June 2023 | Volume 20 Issue 6
In this Issue

Library News
Events & Programs for Adults
Adult Literacy/ESOL
Resources
Events and News For Teens
In the Children's Room
Staff Picks
Picks for Kids
 
2023 OCLN Library Crawl
 June 5 - 17
 
Old Colony Library Network presents its first ever
Library Crawl! Take a road trip across Southeastern Massachusetts while visiting the 25 different participating libraries, spanning 25 towns and cities across 3 counties.
 
Visit the official website at malibraryroadtrip.com/ocln to download your Passport. Use your Passport to collect a stamp at each library you visit, and collect at least 5 stamps to be eligible for entry into the Giveaway!
 
You can also find events, things to do and places to eat along the way! 
 
 
Follow along with others and share your own adventures on social media with #OCLNLibraryCrawl2023
 
Library News
       Bookstore Hours
Thursdays
6 - 8 PM
Saturdays
10 AM - 4 PM
 
Located inside the Main Library
40 Washington Street
 
The Bookstore is accessible to
people with disabilities
 
Board of Library Trustees Monthly Meeting
Monday, June 12
9:15 - 11:15 AM
Wollaston Library
 
Learn more about the Board of Library Trustees.
 
ALL LIBRARIES ARE CLOSED
Juneteenth
Monday, June 19
 
Visit our Online Library - Open 24/7 - while we are closed. Have a safe holiday!
Events & Programs for Adults
American Rebels
w/Nina Sankovitch
Tuesday, June 13
7 - 8:30 PM
Online
 
Discussing: American Rebels: How the Hancock, Adams, and Quincy Families Fanned the Flames of Revolution, on the forgotten story of
Josiah Quincy Junior.
After Hours
at the Crane:
80's Block Party!
Friday, June 16
6 - 8:30 PM
21 + only
Snacks, live music, cash bar, and fun activities for
guests 21 and older!
 
Adult Summer Reading
July 1 - August 18
 Find Your Voice!
 
Summer 2023 is rapidly approaching, and with that, it's time for some beach and vacation reads!
 
If you're in search of some new books, fill out our 2023 Summer Beach Reads form 
Be one of the first 50 Summer Reading Challenge participants to sign up and win a limited edition tote bag full
of books & prizes!
 
Generously sponsored by the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library.
 
Summer Sweat Series
Join  local trainers for fitness meetups on the lawn
on the 2nd & 4th Saturdays of each month this summer.
 
Walk and Run w/Boston Bulldogs Running Club
Saturday, June 24 at 9:30 AM
Strength Training w/ Revamp Training
Saturday, July 8 at 10 AM
Kickboxing w/Korina of KNF Fitness
Saturday July 22 at 10 AM
Strength Training w/ Revamp Training
Saturday, August 12 at 10 AM
Total Body Workout w/ Higher Ground Fitness
Saturday, August 26 at 10 AM
What else is happening? 
 
Acoustic Song Circle with Mike Delaney Thursday, June 1 at 6 PM
Beer Hiking New England w/Carey Kish (online)  Monday, June 5 at 7PM Register Now!
Gender Equality & The Carter Administration with the Carter Presidential Library (online)
Tuesday, June 6 at 2 PM Register Now!
Cookbook Club at North Quincy Library Tuesday, June 6 at 7 PM Registration Required
This Month: America's Test Kitchen Twentieth Anniversary Cookbook
Healthy Living for Brain and Body with the Alzheimer's Association Wednesday, June 7 at 6 PM
Music of the West African Kora for All Ages Saturday, June 10 at 10:30 AM 
Adults Game Night at North Quincy Library Tuesday, June 13 at 7 PM
Adults Game Night at Wollaston Library Wednesday, June 14 at 6:30 PM
Film Screening and Discussion: Wild About Harry Saturday, June 17 at 2 PM
Interrogating Presidential Photos with the Ford Presidential Library (online) 
Tuesday, June 20 at 2 PM Register Now!
Matinee Movie @ Adams Shore: Spoiler Alert Thursday, June 22 
In Conversation with Author Nancy Horan (online) Wednesday, June 28 at 7 PM 
 
Ongoing Weekly Events 
 
Community Yoga Class on the Lawn Wednesdays, June 7, 14, 21 & 28 at 9:30 AM
Movie Matinees at Thomas Crane Wednesdays at 2 PM 
Screening this month: PRIDE Month movies: June 7 Milk, June 21 Pride, June 28 Stonewall
Ask a Law Librarian Thursdays, June 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 at 1 PM
 
Generously sponsored by
The Friends of the Thomas Crane Public Library
 
Adult Literacy/ESOL
Call for Literacy Volunteers!
 
