Lynnfield Public Library November 2023 Newsletter |
A dose of news and happenings from your local library! |
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We are currently open Monday - Thursday 9am - 9pm, and Friday and Saturday 9am - 5pm. Please call 781-334-5411 or email lfd@noblenet.org at any time with any questions. We look forward to hearing from you!
Holidays and Closings: November 11: Closed for Veterans' Day
November 22: Library will close early for Thanksgiving November 23: Library will be closed for Thanksgiving Day
Access our online services anytime at lynnfieldlibrary.org |
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Tea Time |
Mondays | 9:30 - 1:30 PM
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Come by the library's reading room for tea or coffee, to read the papers, and meet your neighbors. We'll be providing hot water and tea, instant coffee, or cocoa for self-service beverages, and reading materials. You provide the company. Come down to the library, and make yourself at home.
Mondays, 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM. Bringing your own reusable cups is encouraged. No registration required.
Adults Library Reading Room |
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| Tuesday, November 7 |
3:30-4:00 |
Join Mindy Paper to paint your own cookie! Celebrate the season with this fall themed cookie. Participants will each get a paint their own large cookie using edible watercolors to create their own tasty masterpiece. Registration required.
Ages 4-10 Mezzanine
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An Introduction to Guastavino Architecture and Libraries | Tuesday, November 7 |
7:00-8:00 PM |
What do the following buildings have in common? Bigelow Library - Boston Public Library - Biltmore Estate in North Carolina - Cathedral of St. John the Divine - Carnegie Library at Mt. Vernon Square and hundreds of others. They are built--at least partially--using the Guastavino Technique. Join Guastavino Alliance board member Rena Henderson to learn about this prolific architect and his Spanish building technique. For more information, check out the Guastavino Alliance. co-hosted with the Bigelow Free Library. Registration is through an outside link.
Adults and Teens
Zoom |
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| | Story Time |
Wednesdays | 10:00 - 10:30 AM |
Join Ms. Alex and Ms. Joan on Wednesdays, to sing songs and listen to stories! This story time will be held outside on the Lynnfield Town Common if the weather is nice. You are welcome to bring a blanket or chair to sit on. If it is too cold or rainy, story time will be held inside the library. No registration required.
Recommended for children ages 5 and under. Lynnfield Common if weather allows, or Children's Room
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Wednesday, November 8th
| 6:00-7:00 PM |
Do you swoon over enemies-turned-lovers? Do you read every Nora Roberts novel? Do you find yourself curled up with the latest bodice ripper, or are you new to the romance genre? Join Lynnfield’s romance novel book club to discuss your favorites with like minded fans! IIn November we will be reading Rebel by Beverly Jenkins.
Adults Mezzanine |
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| Thursday, November 9th
| 12:00 - 1:00 PM |
Join us for a virtual Yoga with a Chair class with Tammy Syrgios Irrera! This will be a 45 minute class on Zoom. Make sure you have a sturdy chair with all of the legs touching the ground available, as well as light handweights (optional). This class will be done partially in the chair and part standing up showing how the chair can be used as a prop to assist with the yoga poses. Registration is required an hour before the class ro recieve the Zoom link.
This program was generously funded by the Friends of the Lynnfield Library
Teens and Adults Zoom
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Bill Sano Presents:
Whitney, Dionne, Aretha, and Ella:
Four Grand Divas of American Music
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Thursdays, November 9, and November 16and Wednesday, November 22 |
10:00 AM-12:00 PM | Join music educator Bill Sano to learn about four great American Divas! Whitney, Dionne, Aretha, and Ella.
November 9: Dionne Warwick (born 1940) is a first cousin to Whitney Houston. She will always be remembered for her interpretation of songs by Burt Bacharach and Hal David: “That’s What Friends are For” and “Do you know the way to San Jose”.
November 16: Aretha Franklin (1942-2018), Godmother to Whitney Houston, was born In Memphis, the daughter of a Baptist minister. She would forever be remembered as “The Queen of Soul.”
November 22: Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996), dubbed “The First Lady of Song,” grew up in Harlem under very difficult circumstances. Credited with her ability at scat singing, Mel Torme pointed out that Ella didn’t invent scat singing, she just perfected it! No registration required.
Adults Lynnfield Meeting House |
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| Tuesday, November 14th |
7:00-7:30 PM | Come snuggle up in your PJs with your favorite stuffie and listen to some soothing stories and songs during PJ Story Time! No registration required.
Children of all ages Children's Room |
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Read to a Dog | Wednesday, November 15th |
3:30-4:30 PM |
Mitzi, a trained therapy dog, will be visiting the Lynnfield Library hoping to hear some great stories! Children may sign up for a 10-minute session and choose a book or selection from a book to read to her. Mitzi is a patient listener, so reading to her is good practice for readers who are still struggling a bit as well as pros.
This program is geared towards children in grades K-4. Registration required. Space is limited to 6 children. Time to read to Mitzi is limited, so please arrive early if you need time to pick out a book. We may not be able to accept children who are late to their appointment time. If registration is full, please email lfdyouth@noblenet.org to join the waitlist. When registering, please select an available time.
