The newsletter of the Rowley Public Library
Sponsored by the Friends of the Rowley Public Library
|
|
The Rowley Board of Health strongly encourages all persons, regardless of vaccination status, to wear a mask indoors.
We continue to offer Curbside and Grab-&-Go pickup for those not comfortable visiting the library. Visit our web site, or call 978-948-2850.
NEW Library Hours started Sept. 7:
Mon-Thu : 9 am - 7 pm
Fri + Sat : 9 am - 2 pm
|
|
Holistic Healer and Cookbook author Suzanne Sweeney to speak Oct. 13 @ 7pm |
|
Don't miss this in-person event at the library on Wed. Oct. 13 at 7pm.
Suzanne Sweeney, local author and lifestyle coach, will discuss each of the 6 foundation principles to healthy living (diet, movement, thoughts, hydration,breathing, sleeping) with a focus on diet.
What do all diets have in common? They don’t know you. Healthy food is as personalized as the clothes you wear and the emotions you feel. Your individual physiology determines what healthy food is for you. We will learn about the basic principles that apply to everyone, how the best way to eat for health is to eat for our individual needs, and how to determine what those needs are. She will also answer questions and have copies of her cookbook, The Optimal Health Cookbook: Your Guide to Real Food Made Easy, available for sale.
No sign-up needed. The program will be in the large meeting room. Visit our Calendar for more information.
|
|
Registration is required! For more information or to register for any of these Zoom events, please visit our Calendar and click on the event listing.
Sponsored by the Friends of the Tewksbury Library. Presented in partnership with the libraries of Billerica, Boxford, Clinton, Dracut, Lowell, Merrimac, Newbury, Northfield, North Reading, Norwood, Tewksbury, and West Newbury.
|
|
Rowley Library Book Club to meet Thursday November 4 at 6:30pm |
Join us at the library on Thursday, November 4 at 6:30pm to discuss On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong, a NYT bestseller and winner of the New England Book Award for Fiction.
A young man is writing a letter to his mother who cannot read. In it he reflects on the path his life has taken, growing up as a lonely child, bullied for being different, finding brief happiness in a teenage affair with the grandson of the man who owns the tobacco barns where he works. As he reveals secrets to his mother he knows she’ll never read, we piece together his family history: his grandmother’s grief after the fall of Saigon, his mother’s life with an abusive man, and their struggles as refugees in America, in this raw portrait of a family, first love, and survival.
The library has copies of the book available, so call us to pick one up today, or get links to order your own copy here. For more information, call the library at 978-948-2850, or email info@rowleylibrary.org to sign up. The book club meets on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m., and future titles are listed on our web site.
|
|
|
Genealogy club is back! Next meeting is October 18, 5-7 pm |
|
|
|
Join us from 5-7 pm on the third Monday of each month in the Local History Room for Genealogy Club, where like-minded researchers can make use of the Library's resources, share ideas, and make progress on family stories. No experience necessary. No expert on hand, but those who have been working on this for a while will help you get started.
|
|
This month's featured online resource: |
|
Find your next favorite book with NoveList Plus |
NoveList Plus can help you find books you love by genre, read-alike lists, age group, favorite author, award winners and more. Get reading recommendations for both fiction and nonfiction, for all ages. Let NoveList Plus pick your perfect match and have a date with a great book! Also available remotely 24/7 on any device. All you need is your Rowley library card. |
|
|
We have added new museums! |
|
Make sure you get a discount pass from us BEFORE purchasing your tickets! Museums are changing their plans as we speak, so please check their current policies on their web site.
You can now reserve your passes online- and view and print them from home! Check our Museum Passes page to see what's available- by museum or by date. All our museums accept printable passes except the State Parks Pass.
New Passes Available
Cape Ann Museum: Located in Gloucester. Pass provides FREE admission for up to 2 adults. Youth 18 and under are always free. Advance registration with timed ticketing is recommended, so reserve your library pass before you purchase your tickets.
Children's Museum of New Hampshire: Located in Dover, NH. 50% off for up to 4 people. All visitors must make a reservation to visit the museum. Reserving a date online is free; visitors pay admission upon arrival. Library passes are date-specific, so reserve your library pass before you reserve your spot.
