Thursday, January 21 at 7 pm on Zoom (with meeting link) |
Join Louise Sacco, Permanent Acting Interim Executive Director of the Museum of Bad Art, for the worst art you've ever seen! The Museum of Bad Art (MOBA), formerly located in the basement of the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square, has collected, exhibited and celebrated the worst of art for more than 20 years. Sacco will describe the thinking behind the museum, their selection criteria and its relationship to the artists. She will also share many of MOBA's "masterpieces" that belong in the world's leading (and only) museum dedicated to bad art.
Funded by the Friends of the Somerville Public Library -- thank you, Friends!
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Tuesday, January 26 at 4 pm on Zoom (with meeting invite) |
Explore different writing themes, prompts and techniques, and chat about your favorite winter memories!
Regina Hansen is the author of the YA novel "The Coming Storm" (Atheneum/Simon and Schuster due May 2021). She teaches at Boston University and has written regular articles for the nationally circulated children's magazine "Dig into History", and her essays have also appeared in the Wall Street Journal Review, Science Fiction Film and Television, and the Conversation. Visit her at ReginaMHansen.com.
**To register, email Ann at acassesso@minlib.net.**
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Monday nights at 6:30 pm on our YouTube channel |
Join local yoga teacher Jenn Falk for the first in a series of winter yoga classes with SPL!
We'll start the series with an Unwind practice on Monday, January 11 at 6:30pm on the SPL YouTube channel. Jenn will be joining us in the chat, come say hello and unwind with your local yoga community! Subscribe to our YouTube channel so you can set a reminder for all Jenn's yoga practices.
This yoga series is made possible with funding from the Friends of the Somerville Public Library and video production from Somerville City Cable.
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Wednesday, February 3 at 7:30 pm on Zoom (with meeting invite) |
We have a brand new online book group starting, and we need your help selecting the title. The focus will be on relatively short, approachable books: some of them dealing with relatively light subjects, others grappling with serious ideas.
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It's the new year, and hopefully it's a much better one. Why not make a fresh start this year? Begin a brand new series! |
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This book is about new beginnings-- an unexpected friendship helps two reluctant adults conquer their guilt and fears leading to a sweet romance and a new beginning. Heartfelt, funny and well written!
Recommended by Mary, Reference Librarian
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Want to dig into the origins of Nordic Noir? Start at the beginning! Roseanna is first in the series of ten Swedish crime novels featuring the melancholic police detective Martin Beck, who finds himself hunting for the killer of an American tourist (and librarian).
Recommended by Meg, Generalist Librarian
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Non stop and hard to put down series about a teenage girl who moves in with her dad and falls in love with her vampire classmate in the process!
Recommended by Heidi, Reference Librarian
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In this first installment of the Tiffany Aching series, a nine-year-old aspiring witch sets out to save her brother and her home from an otherworldly threat, with help from a rowdy clan of Little People who are always looking for a good fight!
Recommended by Annie, Senior Substitute Librarian
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Begin a middle grade fantasy series! Morrigan Crow is born on Eventide, the unluckiest day of the year. As such, she is a cursed child, blamed for everything that goes wrong in her town and fated to die on her eleventh birthday, until a ginger-haired stranger offers her an escape. The first three books in the series are available, with three more to come. Embrace the series before a movie is announced!
Recommended by Karen, Interim Head of Cataloging
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This story is about three siblings who wake up one morning to find their mother missing, along with three *other* children who have the same names and birthdates as they do. The second book, The Deceivers, is just as eerie, and the third book, The Messengers, comes out this spring. This is a spooky series, be aware!
**We'll be discussing it at Kids Book Club on January 25, email amitchell@minlib.net for more info.**
Recommended by Alison, West Branch Children's Librarian
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In the future where the Population Police only allow 2 children per family, Luke is a third child who has lived 12 years in hiding.
He's never had a friend, until one day he notices a girl in the window of the house where he knows two children already live.
Finally he meets a child like himself, but she is willing to risk everything to come out of the shadows. Will Luke follow?
Recommended by Annamarie, Children's Librarian
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Mercy Watson is a fabulous series about a pig, the humans she lives with, and her love of hot buttered toast. The prequel shows how Mercy Watson came to live with Mr. and Mrs. Watson, and introduces key characters Baby and Eugenia Lincoln. Super fun!
Recommended by Alison, West Branch Children's Librarian
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Circulating hotspots available for Contactless Pickup!
This service is available to all Somerville residents for Contactless Pickup, at any of our locations. Check one out today!
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