May 2022 Newsletter

The Library will be closed on these
dates in May:
Wednesday, May 11: Closed for Staff Development Day

Saturday, May 28 and
Monday, May 30: Closed for Memorial Day
Friday Morning Movies
Fridays 10:30am - 12:30pm

Every Friday in May we will be showing a new film. No registration required.
Water and Movie Snacks will be provided.
May 6: Belfast
May 13: West Side Story
May 20: Death on the Nile
May 27: King Richard

Book Donations Return
Mondays 10:30am - 4pm

PLEASE give us your BOOKS, CDs and DVDs in good condition to sell at our book sales.
DONATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AT THE MAIN MEETING ROOM DOORS ONLY, BY A VOLUNTEER.
PLEASE DO NOT bring donations through the Main Entrance to the Library and never leave donations outside the building.
Donations are limited to 4 bags at a time. If you have a donation larger than 4 bags please email the Friends at fohwpl@gmail.com with "BOOK DONATION" in the subject heading and our Donation Coordinator will respond. Don't do email? Call the library and they will forward your telephone number to the correct volunteer.
Children's Room Spring Programs!
Story Times, Process Art, Music & Movement,
Science Fridays, PAWS to Read, and so much more.
Click the link for the complete brochure.

Sheryl Faye Presents
"Ruth Bader Ginsburg - I Dissent!"
Wednesday, May 25
6:30-8:00 pm

Ruth Bader Ginsburg was an American lawyer and jurist who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1993 until her death in September 2020. She was the second woman and the first Jewish woman ever appointed to the Court and became the longest serving Jewish Justice. She championed fairness and equality and objected to different expectations for men and women, prejudice against minority groups in places like hotels and restaurants, and women having fewer job opportunities than men. Ruth served on the national board of the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) and launched The Women’s Rights Project, she continued to be a leading voice for gender equality, women’s interests, and civil rights and liberties.

This program is sponsored and presented by the League of Women Voters.
It is free and open to the public.

An Evening with Award Winning Author Ocean Vuong

Join us for a very special event with prize-winning poet, novelist and educator Ocean Vuong, author of, On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous, in conversation with Professor Sandra Lim, Ph.D., prize-winning poet, and professor of English at the University of Massachusetts in Lowell.
Ocean Vuong is the author of the critically acclaimed poetry collection Night Sky with Exit Wounds and the New York Times bestselling novel On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous. A recipient of the 2019 MacArthur “Genius” Grant, he is also the winner of the Whiting Award and the T.S. Eliot Prize. His writings have been featured in The Atlantic, Harper's Magazine,The Nation,The New Republic, The New Yorker, and The New York Times. Born in Saigon, Vietnam, he currently lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.
A brief reading will be followed by a conversation between our esteemed guests. 
This virtual program is being hosted by the Chelmsford Public Library. Please click the link below to sign up:

April Book Clubs

The Wednesday Night Book Club meetingMay 4 at 6:30pm features: The Midnight Library by Matt Haig. Contact Dede for more details.

Join Literary Luncheon on Tuesday, April 19 at 11am to discuss Behind the Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo. Contact Assistant Director Jane for more details.