Seacoast Science Center: Located in Odiorne Point State Park, NH. Up to 2 adults and 4 children at 50% off. All visitors are required to reserve a timed-entry ticket for admission online, but reserve a library pass first. You will be asked to show your library pass upon arrival. From April-September a NH State Park fee of $4 per adult 12+ and $2 per child 6-11 may be imposed.
Strawbery Banke Museum: Located in Portsmouth, NH. Up to 2 adults + children under 17 admitted free. Ghosts on the Banke, Thanksgiving Tours, and Candlelight Stroll are included, and Labrie Family Skate is half price.
|
|
Our bi-monthly meetings are now being held the first Wednesday of every even month with the next one being in the Library Meeting Room Wednesday October 6 at 7:00pm. Please email friendsboard@rowleylibrary.org for more information.
|
|
Save the date for the book sale:
Friday October 22, 5:30pm-7:00pm: Friends only preview night - join at the door!
Saturday October 23, 9:00am-2:00pm: Bring your own tote to fill a bag for $10.
Volunteers will be needed on both the donation drop-off event and at the sale itself. A SignUp Genius link will be available soon to sign up for volunteer opportunities at the book sale. Please email friendsboard@rowleylibrary.org for more information.
|
|
The Friends sponsored weekly adult yoga class have returned! They now meet on Monday evenings @ 5:30 pm.
Elissa Shoreman, founder and owner of Buddhaful Souls Yoga Studio of Rowley teaches this gentle class suitable for all fitness levels. Cost is $12 per class, or $10 for Friends members. Students should bring a yoga mat or towel and wear comfortable clothes. Classes meet each Monday that is not a holiday.
|
|
Friends' Fall Plant Sale Saturday Oct. 9 from 9am-1pm |
|
If you think the end of summer means the end of the gardening season, think again! The fall is the time to plant spring bulbs, get seeds ready for spring, and divide many plants. We will have bulbs, fall perennials, and more available. Come browse, be inspired, and buy some beautiful plants for your gardens! To volunteer at the plant donation, please sign up here.
Thank you to all Friends for your support. We look forward to seeing you at our fundraisers! All proceeds go to support programming at your library!
|
|
On display in our gallery: |
|
The paintings of Carol Holcroft
The Rowley Public Library is currently hosting the work of local artist Carol Holcroft. She loves color and texture and dimension and the vision and inspiration of her work comes from the organic shapes of nature and architectural shapes in the material world, leading her to create landscape imagery, ethereal interpretation and designs in geometric shapes. She is strongly influenced by works of art represented by abstract expressionism and impressionism, along with artists of the Color Field Movement. Her work has been accepted into national and regional juried and non-juried shows at Rockport Art Association and Museum, New Hampshire Art Association, Marblehead Art Association, Newburyport Art Association along with exhibitions at the Charles Fine Art Gallery. She has been a resident of Merrimac Massachusetts for more than 30 years. Her current display will be here through October.
|
|
Our Display Case schedule has openings! |
|
We are looking for collectors and enthusiasts who want to share what they love with the community. Do you collect PEZ dispensers, trains, comic books? We have a display case for that! Are you part of a club, like a knitting group or local bird watchers? Help us educate the community by doing an informational display in our display case. For more information, call Amy at 978-948-2850. |
|
There are no games, no puzzles and no computers. It is strongly recommended that all patrons wear face masks. |
|
|
|
|
|
Take & Make craft coming in October |
We have a pop-up Take & Make craft coming in October - Holiday themed! For ages 3-17. No sign-ups, first-come-first-served. They will be put out near the Grab & Go shelf in lobby the second week of the month. Come by and pick them up while supplies last!
|
|
|
|
Changes in the Children's Department |
We were all sad to see Miss Teri & Miss MaryPat go, but we hope to have exciting news soon!
|
|
|
 |
Check our online calendar and Facebook for activities.
|
|
|
|
(978) 948-2850 or www.rowleylibrary.org |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
