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May 2023 | Volume 20 Issue 5 |
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In this Issue
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Happy Memorial Day! Thomas Crane Public Library and all Branches: CLOSED Memorial Day Monday, May 29 |
Tuesday, May 9 6:30 - 7:00 PM Richardson Building Main Library Featuring a Special Performance: 7 - 8 PM Open to All |
Bookstore Hours Thursdays 6 - 8 PM Saturdays 10 AM - 4 PM All proceeds are used to support programming and services for all ages at the library. 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, May 8 9:15 - 11:15 AM Quincy Room - Main Library |
3:30 - 4:45 PM Richardson Building - Main Library Featuring the Quincy High School and North Quincy High School choirs, under the direction of Timothy Carew and Joanna Compitiello, with pianist Gingy Grimes. Classical, folk, musical theater, and jazz selections will be featured. |
~ Broadway/Jazz Vocalist Sunday, May 21 3 - 4 PM Richardson Building - Main Library This event has a capacity of 100 seats - first come, first seated. Doors open 15 minutes before the start of the performance. 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. |
Free movies show in the Adams Shore Meeting Room Thursday, May 18 at 2 PM |
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Main Library Showtimes: Free movies show in the Main Library Community Meeting Room every Wednesday at 2 PM. Wednesday, May 10 Wednesday, May 17 Wednesday, May 24 Wednesday, May 31 |
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Tuesday, May 9 7 - 8 PM Richardson Building Main Library Following the Annual Meeting of the Friends of the Thomas Crane Library Historical interpreter Laura Rocklyn performs as Louisa Catherine Adams, wife of President John Quincy Adams. |
7 - 8 PM NQ Conference Room - North Quincy Library REGISTRATION REQUIRED |
7 - 8 PM NQ Conference Room - North Quincy Library REGISTRATION REQUIRED |
May 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31 9:30 - 10:30 AM Coddington Street Lawn Main Library |
Tuesday, May 2 7 - 8:30 PM Community Meeting Room Main Library |
Thursday, May 4 6 - 8 PM Community Meeting Room Main Library |
Adults Board Game Night 6:30 - 8:30 PM Wollaston Library 7:00 - 8:30 PM North Quincy Library |
Thursday, May 16 6:30 - 7:30 PM Community Meeting Room Main Library |
Thursday, May 18 7 - 8:00 PM Community Meeting Room Main Library |
Join us for Walk and Talk! Open to anyone from the community who is interested in meeting and chatting with new people. A great opportunity for Quincy's new and long-time residents to connect in a casual, friendly setting. See our Events calendar for more info. |
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 Franklin Park Zoo at a discounted rate! 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. |
Gain unlimited access while using any device on the Thomas Crane Public Library network. |
Grades 7 - 12 ONLY 3 - 4 PM NQ Meeting Room North Quincy Library |
Grades 8 - 12 only 1 - 2:30 PM The Classroom - Main Library |
Teen Advisory Board Give us your feedback, earn volunteer hours, and meet other teens! 3:30 - 4:30 PM Main Library Tuesdays, May 2 & 16 3 - 4 PM North Quincy Library |
Friday, May 12 Grades 8 - 12 only 3 - 4 PM Community Meeting Room -Main Library This month's craft: Flower Votives! |
Thursday, May 18 Grades 8 - 12 only 3 - 4 PM The Classroom - Main Library |
Grades 9 - 12 Only 6 - 8:30 PM Get ready for finals, SATs, and AP exams with an evening study hall at North Quincy Library! This event is for teens in grades 9-12 only. |
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. |
Celebrate Asian Pacific stories and music this month by checking out audiobooks, comics, eBooks, music, and videos on Hoopla. Find it in our Online Library! |
Tuesday, May 16 Ages 10 - 15 Only REGISTRATION REQUIRED 7 - 8:30 PM Children's Room - Main Library |
Grades 4 - 6 6:30 - 8 PM Wollaston Library |
Grades 5 - 7 7 - 8 PM
Children's Room - Main Library |
Ages 9 -23 Months 10 - 11 AM Community Meeting Room Main Library |
