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Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month (AAPI) is celebrated every May and has been since the late 1970s. In celebration of this month check out our list of books and find a new favorite read! Picture Books Kumo: The Bashful Cloud (Japanese Canadian) by Kyo Maclear Wishing to float unseen, extremely shy cloud Kumo decides…Read More
Did you know Autism Acceptance Month (also known as Autism Awareness Month or World Autism Month) is celebrated in April? Here are some books with autistic characters that we recommend checking out! Children’s Picture Books Charlie Makes a Splash! by Holly Robinson Peete and RJ Peete; illustrated by Shane W. Evans Charlie, a boy with…Read More
National Arab American Heritage Month has been celebrated since the 1990s, with 2021 being the first time it was recognized by a US President. In celebration of this month, we’ve put together some book recommendations by Arab authors that we hope you will enjoy.   Children’s Picture Books Lailah's Lunchbox  by Reem Faruqi;…Read More
So many books, so little time! Women’s History Month is celebrated every year during the month of March, and has been since 1987. To celebrate, we’ve chosen some books for women, by women, that we hope you enjoy.  Children’s Picture Books Stacey's Extraordinary Words  by Stacey Abrams; illustrated by Kitt Thomas. When she…Read More
Black History Month is celebration of the Black culture, specifically the African diaspora including, African-American history. Black History Month began as a week in 1926 before being celebrated as a full month in 1970. In honor of this month, we’d like to share 25 amazing books that feature Black characters and people, written by Black…Read More
Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated each year on September 15th through the 15th of October. Throughout this month we celebrate the contributions and influence of Latinx people. As such, we would like to highlight some notable authors and the books they’ve created. We hope you find some that you might enjoy!  Children’s Picture Books…Read More
Families can be many different shapes and sizes. Some are big and some are small. Some people are raised by one parent, or two parents, and some aren’t raised by their parents at all—instead an aunt or uncle, or someone else entirely, like a grandparent or two. In honor of Grandparents' Day (Sunday, September 11th),…Read More
For the last few years, we've decorated the Library and had a scavenger hunt for patrons. Due to COVID, we are moving the scavenger hunt to a digital format. You can see many of the window displays from outside the Library as we decorated the Ground Floor to get us in the holiday spirit. You…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
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
Special Vacation Week Lego Club - Wednesday, December 26 - 2:00 pm Children in grades 1 through 6 are welcome to join us and use your creativity to make a Lego masterpiece in our special afternoon vacation program!  All Lego Club creations will be put on display in the library until the next meeting.  Legos are provided by the…Read More
Join us for a holiday classic starring Jimmy Stewart as a banker who learns what life would have been like without him. 1946 | 130 min | PGRead More
The weather outside might be frightful but inside it is so delightful! Children in grades K through 4 are invited to join us for an afternoon of decorating cookies and drinking hot chocolate. Registration Required on our Events page.ÂRead More
Kick off your holiday season with us! All children and their grownups are invited to our second annual Jingle Jam happening this Saturday, December 1st at 10:30 AM. Join us for a morning of music, movement, and more! We'll sing some holiday favorites and some new festive tunes too. And if we're lucky, a special…Read More
