The newsletter of the Rowley Public Library
Sponsored by the Friends of the Rowley Public Library
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Library hours:
Monday - Thursday, 9am - 7pm
Friday & Saturday, 9am - 2pm
Closed Sunday
We will be closed Monday, June 20, for the holiday.
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Virtual Job Search Series - Mondays at 2pm |
This is an online speaker series open to anyone unemployed, underemployed, looking to change careers, or just interested in the topic. There will be opportunities to ask questions of the speakers and for audience interaction. All require registration and are through Zoom. They will not be recorded. Please click on the links for more information about each topic or to register.
Offered in cooperation with the Tewksbury Public Library.
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Knitting & Crocheting Group
Wed. June 15 & Thurs. June 30, 6-8 pm.
Enjoy knitting and crocheting at the Rowley library! Drop in to our large meeting room for the entire time or whenever you can. All levels are welcome, beginner to expert – we will all help each other. Watch the calendar for future dates! If you would like to be added to this group's email list to be notified of upcoming dates and info., email Amy at aroderick@rowleylibrary.org.
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Genealogy Club meets Monday June 13
Join us from 5-7 pm on Monday, June 13 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.
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Yoga - Monday evenings @ 5:30 pm.
Elissa Shoreman, founder and owner of Buddhaful Souls Yoga Studio of Rowley, teaches this gentle adult 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. Sponsored by the Friends of the Rowley Public Library.
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Membership Cards in the Mail
Thank you to all who renewed your Friends membership or joined for the first time. Membership cards have started to be mailed out and will continue to be over the next couple of weeks. Thank you again to all who volunteered with envelope stuffing and getting the mailing out. As a reminder, you can join as a Friends member any time of year though membership month is always in May.
Friends Meeting
Join us at our annual Friends Board meeting Wed. June 1 at 7:00pm held in the large meeting room at the Rowley Library. Board elections will also occur at this meeting. Thank you to those who expressed interest in being a board nominee.
The Friends Board meets in person in the Library Meeting Room at 7:00pm on the first Wednesday of every other month on even months. We also have a kick-off meeting in January. The Friends are an active group fundraising with events such as the book sale, cookie walk and plant sale.
The Spring Book Sale was a Success!
The Friends thank all the volunteers who helped us set up and run the book sale, all the donors for letting go of their book treasures, all the buyers for their immense shopping enthusiasm and all the staff and Trustees for their help. We could not have done it without you! The sale raised $2,700 that will go directly towards supporting library programming. Be sure to check out the library calendar to see all the programming activities going on each week.
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The Friends of the Rowley Public Library is a nonprofit, 501(c)3 organization whose sole mission is to support the Rowley Public Library by providing financial assistance to help defray the cost of library and staff development programs not covered under the annual operating budget, and by organizing volunteers to assist library staff.
Wishing everyone a Happy Spring!
The Friends Board- Siegi, Laura, and Steve
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This month's featured online resource: |
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Freegal Music is a music streaming and downloading service provided FREE to our Rowley patrons. Stream up to 8 hours a day, and download 5 songs a week to keep! Log in with your Rowley library card to discover Freegal's vast collection of over 16 million songs including today's top hits, newest releases in all genres, international artists, and all-time favorites. Discover curated playlists for every mood or create your own playlists and share them with your library. Try it now and turn up your favorite tunes with Freegal Music! Click here for a short tutorial.
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This month's featured museum: |
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*NEW* Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
Starting June 1. The Gardner Museum houses the collection of Isabella Stewart Gardner, a local patron of the arts who died in 1924, in a building she commissioned to look like a 15th century Venetian palazzo. The center of the original building showcases courtyard plantings that reflect the seasons as they evolve throughout the year. In addition to her collection, which remains displayed exactly as she arranged it per her will, there are changing exhibitions, concerts, lectures, family events, and an artist-in-residence program. The pass provides up to four (4) people with $5 admission per person. Children under 18 are always admitted free. Check their web site for current visiting guidelines.
