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Non-Fiction Booklovers! Thank you all for last month's engaged and thoughtful discussion of The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson.If you haven't already, it's time to start reading the next selectionHalf the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide by Nicholas D. Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn to be discussed on Thursday, March…

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In observance of President's Day, the library will be closed Monday, February 21, 2011. We will reopen Tuesday, February 22nd at 9AM.

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Come celebrate what would have been Jack Kerouac's 89th Birthday by taking in Richard Lerner and Lewis MacAdams' affecting documentary "What Happened to Kerouac?" Saturday, March 12, 2011 @ 1PM.This powerful documentary shows Jack Kerouac's unique creative process and rise to fame as a writer, while also shedding light on his turbulent personal life and…

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Teens! Take heed of this February Vacation Fun! Team up with some verbally dextrious friends and enter the Pollard's Totally Twisted Team Tongue Twister Tournament. Each tongue twister will get trickier and we'll be throwing in some extra challenges. Try saying "Sally sells seashells by the seashore" with a mouthful of jelly donut. Tournament will…

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The Friends of the Pollard Libary are gearing up for their annual booksale fundraiser to be held on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at the Lowell Senior Center, 276 Broadway St.The first of three book donation drop offs will be held at the Lowell Senior Center on Saturday, March 5 from 9am-12noon.Come by their meeting next…

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This just in...the Library will be CLOSED today due to the weather conditions. Take care out there in the snow.In other, Groundhog related news--Spring is on it's way! Phil could not see his shadow. So there's a silver lining.

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The Library will have a delayed opening today due to the storm. We are scheduled to be open at 11AM. Check back here for further updates.In the meantime, let's hope Punxsutawney Phil has some good news for us.

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The Pollard Library will close today at 3:30PM due to the latest installment of inclement weather. No word yet about whether we will be closed tomorrow. Please check back here for updates.

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The Non-Fiction Book Club has it's 2nd discussion on Thursday, February 3rd @ 6:30PM. We will be talking about The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. And no, the White City in the title does not refer to Lowell in the winter of 2011. It refers to the White City created as part…

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Many common Federal Tax forms are now available in the library. Other forms can be photocopied from a book available at the 2nd floor Reference Desk or found online. The library also has Massachusetts State Tax forms. Other Massachusetts forms and instructions can be obtained online. All tax forms are available free of charge while supplies last. They are located on…

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Join us for the latest installment in our ongoing Independent Film Series in partnership with Film Movement. February's film is Nurse. Fighter. Boy. a film by Charles Officer. Thursday, February 10th @ 6:30PM. Fans of HBO's The Wire will recognize the eponymous Fighter, Clark Johnson, but his quietly intense performance in this film is a far cry…

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While enjoying the wonderful and wonderfully cold sights and sounds of Lowell's 11th Annual Winterfest Celebration, including the snowman competition and the famous National Human Dogsled Championship, we'd like to invite you to come in out of the cold and enjoy a Winterfest matinee movie about real dogsleds, pulled by real sled-dogs: Eight Below directed…

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This just in....the Pollard Library will be closed today due to the heavy snowfall. We'll see you on the other side of this storm. Until then, stay warm and/or get out and enjoy the snow but in either case, stay safe.

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In observance of Martin Luther King Day, the library will be closed Monday, January 17, 2011.

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Non-Fiction Booklovers! The Pollard Library NonFiction Book Group is really cooking now! Thank you all for the great and spirited discussion last Thursday of Nick Flynn's controversial memoir.It's time to start reading the next selection The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson which we will discuss on Thursday February 3, 2011 @ 6:30PM.FYI,…

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