Beverly Public Library

Our regular storytime schedule will resume the first week in October.
Baby Storytime will be Tuesdays at 9:30 AM and Thursdays at 10:15 AM
Mother Goose Storytime will take place on Tuesdays at 10:30 AM and Wednesdays at 9:30 AM
Preschool Storytime will be held on Wednesdays at 10:30 AM and Thursdays at 1 PM

For more details, visit our Programs & Events page.

Astronomy Club is for children in grades 1 through 5 who are interested in outer space and the United States Space Program. We will meet in the Children’s Room of the main library on the first Wednesday of each month, from 3:15 to 4:15 PM, October through May. A different space-related topic will be explored at each meeting. We will do science experiments, use a telescope, design a moon base for astronauts to live in and welcome occasional guest speakers. Children do not need to attend every meeting to be a club member and can join at any time simply by attending one of the meetings. The Library thanks NASA and the Lunar and Planetary Institute for providing many of the materials we will be using.

The Graphic Novel Club is for children in grades 1 through 5 who like to read and talk about graphic novels. We will meet in the Children’s Room of the main library on the second Wednesday of each month, from 3:15 to 4:15 PM, October through May. Members are encouraged to bring a favorite graphic novel to share with the group. Part of each meeting will be devoted to talking about graphic novels and part to writing and drawing our own graphic novels. Paper and art supplies will be provided. All ability levels are welcomed. Children do not need to attend every meeting to be a club member and can join at any time simply by attending one of the meetings.

John Tischio will be presenting a series of 8 classes on opera at the Beverly Public Library. He has been teaching this course, called “Opera, The First Broadway” for almost 20 years and has lectured at many libraries and community colleges in the area including Lexington, Carlisle, Newton, NSCC, and Middlesex CC. Each week he will present a different opera to the class and discuss the literary work on which the opera is based, the composer of the opera and finally the opera it self. This part of the presentation is accompanied by an excerpted video presentation of the work. The first class is Wednesday, September 16 from 6:30 to 8:45 PM. Registration is required and limited to 15 people. To register, please contact John Tischio directly at 978-535-1796 or vsop-jmt@juno.com.

The “Monday Mornings” weekly lecture series for adults resumes on Monday, September 21 with Bill Poole & William Raymond’s “Fizzicks is Phun When You Mix Things Up”. A “Monday Mornings” regular each fall, Bill will return to involve us in more fun, interactive experiments with the world of physics! Come learn about Newton’s Third Law of Motion, the phenomenon of radioactivity, and the differences between sound and light. We’ll have some extra breakfast refreshments to celebrate the opening of the fall season at 9 AM and the program begins at 9:30 AM.