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July 2024 | Volume 21 Issue 7 |
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Happy Disability Pride Month! Disability Pride Month is celebrated every July and is an opportunity to honor the history, achievements, experiences, and struggles of the disability community. Why July? It marks the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), which was passed on July 26, 1990, a landmark legislation that broke down barriers to inclusion in society. The first celebration was a Disability Pride Day that took place in Boston in 1990. Chicago hosted the first Disability Pride Parade in 2004. Now there are events nationwide empowering people with disabilities to take pride in who they are. Visit our Online Library, which is available 24/7, for ebooks, eaudiobooks, movies, television shows, music, and language-learning tools which feature collections celebrating Disability Pride Month! |
Independence Day CLOSED EARLY @ 5 PM Wednesday, July 3 |
Independence Day CLOSED Thursday, July 4 |
Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays 12:30 - 3:30 PM Tuesdays CLOSED Thursdays Main Library - Atrium 40 Washington Street The Bookstore is accessible to people with disabilities. |
NO SUMMER MEETING 8:30 - 9:30 AM Quincy Room, Main Library Inspire Curiosity Foster Community Connect to the Online World Spark Imagination Learn more about the Questions? Email the Board of Trustees at tcpltrustees@quincyma.gov |
Tuesday, July 9 10:30 - 11:30 AM Main Library This program is presented in partnership with OLLI. |
Main Library Rated: PG | 2h 4min |
Wednesday, July 10 7 - 8 PM Main Library |
Thursday, July 18 7 - 8:30 PM Main Library The talk is cosponsored by the Department of Natural Resources and the Friends of the Souther Tide Mill. |
Saturday, July 27 2 - 4 PM Main Library All Ages |
Tuesday, July 30 2 - 7:30 PM Main Library Appointments are required! Please contact Project Citizenship to make your appointment at 617-694-5949 or info@projectcitizenship.org |
Wednesdays July 10, 17, 24, 31 5 - 7 PM Main Library For All Ages (Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult guardian) Drop in and use our available equipment. Start a new craft or continue your existing project. The Cranium has a maximum capacity of 12 at a time during open hours. |
Thursday, July 11 6:30 - 8 PM Main Library For Ages 18+ Choose a shape that will be cut out on the Glowforge laser cutter, then paint it with chalkboard paint! REGISTRATION REQUIRED Registration opens Thursday, June 27 at 9 AM |
Main Library For All Ages (Children under 10 must be accompanied by an adult guardian) No Registration Required. The Cranium has a maximum capacity of 18 for this event. |
Thursday, July 18 6 - 7:30 PM Main Library For Ages 18+ Note: Keychains may need to be picked up at a later date. REGISTRATION REQUIRED Registration opens Wednesday, July 3 at 9 AM |
Tuesday, July 23 2:30 - 4 PM Main Library For Ages 18+ Learn how to fold origami bookmark corners! We'll also have instructions for other fun origami creations. REGISTRATION REQUIRED Registration opens Tuesday, July 9 at 9 AM |
Friday, July 26 10 - 11:30 AM Main Library For Ages 18+ Paint rocks with designs, positive messages, or make yourself a pet rock! REGISTRATION REQUIRED Registration opens Friday, July 12 at 9 AM |
July 3 Rated: PG-13 Runtime: 1h 45min |
July 10 Rated: PG Runtime: 2h 3min |
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July 24 Rated: PG-13 | Runtime: 2h 14min |
July 31 Rated: R | Runtime: 2h 4min |
Audio Described Movie Friday, July 5 | 2 - 4 PM Rated: PG | Runtime: 2h |
Foreign Film Fridays Friday, July 19 | 2 - 4:30 PM French Dub; English Subtitles Rated: PG-13 | Runtime: 2h 30min |
Thursday, July 11 7 - 8 PM **No Registration Required** |
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Monday, July 22 7 - 8 PM #TrueCrime |
