We know there's a lot going on around Lowell this weekend. Hey, there's a lot going on in Lowell any given weekend but this one is particularly busy. Lowell Celebrates Kerouac! is having their annual festival (more on that later), the American Textile History Museum is having a special Super Saturday Event, there's even a…Read More
Did you enjoy the Fireworks at LeLacheur Park last Friday? I know I did. What a lovely night, great show, and superb venue. We Lowellians love our Spinners and the friendly confines of LeLacheur park but one of the great things about being in New England is we also have some truly unique and spectacular…Read More
It's time to get started reading the next non-fiction book club selection: Truman by David McCullough. Don't let the short title fool you, this is a massive tome. Â This time we're giving you two months (the library is closed for Independence Day the first Thursday of July, so we won't be meeting until the first…Read More
Many many thanks to the Members, volunteers, bakers, library staff , Executive Board and supporters of all stripes who made this year's Annual Book Sale a great success! The Friends raised almost $2,600, all of which will be used to fund the museum pass program and the many events and programs we support throughout the…Read More
There's lots of reasons to come downtown tomorrow. Chiefly among them are Doors Open Lowell, and the Friends of the Library Annual Book Sale. The Pollard is very excited to be a featured venue for Doors Open Lowell again this year. We will be giving guided tours of our historic Richardson Romanesque library building (a.k.a.…Read More
Hey Jack Kerouac fans. Head on over to the Old Court tonight for the final session in a stellar discussion series hosted by UML Libraries. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the publication of Visions of Gerard and tonight's event features live readings of selected passages from this Lowell book. The event will have…Read More
We are excited to welcome local author Judy Bushwick this Thursday, April 18th at 7pm to give a talk on her new book Sally Palmer Field, New England Quilter.  This book is biography, women's history, and quilting history, now available in paperback with B&W images and with a color CD attached. E-book formats are also available. Books…Read More
[caption id="attachment_580" align="alignnone" width="500"] Luka Sladek and his mother, Jana Sladkova[/caption] The Friends of the Library are gearing up for their annual book sale (May 15th-18th). This year they'll be back at the library. In advance of the event they are holding two book donation drop off events Saturdays, March 30th & April 20th 9am-1pm…Read More
Hey! All you Mill City Growers* out there! Excited for Spring? While you're getting your gardens ready, read up and then head on down to the library, Thursday, April 4th at 6:30pm to discuss Michael Pollan's classic horticultural non-fiction gem "The Botany of Desire: A Plant's Eye View of the World." If you haven't' read this…Read More
Couldn't help the alliterative allusion to the illustrious week of March 18th. We have in lots in store for Lowell's lit-lovers:      Author Night: Richard Howe, Jr. & Chaim Rosenberg "Legendary Locals of Lowell" Monday, March 18th at 7pm Richard Howe, Jr. and Chaim M. Rosenberg will give a talk on their…Read More
Our friend and neighbor, Brian Herzog, Head of Reference, over at the Chelmsford Public Library recently shared an interesting Infographic on his blog which I couldn't help but repost because I agree it has some interesting statistics on the co-existence of printed books and e-books. It also goes a long way to answer a question…Read More
In honor of Lincoln's Birthday, and in recognition of the recent Steven Spielberg film Lincoln starring Daniel Day Lewis, the Non-Fiction book club will discuss on Thursday, February 7, 2013 at 6:30PM the 2011 Pulitzer Prize winning history book The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner. From the bookjacket: "In this landmark work…Read More
 If you haven't read anything by Kerouac yet but you know you should (and you know you should)—or if it's been a while since you read him—now's the time to get reading so you can take part in the free discussions UMass Lowell Libraries are hosting on three of his "Lowell" books. Namely, "The…Read More
'Tis the season for many things--joy, cheer, singing, shopping, and end-of-the-year lists. You might find yourself watching the top sports plays or the craziest reality television moments of the year. Radio stations will broadcast countdowns of the top songs of 2012. Many publications and websites, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Amazon,…Read More
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