This Week @ Tewksbury Public Library

Week of July 7, 2014

Library News: Library Welcomes 'Career Transitions of Greater Boston'

The Tewksbury Public Library is pleased to announce that Career Transitions of Greater Boston is moving to our library this summer!

Career Transitions of Greater Boston offer free supportive, interactive workshops for professionals who are unemployed or seeking to expand their career options. The group meets every Tuesday, 10am-12:30pm. Meetings consist of: Networking (10am-10:15am); Introductions & Elevator Pitches (10:15am-11am); Interactive Facilitated Workshop (11am-noon); and Accountability Exercise (noon-12:30pm). No registration is required. Dress is business casual.

Group leaders and facilitators consist of certified career coaches: Deborah Burkholder (of Appia), Suzanne Gray (of The Entrepreneur's Source), Kim Meninger (of Great Heights Coaching), Tom McDonough (of Appia), and Margie Pascetta (of The Entrepreneur's Source). To learn more about the group, visit their website and LinkedIn page. Note that the group has previously met at the Burlington Public Library for the past several years.

If you are one of the 900+ Tewksbury residents currently unemployed, or one of the countless who are underemployed or looking to change jobs, please consider attending a workshop! Workshops begin this Tuesday, July 8 at 10am.

Upcoming Children's Programs

- Monday, July 7, 10:15am: Summer Sprouts Story Time (0-2)

- Monday, July 7, 11am: Summer Sprouts Story Time (0-2)

- Monday, July 7, 2pm: Maker Mondays (5 & up)

- Tuesday, July 8, 7pm: Pajamarama Story Time (3-7)

- Wednesday, July 9, 11am: iRobot Visit (8 & up)

- Wednesday, July 9, 2pm: Fizz Boom Scientists (7-12)

- Wednesday, July 9, 4:30pm: Barks & Books (K-Grade 6)

- Thursday, July 10, 10:30am: Breakfast Book Club (K-Grade 3)

- Friday, July 11, 11am: Family Fun Fridays - Bubble Day (All Ages)

Click on each listing for additional information, including any registration requirements.

Upcoming Teen Program

The Fault in Our Stars Craft & Trivia

Thursday, July 17, 3pm-4:30pm

It's been a month since the movie came out, but we can still celebrate Hazel and Augustus! Join us for a Fault in Our Stars craft and trivia! Let's discuss which was better - book or movie! Register HERE.

Upcoming Adult Programs

- Monday, July 7, 10:30am: Monday Morning Movie - Joe

- Tuesday, July 8, 10am: Workshop For Job Seekers - Are Your Soft Skills Keeping You From Your Next Job?

- Thursday, July 10, 10am-4pm: 1-on-1 Computer Classes

- Thursday, July 10, 6:30pm: Tour of the Tewksbury State Hospital with Public Health Museum

- Friday, July 11, 8:15pm: Friday Night Film - Winter's Tale

Click on each listing for additional information, including any registration requirements.

Collection Spotlight: Need Items Added Last Week

Books	DVDs & Blu-Rays	Music CDs
Large Print Books	Audiobooks	Video Games

Online Resource Spotlight: Universal Class

The Tewksbury Public Library offers residents more than 100 online research resources and databases. The library's newest addition is Universal Class, providing residents with access to more than 500 online continuing education courses, from accounting and nutrition to reiki and gardening! These free classes are self-paced and instructor-led, with certified instructors available to answer questions and assess your performance. Universal Class is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET), allowing students to earn CEUs (continuing education units) on approved courses. Explore Universal Class HERE!

E-Book Spotlight: Safari Books Online

The Tewksbury Public Library encourages residents to access free e-books through its six e-book platforms, including Safari Books Online. This platform offers a premier on-demand digital library of more than 8,000 technology and business books & videos. Explore Safari Books Online HERE!

Museum Pass Spotlight: Science Museum

The Tewksbury Public Library provides residents with more than a dozen discount passes to area museums and zoos. One of those passes is for the Museum of Science. The pass admits up to four people at a cost of $7 per person. Without the pass, admission is $23 for adults, $21 for seniors, and $20 for children! Learn more about the pass program, or reserve a pass, HERE!

Rachel Steele (Library Staff)

Mitchell Szmyt

Christian Panasuk (Friends)

Gene Walsh (Trustees)

Community Partnership Spotlight:

Elisabeth Desmarais Honorary Scholarship

The Tewksbury Public Library strives to build and maintain strong relationships with non-profit and charitable organizations in the community, and with the various boards, committees and commissions in town. Last week, the Friends of the Library and Library Trustees presented Mitchell Szmyt with the 2014 Elisabeth Desmarais Honorary Scholarship. Mitchell is a life-long Tewksbury resident and graduate of the Shawsheen Tech. He'll be attending UMASS Dartmouth in the fall to study Visual Design and Digital Media. Mitchell, a member of the National Honor Society, has been a valuable volunteer at the library for the past two years.

How You Can Help Your Library This Week:

Complete Our Survey To Help Us Plan Better!

The Tewksbury Public Library takes great pride in the support it receives from patrons, donors, and volunteers. This week, staff is asking the library community to take an online survey HERE. The answers to these 20 questions will help the library evaluate its services and plan for the future. The library also asks respondents to share the survey with Tewksbury friends and neighbors. Paper copies are also available at the library's front desk.

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