Learn How To Preserve Family Recipes On Nov. 15; Explore The History Of Pie Nov. 17
Adult Events
VIRTUAL: JOB SEARCH HELP - How To Cope With Job Loss & Stress (*RR)
Monday, November 14, 2pm
Learn how to handle sudden change and stress in your life. Stress can bring on depression and create fear and anger. They can change your outlook on life and cause you to become stagnant, bitter and unproductive. Discover six interesting ways to gain control of your life and break free of the stress cycle. Led by Anne Crawford, a certified life coach that specializes in career transitions.
VIRTUAL: FAN Out! Using Cluster Research To Break Through Genealogical Brick Walls (*RR)
Monday, November 14, 7pm
The month's featured genealogy presentation is "FAN Out! Using Cluster Records To Break Through Genealogical Brick Walls." Got a brick-wall ancestor? FAN research-research into an ancestor's Friends, Associates and Neighbors might help you answer your research questions. Sometimes the paper trail fails us and crucial information about place of origin or parents' names is not found in documents pertaining to our ancestors. However, research into our ancestor's social network and extended family can often help us to break through these brick walls. Julie will demonstrate how this can be accomplished using a variety of case studies which illustrate the process in action, and identify some of the best FANs on which to focus for one's research. Led by Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz, a genealogist, writer, and speaker with nearly 30 years of experience in researching her family's origins in Poland, Germany, the U.S. and Canada. She currently volunteers as administrator and regular contributor to a number of genealogy-related Facebook groups, and serves as secretary for the Polish Genealogical Society of Massachusetts.
VIRUAL: The 19th Amendment - How Women Won The Vote with The National Constitution Center (*RR)
Tuesday, November 15, 2pm
A National Constitution Center museum educator will lead virtual audiences on a LIVE guided tour of its newest exhibit that traces the triumphs and struggles that led to the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The tour will help viewers to better understand the long fight for women’s suffrage, and will also highlight some of the many women who transformed constitutional history, including Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Alice Paul, and Ida B. Wells. Plus, viewers will get an up-close look at some of the one-of-a-kind artifacts on display, including a rare printing of the Declaration of Sentiments from the nation’s first women’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, a ballot box used to collect women’s votes in the late 1800s, Pennsylvania’s ratification copy of the 19th Amendment, as well as visually compelling “Votes for Women” ephemera. Throughout the tour, you will also get all of your constitutional questions answered through a lively Q&A with the National Constitution Center educator.
VIRTUAL: Preserving Family Recipes - How To Save & Celebrate Your Food Traditions (*RR)
Tuesday, November 15, 7pm
From your uncle’s barbecue sauce to your grandma’s cobbler, family recipes fill us with nostalgia and draw us closer to family – if they have been saved and if they actually work right, that is. So what can you do if a beloved recipe is sketchy, horribly outdated, impossible to read, or unwritten? How can you make sure those old handwritten recipes as well as heirloom photos and kitchen artifacts last for future generations? And did you ever stop to look at your recipes with a historian's eye, exploring what that family recipe may be telling you between the lines? Valerie J. Frey, author of Preserving Family Recipes: How to Save and Celebrate Your Food Traditions, will reveal how you can save your family's heirloom recipes.
VIRTUAL: JOB SEARCH HELP FOR 50 & OVER - Interview Practice (*RR)
Wednesday, November 16, 9:30am
The Massachusetts Library Collaborative's 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 9:30am to 11:30am, via Zoom. If you are unemployed and actively looking, underemployed, seeking a new career direction, re-entering the job market after a long employment gap, or recently retired and looking for your "Encore Career", this networking group program is perfect for you! Remember, 85% of jobs are found through networking! Join us in a professional forum for networking with peers in a safe and comfortable environment conducive to developing new relationships and developing skills and strategies to help in your career transition. Each meeting features a new topic. Meetings include a presentation and hands-on workshop on topics relevant to career transition, guest speakers, access to hiring managers, small group breakout rooms to network, and 1-on-1 coaching guidance. Participating on a regular basis will give job seekers the many tools and strategies needed for a successful job search. Each biweekly meeting is facilitated by Deborah Hope, MBA, PCIC, an experienced executive career coach. Deborah is a former Fortune 500 executive, investment banker and entrepreneur and transitioned to executive coaching over 10 years ago. She has coached with Harvard Business School Executive Education programs, the Mass. Conference for Women, and is a Certified Leadership Agility Coach.