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Weekly Wednesdays | 9:30 - 10:30 AM Join us for 60-minutes of FREE yoga on the Olmsted Lawn at the Main Library! Instructor Rhiannon of Humble Roots Yoga, uses physical demonstration, verbal instruction, modifications and variations to create all level classes for all fitness abilities. Humble Roots Yoga classes are friendly, non-competitive, judgement free and trauma sensitive. Hands on assists will not be provided. Depending on weather, class may be moved indoors to the Community Meeting Room. Check our Events Calendar for updates! Bring: water bottle, yoga mat and your sense of humor. No mat? No problem. We have a limited number of extras available for use. Accessibility: beginner friendly, must be able to get up and down from the ground. Thursdays | 1 - 2 PM Are you seeking legal information or assistance in navigating state, local and federal laws? Every Thursday at 1 PM join the Head Law Librarian at Brockton Law Library, Alexandra Bernson, for a virtual Zoom Q&A session. There are 15 Trial Court Law Libraries located across Massachusetts. Just like local public libraries, the law libraries are open to everyone. You can receive legal reference assistance, borrow books, and use print and electronic resources. This “Ask a Law Librarian” program is designed to provide the community with virtual access to many of these services. |
Monthly Monday, July 8 | 7 - 8 PM * Monthly * NEW RESOURCE * Join Jessie with the Alzheimer's Association for our Dementia Caregiver Resource & Support Group! We will meet monthly on the 2nd Monday of each month. Build a support system with people who understand and resources. Wednesday, July 10 | 6:30 - 8:30 PM Thursday, July 11 | 6 - 8 PM Friday, July 19 | 7 - 8 PM * Monthly * NEW RESOURCE * DOVE (Domestic Violence Ended) attorneys will be on-site at the Quincy Public Library to talk with people who have experienced abuse by an intimate partner and have legal questions about divorce, custody, child support, restraining orders, immigration or other related legal issues. Wednesday, July 24 | 6 - 8 PM * Bi-monthly * |
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Borrow a Power Washer! Karaoke Machine! Stand Mixer! Kettlebells! And More! |
With your library card, you're able to reserve up to two passes per month (one per day)! Must be 18+ and a Quincy resident. Museum and Zoo passes are sponsored by |
. The Online Library gives you 24/7 access to ebooks, eaudiobooks, magazines, comics, movies, tv shows, music, newspapers and more. You can access them on any smartphone, tablet, e-reader, computer/laptop, or smart-TV! |
Gain unlimited access while using any device on the Thomas Crane Public Library network. to redeem your 72-hour off-site access token! |
Learn hundreds of languages online for free, such as American Sign Language, Cantonese, Haitian Creole, Hmong, Kurdish, Maori, Nahuatl, Ojibwe, Yoruba, and so much more! All you’ll need to do to get started is create an account with Transparent Language. |
Thursday, July 18 3 - 4 PM Teen Space, Main Library Join us as we make a miniature picnic with bite-size versions of your favorite foods! Use frosting and Cheerios to make tiny donuts, a cake out of Oreos, and so much more! No Registration Required For teens in grades 8 - 12 only |
Monday, July 22 3 - 4:30 PM Teen Space, Main Library Learn the art of needle felting with our friends from Pop Up Art School! Join us for a relaxed afternoon of crafting these adorable felt otters (with a little shell to hold!) with Pop Up Art School's guidance. No Registration Required. SPACE LIMITED TO 15 PARTICIPANTS. For teens in grades 8 - 12 only. |
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Wednesday, July 10 2 - 4 PM Wollaston Library Build a structure, then smash it to bits with catapults, trebuchets, and other model siege weapons. Building supplies and catapults and trebuchets will be available for teens to use, or use our LEGO to try building a siege weapon of your own design. No Registration Required For teens in grades 8 - 12 only |
Mondays | 2 - 4 PM
July & August 2024
Ages 3 - 8 years
