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May 2023 Puzzle: Picture book classics

posted May 1, 2023 in In the Spotlight, Puzzles

With this month's puzzle we'd like to plug the Children's Book Week activities that are being run by Every Child a Reader, a nonprofit organization* that celebrates the powerful impact books...

April is Arab American Heritage Month

posted Apr 25, 2023 in In the Spotlight

April is National Arab American Heritage Month! Check out the 2022 winners of the Arab American...

Sustainable Reads for Earth Day

posted Apr 21, 2023 in In the Spotlight

Looking for ways to live more sustainably? Great news: using the library is already a great start! Especially if you're able to borrow seldom-used items from our Library of Things rather than purchase new ones. If you're looking for more tips,...

Novels in Verse for National Poetry Month

posted Apr 18, 2023 in In the Spotlight

April is National Poetry Month, so why not take a break with one of these novels in verse written for teen and adult audiences? Novels in verse are beautifully compact ways to tell a story--and as a bonus, that usually means...

April 2023 Mid-Month Sudoku

posted Apr 15, 2023 in In the Spotlight, Puzzles

This month's Sudoku comes out in April, one of those oddball months that has 30 days. Lots of other months have 31 days, but do you know how many months have 28 days?

All of them! Every month has 28 days. Some just continue on after reaching 28.

Enjoy this month's puzzle! ...

DEAR: Drop Everything And Read

posted Apr 12, 2023 in In the Spotlight

April 12th is observed as DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) Day, in honor of ...

April 2023 Puzzle: This puzzle has birds in it

posted Apr 1, 2023 in In the Spotlight, Puzzles

April is a great time for bird watching! All kinds of waterfowl, raptors, shorebirds, warblers, orioles, and other neat birds* are coming back to Massachusetts from wherever they migrated to last fall.

If you've ever wondered how and why birds migrate, read...