Grades K-4 Children's Room |
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Virtual Author Visit with Traci Sorell | Wednesday, November 15 |
6:30-7:30 PM |
In celebration of National Native American Heritage Month, enrolled Cherokee member, Traci Sorrell, will read her book, Contenders, about the first two Native Americans to appear in the World Series. Learn more about Traci and her book, Contenders, on her website here! Register here for a Zoom link.
All ages Zoom |
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| Thursday, November 16 | 2:30-3:30 PM |
Come design your own claw clip! We'll have acrylic paint pens and claws clips of various color for you to choose from. Stop by the Mezzanine on Thursday, November 16th from 2:30 - 3:30 PM. Registration is required as claw clips are limited.
Ages 11-18 Mezzanine |
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Thursday, November 16 | 6:30-7:30 PM |
Join us for some great nonfiction book conversation - newcomers are always welcome! In November we will be reading Ancestor Trouble by Maud Newton. Get your copy at the circulation desk today. No registration required.
Adults Mezzanine |
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Knit & Crochet Club | Friday, November 17 |
10:30-11:30 AM | Love knitting, crocheting, or other handicrafts? Join us for our monthly Knit & Crochet Club! We'll be meeting on the Mezzanine to work on our own projects and chat. Adults and teens are welcome. No Registration required.
Adults and Teens Mezzanine |
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Fall Pixel Art with Perler Beads
| Monday, November 20th | 3:30-4:30 PM |
Design your own fall pixel art with perler beads. We'll have templates you can follow or create something original! Registration required.
Ages 6-11
Mezzanine
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| | Changes coming to Kanopy |
Big changes are coming to Kanopy, our free movie and TV streaming service! Starting November 1st, Kanopy will transition from using Play Credits to using Tickets for borrowing content. You will receive 21 Tickets monthly instead of 7 Credits. Here are some fast facts about Tickets:
- You will receive 21 Tickets monthly. Movies, TV shows, and other content will use multiple tickets for each play. The number of Tickets required depends on the length of what you want to watch and the production studio.
- For example, a 90-minute movie might cost 2 Tickets and a three hour movie might cost 4 Tickets.
- A movie from a major studio uses 4 Tickets regardless of its length.
- A season of a TV series whose episodes are a combined 10 hours in length would cost 5 Tickets.
- The Great Courses will require Tickets based on the length of the lecture. You will no longer be able to view an unlimited number of lectures. A majority of lectures will likely cost 5 Tickets each and remain available for 2-3 weeks.
- Kanopy Kids will not require Tickets and will stay unlimited.
- Tickets reset on the first day of each month.
All-in-all, you will be able to view about the same number of movies or TV shows with Tickets as you have been able to with Credits. Again, this change goes into effect November 1st. It might take some getting used to, but we’re happy to help if you have any questions!
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| Tree Walk & Sketch
Presented by the Lynnfield Tree Committee
Learn about trees and explore your creative side on November 10th in Lynnfield. Join members of the Tree Committee and the Lynnfield Art Guild where we will learn about a variety of local trees and easy techniques for capturing those trees in sketches with pencil and ink. Following a period of independent art creation, attendees will reconvene to share their creations and light refreshments will be served.
1pm - 2:30 pm, Friday, November 10, 2023 Reedy Meadow Golf Course
195 Summer Street, Lynnfield
This free program is suitable for all skill levels and is open to ages 13+. Children between the ages of 8 and 12 are welcome to join us with a parent or guardian. Please bring a chair and suitable sketching material (paper, pencils, pens and something to lean your work on). We look forward to sharing this new program with you, although inclement weather cancels the event. https://www.lynnfieldtreecommittee.org/
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The Town of Lynnfield seeks input on use of Opioid Settlement Funds. Please take the following short survey. https://forms.gle/FnsXV9eoFiRrqyvr8 |
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Mass Department of Public Health: Community Health Equity Survey.
To improve the health of everyone in Massachusetts, we need to center the voices of people and communities who have been long denied an equal chance at health. The Community Health Equity Survey is an opportunity for residents to share their experiences and priorities to help shape the future of our health. The Massachusetts Department of Public Health will use survey results to improve our programs, make decisions about funding and resources, and support policies to improve health inequities. We will also share the results of the survey with partners across Massachusetts to support the important work they are doing to improve health in their communities.
The survey will be open from July 31, 2023 through early Fall 2023. Anyone aged 14 and older can take the survey. It takes approximately 15 to 30 minutes to complete and is available in 11 languages: Arabic, Cape Verdean Creole, Chinese (simplified), Chinese traditional, English, Haitian Creole, Khmer, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, and Vietnamese. The survey will also be available in ASL later this summer.
Taking the survey is easy! Just click on this link to get started: www.mass.gov/healthsurvey
For more information about the Community Health Equity Initiative and the survey, please visit our website: www.mass.gov/CHEI |
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