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Lowell Reads Micky Ward – The Fun Begins Monday September 9th and doesn’t end until Friday the 20th!!! Come on down!

  We're excited to kick off our 2013 Lowell Reads Micky Ward program next week. Come on down to the library and borrow a copy of Irish Thunder by Bob Halloran and A Warrior's Heart by Micky Ward. Then, check out our Lowell Reads page for an up-to-the-minute list of events. Next week we've got Wii Boxing…
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Second and Final Round of Great Expectations Book Discussions THIS Thursday and Friday, August 17th-18th

Calling all readers, calling all readers. We hope you've had a chance to revel in the wonderwork that is Charles Dickens' Great Expectations and want to quickly remind you that our second round of book discussions will be happening this Thursday August 17th from 6:30pm-7:30pm and Friday, August 18th from 10am-11am. No registration is necessary.  It's not too…
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Lowell Reads Great Expectations Film Night: David Lean’s Classic Adaptation – Thursday, July 12th 6:30pm

[caption id="attachment_303" align="aligncenter" width="300"] "Tell me boy, do you know what wittles is?"[/caption] David Lean pulled no punches. Never. Not once. Before he brought us The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957),  Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Doctor Zhivago (1965), and A Passage to India (1984), he brought forth a pitch perfect, critically acclaimed adaptation of…
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Lowell Reads First Film Night Thursday, June 28th @ 6:30pm

Lowell Readers! To help contextualize Great Expecations, we're going to be giving you an opportunity to take in some biographical information about Charles Dickens in film form this Thursday, June 28th @ 6:30pm. First up is an hour long documentary called Charles Dickens: A Tale of Ambition and Genius, which paints an informative and insightful overview…
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Victorian Era Insights

This is an exciting year for England. The Summer Olympics will be held in London and Queen Elizabeth II is celebrating her Diamond Jubilee--60 years on the throne. Only Queen Victoria reigned for such a long period. As part of the Diamond Jubilee celebration, the complete diaries of Queen Victoria are available online through the…
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Don’t miss the Lowell Reads Great Expecations Kick Off Party this Saturday June 2nd, 11am-3pm

We're very excited for the kick off of Lowell Reads Great Expectations THIS SATURDAY June, 2nd from 11am-3pm.11am-12pm: Animal Mask Craft - The Lowell Humane Society will be on hand to lead an Animal Mask Craft for kids. All children and grownups are welcome, no registration necessary. 1pm-3pm: Special screening of an animated children's feature starring…
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