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April 2023 | Volume 20 Issue 4 |
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In this Issue
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The Thomas Crane Library and All Branches will be CLOSED on Sunday, April 9 and Monday, April 17 |
Shop for great deals on gently used books, audiobooks, CDs, and DVDs at the Friends of the Thomas Crane Public library bookstore. All proceeds are used to support programming and services for all ages at the library. Hours Thursdays 6:00 - 8:00 PM Saturdays 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Located inside the Main Library 40 Washington Street Park in the Library's parking lot on Washington Street and walk around the front of the building to enter the Bookstore directly from Spear Street. The Bookstore is accessible to people with disabilities |
Monday, April 10 9:15 - 11:15 AM Quincy Room - Main Library |
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3 - 4 PM Richardson Building - Main Library This event has a capacity of 100 seats - first come, first seated. Seats may not be saved and doors open 15 minutes before the start of the performance. In the instance of the room meeting capacity the concert will also be streaming to a screen in our Community Meeting Room if you would like to watch from there. Want to watch from home? The event will also be LIVESTREAMED to our YouTube channel as well as recorded and aired at a later date on QATV. |
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Main Library Showtimes: Free movies show in the Main Library- Community Meeting Room every Wednesday at 1 PM. Wednesday, April 5 @ 1 PM Wednesday, April 12 @ 1 PM Wednesday, April 19 @ 1 PM Wednesday, April 26 @ 1 PM |
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Thursday, April 20 2 - 4 PM AS Meeting Room Adams Shore Library |
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Wednesday, April 26 7 - 8 PM Wollaston Library Join us for a conversation about books from the 1940s and 1950s, a time period full of war and uncertainty. Choose any book from this time period and come ready to talk about the time and the books we were reading as a country. This is part of a series of three book and history discussions to celebrate 100 years of Wollaston Library. This event will feature an accompanying floral arrangement created and donated by the Wollaston Garden Club, to be given away to one lucky attendee! Supported by the Wollaston Garden Club |
April 5, 12, & 26 9:30 - 10:30 AM Community Meeting Room - Main Library Bring: water bottle, yoga mat, and your sense of humor. No Mat? No problem. We have a limited number of extras available for use. |
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. This program is presented in partnership with other area libraries. |
Tuesday, April 4 7 - 8 PM NQ Conference Room North Quincy Library Love to cook? Want to try new recipes and make new friends with other local foodies? Join us for the very first meeting of the North Quincy Cookbook Club! |
Thursday, April 6 7 - 8:30 PM Community Meeting Room Main Library Andres Ripley from the Neponset River Watershed Association (NepRWA) will give a presentation on the river and the Association's efforts to protect it and make it more safe and accessible. Attendees will learn about some of NepRWA's challenges, ongoing projects, and upcoming volunteer opportunities. |
Wednesday, April 12 6:30 - 8:30 PM Wollaston Library A range of games will be available, from worker placement games like Everdell and Fallout Shelter, to co-op mysteries like Sherlock Holmes: Consulting Detective and Obscurio, to deckbuilders like Fort, to word games like So Clover and Just One. Questions? Contact Wollaston Library 617-376-1300 x9 |
Thursday, April 13 7- 8 PM Community Meeting Room Main Library Join us for a talk by author Zachary Jacobson on his new book On Nixon’s Madness: An Emotional History (Johns Hopkins University Press 2023). |
7 - 8 PM Community Meeting Room Main Library |
7 - 8 PM NQ Conference Room North Quincy Library Come join us for an alcohol-free version of a paint and sip! Bring your friends and come enjoy an evening of painting and mocktails. 18+ |
Thursday, April 27 7 - 8 PM Community Meeting Room Main Library |
Join us for this outdoor English Talk Time event! Participants of the Walk and Talk will take a nice walk around Quincy Center while enjoying casual conversation. The walks are a great opportunity for people to: practice their English communication skills, learn about Quincy Center and meet new people! The walks are led by our volunteer Talk Time teachers. The walks are open to anyone from the community who is interested in meeting and chatting with new people. This is a nice opportunity for Quincy's new and long-time residents to connect in a casual, friendly setting. - the temperature is unusually cold.
