Pollard Library Non-Fiction book club meets on the first Thursday of every month at 6:30PM in the ground floor meeting room. Our group is free and open to the public. Copies of books up for discussion are available for patrons to borrow on a first come first serve basis at the 1st Floor Information Desk.…Read More
Pollard Library Non-Fiction book club meets on the first Thursday of every month at 6:30PM in the ground floor meeting room. Our group is free and open to the public. Copies of books up for discussion are available for patrons to borrow on a first come first serve basis at the 1st Floor Information Desk.…Read More
On April 19 we will read The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason. In 1886, piano tuner Edgar Drake leaves London for the jungles of Burma, where he has been asked to repair a grand piano belonging to a British army officer who uses the piano and music to help keep the peace among warring local…Read More
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually by the American Library Association to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors…Read More
"The first book in the series The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey tells the story of Cassie is running from Them…the creatures that only look human and are taking over the world...Cassie is trying to find and rescue her brother. Cassie meets Evan Walker and she must determine whether she can truly trust him in…Read More
It's LCK! time again. If you find yourself downtown today or tomorrow for the Kerouac festival you should stop by the first floor of the library and check out our Kerouac Corner and Young Promethean Poetry Collection (look for the YPPC call number for those searching our catalog). We dedicated the corner this past March as part…Read More
Our nonfiction book club is set to discuss an interesting book that tells the lesser known story of one of history's supporting characters, who so happens to be a woman. The Book of Ages tells the story of Benjamin Franklin's youngest sister, as much as anything can be known about the person with whom Franklin corresponded…Read More
Author (nationality) Title (imprint) Marlon James (Jamaica) A Brief History of Seven Killings (Oneworld Publications) Tom McCarthy (UK) Satin Island (Jonathan Cape) Chigozie Obioma (Nigeria) The Fishermen (ONE, Pushkin Press) Sunjeev Sahota (UK) The Year of the Runaways (Picador) Anne Tyler (US)…Read More
The 2015 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize short list is here. After the Parade by Ostlund "An ESL teacher seeks closure from a rejection-marked childhood and his own questionable choices by exploring his relationships with fellow misfits in his youth. A first novel by the award-winning author of The Bigness of the World." Against…Read More
"I’ve always wanted to take a road trip across America. Due to a long history of getting pulled over for dumb stuff and a general fear of driving, it’s never happened. So I’ve lived vicariously through books, hitching a ride with Jack Kerouac or piggy backing along with Cheryl Strayed on toe-nail-murdering hiking trails." Click here for more.Read More
This long lost manuscript has just been published and is a Dr. Seuss take on "make up your mind already". Click here to put it on order.Read More
Until June 23 the Big Library Read title is available for checkout. It’s free, and there’s never a waiting list during the program. All you need is a library card to join the global eBook club. This year's selection is: Eyes on You A Novel of Suspense by Kate White "After a painful divorce and losing…Read More
The Pollard was happy to welcome Stephen O'Connor to the library last week to promote his new novel The Witch at Rivermouth published by Merrimack Press -- a new publishing arm of the nice folks that regularly bring you the awesomeness that is Merrimack Valley Magazine. The novel is actually a mystery so O'Connor couldn't talk too much about the…Read More
It's a local author bonanza at the Pollard next week as we'll have not one but two great local authors here to give talks and book signings: Ianna Hondros McCarthy "Stickier Rice, Clearer Purpose" Wednesday, May 27 at 7pm Local author and UMass Lowell alum, Ianna Hondros-McCarthy will present her book on mindfulness and Buddhism…Read More
TEACHERS: Want free books for your classroom? Come on Saturday, May 16, between 2:00 and 3:00 PM, to collect unsold books at the annual library book sale. Please bring ID or proof of school employment. Special Preview Night for Friends members only: Come and buy used books, audiobooks, CDs and DVDs for adults and children! Most…Read More
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