Beverly Public Library

Both the main library and the Farms branch will be closed from Saturday, September 4 through Monday, September 6 in observance of Labor Day. We will reopen on Tuesday, September 7.

There will be a reception and lecture on Saturday, September 11 at 2 PM for an installation and photography exhibit by Dave Gordon, And Then There Was Quiet, New York After the Attack which will be on display on the second floor of the main library from September 1-30. The exhibit was born out of the artist’s growing sense that something profound was missing from his understanding of 9/11. The power of the individual photographs included in this exhibition is amplified by imbedding them in an installation including the recreation of a wall of missing posters, artifacts from the collapsed towers and original sculpture. Continue Reading »

This fall, Beverly will be joining the Hamilton-Wenham Public Library for a community read of Tinkers by Paul Harding. Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Price for fiction, Tinkers was inspired by Mr. Harding’s family history and is set here in New England. On November 16, Mr. Harding will be visiting Gordon College as part of the programming for this joint community read holding a book signing and reception from 6-7 PM followed by a lecture at 7:30 PM. Tickets are now available for purchase online until 3 PM on the day of the event.

Save that date, and stay tuned to our website for additional information on events and other aspects of this multi-community response to an incredible book.

The Beverly Public Library will host a special exhibit of paintings by Anthony O. Constantino, Beverly writer, poet, sculptor, painter and retired hypnotherapist. Anthony continues to experiment with subject matter ranging from still life to mythologies and with styles ranging from realism to expressionism. He continues to use self-hypnosis as a creativity-inducing technique. The exhibit, located in the Sohier Room on the first floor of the library, will run from August 2 through August 31, 2010.

We are sad to announce that Nancy Bonne, our recently retired children’s librarian, has passed away. She died doing what she loved, having been involved in giving book talks and helping further to organize the school library at the Taktse International School in Sikkim, India the day of her death. She became involved with the Taktse School having “raised” two of the teachers through many story hours and homework assignments as they grew up here in Beverly. This was her second trip to the region; she enjoyed the first trip so much she even gave a slide show and talk on it here at the library and couldn’t wait to go back.
Linda Furey, Assistant Children’s Librarian, has written a beautiful piece about her experiences working with Nancy which can be found here and we encourage anyone who knew Nancy to share their memories of her with us as well either in the comments or in person at the library.