- it is raining.
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There is free tutoring help available for adults who want to learn to read and write more. - Learn at your own pace.
- Decide what you want to learn.
Call (617) 376-1300 x5 to get started! |
Visit the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum at a discounted rate! See what's new at one of our other many area institutions with a discounted ticket to: Harvard Museums of Science and Culture, Institute of Contemporary Art, Roger Williams Park Zoo, and many more! Must be 18+ and a Quincy resident. |
Visit the Online Library for 24/7 access to ebooks, eaudiobooks, magazines, comics, movies, tv shows, music, newspapers and more. You can access the library anytime, anywhere with Hoopla, Libby, Kanopy, and our Digital Newspapers Collection. |
Search "jigsaw puzzle" in the catalog search bar to browse what puzzles are available on the shelf at the Main Library. Scenery and landscapes to buttons and kittens, challenge yourself at 300 or 1000 pieces! |
Grades 7 - 12 ONLY 3 - 4 PM NQ Meeting Room North Quincy Library Love to read? Obsessed with following trends on BookTok? Hang out with other bookish teens at BookTok Book Club. We will discuss: Copies also available in Teen Area at North Quincy Library. |
Grades 8 - 12 only 1 - 2:30 PM The Classroom - Main Library Join us at the library with author Claire Fraise for an afternoon of workshopping creative writing projects. Bring something you're working on, or start from scratch! Writing materials and snacks will be provided. |
Teen Advisory Board Give us your feedback, earn volunteer hours, and meet other teens! 3:30 - 4:30 PM The Classroom Main Library Tuesdays, April 4 & 18 3 - 4 PM NQ Meeting Room North Quincy Library |
Wednesday, April 19 Grades 8 - 12 only 3 - 4 PM Community Meeting Room -Main Library Stop by our monthly Crafternoon to make something and enjoy snacks! |
Thursday, April 20 Grades 8 - 12 only 3 - 4 PM The Classroom - Main Library Pizza, graphic novels, and laid back (optional) art activities! |
Monday, April 24 Grades 8 - 12 only 3 - 4 PM NQ Meeting Room North Quincy Library Do you love to write? Are you interested in learning new ways to stretch yourself creatively? Come join us for a teen-only creative writing workshop! |
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Grades 9 - 12 Only 1:30 - 4:30 PM Get ready for finals, SATs, and AP exams with an all-day study hall at North Quincy Library! Study quietly in our designated quiet space, or take a break in our craft zone and make your own stress ball out of Orbeez. We'll also have puzzles, adult coloring pages, and plenty of snacks! |
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. |
April is National Poetry Month. Celebrate the beauty of language with Libby. |
Tuesday, April 18 Ages 10 - 15 Only REGISTRATION REQUIRED 7 - 8:30 PM Children's Room - Main Library |
April 18, 19, 20 ALL DAY Adams Shore Library Families with children of all ages are invited to stop by the Adams Shore Branch Library during school vacation week (April 18-20) to do some crafting. |
Tuesday - Thursday, April 18, 19, 20 ALL DAY Wollaston Library Make a poem out of old book pages. No writing necessary! Pick the words you want to keep and cross out the rest to create a poem to keep or post at the library. |
Tuesday - Friday, April 18, 19, 20, 21 Ages 3+ 2 - 4 PM Children's Room - Main Library Make it a family adventure! Games suitable for children ages 3 and older such as Candyland, Checkers, Sorry and many more will be provided. |
Grades K - 3 6:30 - 7:30 PM North Quincy Library Read Along! We'll be reading: |
Grades 4 - 6 2 - 8 PM Wollaston Library A special school vacation week event - Chain Reaction! Build a Rube Goldberg Machine using odds and ends to explore cause and effect! |
TWEENS & TEENS Escape Room! Thursday, April 20 Grades 5 - 7 2:30 - 3:30 PM Registration Required Ccommunity Meeting Room Main Library Thursday, April 20 Grades 8-12 4 - 5 PM Registration Required Community Meeting Room Main Library Thursday, April 20 Grades 5 - 12 5:30 - 6:30 PM Registration Required Community Meeting Room Main Library |
