 Hamilton-Wenham
Public Library
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Teen Poetry Contest Closes
April 30 at midnight
The Hamilton-Wenham Public Library is pleased to announce the first Teen Poetry Contest. The Teen Poetry Contest is open to teens in grades 6 to 12. Contest opened February 1, 2011, and ends at midnight April 30, 2011. Poems must have one or both of the two themes: lost and/or found. There are two winning grade categories: grades 6-8, and grades 9-12; and, two winning theme categories: lost or found. Maximum of three poems may be submitted. Cash prizes to be awarded (provided by The Friends of the Hamilton-Wenham Library). Winners to read their poem aloud at the teen art show reception in the Library's Young Adult area on Tuesday, May 17, 6:30 pm. Please see the Informed Teens blog for contest rules, and click here for entry forms for each poem submitted. For more information, please come into the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library, or call Kim Claire, Young Adult Librarian at 978.468.5577, ext. 14, or email kclaire@mvlc.org. |
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Tax Help by
AARP
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Appointments are by reservation only on Wednesdays at 10, 10:45 and 11:30 am, until April 13. You will need last year's tax documents, this year's complete paperwork and your Social Security card. This service is provided by SeniorCare, Inc.
Call 978-468-5577 x19.
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April Vacation Events
for Families, Teens, Tweens & Youths
Tuesday, 19 from 2-4 pm Scott Pilgrim vs. the World [PG 13]
Canadian musician Scott Pilgrim, falls in love with American delivery girl Ramona Flowers, but must defeat her seven evil exes in order to win her heart.
Wednesday, 20 Museum of Science presents Rockets: There and Back Again. Pre-registration is required, there are 4 individual 50 minute sessions at 11:20, 12:30, 2 and 3:10. Each session is limited to 25 people, children ages 6-10 must have the assistance of an adult participant. Please click here for complete details and registration information.
Thursday, 21 from 1-4 pm Kite Day with Archie Stewart.
No registration and free for all ages, so bring your friends, grandparents & neighbors. Build your kite in our meeting room from 1-3, then from 3-4 join us in the Rec. Gym to watch Archie demonstrate his flying skills. Funded by the Friends of the H-W Library.
Saturday, 23 from 10 am-4 pm BOM: Battle-Gaming of Massachusetts for teens. Play and learn a variety of tabletop strategy battle games such as Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Fantasy, and Brikwars. To join this illustrious group of gamers, simply show up, membership is free. If you do not know how to play any of the games, one of the members will be happy to teach you. For more information visit the club website.
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 Yard as Habitat
Wednesday, April 6 from 7-8 pm.
Audubon's Ipswich River Sanctuary Naturalist Scott Santino will show us how to create a wildlife habitat garden. All living things have essential needs; during this presentation he'll discuss how to attract birds and butterflies by planting native wildflowers, shrubs and trees. Speak with representatives from Ipswich River Greenscapes, Hamilton-Wenham Garden Club, and Curbside Compost before and after the lecture & enter a raffle for a Butterfly Bush. Funded by the Friends of the H-W Library.
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Koffee Klatch for Adults of the North Shore at 10:15 am.
Friday, April 8 Rita Parisi returns to present her new one woman show: Zelda: Musings from the First American Flapper. This is a tribute to the wife of F. Scott Fitzgerald, an often misunderstood woman who was also a mother, an accomplished dancer, an exhibited artist and a published writer.
Friday, May 6 Spring Picnic! Come rain or shine because it's all indoors.
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 Children's Room
Spring Story times & Special events Please click here for a printable schedule of our complete offerings for Spring. There are also events listed under the April Vacation heading. Registration for our regular story times & other weekly programs is on Monday, April 11 at 10 am, story times begin the week of April 25. The following events do not have limited space and do not require registration: Wednesdays, March 30, April 13 & 27, 6:30-7:30 pm What's the Story? Tales & poems for families and children of all ages. Saturday, 9 11-noon Dads & Donuts Theme: 'Under the Sea' For Dads & children 2 years and up. Saturday, 16 11-noon Springtime Stories & Craft Thursday, 23 1-4 Kite Day Build from 1-3 in our Meeting Room , fly from 3-4 in the Rec. Gym & watch a demonstration. Saturday, May 7 11-noon Mother's Day Stories & Craft Questions? Stop by, or call 468-5577 x13, or email Lorraine Der, Children's Librarian at lder@mvlc.org.
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Teen News
Please see the lead article on the Poetry Contest and April Vacation listing for other events.
