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Miss Meghan is retiring! We are sad to see her go, but are excited for her and her family. We wish we could do an in person send off, but digital lasts longer, right? Send her a message before her last day next Thursday (2/11).
Congratulations, Miss Meghan!
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Not sure what to read next? Let a librarian be your matchmaker! Fill out this Blind Date with a Book Profile and we will use it to choose a book from our shelves that we think you'll fall for. When you get notice of a new hold available, make your curbside pickup appointment, and let the discovery begin! Come back for another date as many times as you want.
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Looking for something to read, watch or listen to, but don't want to leave home? Check out these platforms for library materials at your fingertips 24/7!
Libby/Overdrive - eBooks, audiobooks, and all the magazines you can think of (no, really, all of them!) are available. Download the Libby app for a great mobile experience.
Hoopla - Borrow up to 10 titles a month. Choose from a wide range of audiobooks, movies, music, comics, ebooks, and television shows.
Kanopy - Movies, documentaries, and great kids programming on Kanopy Kids! 5 checkouts a month with your library card. Kanopy kids counts towards one of your checkouts, but is good for the whole month, no matter how many times you decide to watch! Unlock a series, like The Great Courses, with Kanopy Series. Unlock the entire series for the month with only one checkout counting towards your limit of 5.
Creative Bug - A crafter's paradise unlocked just with your library card! Access video tutorials for art, sewing, quilting, paper crafts, knitting, crochet, food and home, jewelry, and projects geared towards kids. No limit on the number of classes you can enjoy. Each video comes with access to a supply list, instructions, and more.
Novelist - Not sure what you want to read next? Really enjoyed a book or author and want to read something similar? Check out NoveList Plus where you can type in a title, author, subject, series, or browse by genre.
Want to explore more? Check out our Database webpage to see everything you can access.
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Have an interactive movie experience at home! One registration per family, each bag will have enough supplies for 4 people. Need a copy of the dvd? Let us know when you register and we will make sure it is included in your bag. Click on the date to register.
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Mr. Maichack's Pastel Art Workshop
Wednesday, February 10th, 6-8pm
Pastel paint your Georgia O’Keeffe Miracle Flowers. A great class for any skill level!
This workshop will be held over ZOOM. All materials will be available for pickup in the library lobby a few days beforehand.
Open to adults 18+. Registration is required. Participants will be emailed login information.
Sponsored by the Massachusetts Cultural Council and the Friends of the Norfolk Public Library.
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NPL/COA Virtual Book Group
Tuesday, February 19th, 2-3pm
The Norfolk Public Library, in partnership with the Council on Aging, is hosting a book group that will meet on the third Tuesday of every month.
Sue Monk Kidd takes an audacious approach to history and brings her acclaimed narrative gifts to imagine the story of a young woman named Ana. Raised in a wealthy family with ties to the ruler of Galilee, she is rebellious and ambitious, with a brilliant mind and a daring spirit. She engages in furtive scholarly pursuits and writes narratives about neglected and silenced women. Ana is expected to marry an older widower, a prospect that horrifies her. An encounter with eighteen-year-old Jesus changes everything.
Their marriage evolves with love and conflict, humor and pathos in Nazareth, where Ana makes a home with Jesus, his brothers, and their mother, Mary. Ana's pent-up longings intensify amid the turbulent resistance to Rome's occupation of Israel, partially led by her brother, Judas. She is sustained by her fearless aunt Yaltha, who harbors a compelling secret. When Ana commits a brazen act that puts her in peril, she flees to Alexandria, where startling revelations and greater dangers unfold, and she finds refuge in unexpected surroundings. Ana determines her fate during a stunning convergence of events considered among the most impactful in human history.
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Bad Art Night: The At Home Version
Monday, February 22nd
Don't think you can create a great piece of art? Perfect! We supply the canvas, you supply the art supplies to experiment and create something. Proud of what you made? Send a photo to Sarah (sward@sailsinc.org) to post in a Bad Art Night photo album on our social media.