Adams Shore Library Can’t join us on Mondays? Stop by Adams Shore during our open hours to pick up a craft to take and make at home, while supplies last. Week of July 1: Paper plate Frisbees Week of July 8: Flower pot cactus Week of July 15: Turtle puppet Week of July 22: Superhero cuffs Week of July 29: Shark Week of Aug. 5: Flower wreath Week of Aug. 12: Paper towel tube telescopes Week of Aug. 19: Woven placement Week of Aug. 26: Hot air balloon |
Creativity CafeMondays | 2 - 4 PM July & August 2024 Ages 8 - 12 years
Main Library, Children's Room July 1: 4th of July poppers July 8: 3D paper fish July 15: CD art July 22: Free play! July 29: Friendship bracelets August 5: Origami August 12: Free play! August 19: Duct tape crafts August 26: Butterfly rings |
Puppet Tales with Leigh Wednesdays | 10 AMJuly 3 and 24 & August 7
Ages 3+ yearsNorth Quincy Library, Community Meeting Room Wednesdays | 11 AM Ages 3+ Main Library, Community Meeting Room |
Lego Building @ Wollaston Thursdays | 2 - 4 PM July & August 2024 Ages 3+ years
Wollaston Library, Parents please note regular LEGO are intended for children ages 5 and older, DUPLO and other building toys will be available for younger children. |
10:30 - 11:30 AM Ages 3 - 7 years Main Library |
Tuesday, July 2 6:30 - 8:30 PM Rated: G | Runtime: 1h 40min North Quincy Library |
Friday, July 5 10 - 11 AM Ages 0 - 2 years Main Library |
10 -11 AM Ages 2 - 5 years OFF-SITE: Tot Lot on Wollaston Beach |
10 - 11 AM Ages 3+ years Adams Shore Library 2 - 3 PM Ages 8 - 12 years Adams Shore Library |
10 - 11 AM Ages 4 - 36 months Main Library |
10 - 11 AM Ages 3+ years Main Library |
6:30 - 8 PM Ages 8 - 12 years Main Library REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Please note this is a 2 session program, only sign up if you are free to join us for BOTH sessions. |
2 - 3 PM Ages 4+ years North Quincy Library |
9:30 AM - 12:30 PM Ages 3+ years Wollaston Library |
10 - 11 AM Ages 3+ years Main Library |
3 - 4 PM Ages 8 - 12 years Main Library |
2 - 4 PM All Ages Main Library |
Tuesday, July 30 10:30 - 11:30 AM Ages 6 - 11 years Adams Shore Library Shark Crafts Tuesday, July 30 ALL DAY Ages 2+ years Adams Shore Library |
7 - 8 PM All Ages - Kids & Guardians North Quincy Library REGISTRATION REQUIRED. Register here or call 617-376- 1320 or register in person at the North Quincy Library Registration for this event opens Monday, July 1 at 9 AM. |
Ages 3 - 5 years Monthly Event Each month activities, experiments and instructions will be provided on a different science topic you can do with your child. This month, come and explore plants and flowers! Match petals, learn about how a plant grows, plant your own seed to take home, and more! |
Grades 4 - 6 Monthly Event, 3rd Wednesdays No Registration Required 7 - 8 PM Wollaston Library ExPLORE (Experiment, Play, Learn, Observe, Read, Examine) is a series of monthly hands-on science workshops for children in grades 4-6. Each workshop has a short portion of instruction and then exploration and experimentation. July's theme is Plants & Gardening! Join us to learn about plants and gardening and plant your own small container garden using recycled materials. While we will have containers to use, please feel free to bring your own cans, plastic jugs, and other water-resistant containers. |
Every 1st Monday Ages 0 - 7 years Monday, July 1 | 6:15 PM Adams Shore Library Every 3rd Wednesday Grades 3 - 5 * NEW TIME * Tuesday, July 9 | 6:30 PM Main Library Join us and make popsicle stick bird feeders! Every 2nd Wednesday Ages 6 - 8 years Wednesday, July 10 | 1 - 2 PM Adams Shore Library Elliot and his owner Michelle are volunteers trained by Dog B.O.N.E.S. therapy dogs of Massachusetts. Ages 10 - 15 years Tuesday, July 16 | 7 PM Main Library Registration Required |
Ages 1 - 5 years Main Library Every 1st Wednesday NO JULY SESSION | 6:30 PM Every 2nd Tuesday Tuesday, July 9 | 6:30 PM Ages 2 - 6 years Wednesday, July 10 | 11 AM - 12 PM Main Library, Community Meeting Room Every 3rd Saturday Ages 9 - 23 months Tuesday, July 16 | 10 AM Main Library, Community Meeting Room Every 4th Wednesday Grades 5 - 8 NO JULY SESSION | 2 PM Main Library Music & Movement with Miss Rubi Most 1st Saturday Ticket Required NO SUMMER SESSIONS Will Resume in Fall Ages 0 - 2 years & 3 - 6 years Saturday | 10:30 AM & 11:15 AM Main Library |
