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Join the Boston Book Festival from October 5–25 for dozens of events and activities, online and outside! The virtual festival features 150+ world-class authors and 50+ live and pre-recorded sessions, plus a virtual marketplace with 70 vendors. Outside, book lovers of all ages can participate in a real-world #BBFBookHunt, One City One Story, Story Walks, an art installation, and more! And the best part? It's all free! #BBF2020 https://bostonbookfest.org
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Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2020. For information about voting in Massachusetts, check out the resources provided by the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Elections Division:
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Outside In by Deborah UnderwoodA mindful contemplation of the many ways nature affects our everyday lives compares the outdoors to a patient and generous friend who comes in to help and heal while reminding us that we are all part of a much greater universe.
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Catherine's War by Julia BilletA survival story based on true events follows the experiences of a young Jewish photographer who is forced to go into hiding and make a perilous journey to the free zone when Germany seizes France during World War II.
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Day of the Dead 3-D Skull: Grab & Go Take Home Kit Monday, October 26, 2020 Beginning on Monday, October 26th at 2pm, pick up your Grab & Go kit to create your own Day of the Dead 3-D skull. Kits will contain a plain 4 inch plaster skull, a set of markers, a sample sheet of how-to-decorate and a strip of stickers. Do this on your own time! Please register and include your email address so that we can let you know when your kit is ready for pick up. Program runs while supplies last. |
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Recommended For You by Laura SilvermanWhen her boss at the bookstore promises a holiday bonus to whomever sells the most books, an avid reader who needs to fix her broken-down car competes against a charming, fellow-Jewish newcomer whose high sales numbers belie his disinclination to read.
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Fable by Adrienne YoungA first entry in a planned duology by the author of the Sky in the Deep series finds the teen daughter of a seaside village’s most powerful trader testing the limits of skills imparted by her late mother to reconnect with her father and establish her place among his crew.
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NPL programs are currently being offered virtually via the Zoom platform. If you are new to Zoom, you can view a tutorial on how to join a Zoom meeting/program here. Be sure to include your email address when you register so that we can send you a
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Wednesday, October 7, 2020 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM Remote participation via Zoom This year, we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Suffrage Movement and the ratification of the 19th amendment. Author Barbara Berenson will discuss her recent book which focuses on Massachusetts and all the women in our state who helped win the vote. |
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Book Group Discussions Thursday, October 15th at 10:30 AM or Wednesday, October 28th at 6:30 PM Remote participation via Zoom The Orphan Collector is a historical tale about a family in Philadelphia surviving the 1918 Spanish Flu Pandemic. A coming of age story that hits very close to home! Everyone is welcome to join these lively book groups via Zoom. Please register for the date you wish to attend with your email and you will be invited to join the discussion. This book is available online through Hoopla or you may place a hold through OCLN and pick the book up at the library. Register for the Oct. 15th book discussion here. Register for the Oct. 28th book discussion here. |
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The Book of Two Ways : a Novel by Jodi PicoultExperiencing memories of a man other than her husband while surviving a plane crash, an end-of-life doula on the brink of a fateful decision envisions two disparate paths that find her staying with her family or reconnecting with the past.
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The Return by Nicholas SparksMoving into a family beekeeper cabin to recuperate from war injuries, an Afghanistan veteran falls in love with a guarded sheriff while working with a sullen local teen to investigate the mystery of a grandparent’s death.
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The Coast-to-Coast Murders by James PattersonA baffling string of murders throughout the country leads Detective Garrett Dobbs and FBI Agent Jessica Gimble to the family of two Ivy League intellectuals who raised their adopted children in a traumatizing experimental environment.
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Homebound? We Deliver! Books to Go is available for Norwell residents who are unable to come to the library. To arrange for a contact-free delivery, contact adult services librarian Diane Rodriguez at 781-659-2015 X114 or drodriguez@ocln.org. |
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NPL would like to introduce you to What Should I Read Next, a new reader’s advisory service offered by the Norwell Public Library. With this service you will receive personalized reading recommendations with suggested authors and titles compiled by NPL Librarians! All you have to do is fill out the What Should I Read Next Form, so we can get a better sense of what books you would enjoy. Within a week you’ll receive an email with your personalized reading recommendations. This service is free and confidential. If you have any questions, please email us at noref@ocln.org or call us at 781-659-2015. |
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