New Speed Reads Collection Tired of waiting months for your turn with popular titles? Try Speed Reads!
Speed Reads is a collection of popular book titles in both fiction and nonfiction. The books are available on a first-come, first-served basis. They circulate for 7 days with no renewals and no holds. Come in and take a look - maybe the book you've been waiting for will be on the shelf for you!
In partnership with the Tewksbury Library, join us on Tuesdays all summer for this engaging series of online talks from historians and librarians at Presidential Libraries across the country.
In order to receive the unique Zoom link for this program, please make sure to register here.
On January 6, 1941, Franklin Roosevelt shared with the country his vision for a world founded on “four essential freedoms" -- freedom of speech, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. August 9 marks the 77th anniversary of the dropping of the second atomic bomb ending World War II and bringing about the new world order based on FDR's Four Freedoms. This session brings into clearer focus the vision he held for all the world. Led by Jeffrey Urbin, Education Specialist at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
August Craft & Chat
August Craft & Chat Tuesday, August 2, 6:30 PM, 2nd Floor Tech Lab Register here
Craft and Chat is a monthly opportunity to build a creative local community, for ages 13+. Bring your handicraft project and make some new friends, meet your neighbors, or reconnect with old friends.
If you don't have a craft to bring, or want to start something and don't have the supplies, never fear - we have supplies and kits for you to use here at the library.
All skill levels and interests are welcome, and our facilitator Sarah can offer instruction on knitting, crochet, and cross stitch as well as basic sewing.
Registration is encouraged but not required. Craft & Chat is the first Tuesday of every month.
Join our new yoga instructor, Mary Beth Clancy for a weekly all levels slow flow and restore class!
Through breath meditation, slow flow and restore poses we "revibe" our energy, release stress, and strengthen body mind spirit. Yogic philosophy lightly weaved throughout class. Once a month, we will also enjoy a mini sound meditation (crystal bowls, ocean drum, zaphir, chimes) during an extended savasana. Bliss!
Students may bring their own yoga mats, pillows, and towels to the class, or the library has mats and bolsters the students can use.
Mary Beth Clancy, MEd. is an experienced, certified yoga and meditation teacher, REIKI and sound practioner and counselor. Through yoga, meditation, reiki sound meditation and counseling, she encourages clients to tap into their pathways to mind-body-spirit connection, wholeness and enhanced well being.
From the rolling dunes of Cape Cod to the rocky North Shore, the beaches of Massachusetts offer unique opportunities for life to converge. Learn how to read the landscape, search for wildlife, and understand the ecological relationships between species you may be familiar with. How do horseshoe crabs, least tern, ribbed mussels, and people interact on the coastline? Explore best practices when combing the beach in search of wildlife clues and leave with recommendations from Mass Audubon Teacher-Naturalists on the best places to explore. Led by Douglas Lowry, the Adult Education Specialist for Mass Audubon's Southeast Region. He's also a Senior Field Instructor for the National Outdoor Leadership School.
Teens
Let us know what you want to see in the teen room!
Fill out this quick survey to share your ideas with us! Open to kids in grades 6 - 12.
Earn community service hours by participating in the Teen Advisory and Community Organization, or as we like to call it, TACO! Each week, teens can volunteer up to two hours at the Peabody Library to earn community service hours, and will receive a free taco the first week of each month. Tuesday sessions are led by Amory at the West Branch Library, and Thursday sessions are led by Allison at the Main Branch Library in the Teen Room. You do not need to attend both sessions, but are welcome to do so.
Please see the Teen Librarian to fill out a Teen Volunteer Application at the start of this program.
Registration is not required. If you have questions, please email Allison at abridgewater@noblenet.org.
Looking for a way to do community service hours from home?
If you can't make it to the library, that's okay! By submitting a review of any book, comic, or graphic novel within the Teen Room (or through Hoopla, Libby, etc.), you can receive 1 (one) hour of community service. There is no limit to how many reviews you submit, and these reviews can also be included in our weekly newsletters if you'd like!
To submit a book review, either fill out this Google Form, or come into the library and fill out a physical copy.
Children
Weekly Events
Please register on the calendar for the storytime you wish to attend!
Children's Yoga Tuesdays at 10:30 AM
Preschool Storytime Wednesdays at 10:30 AM
Baby Storytime Thursdays at 10:00 AM
Toddler Storytime Thursdays at 11:00 AM
Family LEGO Fun Saturday8/6 from 11:00 -12:00 At the Main Branch
Crafts-to-Go Available for pick up anytime at the Main Children's Library
Free Summer Meals for Kids & Teens
Drop-In Tech Help
Drop-in Tech Help Wednesdays, 1-3 PM, Lower Level
Need help using your smartphone, laptop, tablet, or e-reader? Bring your device to the library and stop by our Drop-in Tech Help! One of our librarians will be ready to help answer your questions.
There will be no Drop-in Tech Help on Wednesday, July 20 or 27. The program will resume on Wednesday, August 3.
Creativity Lab
There will be no Open Lab on Monday, July 25.
The Great Courses on Kanopy
Did you know that The Great Courses, the acclaimed, long-running series of college-level video courses, is available for free to library card holders through our streaming service, Kanopy? Start watching to pick up a new skill or learn about history, science, philosophy, and more.