Vol. 3: No. 16 | April 16, 2021
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Library Events: April 17 - 23 |
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Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10am - 4pm
Tuesday, Thursday: 12 - 6pm
Saturday: 9am - 1pm
Sunday: CLOSED
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April is National Poetry Month
Poetry Contest for All Ages!
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Visit our Poetry Contest page for more information on categories and how to enter!
Prizes in each category are donated by the Friends of the Library.
Click on the button below for more information on our poetry contest.
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Important Message Regarding Payments Made With Credit Cards |
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The transaction on your credit card statement will appear as GEORGEHELLA
when you use your credit card to pay for library fines, dues, etc.
The library's legal name is "George H. & Ella M. Rodgers Memorial Library."
Credit card companies and banks are displaying only the beginning letters of our legal name (shown in red, above) in your credit card statement.
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Monthly Book Raffle: Enter to Win!
Signed copy of:
The Four Winds
by Kristin Hannah
Through Friday, April 30
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Enter your name for a chance to win a copy of The Four Winds by Kristin Hannah, an epic novel of love and heroism and hope, set against the backdrop of one of America's most defining eras: The Great Depression.
Click on the book cover for the Goodreads description.
The book raffles are now held monthly. Enter every time you visit the library, all month long!
How to enter:
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Visit the library and submit a raffle ticket.
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Email Adult Services Librarian Amy Friedman by clicking the button at left and request she enter your name. Please include your name and phone number. NOTE: You may only enter once by email.
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Spice Club
Spice Club Chat Group
Wednesday, April 28
11:30am
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ONLINE EVENT. Did you experiment with ginger, our April spice? Which recipes did you use from the kit or from our databases? Want to share some culinary tips about the spice?
Reserve your Ginger spice kit by clicking on the button at right!
Join us to talk about April's Spice: Ginger, and share what you learned, what worked (and what didn't)!
Registration required to receive a link to the event. Please register by clicking on the button at right.
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Evening Book Discussion
Memorial Drive: A Daughter's Memoir, by Natasha Trethewy
Thursday, May 6
7pm
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ONLINE EVENT. Pulitzer Prize–winning poet Natasha Trethewey explores this profound experience of pain, loss, and grief as an entry point into understanding the tragic course of her mother’s life and the way her own life has been shaped by a legacy of fierce love and resilience.
Moving through her mother’s history in the deeply segregated South and through her own girlhood in Mississippi, Trethewey plumbs her sense of dislocation and displacement in the lead-up to the harrowing crime that took place on Memorial Drive in Atlanta in 1985.
Click on the book cover image for the Goodreads description.
Books are available at the Circulation desk.
Registration required. Click the button below for more information or to register.
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First Friday Tech Chat
Internet of Things
Friday, May 7
11am
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ONLINE EVENT.
What is the "Internet of Things (IoT)"?
Find out what it is, how it works, and how this giant network is used to connect people and things - and how it collects and shares its data to improve its services.
Registration required to receive a link to the event. Please register by clicking on the button below.
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This Week's Events: April 17 - 23 |
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Get Fit With Your Library
Balance & Stability
Saturday, April 17
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ONLINE EVENT. Join Fitness Instructor Jess Salman for a weekly virtual movement class!
Saturdays at 11am in April 2021!*
This Week: Balance & Stability for Seniors
Next week, April 24: Zumba Gold
*April fitness classes are pre-recorded. Registered participants will receive a link to the video, which they can access anytime this week.
Registration required. Click on the button at right for more information and/or to register.
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Afternoon Book Discussion
The Night Circus, by Erin Morgenstern
Tuesday, April 20
1:30pm
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ONLINE EVENT. The circus arrives without warning. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night.
Behind the scenes, a fierce competition is underway—a duel between two magicians, Celia and Marco, who have been trained for this purpose by their mercurial instructors. Unbeknownst to them, this is a game in which only one can be left standing, and the circus is but the stage for a remarkable battle of imagination and will.
Written in rich, seductive prose, this spell-casting novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.
~ From Goodreads
Click on the book cover image to read the entire Goodreads description.
Books are available at the Circulation Desk.
Registration required. Please click the button at right to register.
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Online Presentation
Merrimack, the Resilient River
Wednesday, April 21
7pm
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ONLINE EVENT. Part history and part call to action, Dyke's Hendrickson's well-researched book Merrimack: The Resilient River highlights the dramatic life of the Merrimack River, from the colorful days of the Native Americans to its current status as one of the most scenic recreational waterways in New England.
This event is presented in partnership with the Tewksbury Public Library.
Registration required. Click on the button below for more information or to register.
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Geopolitics
Thursday, April 22
1pm
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ONLINE EVENT. The Geopolitics Class focuses on current world geopolitical events using information from multiple U.S. and world internet sources. Join us for some learning and informative discussions!
Registration required. Click on the button below for more information and/or to register.
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Poetry Reading & Prize Ceremony
Thursday, April 22
4pm
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ONLINE EVENT. Share your poem with us! Anyone who submitted their poem for our annual poetry contest may read their entry as long as the subject matter is appropriate for general audiences.
Click on the button at right for more information on submitting a poem or registering for our poetry reading.
Registration required. Click on the button at right for more information and/or to register.
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Online Games
Boggle!
Friday, April 23
NEW! Two Times to Choose From!
4pm & 6:30pm
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ONLINE EVENT. Play the famous head-to-head word search game in a virtual format!
Registration required. Click on the buttons below for more information and/or to register
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Click on the button below for a listing of all Children's Events! |
ONLINE EVENTS. Need something for kids to do while at home? Click the button to view all our virtual kids' events! These include:
- Storytimes!
- Snack Attack!
- Book Clubs!
- Pokemon Club!
- Writing workshops!
...and so much more!
Registration required. Click on the button at right for more information and/or to register.
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Among Us
Friday, April 23
3:30pm
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ONLINE EVENT. Teens and tweens are invited to join us to play Among Us over Zoom.
Download the free Among Us app to your device before the event.
Registration Required. Click on the button below for more information and/or to register.
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