Starting April 20 every Sat. through June 15

The Tech Goes Home Small Business Class offers 9 weeks of digital skills training for local entrepreneurs.

It focuses on leveraging city and state resources, developing an effective online presence, accepting online payments, and more.

The first class will begin Saturday, April 20 and will continue Saturday afternoons at 1pm for the 9-week class.

Upon completion of the course hours, learners earn one free year of internet service and a free Chromebook.

In order to apply, please call 978-686-4080 ext 32, or email literacy@nevinslibrary.org.

Sábado, Abril 13 a las 10am / Saturday, April 13 at 10am

Únase a la consejera escolar Sugeily Santos en una interesante sesión sobre la prevención del suicidio juvenil. Obtenga información valiosa y aprenda a reconocer señales importantes relacionadas con el bienestar mental de sus hijos adolescentes. En español con interpretación simultánea al inglés.

Join School Counselor Sugeily Santos for an engaging session on preventing youth suicide. Gain valuable insights and learn how to recognize important signs related to your teenagers' mental well-being. Presented in Spanish with simultaneous English translation if requested during registration.

Join us Thursday, April 11 at 7pm via Zoom for a discussion on how to minimize or eliminate food wastage in your family, especially with kids.

There will be all kinds of ideas to take baby steps to save, use, or compost food scraps so none (or little) goes into landfills!

This discussion will be led by Sarah Robertson-Barnes, founder of the Sustainable in the Suburbs blog.

Please register for this online program at the link below, and you will receive an email with the Zoom information.

We’re celebrating longer days and more sunshine with an array of great programs this month!

For our youngest patrons and their families, we’ll hold a four-part Baby Sign Language series on Fridays at 9:30 am, for children ages infant-18 months old. Each week features a different theme, where participants will learn new signs and enjoy a song and story; you can register for any or all of the sessions. This series is part of our “Growing Readers” initiative, generously supported by the Castle Fund of Methuen.

What’s more, we have three special events for young and old alike coming up! One Up Games will be back at the library on the school department’s early-release day (April 12), so kids ages 8 and older can fill that afternoon with fun.

The next day we’ll have “Swifty Saturday,” where participants can celebrate all things Taylor: first we’ll have a family-friendly session, followed by another session for ages 18 and up – come dressed in your favorite Taylor Swift Era, and we’ll have glitter and friendship bracelets to add to your style!

And during April vacation, the dynamic Grooversity percussion ensemble is returning to the library, offering a high-energy survey of Brazilian drumming styles with lots of audience participation – volunteers can even get on stage and help make some music! The program is open to all ages and is funded by The Methuen Cultural Council (a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural Council).

And speaking of welcome returns, Murphy the Dog is back from his winter vacation and is looking forward to listening to your children (ages 5-18) read aloud to him!

Last but not least, another creative event we’ll be hosting is an art show by students who attend St. Monica School, with their work displayed April 10-19 in the Children’s Room and the YA section. 

As ever, we’ll also have our usual variety of preschool programs, storytimes (including a bilingual program), book groups, teen programs, and more – keep an eye on the Youth Services Department calendar and Facebook page to keep track of what’s in store! 

Happy April, and Happy Reading