Looking for some summer fun at a discount? We have discount passes to the Zoo, the New Hampshire Children's Museum, the Aquarium, the Seacoast Science Center, and more! Check our Museum Passes page for a complete list.
Reserve your Museum Passes online from home!
You can now reserve your passes online- and view and print them from home! Make sure you get a discount pass from us BEFORE purchasing your tickets. Check our Museum Passes page to get a complete list of museums, and to see what's currently available- by museum or by date. Reserve passes up to 2 months in advance. All our museums accept passes printed from home or displayed on a device except the State Parks Pass, which must be picked up.
Many museums still require timed tickets or masks, or have limited hours. Please check their current policies on their web sites before your visit.
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Currently in our gallery and display case
Featured Artist
This month we are displaying the works of Mary Taggart. Her process for creating these abstracted landscapes begins on location. She says, "I love the marshes and have been painting them at different times of the year- each season has its own beauty." The display will be up through June.
Display Case
June is PRIDE month, which is what we are featuring in our display case this month. The Stonewall Riots in 1969 marked a turning point for the LGBTQIA+ community, but their struggles began long before that. In 1970 the first pride march was held to celebrate activists like Marsha P. Johnson, Zazu Nova, and Jackie Hormona – this march also commemorated the first anniversary of the Stonewall Riots. In the years since the first pride march, the concept of LGBTQIA+ pride has shifted and grown into something loud, colorful, and full of happiness; an entire month of celebrating all of their triumphs, their existence, and the changes that this minority group continues to make in the world. The display for the month of June helps to continue advocating for LGBTQIA+ people with a showing of books, articles, and photographs to help people learn what the celebration of Pride truly is. Please check out our display case as well as our book display.
We have been proud to show off so many local artists and collectors in the past! If you would be interested in displaying your work in the future, either on our walls or in our display case, please contact us.
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Join the Rowley Puzzle Swap
There are now puzzles available at the library! The Rowley Puzzle Swap group is sharing their puzzle collection in the library lobby. Borrow a puzzle, bring it back when you're ready for a new one. You'll find their puzzles in the lobby on the shelves under the library's Grab & Go shelf. Guidelines for borrowing or donating a puzzle are posted by their collection.
The group is asking everyone who brings one to take one, or just take one- donations are currently overflowing the space available.
This is a community group- you do not have to be a Rowley resident or have a library card to participate. To join their group or get more information, please visit their Facebook page.
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Puzzles, Toys, & Coloring have returned to use at your own discretion. |
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Take & Make craft coming in June |
We have a pop-up Take & Make craft coming in June - Coral Reef Blow Painting & Shark Peg! For ages 3-11. No sign-ups, first-come-first-served. They will be put out near the Grab & Go shelf in the lobby the second week of the month. Come by and pick them up while supplies last!
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Calling all anime fans! Join us once monthly to watch a few episodes, enjoy some light snacks, and take part in an activity. Here you’ll be able to meet like-minded people and share in conversations about the anime we all know and love, or maybe discover something new! |
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No registration is required for this club, so feel free to drop in! For teens 13 to 18 years of age. Kids ages 11 to 12 are allowed to join us with permission from a guardian as some of the anime is suitable for those 13+.
Our next meeting is June 30th from 4:00 to 5:30 PM.
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June's teen take and make craft kits are on the way!
These are crafts that are suitable for kids ages 12+ and may take a bit more work than some of our younger take and makes.
These will be available monthly and are first-come, first-serve.
June's Teen Take & Make is an Aquarium Candle & Sea Shell Collage!!
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Not sure what to read? Let us help! |
If you're a teen between the ages of 13 and 18 and you have trouble figuring out what to read next, the Youth Services Department has a solution for you!
The YA LitCrate is a mystery box filled with books and goodies for you to enjoy! All you have to do is fill out a form to let us know what you enjoy reading, and we'll give you a call when it's ready to pick up.
The books and box must be returned, but the gifts inside are yours to keep!