Grade 3-5 Wednesday, July 24 7 - 8 PM Main Library Meets on the 4th Wednesday of each month. Each month we will discuss a different graphic novel and make our own. For July, we're discussing Sort of Super by Eric Gapstur.Copies of the books are available for pick up in the main library children’s room and on Libby. |
Panels and Pages Graphic Novel Book Club Grades 5 - 7 NO JULY MEETING Night Owls Book ClubGrades 3 - 4 NO JULY MEETING Registration Required Double Booked Book Club Grades 3 - 5 & Parents/Guardians DONE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. WILL RESUME IN Fall 2024 Review Crew Book Club Grade 5 - 7 DONE FOR THE SCHOOL YEAR. WILL RESUME IN Fall 2024 |
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Disability Visibility: First-person Stories from the Twenty-first CenturyEdited by Alice Wong "This collection of essays from contemporary disabled writers celebrating the thirtieth anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act focuses on issues such as disabled performers in the theater and the everyday lives of the community " [Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms: Genre: Autobiographies and memoirs; Essays; Media tie-ins; Life stories; Science Writing
Storyline: Own voices
Mood: Moving
Style: Persuasive
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"A global humanitarian born with spinal muscular atrophy -- and the first-ever disabled African awarded a full scholarship at Oxford University -- shows how he broke through every barrier put in front of him -- a queer, black wheelchair user -- challenging the bias at the highest echelons of power and prestige" [Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms: Genre: Autobiographies and memoirs; Life stories; Life stories; Society and culture
Storyline: Issue-oriented; Own voices
Mood: Funny; Inspiring; Moving; Reflective
Style: Accessible; Engaging; Incisive |
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by Elif Batuman "Winnifred "Win" McNulty has always been wildly independent and not one to be coddled for her limb difference. Win has spent most of her life trying to prove that she can do it all on her own. With some minor adjustments, she's done just fine. Then a one-night stand at a costume party with the incredibly charming Bo changes everything. Win finds herself pregnant--and decides to keep it. While Bo is surprisingly elated to step up to the plate, Win is unsure of whether she can handle this new challenge. Together, they decide to get to know one another as friends and nothing more while they embark on this parenting journey together. But life rarely goes according to plan" [Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms: Genre: Contemporary romances
Themes: Sudden baby; Living with visible disability
Identities: Physically disabled
Storyline: First person narratives; Character-driven
Characterization: Likeable
Mood: Heartwarming; Moving; Steamy
Style: Engaging; Thoughtful; Witty |
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by Esmeralda Santiago "Returning to Puerto Rico to help her mother learn more about her early life, Marysol, along with her mother's friends "las Madres" and their daughter Graciela, finds the trip disrupted by two hurricanes and a secret that blows their lives wide open, in this powerful novel of women's sexuality, shame, disability and love" [Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms: Genre: Literary fiction; Book club best bets
Themes: Immigrant experiences; Living with invisible disability; Living with visible disability; Large cast of characters
Identities: Black; Intellectually disabled; Latino/Latina/Latine; Lesbian; LGBTQIA+; Physically disabled
Storyline: Character-driven; Own voices; Parallel narratives
Mood: Haunting; Heartwarming; Moving; Reflective
Style: Engaging; Leisurely paced |
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Borrow a Record Player to Play Your Own Records or Vinyls from the Library! |
