Teen Anime
The Teen Anime Club will be meeting Tuesday, April 19th at 4pm. Join us for snacks as we watch some anime together!
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Nevins Library Winter Hours
Monday-Thursday 9am-9pm
Friday & Saturday 9am-5pm
Closed Sundays
First Sat. closed June 18, 2016
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April has arrived and with it some beautiful Springtime weather. We'll be sponsoring some wonderful programs this month. We're leading the charge into summer with a Mini Golf Tournament in the library....this should be a blast!!...You don't want to miss it!! Check out the first of several garden related programs this season and learn which of the flowers from the garden are edible and provide us with nutrients as well as beauty. The YA department has partnered with When Seconds Count to provide babysitting training and as always, things are really hopping in the Children's department.
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Can't Wait for Summer? Come Play Mini-Golf in the Library!
Friends of the Nevins Library will be holding an INDOOR Miniature Golf Tournament fundraiser on Sunday, April 24th from 10:00AM to 4:00PM at the Library. Come enjoy a day of fund and play on our 18 hole course
located on the main and lower floors of the library. Cost is $5.00 per person. Tickets may be purchased prior to the event at our Circulation Desk or on the day of the event. All proceeds of the event benefit Phase II of our Garden Project. For more information call 978-686-4080 ext. 31.
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News from the Children's Department
Come Celebrate National Library Week and the Week of the Young Child (April 10th to 16th)
Come join our celebration (April 10th to April 16th) of libraries and our children by attending a special program with your family: My Favorite Library Tales (3 to 5 year olds), A Family Storytime creating art & poetry (3 to 8 year olds), Babies and Books and more! Other activities for the week include the Parent-Child Activity Boxes and a take home activity from the craft bucket.
The week after that is the School vacation week so you know there will be all sorts of programming happening, Lego club, Build it wreck it, Science quest: making launchers....all kinds of great hands on fun. Use the link below to look for and register for programs
Check out these and other Children's programming here
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Become a literacy Tutor Today!
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At this very moment Literacy Volunteers of Methuen, a program of the Nevins Memorial Library, has almost 60 adults who are on a waiting list to get a volunteer literacy tutor so that they can improve their English speaking, reading and listening skills. Do you have time and an interest in helping others? All you  need is a High School diploma, a willingness to be trained as a tutor, and a couple of hours a week to work with an adult who needs help learning English. This can be one of the most rewarding volunteer experiences of your life!
To find out more about becoming a Literacy Volunteer attend an Orientation at the Library. If you are interested in becoming a Volunteer Tutor attend our next training which starts on April 13th. For more information or to reserve a seat in an Orientation session contact Kathleen Kenny, Literacy Coordinator at 978-686-4080 ext 32.
Orientations
: Wednesday April 6, 7-8 p.m.; Thursday April 7 10-11 a.m.; Saturday, April 9 10-11 a.m. Tutors are required to attend one of these sessions, but attendance at an orientation does not mean a requirement to continue on to training. Just come to see if this is the right volunteer opportunity for you!
Tutor Training begins on Wednesday April 13 at 6:30 p.m. and continues each Wednesday evening for 6 weeks through May 18
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Edible Landscaping with Liz Barbour
Are you planning out your garden? Or maybe you are thinking of making some changes to your current garden? Join us on
*Thursday, April 14th at 6:30pm* for a presentation on "*Edible Landscaping".
*Edible landscaping is the newest gardening trend that answers the old question of how to utilize your limited garden space so it can be productive and beautiful at the same time. Chef and gardener Liz Barbour has been including edible plants throughout her small cottage garden from the very beginning of its design.
Join her for a slideshow tour through her edible gardens and learn how she
has introduced vegetables, herbs, fruit trees, edible shrubs, and herbs to
blend deliciously throughout.
Liz will also provide a cooking demonstration of two recipes which everyone
will be able to taste! Recipe cards will also be available for you to
bring home. Seating for this program is very limited.
Click here to Register for this program
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Tech Series...Free Technology Basic Training
If you want to learn how to better use your apps and devices, then the Nevins Library is your first stop! Join us for a free introductory class each month. Every class will focus on making a single topic accessible to beginners. For all classes, feel free to bring your own laptop or devices! 
Wednesday, April 27, 1:00pm : Gmail, Yahoo and Hotmail Basics
If your email service is confusing, then this is the class for you! We'll cover three of the most popular web-based email services in the world: Gmail, Yahoo, and Hotmail. From attaching files to replying to multiple people, this class will teach you all of the tricks! Please feel free to bring your laptop or devices.
In addition to classes, the Nevins Library hosts free basic tech help at 2:00 and 2:30 on Tuesdays and Wednesdays and at 4:00 and 4:30 on Thursdays. Let us teach you how to operate your device! Appointments must be made in advance by stopping in to the library, calling the library at (978)686-4080, or emailing Anna Call at
acall@mvlc.org
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Save the Date in May
When Seconds Count Babysitting Course
Back by popular demand, we will be hosting another Teen Babysitting Course on Saturday,
May 7th from 9:30am-3:30pm. Provided by the experts at When Seconds Count, this is a full day course designed for teens interested in
 becoming responsible babysitters. Open to youth in grades 6-9, aged 11-15. Program costs $90.00, payable before attendance. (You may pay in cash or checks made out to the Nevins Memorial Library.) Students must attend the full session. Teens will get hands-on training with an certified instructor and learn all about:
· Characteristics of children
· Basic care such as feeding, changing and holding
· Supervising and playing with children
· Accident prevention
· Proper emergency response
· Basic first aid for common injuries and illnesses
Students will receive certification in infant and child CPR and Babysitter's Course completion certificate.
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Please be sure to check our website - Nevinslibrary.org for many more exciting programs and services for all ages. We're here for you!
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