Wednesday, April 26 Grades 5 - 8 1 - 2 PM Childrens Room - Main Library This month's craft: fuse beads! |
Grades 5 - 7 7 - 8 PM
Community Meeting Room - Main Library Do you like talking about books, movies, or video games? The Review Crew is for 5-7th graders to present and discuss thoughts on library materials, write reviews, and put together a display to share our favorites! |
Wednesday, April 12 Grades 3-5 NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED 7 - 8 PM Children's Room, Main Library |
Grades 3-4 REGISTRATION REQUIRED 7 - 8 PM North Quincy Library This month @NQ Library we are reading: |
Thursday, April 13 Grades 3-4 REGISTRATION REQUIRED 7 - 8 PM Children's Room - Main Library This month @Main Library we are reading: |
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Saturday, April 29 10:00 - 10:45 AM Community Meeting Room - Main Library |
Ages 4 - 11 months 9:30 - 10:15 AM Community Meeting Room Main Library |
Saturday, April 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29 Ages 2- 5 10 - 10:45 AM North Quincy Library |
Thursday, April 6 Ages 1-5 6:30 - 7:15 PM Children's Room - Main Library |
Ages 4-8 3 - 4 PM Wollaston Library StoryLab is a combination storytime and science activity for children ages 4-8. We will use stories to introduce a science concept or topic, then explore that topic further with science demonstrations, activities, and experiments. |
Monday, April 3, 10, 24 Ages 2-5 10 - 10:45 AM North Quincy Library |
Ages 2-3 10 - 10:45 AM Adams Shore Library Ages 2-3 10 - 10:45 AM Children's Room - Main Library |
Saturday, April 22 Ages 3 - 5 10 - 11 AM Children's Room - Main Library |
This month come in and learn about animals! Look at paw prints, sort some animals and find out what keeps animals warm in cold water! |
Thursday, April 13 Ages 3 - 5 3 - 4 PM Wollaston Library |
Wednesday, April 19 Ages 3-5 3 - 4 PM Adams Shore Library |
Saturday, April 15 Ages 3 - 5 11 - 12 PM North Quincy Library |
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Music & Movement with Rubi Saturday, April 1 10:30 - 11 AM Community Meeting Room- Main Library |
Saturday, April 1 11 - 11:30 AM Community Meeting Room -Main Library |
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Fiction. " Four Christians left behind after The Rapture join forces to create the Tribulation Force , fighting the enemies of God left on Earth after three-quarters of the world's population has perished amid disease and natural disaster. [Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms: Genre: Christian apocalyptic fiction; Page to screen
Themes: Caught up in the Rapture
Storyline: Plot-driven
Pace: Fast-paced |
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Murder at Hartigan Houseby Lee Strauss"After landing in Liverpool, England and arriving at her childhood home, Hartigan House, Ginger Gold finds herself face-to-face with murder yet again. The years-old remains of a woman are currently residing in the house’s attic, throwing Ginger’s father’s name into suspicion. She must figure out who really killed the woman ten years ago, before the Hartigan name is smeared for good," [Novelist]." Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms: Genre: Cozy mysteries; Gentle reads; Historical mysteries; Mysteries
Character: Likeable
Pace: Fast-paced
Tone: Atmospheric
Writing Style: Engaging; Richly detailed |
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by Margaret Peterson Haddix "When Colin and Nevaeh both find mysterious letters dating back to the 1970s, one of which reads like a confession to a crime, their new friendship is threatened when this letter pits their families against each other." [Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms: Genre: Mysteries; Multiple perspectivesStoryline: Character-drivenPace: Fast-pacedWriting Style: Attention-grabbingMin/Max Grade level: 4 - 6 Accelerated Reader: IL: MG, BL: 5.2, AR Pts: 11 |
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