Would you like to help an adult learn to read?  Consider becoming a volunteer literacy tutor.
Register on our website for one of these upcoming information sessions:
Tuesday, June 6 at 6 PM
or
Tuesday, June 20 at 6 PM
 
 Call (617) 376-1300 x5 to get started!
 
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It's Never Too Late To Learn To Read!
Free Tutoring Help is available for Adults
who want to learn how to read and write. 
Contact Mary at 617-376-1314 to get started!
 
 
Resources 
I can do WHAT with my Library Card?!
Request a discounted
Museum pass!
How Do You See The World? + Mapparium Experience!
 
 
We now offer passes to Mapparium globe + Our World located at the Mary Baker Eddy Library in Boston. Request your digital pass to receive up to four free general admission tickets. 
 
Reserve a pass on our website. 
Must be 18+ and a Quincy resident.
Borrow ebooks, magazines & movies on your phone! 
Celebrate LGBTQIA+
with Hoopla! 
 
The Online Library gives 24/7 access to ebooks, eaudiobooks, magazines, comics, movies, tv shows, music, newspapers and more. 
 
Visit our Online Library to get started with Kanopy, Hoopla, and Libby.
Read the
New York Times!
Gain unlimited access while using any device on the Thomas Crane Public Library network. 
 
Visit our Online Library to redeem your 72-hour off-site access token. 
Learn a new language on Transparent Language!
Learn hundreds of languages online for free. No need to have a library card, all you’ll need to do is create an account with Transparent Language.
 
How-To Video | Find Transparent Language Online and more  in our Online Library!
Events and News For Teens
Bubble Tea Felted Patches with Pop Up Art School
Wednesday, June 7
For grades 8 - 12
Registration Required
3:30 - 5 PM
Classroom
Thomas Crane Library
 
Tween and Teen Rabbit Rescue
Wednesday, June 14
For grades 6 - 12 
3 - 4 PM
Community Meeting Room
Thomas Crane Library
 
Teen Graphic Novel Book Club
Thursday, June 15
For grades 8 - 12 
3 - 4 PM
Classroom
Thomas Crane Library
 
Last one of the year!
June's Pick:
Bloom by Kevin Panetta
 
 
 
North Quincy Pride Mixer & Cupcake Decorating
Saturday, June 24
For grades 8 - 12 only
2 - 4 PM
North Quincy Library
What else is happening?
 
Teen Crafternoon ~ On the Lawn! for grades 8 - 12 only Thursday, June 1 at 3 PM
Crafting: Rainbow Windchimes for PRIDE
North Quincy Queer Writes Book Club for grades 8 - 12 only Wednesday, June 8 at 3 PM 
Reading: Meet Cute Diary by Emery Lee
North Quincy Teen Ice Cream Social for grades 8 - 12 only Tuesday, June 20 at 7 PM
Dungeons and Dragons Ages 10 - 15 Registration Required Tuesday, June 20 at 7:30 PM
 
In the Children's Room
Pride Storytime @North Quincy
Saturday, June 3
For Ages 3 and up
10 - 10:45 AM
North Quincy Library
 
House Rabbit Rescue
Wednesday, June 14
For grades K-5
1 - 2:00 PM
Community Meeting Room
Thomas Crane Library
Children's Summer Program Kickoff with Knucklebones
Friday, June 30
For all ages
2 - 3:30 PM
On the Lawn
Thomas Crane Library
Juneteenth Unlimited with Wee The People
Saturday, June 10 
For ages 6 and up
2:30 - 3:30 PM
Community Meeting Room
Thomas Crane Library
Talewise: Science Heroes Saving Earth Together
 
@Thomas Crane Library
Friday, June 16
For ages 3 and up
10 - 11 AM
Community Meeting Room
 
@North Quincy Library
Wednesday, June 21
For ages 3 and up
10 - 11 AM
North Quincy Library
What else is happening?
 
