, and special presentations and events by expert genealogists. Keep an eye out for future meetings.
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The Gloucester Timeline:
A Multimedia History of Cape Ann
Gloucester’s 400+ Committee is seeking qualified volunteers to work on one of its signature projects- The Gloucester Timeline: A Multimedia History of Cape Ann.
Local archivists, historians, writers, and artists are all being asked to contribute to an interactive, multimedia timeline that will be shared and stored on the web for 2023 and beyond. This wonderful research tool will contain images, videos, and audio recordings along with written descriptions of key events and notable personalities in Cape Ann's history. Gloucester 400+, Sawyer Free Library, Cape Ann Museum, and Gloucester City Archives are all supporting this effort but much more help is required. Volunteers are needed to help with a variety of tasks:
- Historical research
- Short, descriptive writing
- Fact-checking
- Data input
If interested, please contact Local History Librarian, Julie Travers at jtravers@sawyerfreelibray.org.
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Film Screening:
Lives Well Lived
Thursday, May 19
6:00-7:00pm
Friend Room
This award-winning documentary is shown in collaboration with the Gloucester Senior Center.
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Dementia Friends Information Session
Saturday, May 7
2:00-3:00pm
Main Floor
Join Dementia Friends for a workshop on five small things you can do to make a difference for people with dementia.
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Dementia Communication
Saturday, May 21
2:00-4:00pm
Main Floor
Artist and author Siobhan McDonald (Hilda's Story) demonstrates how to use art to communicate and connect
with people living with dementia.
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Mah-Jongg Lessons
Tuesdays:
May 17, 24,31 & June 7
3:00-4:40pm
2nd floor
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Poetry Reading
Thursday, May 19
6:00-7:00pm
Main Floor
Join us for an evening of poetry. Sawyer Free Library partners with the Bookstore of Gloucester to present a poetry reading with Rebecca Hart Olander and Jennifer Martelli.
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Spring Musical Storytime
with Ruthanne Paulson
Thursday, May 12
10:30am
Amphitheater
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Aliens: Escape from Earth
Saturday, May 14
11:00am
Friend Room
Join us for an interactive, one-of-a-kind adventure, with science experiments that are totally “out-of-this-world”! During a midnight meteor shower, something mysterious falls from the sky — Two curious kids investigate and find themselves mixed up with a visitor from another planet! Throughout the story, we'll discover the power of air pressure, the wonder of chemical changes, the changing states of matter, and more! Volunteers from the audience will help us conduct several jaw-dropping science experiments that will bring the story to life!
Perfect for Kids in Pre-k through 5th grade. Registration is not required but
space is limited.
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STEM-Tastic Thursday
May 19th
3:30 pm
Friend Room
Perfect for Grades 1 - 5
Registration required
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Science Saturday
May 28th
10:30 am
Friend Room
Join Children's Librarian Marisa for a family-fun morning exploring facts and science topics through sensory play, stories, music and movement.
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STEM-Tastic
Thursday:
Honeybee Edition
June 9th
3:30 pm
Friend Room
With special beekeeping guests Mel Gadd &
Bill Crocker
Perfect for grades 1-8
Registration required
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Stories, Bubbles and Fun
Every Wednesday*
10:00-10:45am
Join Children's Librarian Christy for a fun-filled morning of songs, stories, bubbles and more.
*There will be no story time on May 25. Christy will be on a well-earned vacation.
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Spring Curbside Craft
Monday, May 16
1:00pm Pick up
Make some sweet Spring crafts at home with our Take & Make crafts. You will provide glue, crayons, scissors, and adult supervision/parental participation at home, enjoy!
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Global Forum
Book Group
Thursday, May 19
6:00-7:00pm
Join us for a discussion of Darren Bayler's book, In the Camps: China's High-Tech Penal Colony. One of the leading experts on Uyghur society and Chinese surveillance systems, uncovers how a vast network of technology provided by private companies enabled the state to blacklist millions of Uyghurs
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Books and Brews
Wednesday, May 25
6:00-8:00pm
If Covid allows, we will be meeting upstairs at The Franklin Cape Ann! If there are any restrictions or problems, we will meet via ZOOM. You will get an email that week to let you know where/how we will be meeting.
May's Book is Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid! Check out a copy at the Main Desk or download the eBook from OverDrive, Libby or Hoopla and join us in person or online for a rousing discussion!
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Ask a Muslim Anything with Robert Azzi
Thursday, June 2
6:00-8:00pm
Main Floor
Robert Azzi is an American-Muslim who wants you to ask him anything about his faith. The Exeter-based photojournalist has put together a program that he hopes will reduce misunderstandings between people of different faiths.
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The Seagull and the Sea Captain:
Book Launch with Sy Montgomery
Saturday, June 4
1:00-2:00pm
Main Floor
From New York Times bestselling author and National Book Award Nominee Sy Montgomery comes the sweet, brightly illustrated true story of a seagull and a sea captain who became friends over the course of four summers. Author Sy Montgomery will do a reading and a book signing. Copies of the book will be available for sale. After the reading, head over to Cape Ann Museum at 2pm for a The Seagull and the Sea Captain-themed kids art activity!
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Poetry Without Paper Awards Ceremony
for Family and Friends
Thursday, June 9
5:00-8:00pm
Main Floor
The winners of the 2022 Poetry Without Paper Contest will be announced and the awards ceremony will be held on June 9. You all did a great job!
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"Spring won’t let me stay in this house any longer!
I must get out and breathe the air deeply again." Gustav Mahler
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