Join us for our first TEDx event! This free conference is an independently organized event, licensed by TED, and will feature local speakers and TED Talks videos under the theme of “Making Connections.”

We have gathered a diverse group of speakers from our community who will speak about their unique take on what “making connections” can mean. Get ready to be inspired and to rethink how you too, can make these vital connections within yourself, your community, and the world at large. 

Speakers at TEDxNevinsLibrary include: 

Ilabeshi Aina: Founder of Girls Talk With Tolu (GTWT) and a Human Resource professional

Maurisa Charest: Actress, Playwright, Director, Adjunct Professor of Theater and Communications at Northern Essex Community College

Christina Frei: Founder of a boutique marketing practice called Innate Marketing Genius

Dr. Lane Glenn: President of Northern Essex Community College

Michael Gorman:  Founder of The Movement Family a grassroots program 

Michelle Wax: Entrepreneur in residence at University of Connecticut; Founder of the American Happiness Project

As part of our celebration of Hispanic Heritage in our community, the library invites you to a conversation with Walter Francisco Mena, Lead Organizer at the Merrimack Valley Project, called “Latino Immigration: A Multicultural Encounter” on Tuesday, October 4 at 6:30pm. 

This conversation will center on the challenge of multicultural encounters and how welcoming diversity encourages community growth and solidarity.

We are also participating in a free, fun family event at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall Saturday, October 15 at 10am.

A bilingual presentation of Prokofiev’s classic “Peter and the Wolf” where instruments help tell the story with lively musical themes for each character. 

Also, look for weekly trivia each Monday during Hispanic Heritage Month on the Nevins Library website and all of our social media outlets. You can win a new Kindle Fire 7 just by playing these trivia games! For each answer you get correct, you will be entered into our raffle to win. The raffle will occur October 17. Good luck!

Please join us as we celebrate the newest book from Methuen's own bestselling author Jay Atkinson: “The Tree Stand.”

Atkinson presents short stories of hardscrabble living and crushing blows, shot through with seams of love and hope; you will find the settings convincing and mesmerizing and the characters heartwarming and heartbreaking.

Local author Peter Clenott will be here to talk about his new historical fiction book “The Unwanted.”

This book, inspired by his own family history, follows four people in post-World War II Europe.

You can still support the Friends of the Nevins Library by ordering flowers from the Friends this fall! (Wow, that's a tongue twister!)

You have until October 15th to purchase bulbs that will be delivered directly to your home and the Friends will earn 50% profit (it will go towards our new entrance garden area project that's so close to being done!!)

Make your home bloom next season as we make our new entrance bloom.

Visit the Fundraiser Website linked below to Order (There is a $6 flat Shipping Fee for each order).

We’re settled into our school-year routine now, enjoying our variety of storytimes, book groups, and craft clubs for children of all ages, but we also have some special programs to offer this month.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month (Sept. 15-Oct. 15), we’ll have an “Hispanic Heritage Month Storytime” for ages 3-6, featuring our wonderful Gladys Medina as guest reader; and of course there’s the bilingual “Peter & the Wolf” production at the Methuen Memorial Music Hall that’s mentioned above. 

Later in the month we’ll have an exciting drop-in event for all ages: “Star Wars Invasion” – come visit with Star Wars characters from the 501st Garrison and Alderaan Base! No registration is required, just come by to enjoy stories, crafts, and a scavenger hunt (and dress up as a favorite Star Wars character, if you’d like). 

We will also host another free Covid vaccine clinic on October 22 (the same day as the Star Wars Invasion). Walk-ins are welcome, or you can pre-register for an appointment – just go to the library’s website for more details and the pre-registration link.

Keep an eye on our calendar and Facebook page to learn the latest about upcoming programs and special events – there’s always something interesting going on!

Happy October, and Happy Reading