Storytimes
PJ Storytime for ages 1 - 5 Thursday, June 1 at 6:30 PM
Arabic Storytime @Adams Shore for ages up to 7 Monday, June 5 at 6:15 PM
 
Bookclubs
Night Owls @North Quincy for grades 3 - 4 Registration Required Tuesday, June 13 at 7 PM
Reading: Sisters by Raina Telgemeier.
Night Owls @Thomas Crane for grades 3 -4 Registration Required Thursday, June 8 at 7 PM
Reading: Violet and Jobie in the Wild by Lynne Rae Perkins.
Graphic Novels Only Book Group for grades 3 - 5 Wednesday, June 14 at 7 PM
Reading: Shirley and Jamila Save Their Summer by Gillian Goerz
 
STEM
Mother Goose Explores Science for ages 18-36 months Thursday, June 8, 15 & 22 at 10 AM
Preschool Discovery: Explore the Ocean 
Preschool Discovery @ Wollaston for ages 3 - 5 Wednesday, June 8 at 3 PM
Preschool Discovery @ North Quincy for ages 3 - 5 Saturday, June 17 at 10 AM
Preschool Discovery @ Adams Shore for ages 3 - 5 Wednesday, June 21 at 3 PM
Preschool Discovery @ Thomas Crane for ages 3 - 5 Saturday, June 24 at 10 AM
ExPlore (Experiment, Play, Learn, Observe, Read & Examine): Bubble Science 
ExPlore @ Wollaston for grades 4 - 6 Wednesday, June 21 at 7 PM
 
Playtime
Toy Time for ages 9 - 23 months Saturday, June 17 at 10 AM
 
 
 
Staff Picks
 
We loved these and thought you might, too!
 
Search our catalog for these suggestions or click the link next to one of the titles below to place a hold or to learn more.
 
Visit our Online Library to create accounts with Libby, Hoopla, or Kanopy for ebooks, emagazines, eaudiobooks, movies, music and more! 
 
        
     Rosie                            Rosie                              Mary                              Dave         
 
                        
The White House Plumbers: The Seven Weeks That Led To Watergate and Doomed Nixon's Presidency by Egil Bud Krogh
Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
The Power by Naomi Alderman
Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
 
        
                                  ~Dee Dee~                                                        Julie
Oscar Wars by Michael Schulman. 
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld. 
Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano. 
The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear
Samuel
An Immense World
by Ed Yong

"The Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times best-selling author of I Contain Multitudes examines how the world of animal senses can help us understand and transform the way we perceive our world, [Novelist]."
 
Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these
Book Appeal Terms:
Genre: Science Writing; Nature Writing
Tone: Thought-provoking
Writing Style: Accessible; Engaging; Richly detailed
 
       
  Dave                        Kathy                            Dorothy                         Dorothy 

Nightingale Poetry by Paisly Rekdal
Society's Child by Janis Ian **Audiobook narrated by the author**
I Have Some Questions for You by Rebecca Makkai
That Old Country Music by Kevin Barry
 
      
              Samuel                             Matt                                 Paul                            Dee Dee

Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin.
Old Country by Matt Query
The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia (Find it on Hoopla!) 
True West by Robert Greenfield. 
 
Autumn
Snotgirl, Volume 1
by Bryan Lee O'Malley

"Lottie Person is a gorgeous, fun-loving social-media star who just happens to also be a gross, allergy-ridden mess," [Novelist]."
 
Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these
Book Appeal Terms:
Genre: Romance comics; Mystery comics; Comics and Graphic novels
Character: Flawed; Authentic
Writing Style: Engaging
Illustration: Detailed; Colorfuld
 
         
Kathleen                        Diana                        Kathleen                       Kathleen  

The Maid by Nita Prose
Foster by Claire Keegan
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt (Find it on Hoopla!) 
 
        
Diana                         Gabe                            Lua                             Susan
 
Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris
Great Jones Street by Don DeLillo
Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner 
How We Do Harm: A Doctor Breaks Rank About Being Sick in America by Otis Webb Brawley. 
 
Amanda
Spellbound 
by Bishakh Som

"This graphic novel memoir by a transgender woman explores the concept of identity by inviting us to move through her life as she would have us see her, that is, as she sees herself. A candid autobiographical narrative gives us the opportunity to enter the author’s daily life and explore her thoughts on themes of gender and sexuality, memory and urbanism, love and loss," [Novelist]."
 
Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these
Book Appeal Terms:
Genre: LGBTQIA comics; Autobiographical comics; Comics and Graphic novels
Character: Transgender; LGBTQIA
Storyline: Unconventional
Writing Style: Candid; Witty
Illustration: Detailed
 
           
                   Autumn                              Rosie                          Kathleen
 
       
                   Maryam                   Dave                                                  ~Gabe~  
 
And In The Darkness Hearts Aglow [2022] by Weyes Blood. 
Stick Season [2022] by Noah Kahan. On Hoopla.
Aurora Daisy Jones [2023]. On Hoopla. 
Van Derk Valk [2018].
A Scanner Darkly [2006] 
Qatermass by Qatermass [1970]
We Are Everything You See by Locomotive [2007]
 
   The Rose Maker [2022]  " I didn't think that I would actually stop and smell the roses! However, this movie just intrigued me and it was such a great watch. It is about a single French woman in her 50-60's that took over her father's rose garden. However, she has fallen on some hard times with competitors that she has to hire three convicts for cheap labor. The three convicts had their doubts but after learning how horticulture is like taking care of a human in the form of a beautiful rose, they came together to pollinate a rose for a competition."   
               - Kevin
 
          " It's such a cute movie. Plus, it's French! C'est bon! "
 
 
 
 
    
~Amanda~
 
Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost Pt. 1 by Foals
Panic On by Madder Rose
How Do You Feel Now? by Joywave
Picks for Teens
 
        
Dorothy                                                                   ~Amanda~                                       
   
 
Stateless by Elizabeth Wein.
Any Sign of Life by Rae Carson
The Swan Riders by Erin Bow
Numb To This by Kindra Neely
 
      
~Lua~
 
The Inheritance Games by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
The Final Gambit by Jennifer Lynn Barnes
Anatomy: A Love Story by Dana Schwartz
The Ghosts of Rose Hill by R.M Romero
Picks for Kids
                                               
         
                                                        ~Jane~                                                             Amanda           
Twinkle, Twinkle, Dinosaur by Jeffrey Burton
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Shark by Jeffrey Burton
Twinkle, Twinkle, Robot Beep by Jeffrey Burton
Penny: The Engineering Tail of the Fourth Little Pig by Kimberly Derting.
 
         
  Julie                            Kathleen                             Julie                          Amanda  
 
Freewater by Amina Luqman-Dawson
Ghost by Jason Reynolds
Onyeka and the Academy of the Sun by Tola Okugwa
Bhai For Now by Maleeha Siddiqui
  
 
Amanda
Cool Code
by Dierdre Langeland
 
"Going from being homeschooled to attending a new school, coding expert Zoey becomesreallypopular after developing an app called the Cool Code to help her make friends and gets pulled away from her real friends, forcing her to make some difficultchoices." [Novelist].     
 
Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these
Book Appeal Terms:
Genre: Humorous comics; Comics and graphic novels
Character: Asian; Black; Relatable
Tone: Angst-filled; Funny
Writing Style: Attention-grabbing
Illustration: Colorful
Min/Max Grade level: 5 - 8
        
                                        ~Dorothy~                                                                 Amanda           


Leeva at Last by Sara Pennypacker
Lou by Breanna Carzoo
A Good Place by Lucy Cousins.
Hush Little Rocket by Mo O'Hara
 
 
    
                 Julie/Amanda                               Julie/Amanda                                  Julie
 
What My Daddy Love by Raissa Figueroa
Juneteenth by Van Garrett
Ice Cream Man: How Augustus Jackson Made a Sweet Treat Better by Glenda Armand
 
Rebekah
The Okay Witch
by Emma Steinkellner
 
"Thirteen-year-old Moth Hush loves all things witchy. But she's about to discover that witches aren't just the stuff of movies, books, and spooky stories. When some eighth-grade bullies try to ruin her Halloween, something really strange happens. It turns out that Founder's Bluff, Massachusetts, has a centuries-old history of witch drama. And, surprise: Moth's family is at the center of it all! When Moth's new powers show up, things get totally out-of-control. She meets a talking cat, falls into an enchanted diary, and unlocks a hidden witch world. Secrets surface from generations past as Moth unravels the complicated legacy at the heart of her town, her family, and herself, [Novelist]."
 
Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these
Book Appeal Terms:
Genre: Comics and Graphic novels; Paranormal comics; Books for reluctant readers; Debut title
Themes: Coming-of-age; Hidden heritage
Character: Relatable
Tone: Amusing
Writing Style: Attention-grabbing
Min/Max Grade level: 4 - 8
Lexile: 390      
Accelerated Reader: IL: MG, BL: 3.1, AR Pts: 2 
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