Services Update
New Resources & Upcoming Programs
5/17 - 5/23
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Library Services Update
The Library may be closed, but your access is still open! Your Librarians are hard at work curating new content and planning virtual programs to sate your intellectual curiosity.
Keep reading for info on this week's newly curated content and updates to existing services. Have questions about these or other services, need a library card, or just need to connect? Don't hesitate to reach out!
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System Offline Tuesday, May 19th
The Library's automation system will be undergoing an upgrade on Tuesday, May 19th. This means that our online services, including the online catalog, My Account, online databases, and digital books, will be unavailable during the upgrade process. We apologize in advance for the inconvenience.
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Songs and Their Stories via Zoom
Tuesday, May 26, 2020
6:00pm-7:00pm
Join performer Rich Araldi for an excursion through the great songs of the 20th century with the stories that make them that much more special. Drawing from the jazz age, swing era, modern jazz, the Beatles, and beyond, this program connects the songs we love with stories, anecdotes, and trivia to provide an interactive and enjoyable time for all ages.
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Resource of the Week
Transparent Language Online
Our Transparent Language Online learning system offers speech, vocabulary, grammar, and pronunciation lessons for over 80 languages!
Click
HERE
for a full list of available languages or
Book-a-Librarian
for assistance with our eLearning and professional development offerings.
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Community Book Club via Zoom
Wednesday, May 27, 2020
6:30pm-8:00pm
May's book:
Autopsy of a Boring Wife
by Marie-Renee Lavoie, available
on Hoopla
!
The Library's Community Book Club is open to all! Join our reference librarians and your fellow residents on the last Wednesday of each month for a lively discussion.
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Writers' Group via Zoom
Thursday, May 21, 2020
7:00pm-8:30pm
Join an informal gathering where aspiring writers can discuss what they're working on, what they're reading, where they're submitting their work, and more.
This meeting will take place remotely over Zoom!
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Resident Fast Facts
Merrimack Parks & Recreation is hosting a Social Distance 5k for Merrimack residents! Registered participants will be sent a Merrimack Parks and Rec buff and will be enrolled to track and complete their 5k run, jog, or walk any time from May 25 to June 22.
The latest edition of the COVID-19 Town Newsletter was released this past Thursday. Read the full newsletter
HERE
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Governor Sununu will give certain industries the green light to reopen with limited occupancy this Monday, May 18. A full list of guidance documents on business reopening can be found
HERE
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