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" An anthology of stories in various genres, featuring disabled characters and written by disabled creators, ranging from established best selling authors to debut authors" [Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms: Genre: Short stories; Anthologies
Themes: Living with invisible disability; Living with visible disability
Identities: Neurodivergent; Physically disabled; People with mental illness; Using mobility or assistive device; LGBTQIA+; Autistic
Storyline: Own voices
Style: Engaging
Min/Max Grade level: 8 - 12  |
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" Ready for a change, Lilah, who suffers from hearing loss, becomes a counselor at a summer camp for the deaf and blind where she finds a community and a gorgeous Deaf counselor who volunteers to help her with her signing, stealing her heart in the process" [Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms: Genre: Debut title
Themes: Living with invisible disability
Storyline: Own voices; Character-driven; First person narratives
Mood: Angst-filled; Moving; Romantic
Min/Max Grade level: 7 - 12 |
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by Mo Netz "While staying in the strange town of Slumbering Giant and discovering her missing mother is actually a demon slayer, 11-year-old Jerry ventures into the forbidden woods in her trusty wheelchair to unravel the truth about the town to save her mom " [Novelist] Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms:Genre: Fantasy fiction
Identities: Jewish; Black; Using mobility or assistive device
Storyline: Action-packed
Characterization: Likeable
Mood: Suspenseful; Moving
Style: Attention-grabbing; Richly detailed; Fast-paced
Min/Max Grade level: 4 - 6 |
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by Jamie Sumner "Agreeing to enter a pageant with her friend, Ellie must figure out how to participate on her own terms and form her own definition of beauty when the pageant's director seems determined to put her and her wheelchair on display" [Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms:Genre: Realistic fiction
Themes: Being a friend; Living with visible disability; Coming of age
Identities: Using mobility or assistive device; Physically disabled
Storyline: Character-driven; First person narratives
Characterization: Likeable; Spirited
Mood: Angst-filled; Moving
Style: Attention-grabbing
Min/Max Grade level:4 - 6 |
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by Samantha Cotterill "A sensitive boy gets overwhelmed by all the sights, sounds, and sensations at the beach, but his dad has a trick to help his son face these unexpected obstacles" [ Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms:Genre: Picture books for children; Storytime standouts
Themes: Celebrating identity
Identities: Neurodivergent; Unspecified people of color
Storyline: Issue-oriented; Own voices
Mood:Upbeat
Illustration: Cartoony; Inventive
Min/Max Grade level: Pre-Kindergarten - 1 |
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by Meghan McCarthy "The exciting and bizarre true story of the 1904 Olympic marathon, which took place at the St. Louis World's Fair" [ Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms:Genre: Biographies; Biographies; Sports and recreation; Sports and recreation; Narrative nonfiction for kids and teens
Mood: Amusing; Inspiring
Style: Attention-grabbing
Min/Max Grade level: Kindergarten - 3 |
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" Riding their bikes through the neighborhood, a mother and son see all types of bikes, including unicycles and tandem bikes, and before long, the bikes outnumber the cars and trucks, forming a parade celebrating the beautiful community they all share" [ Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms: Genre: Picture books for children; Stories in rhyme
Mood: Feel-good; Upbeat
Min/Max Grade level: Pre-Kindergarten - 1 |
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