Please pick up your canvas by Saturday, 2/27.
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Gorgeous Gardens of New England
Tuesday, February 23rd, 7-8pm
Joanne Pearson is a professional photographer and formerly a registered landscape architect in the state of Massachusetts where she practiced for 12 years. Her photographs of gardens and landscapes have been featured in numerous magazines and calendars including Yankee, Vermont Life, Mahoney Publishing, BrownTrout Publishers Inc. and Willow Creek Press. She regularly lectures on gardens and photography, seeking to inspire and educate her audiences with her beautifully illustrated presentations.
On the evening of February 23, Joanne will be virtually presenting Gorgeous Gardens of New England. This lively presentation features a beautiful slideshow of some of her favorite public and private gardens in our region. She will be sharing with you the fascinating history of these gardens and some valuable tips on garden design and techniques for photographing flowers and gardens. Join us on this enchanting visual journey.
This program is co-sponsored by the Friends of the Norfolk Public Library and the Garden Club of Norfolk.
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YA Book Club for Adults
4th Wednesday of the month, 7:00-8:30pm.
Registration is required. Click on the date to register.
Are you an adult who still enjoys young adult (YA) titles? Then this book club is for you! Join fellow YA lovers to discuss young adult literature. Copies of each month's book will be available at the library. Call to request one via our no contact pick up, 508-528-3380. This meeting will be held virtually through Google Meet. The link will be emailed to registrants.
Summary:
Pet is here to hunt a monster. Are you brave enough to look?
There are no monsters anymore, or so the children in Lucille are taught. Jam and her best friend, Redemption, have grown up with the lesson that the city is safe for everyone. But when Jam meets Pet, a creature who some might call monstrous but, in reality, is anything but, she must reconsider what she's been told. Pet has emerged from one of her mother's paintings to hunt a true monster--and the shadow of something grim lurks in Redemption's house. No one has encountered monsters in years, though, and Jam's quest to protect her best friend and uncover the truth is met with doubt and disbelief.
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Surfcasting the Cape Cod Canal
Saturday, February 27th 2-3pm
Join us virtually as East End Eddie Doherty presents a fishing seminar with a PowerPoint demonstration on Surfcasting the Cape Cod Canal.
Doherty is a retired Massachusetts District Court Clerk-Magistrate and the author of Seven Miles After Sundown which was announced on Amazon as the #1 New Release in Fishing and selected as an Award Winning Finalist for American Bookfest in the Sports Category at the 2019 International Book Awards in Los Angeles.
*Registration is required for this program. Login information will be emailed to participants the day before this event.*
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Antiracism Discussion Series
Wednesday, March 10th, 7:30 - 8:30pm
Join us on the second Wednesday evening for the next three months at 7:30 pm for Watch. Read. Listen. Engage. How to Become an Antiracist Discussion Series (Volume 2).
Discussion group activities will include watching movies, listening to podcasts, and reading books (both fiction and nonfiction) and articles that will help educate about systemic racism, prejudice, white privilege, and what it means to be a black person in our society. Engage in what may be uncomfortable and possibly challenging discussions with fellow community members.
March 10: Watch. Just Mercy. After graduating from Harvard, Bryan Stevenson heads to Alabama to defend those wrongly condemned or those not afforded proper representation. One of his first cases is that of Walter McMillian, who is sentenced to die in 1987 for the murder of an 18-year-old girl, despite evidence proving his innocence. (Copies of the dvd are available in the system, place a hold or call us to reserve your copy or schedule a pick up; it is also currently available to stream on HBO Max and Amazon Prime.)
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Ed Morgan Virtual Sing Along
Tuesday, March 2nd, 10:30am
Join Ed Morgan in this virtual, live sing-along with great music and dancing. A splendid time for everyone!
Zoom information will be emailed to registrants the day prior.
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Animal Crossing DIY Swap
Thursday, February 11th, 7-9pm.