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Interested in participating? Look at our website here for more information on how to get your LitCrate!
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The Youth Services Team is proud to introduce some new, monthly passive programming:
Each month in the Children's Room, you'll be able to participate in a themed scavenger hunt for a special bookmark and a guessing game in order to win a prize!
June's theme is BUBBLES!
Scavenger Hunt: Miss Sarah & Miss Ari have some questions that have floated away in a bubble! Can you help us? Find the clues and answer our questions in order to win a prize.
Guessing Game: How many pieces of bubble gum is too many? Tell us how many pieces are in the jar on Miss Ari's desk and you could win a prize! Prizes will be awarded to the closest guess in two age groups: 5 years & younger | 6 to 12 years.
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YOUTH SERVICES MAY PROGRAMMING |
The RPL Youth Services Department is proud to announce a host of new programming for the month of June!
June 1st from 9:30 to 10:00 AM: Baby Bouncers Storytime
June 1st from 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM: Family Storytime
June 6th from 3:30 to 4:30 PM: LEGO Club
June 8th from 3:30 to 4:30 PM: Write-In Club (Teens)
June 8th from 3:30 to 5:30 PM: World Oceans Movie Day - Luca
June 9th from 3:30 to 4:30 PM: Bookworm Buddies
June 9th from 5:00 to 6:30 PM: Calm & Color (Teens)
June 14th from 3:30 to 5:30 PM: Teen Theatre Tuesday
June 15th from 9:30 to 10:00 AM: Baby Bouncers Storytime
June 15th from 11:30 AM to 12:15 PM: Family Storytime
June 16th from 3:30 to 4:30 PM: Rainbow Book Club (Teens)
June 18th from 9:30 to 10:00 AM: Books & Bubbles
June 18th from 10:30 to 11:30 AM: Make Your Own Fairy House with Miss Ari
June 22nd from 1:00 to 3:00 PM: Summer Reading Kick-Off Party
June 23rd from 10:00 to 10:45 AM: Family & Kids Yoga
June 24th from 10:00 to 11:00 AM: Paws to Read
June 27th from 3:30 to 4:30 PM: Graphic Novel Book Club
June 28th from 1:00 to 2:00 PM: Journal Making (Tweens & Teens)
June 30th from 4:00 to 5:30 PM: Anime Club (Tweens & Teens)
Please visit our website for more information regarding registration & additional programming details.
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Have you been looking for a place to relax and ease some of the remaining pandemic-induced stress from your mind and your child's mind?
Look no further than the Rowley Public Library! Join us once a month as Elissa from Buddhaful Souls Yoga studio introduces adults and children to the benefits of yoga and mindful breathing.
The program runs once a month on Thursdays at 10:00 AM, April through September. Registration is no longer required.
Our next class is on June 23rd.
Program sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
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June's Book Clubs are Blooming! |
Bookworm Buddies: Bookworm Buddies is a book club for kids ages 8 to 12 where we’ll read a book and discuss it afterward. Join us for light snacks, an activity, and great conversation!
June's Book: The Keeper by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Graphic Novel Book Club: If you’re interested in expanding your horizons into graphic novels then look no further! Join us to read a great graphic novel, enjoy some light snacks, and make a few new friends!
June's Book: Amulet #3 by Kazu Kibuishi
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Rainbow Book Club: Those aged 12 to 18 are welcome to join us virtually for a book club celebrating the LGBTQIA+ community. This meeting is held virtually through Zoom, so please register here.
June's Book: So This is Ever After . . . by F.T. Lukens
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See our website for more information & registration! |
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Interested in learning more about Rowley Public Library's Youth Services Department?
Follow us on Twitter & Instagram for updates, book recommendations, and information on upcoming programming.
Twitter: @rplyouth
Instagram: @rpl_youthservices
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Check our online calendar and Facebook for activities.
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(978) 948-2850 or www.rowleylibrary.org
M-Th 9am-7pm, Fri. & Sat. 9am-2pm
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