Beverly Public Library » Library News http://www.beverlypubliclibrary.org 32 Essex Street | Beverly, MA 01915 | (978) 921-6062 Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:50:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 February Art Exhibit http://www.beverlypubliclibrary.org/february-art-exhibit/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=february-art-exhibit http://www.beverlypubliclibrary.org/february-art-exhibit/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 18:00:36 +0000 robin http://www.beverlypubliclibrary.org/?p=7535 fureyphotoDuring the month of February, the Beverly Public Library will host a special exhibit of photographs by Linda Furey. Linda has lived in Beverly for most of her life, and is a current board member of the Guild of Beverly Artists. She first fell in love with photography at age 11 when her sixth-grade class held a photo contest. Linda’s photographs predominantly feature flowers, birds and other wildlife photographed with available light. She seldom goes anywhere without a camera.

The exhibit, located in the Sohier Room, will run from February 2 through February 28, 2012.

]]> http://www.beverlypubliclibrary.org/february-art-exhibit/feed/ 0 Presidents Day http://www.beverlypubliclibrary.org/presday/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=presday http://www.beverlypubliclibrary.org/presday/#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 05:00:48 +0000 robin http://www.beverlypubliclibrary.org/?p=7607 The library will be closed on Monday, February 20, 2012 in observance of Presidents Day.

]]> http://www.beverlypubliclibrary.org/presday/feed/ 0 Community Read http://www.beverlypubliclibrary.org/community-read/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=community-read http://www.beverlypubliclibrary.org/community-read/#comments Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:15:24 +0000 Ona http://www.beverlypubliclibrary.org/?p=7635 This spring, the Beverly Public Library will be doing a community read of two books, “The Mangrove Tree” and “Farewell to Manzanar.” The first book, “The Mangrove Tree,” is a picture book about The Manzanar Project, brain child of Dr. Gordon Sato, world famous scientist and Wenham resident. The Manzanar Project is dedicated to finding low-tech solutions to hunger and poverty by developing agriculture and aquaculture in salt water and desert areas, such as Eritrea. The basic building block of Dr. Sato’s initiative in Eritrea is the mangrove tree, which provides a base for an entire ecology of aquatic life, as well as providing lumber for fuel and construction and food for local livestock. Dr. Sato named The Manzanar Project after the Manzanar internment camp in which he was interred during World War II, despite being a native born third generation American.

The second book, “Farewell to Manzanar,” is the first person memoir of Jeanne Wakatsuki Houston, who was also interred in Manzanar as a child during the war. This book was chosen because of its relevance to Dr.
Sato’s similar experiences as an American of Japanese descent.

Dr. Sato will be speaking at Gordon College on Thursday, March 29 at the A. J. Memorial Chapel from 7:30 – 8:30 PM. Both the Beverly Public Library and the Hamilton-Wenham Library will present additional programs during the spring that tie into this Community Read. The Beverly Public Library’s programs will take place between March 6 and March 25, 2012 as follows:

  • Tues., March 6: “Mangrove Messengers” (Farms)
  • Thurs., March 8: Cooking Class for Teens (Essex Street)
  • Mon., March 12: “Shoebox Art” (Farms)
  • Wed., March 14: Mini-Terrariums (Essex Street)
  • Thurs., March 15: “Cut-Paper Workshop with Giles Laroche” (Farms)
  • Tues., March 20: Parent/Child Book Discussion: Farewell to Manzanar (Farms)
  • Thurs., March 22: Paper Craft (Essex Street)
  • Sunday, March 25: Parent/Child Book Discussion (Essex Street)

Please watch our website, newsletter and bulletin boards for further details on upcoming programs.

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