TTT Movie Series: Despicable Me [PG]
Wednesday, March 28 2:30-4 pm. A criminal mastermind uses a trio of orphan girls as pawns for a grand scheme, and finds himself profoundly changed by the growing love between them.
Teen Think Tank Meetings
Make the future happen, create it in your vision.
Thursday, March 31 and/or April 28 from 6:30-7:30 pm.
Come share your bright ideas! This group (for patrons ages 11-17) is the Library's teen advisory board, which improves the programs and services designed specifically for teens. This collaboration includes selecting books, music and movies for the young adult section; brainstorming and creating programs and special events for young adults; and helping with the Library's teen space and web page.
For more information contact: Kim Claire, Young Adult Librarian, 978-468-5577 x14 or kclaire@mvlc.org.
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Annual Friends Meeting
Guest speaker: Bob Lobel.
Join us Tuesday, April 26 for the FHWPL Annual Meeting. Socializing starts at 6:30 pm, business meeting takes place at 7 pm. When the business meeting is concluded, Bob Lobel will speak; he is the current co-host of Sports Legends New England, and is a former sportscaster for WBZ-TV in Boston. The general public is invited & encouraged to attend.
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Database Review
Global Issues in Context: Perspectives on International News and Events is offered by InfoTrac®, one of our Online Databases. Use it to research a range of subjects, issues and events in all parts of the world. "Browse Issues and Topics" allows you to begin by browsing issues and regions. Or, use the "World Map," which displays visual indicators after you click on one of the topics listed in the sidebar. For example, I used the map to look for Cloning. I wasn't surprised to see indicators in the United States and China, but I also found them in many other countries, including Kenya, Spain, and Papua New Guinea. Clicking the indicator for Papua New Guinea brought me to an article about methods for cloning coffee plants that are truly similar to the parent plants, which isn't as straightforward as it sounds. In Spain scientists are using the DNA from the remains of 11 Neanderthals to learn about our extinct relatives; this DNA could also be used to clone new Neanderthals in the present day, leading one scientist to question the ethics of such a project. Global Issues in Context is a great way to examine hot topics from perspectives you might not have thought of in countries you might never have considered. Questions can be directed to Sarah at 978-468-5577 or slauderdale@mvlc.org. |
Book Groups
Tuesday, April 19 11:30 am - 12:30 pm The Literary Luncheon discusses Nineteen Minutes by Jodi Picoult. Don't forget your brown bag lunch. The next book is Little Bee by Chris Cleave on May 17.
Monday, April 25 7:15 - 8:30 pm The Monday Night Book Group discusses
The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein. The next title is Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese on May 23. | |
 What's keeping our bookmarks busy
Fiction: The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogowa (translated by Stephen Snyder). How would you form a working relationship with a mathematician who has only 80 minutes of memory? Winds of Dune by Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson. (SciFi) Graceling by Kristin Cashore (Young adult, fantasy) Matched by Ally Condie (Young adult, fantasy) Orchards by Holly Thompson (Young adult, fictional biography) Written by a Wenham native who currently resides in Japan, this book, written in verse, is about the aftermath of a bullied classmate who commits suicide. Kana Goldberg whose mother is Japanese, and whose father is Jewish, is sent to a family mandarin orange farm in Japan for the summer, to "reflect in the presence of her ancestors." This is a descriptive, quietly moving story, that takes one on a cultural journey of healing, in both Japanese, and Jewish traditions. Non-fiction: Operation Mincemeat: How a Dead Man and a Bizzare Plan Fooled the Nazis and Assured an Allied Victory by Ben Macintyre. As fabulous as any fiction: larger than life characters, convoluted plots that keep twisting, plus cliffhanger moments. As Always, Julia: the Collected Letters of Julia Child and Avis DeVoto The letters are from 1953-1961, the years in which she was creating Mastering the Art of French Cooking.
by Barbara Pleasant. This book has a fantastic step by step visual layout and that has taken the intimidation out of gardening for me.
Biography:
Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long-Distance Swimmer by Lynne Cox.
The Dressmaker of Khair Khana: Five Sisters, One Remarkable Family and the Woman Who Risked Everything to Keep Them Safe by Gayle Tzemach Lemmon. Set in Kabul, Afghanistan, featuring courageous, entrepreneurial women who built a community in a seemingly hopeless situation.
Children's:
Deirdre: A Celtic Legend, retold by David Guard.
Click on any of the titles to go directly to the catalog.
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