Victoria W. – Library Director What I like about our Library: I meet different people every day from all walks of life and different countries. It makes me happy that we can help fulfill their needs. Favorite Book Genres: Historical fiction, nonfiction (especially history and biographies). Current Bookmark: Don’t need one if you read e-books.…Read More
Pam Colt Reference and Interlibrary Loan Librarian What I like: fiction and non-fiction on a variety of topics. Just read: The Travelers by Regina Porter This new novel, both deeply moving and at times quite funny, follows a cast of characters – two extended families of different races and backgrounds - as they move through…Read More
Readings by Professor Maureen Stanton and UML Alum Diannely Antigua. Tuesday, November 12th at 5:30PMÂ UML O'Leary Library - 61 Wilder St. Free and Open to the Public. This event is sponsored by the UML English Department. For more information, please contact Maggie Dietz, maggie_dietz@uml.edu. Maureen Stanton is the author of Body Leaping Backward: Memoir…Read More
Alison —Reference Librarian What I enjoy—Historical Fiction, Domestic Fiction, Cookbooks, books with multiple narrators and books with multiple time periods Just Finished—Memoir--I’m Telling the Truth But I’m Lying by Bassey Ikpi This is a memoir in essays. I selected it because Ikpi was scheduled as the lunch speaker at a conference I attended last week.…Read More
Special thanks to our friends at the Lowell Humane Society for donating this new dog safety kit. Perfect for teaching little ones about being safe around dogs of all different breeds, the kit includes the Doggone Crazy board game, posters, activity sheets, cards, and photos of dogs. Circulates for 1 week and can be…Read More
Liz – Head of Circulation What I like about our library – Our Graphic Novel collection. My last job was in a comics store and it’s great that I get to feed that love by ordering books for the section here. Favorite genres of books (and audios): Horror, Sci-fi, Fantasy, True Crime, Gardening Favorite Star…Read More
Molly, Coordinator of Youth Services I am primarily a nonfiction junkie. Not a surprise because I am a history major. Just Finished: Bad Blood : Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup by John Carreyrou. One problem with nonfiction can be the writing. There is a danger of it being too dry. An unfortunate…Read More
Starting this month, we'll be adding staff selections to our blogs about what staff members are reading, listening to, watching and more! We encourage you to visit the blog to read a bit more about the staff and encourage you to reach out if you'd like to access the materials that we suggest or have…Read More
It seems like only yesterday we were kicking off our Children's and Young Adult Summer Reading programs. Summer sure flies by! We are currently in the last week for both programs. This Friday, August 9, is the last day for middle and high schoolers to turn in their Summer Reading bookmarks for prizes and it's…Read More
This summer we have a new pass for special needs families courtesy of Blue Wave Recreation in Tewksbury. Blue Wave provides inclusive, autism friendly recreation for all ages and all abilities. For details about this pass visit our Museum Pass page. Thank you, Blue Wave Recreation!Read More
Summer Reading… Not Just for Kids! Why should kids have all the fun this summer? The Pollard Memorial Library is happy to announce that we will be offering a special adult only summer reading challenge again this year for patrons entitled “Lowell Reads – Summer Edition.” Pick up your game card starting today and opportunities…Read More
In honor of the American Libraries Association's National Libraries Week, we wanted to share with our patrons a little more about the library and our highlights for 2018. ALA shares the trends in the country's libraries and more information about these as well as the top 11 banned books of 2018 can be found on…Read More
Our library’s long running non-fiction book club will meet Thursday, April 4, 2019 from 6:30-7:30PM to discuss Winter World: The Ingenuity of Animal Survival by Bernd Heinrich. Description from dust jacket: From flying hot-blooded squirrels and diminutive kinglets to sleeping black bears and torpid turtles to frozen insects and frogs, the animal kingdom relies on…Read More