Tuesday, May 23 7 - 8 PM For Kids and GrownUps! REGISTRATION REQUIRED |
Wednesday, May 24 Grades 5 - 8 1 - 2 PM Childrens Room - Main Library This month's craft: Mystery mosaic! |
Wednesday, May 10 Grades 3-5 NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED 7 - 8 PM Children's Room, Main Library |
Thursday, May 11 Grades 3-4 REGISTRATION REQUIRED 7 - 8 PM Children's Room - Main Library |
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Monday, May 1 6:15 - 7:15 PM AS Meeting Room - Adams Shore Library |
Ages 4 - 11 months 9:30 - 10:15 AM Community Meeting Room Main Library |
Saturday, May 6, 13, 20 & 27 Ages 2- 5 10 - 10:45 AM North Quincy Library |
Thursday, May 4 Ages 1-5 6:30 - 7:15 PM Children's Room - Main Library |
Ages 4-8 3 - 4 PM Wollaston Library |
with Miss Dorothy Monday, May 1 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, May 27 Ages 3 - 5 10 - 11 AM Children's Room - Main Library |
Each month activities, experiments and instructions will be provided on a different science topic you can do with your child. May is all about exploring Shapes and Patterns! |
Thursday, May 11 Ages 3 - 5 3 - 4 PM Wollaston Library |
Wednesday, May 17 Ages 3-5 3 - 4 PM Adams Shore Library |
Saturday, May 20 Ages 3 - 5 10 - 11 AM North Quincy Library |
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Music & Movement with Rubi Saturday, May 6 10:30 - 11 AM Community Meeting Room- Main Library |
Saturday, May 6 11 - 11:30 AM Community Meeting Room -Main Library |
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" A decade after his salad days have ended, a thirtysomething former grunge musician navigates the new Seattle scene as a suit-and-tie-wearing district attorney." [Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms: Genre: Humorous stories; Coming-of-age stories |
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by Anastasia Hastings"The first in the new Dear Miss Hermione mystery series shows that when one represents the best-loved Agony Aunt in Britain, both marauding husbands and murder are par for the course, [Novelist]." Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms: Genre: Victorian mysteries; Historical mysteries
Character: Well-developed; Strong female
Storyline: Intricately plotted
Tone:Atmospheric
Writing Style:Engaging; Richly detailed; Witty |
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by R.F. Kuang"A Chinese boy orphaned by cholera and raised in Britain is trained to work at Oxford's prestigious Royal Institute of Translation, the world's center for translation and magic through silver working where he must choose between competing loyalties," [Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms: Genre: Historical fantasy; Adult books for young adults
Themes: Dark academia
Character: Asian
Storyline: Intricately plotted; Own voices |
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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 |
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by Andrea Cheng "The life of Dave, an enslaved potter who inscribed his works with sayings and poems in spite of South Carolina's slave anti-literacy laws in the years leading up to the Civil War. Includes afterword, author's note, and sources," [Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms: Genre: Biographies; Biographies; History books; Narrative nonfiction for kids and teens; Biographies
Tone: Moving; Inspiring
Writing Style: Spare; Attention-grabbing
Min/Max Grade level: 5 - 12
Lexile: 790 Accelerated Reader: IL: MG, BL: 5, AR Pts: 1 |
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Dave the Potterby Laban Carrick Hill "Chronicles the life of Dave, a nineteenth-century slave who went on to become an influential poet, artist, and potter. " [Novelist]. Interested? Find more like this on Novelist using these Book Appeal Terms: Genre: Biographies; Picture books for children; Biographies; Biographies
Tone: Moving
Writing Style: Spare
Illustration: Realistic; Muted
Min/Max Grade level: Kindergarten - 4
Lexile: 1100 Accelerated Reader: IL: LG, BL: 6, AR Pts: 0.5
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