Geared for grades 4-12 but all welcome!
Do you play Animal Crossing: New Horizons? Looking for new DIYs or items? Join us on the library's island for a big swap!
Register for a 20 minute time slot. You'll get an email with the Dodo code a few minutes before your time slot on the day of the event. Please do not share this Dodo code with anyone else when you get it. Please leave through the airport when you're done. And don't forget to bring unwanted DIYs and Items to swap!
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Dungeons and Dragons for Beginners
Saturday, February 13th, 1-3pm
Grades 4-6
Always wanted to play Dungeons and Dragons but didn't know how to get started? Liam can help! He has been playing D&D for a long time with his friends and now wants to teach you in our new D&D virtual club for grades 4-6, specifically for those who have never played before or barely played at all.
We'll use Roll20 to play, which is a free, safe site for all sorts of games! Register and we'll send you all the info you'll need to join our first meeting! Grades 4-6 only please!
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Fortnite Video Game Tournament
Wednesday, February 17th, 1-3pm
Open to ages 8 and up.
Fortnite Tournaments have been taken to the next level! See how you measure up against other local battle royale competitors in our FREE Private Custom Matchmaking Tournament, courtesy of One Up Games, Norfolk Public Library and Epic Games! Play right from the comfort of your own home on your own Xbox One / Series X, PlayStation 4 / 5, Nintendo Switch, or PC!
*Participants must have their own gaming platform, online connection, and a copy of the game.
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STEM Kits
Pick up Monday, February 22nd
3-6th grade - Shrinky Dinks (you will need to provide colored pencils, oven, old baking tray)
NEW! 7-12 grade - Shrinky Dinks (you will need to provide colored pencils, oven, old baking tray)
This program is brought to you through an LSTA grant with federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
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Book Subscription Kits
Pick up: Monday, March 1st
Grades 4-6 and 7-12
Fill out the Google Form for your grade level to sign up for a monthly themed book loot box containing a personalized library book pick (must be returned), snack, craft, and a couple of goodies! Sign up every month!
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Cooking Club
Pickup: Monday, March 1st
Open to grades 4-12
Get an all-new cooking kit, complete with ALL the ingredients you need to make a fun and easy recipe (May need milk, eggs, or other perishable but common ingredients, see description below.)! Show off what you made by sending pictures to Courtney at callen@sailsinc.org, directly to Instagram @NorfolkPL or via Snapchat @NPLteen.
Please note the ingredients provided and be aware of food allergies. If you have questions, feel free to contact Courtney at callen@sailsinc.org
March: Chocolate Mug Cake
From home: milk
Ingredients: all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking powder, granulated sugar, kosher salt, vegetable oil, mini chocolate chips
Contains: gluten, milk, soy
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Weekly Virtual Story Times |
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Baby and Toddler Time -- Mondays at 10am
Pajama Time -- Wednesdays at 6:30pm
Multi-age Story Time -- Thursdays at 10am
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Hold Pick Ups: Have your holds come in? Go to the event calendar, www.norfolkpl.org/events, or give us a call to set up an appointment to come and pick up your materials. Everything will be checked out to you and a bag with your name on it will be waiting for you in the small lobby.
Home delivery: Now available all week (as staff are available). Fill out this form or give us a call, 508-528-3380. Open to all.
Just need wifi? Our wifi is available from the parking lot and on town hill.
Network name: NPL Password: norfolk88
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Did you know the Friends of the Library have their own newsletter? Sign up today to receive a monthly update on what the Friends are doing and to be one of the first to hear about 2021 events.
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Donations can be brought to the Friends Book Donation Shed at the transfer station on Saturdays. The shed at the transfer station is located near the KP Bottle Drive Drop Off. Book donations will NOT be accepted at the library.
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Monday: 10-3pm
Tuesday: 10-3pm
Wednesday and Thursday:
2-7pm
Friday: 10-3pm
Saturday: 10-2pm
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