Weymouth Public Libraries
Community Connection Newsletter
Monday, June 1, 2020
Our twice-weekly newsletter dedicated to resources and information pertaining to the COVID-19 crisis, as well as links to things we hope will bring you joy and mental well-being. 
 
We're here for you.
 
COVID-19 Resources & Information
124th Boston Marathon To Be Held Virtually
 
The Boston Athletic Association (BAA) has announced that the 124th Boston Marathon will be held as a virtual event, following Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s cancellation of the marathon as a mass participation road running event due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
The virtual Boston Marathon will be complemented by a series of virtual events throughout the second week of September.
 
Click here for more information
 
Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC)
 
Massachusetts residents who are eligible may now receive the new Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC).
 
PEUC provides up to 13 additional weeks of benefits to an individual who has exhausted all rights to any regular unemployment compensation and who meets other eligibility requirements of the CARES Act. PEUC will automatically begin for individuals who have been receiving regular standard unemployment benefits on an active claim and those benefits are exhausted, and those individuals do not have to take any further action.
 
Click here for more information
 
Further state and local resources can be found at the Town of Weymouth's COVID-19 Information Page. Please check back regularly for updates. 
 
 Need a Reason to Smile?
Tune In For Weymouth High School Graduates!
 
WETC will be airing special video presentations in lieu of the traditional in-person events celebrating the success of Weymouth High School graduates:
 
Senior Awards Night Ceremony
Tuesday, June 2nd, 2020
7:00 p.m.
 
WHS Class of 2020 Graduation
Saturday, June 6th, 2020
10:00 a.m.
 
You can watch both programs live on WETC Channel 8 or online at https://weymouth.tv/. WETC will also be re-airing them in both places throughout the month of June. 
 
Click here to view
 
Meet the Author: Lynda Cohen Loigman
 
Join the Weymouth Public Libraries on Zoom as we welcome author Lynda Cohen Loigman for an interview followed by an audience Q&A. Lynda will be discussing her new novel, The Wartime Sisters, a mesmerizing tale of sisterhood, sacrifices, and identity set against the backdrop of Brooklyn in the 1930s and the Springfield Armory during World War II.
 
Registration is required for this program.
 
If you know someone who would like to participate, but does not have internet access, please let them know that they can still join us by phone! Call the reference department at 781-384-5994 in advance for instructions.
 
Click here to register
 
What We're Reading
Get a Life, Chloe Brown
by Talia Hibbert
The Lost Man
by Jane Harper
The Last Romantics
by Tara Conklin