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Welcome to the Leverett Library |
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Leverett Library |
Phone: 413-548-9220 |
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Free library services for people with visual and physical disabilities
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Don’t miss
Archer Mayor, Vermont author of the Joe Gunther series, on Wed.
Sept. 2 at 7:30 in the community room at the library. He will talk about
his new book due out this fall and answer questions about writing.
Archer’s presentations are always fun. Sponsored by the Friends of the
Leverett Library. The annual
meeting of the Friends of the Leverett Library will be held in
October, although the date has not been set. Leverett’s Dean Cycon, of
Dean’s Beans fame, will be our main speaker.
Borrow our Massachusetts State Parks Pass: This pass entitles
the bearer to free parking for one vehicle at state parks across the
state. You may sign up to reserve the pass for a particular date. Or borrow a museum pass: Thanks to the
Friends of the Leverett Library, you may borrow passes for free
admittance to the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art, Historic
Deerfield, the Springfield Museums, the Norman Rockwell Museum, and the
Clark Art Institute. Starship Adventure: A Summer Reading
Program for kids who are finishing grades K-6. Sign up and receive
coupons for admission to area museums and zoos. We will kick off the
summer with an event featuring folksinger & storyteller Tim Van
Egmond on Saturday, June 20, at 3:00. An end-of-the-summer party for
participants will be held on Tuesday, August 11, at 3:30 with performer
Mary Jo Maichack. Prizes will be awarded for most books read, most pages
read, kids’ artwork based on a book, kids’ comic strip drawings
based on a book, and more. Funded by the Friends of the Leverett Library
and with state support. Summer Story Hour: Story Hour for
babies, toddlers, and preschoolers begins at 11:15 on Wednesdays in
June, July, and August. Dawn Ward will read stories and direct a craft
or nature activity during the month of June. In July and August, library
trustee Georgie Schmid will welcome families to story hour, and
introduce them to some special visitors, from baby animals to big
trucks. Music on the Patio: Back by popular
demand, our free Thursday evening (7-8 pm) performances by local
musicians on our garden patio (indoors in bad weather). June 25:
Quebecois music with Cynthia Thomas Kimmel and Chris Darrow; July 2: To
be announced; July 9: Julie Mulholland, keyboard and vocals; July 15:
Barbershop music with Straight from the Heart Quartet; July 23:
Steel Guitar and Harmonica with Dennis Shapson and Jon Lawless;
July 30: Moorland (string)
Quartet; August 6: possible additional date. Concerned about Lyme Disease? Come see the
award-winning documentary “Under Our Skin” on Thursday, June 18, at
7:30 p.m. The film looks at
the difficulties in getting a diagnosis and treatment, and the obstacles
to treatment posed by managed care and insurance companies. Poetry at the Leverett Library: Join us for a new
monthly series featuring local poets. On Tuesday, June 23rd,
7-8 pm, Janine Roberts, Fenna Lee Bonsignore, and Janet MacFadyen will
read their poems. Future readings are tentatively planned for the 4rth
Tuesday of each month, and some will include an “open mic.” Gates Foundation Grant: We have just
received 2 new computers thanks to your generous support in year 1 of
this matching grant. We are now beginning the 2nd and final
year, in which we shall try to raise $1,300 towards the purchase of 3
new computers. Congratulations to Cailey Condit, creator of this website, for winning the ARHS annual prize for best website for her work. |
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