Beverly Public Library

In November of 1776, Captain John Fisk of the brigantine Tyrannicide, set sail from Salem in search of British merchantmen. Crewed, in part, by local Beverly, Gloucester and Salem men, the events of this voyage were lost in the mists of time until speaker Dennis Ahern started reading the logbook of their voyage. This is the story of that voyage; the story of a mutiny on board one of American’s first commissioned warships. In addition to the immediate events of this fateful voyage, Mr. Ahern has done local research on the lives of some of the crew members. Please join us on Sunday, May 17 at 2pm for the debut of a new talk “An American Mutiny: Tyrannicide 1777” by noted speaker Dennis Ahern, past vice-president of the Arlington Historical Society and frequent speaker at historical and genealogical conferences.

They were born in the late 19th century but they influenced the artistic movements for the entire 20th century. They included Wilhelm Lehmbruck (Expressionist Sculptor), Raymond Hood (Modernist Architect), Max Peckstein (Primitivist), Fernand Leger (Cubist), Natalia Gontcharova(Cubo-Futurist), Umberto Boccioni (Futurist Painter and Sculptor), John Grabach (Tonalist), and, of course, Picasso. Barry Poretsky, instructor for “Explorers on the Road” program, will be teaching three interactive sessions on these incredible artists here at the Beverly Public Library on Thursday evenings, May 14, 21 and 28 as well as June 4 from 6:30-8:30pm. The class is limited to 25 participants, so please register in advance by coming into the library or calling 978-921-6062. Classes are a combination of discussion and workshop, so bring your ideas, questions, imagination AND paper and pencil!!

Join the Bookmobile and the rest of Beverly at the Barnes and Noble in the North Shore Mall on Saturday, May 9 from 1-6pm for another wonderful Book Fair to raise money for the purchase of a new Bookmobile. All purchases of books and media made with a voucher will count towards raising more money for this much needed vehicle that supplies 18% of Beverly’s library books and materials to folks throughout the city. Our last book fair raised $2,000! Vouchers will be available in all of our locations and online. Please Note: Purchases will only count towards the bookmobile if you present a voucher.
Events will include:

• Storytelling by Tony Toledo at 1:00pm
• Author Gary Braver, writer of Elixir, Flashback, and his newest, Skin Deep, will present a talk about writing thrillers at 2:00pm
• A magic show from Jonathan Dark at 4:00pm

If it’s time for the Spring Book Sale, can summer be far behind? Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 2 through Sunday, May 10. The Book Sale hours will be:
Saturday, May 2: 9 PM- 5 PM
Sunday, May 3: 1 PM – 5 PM
Monday, May 4: 9 AM – 9 PM
Tuesday, May 5: 9 AM – 9 PM
Wednesday, May 6: 9 AM – 9 PM
Thursday, May 7: 9 AM – 9 PM
Friday, May 8: 9 AM – 5 PM
Saturday, May 9: 9 AM – 5 PM
Sunday, May 10: 1 PM – 5 PM
This is a great chance to stock up on popular fiction for the summer, or nonfiction like cooking, crafts, gardening, travel, and more. Suggested donations are $1.00 for hardcovers and $.50 for paperbacks. All proceeds benefit the library through the Friends of the Beverly Public Library.

What if Beverly could have 100% clean and renewable electricity?
Great Green Cities is a Beverly initiative that has set a goal of meeting all of Beverly’s electricity demand by solar and wind installations within the city limits.
On Sunday, April 26, they will be sponsoring a showing of the movie An Inconvenient Truth at 1:30pm followed by a discussion about a serious alternative energy plan for Beverly at 3:30pm. All are welcome to attend one or both parts of the afternoon.