VIRTUAL: Introduction To Birds & Birdwatching with the Mass Audubon (*RR)
Wednesday, November 16, 11am
What are those intriguing birds in your neighborhood, along the roadways, and outside your windows-and what are they doing? Find out what makes birds unique within the animal kingdom, where and how to locate birds in different settings, and basic bird biology and behavior. You’ll learn birdwatching basics from the experts, including various tools and resources for identifying and how to support local and global bird populations. Birdwatching is one of the fastest growing life-long, recreational activities in North America-here’s your chance to jump on the bandwagon and start this rewarding hobby. Led by lifelong birder Martha Gach, the Conservation Coordinator and Regional Education Manager at Mass Audubon’s Broad Meadow Brook Wildlife Sanctuary.
IN PERSON: Crafternoon
Wednesday, November 16, 1:30pm
Calling all knitters, crocheters, needle workers, beaders, and colorers! Bring your own craft project to the Library and work on it while enjoying conversation with other crafters. (Please, no crafts involving glue or paint.) Take advantage of the many books available at the library to get ideas for your next project or to explore a new craft. We will be meeting in person.
VIRTUAL: Bestselling Paranormal Romance Authors Jeaniene Frost & Alyssa Day (*RR)
Wednesday, November 16, 7pm
Bestselling paranormal romance authors (and good friends) Jeaniene Frost and Alyssa Day will discuss their latest books, their friendship, the publishing industry, adventures they've had, and more in this Zoom webinar. Jeaniene Frost is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of paranormal romance and urban fantasy. Her works include the Night Huntress series, the Night Prince series, the Broken Destiny series, and the new Night Rebel series. Alyssa Day is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author with more than a million books sold. Her works include the Vampire Motorcycle Club series, the Warriors of Poseidon series, the Cardinal Witches series and the Tiger’s Eye paranormal mysteries. Day has won many awards for her writing, including Romance Writers of America’s prestigious RITA award for outstanding romance fiction and the RT Book Reviews Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Paranormal Romance novel. She is a past president of Romance Writers of America.
VIRTUAL: Peonies - Love Of My Life (*RR)
Thursday, November 17, 11am
Go back in time to the origin of peonies and learn a bit about their history. The “how to” part of this presentation will teach you to select, install, care for and divide these beautiful and much-loved plants. Then sit back and feast your eyes on a colorful photographic showcase of the many different varieties and types of peonies. Led by Christine Paxhia, who has been a Massachusetts Master Gardener since 2012. Her appreciation and admiration for “growing things” started as a child on woodland hikes with her mother. At the age of ten she saw her first peony - today her Milton home garden is filled with 38 varieties (and growing!). A member of the Milton Garden Club, Christine is a Garden Club of America Photography Judge. She is the MMGA’s Project Manager for the Fletcher Steele Garden, Milton, which is home to an impressive peony collection.
VIRTUAL: The History of Stevie Wonder (*RR)
Thursday, November 17, 2pm
In the 1960s: "Fingertips,” “Uptight (Everything’s Alright),” “I Was Made To Love Her”, “My Cherie Amour.” In the 1970s: "Signed, Sealed, Delivered,” “Superstition,” “You Are The Sunshine of My Life, “Sir Duke.” In the 1980s: "Master Blaster (Jammin’),” “Ebony and Ivory,” ”I Just Called To Say I Love You.” It’s a stunningly long list of huge hits! Using performance and interview clips, we'll trace the arc of Stevie Wonder’s amazing career to gain a deeper understanding of one of America’s national treasures. Led by Gary Wenstrup, who has taught courses on the Beatles, Simon & Garfunkel and Motown Records for the Continuing Education Departments of College of DuPage and Oakton (IL) Community College. Wenstrup has lectured at over 80 public libraries. Besides being featured on radio broadcasts and in newspaper articles, he is also a reoccurring guest on the widely respected podcast “Something About The Beatles.”
VIRTUAL: The History of Pie (*RR)
Thursday, November 17, 7pm
Explore the origins of pie, including meats pies and “coffins.” Then delve deep into the history of pumpkin pie and apple pie, stopping for digressions into the pumpkin spice flavor craze and the history of competitive pie eating. Led by culinary historian Sarah Lohman, author of the bestselling book Eight Flavors: The Untold Story of American Cuisine. Formerly the Curator of Food Programming at the Lower East Side Tenement Museum, Lohman has lectured at hundreds of universities and institutions nationwide, including the Museum of Science, Boston, the American Museum of Natural History, and The New York Public Library.
IN PERSON: PuzzleMania (*RR)
Friday, November 18, 10:30am
Calling all jigsaw puzzle fanatics! Come meet fellow jigsaw puzzle lovers, discuss all things jigsaw puzzles, participate in fun jigsaw puzzle challenges, and take part in a jigsaw puzzle giveaway. Led by Sue Pedersen, an unabashed jigsaw puzzle addict who organizes the library’s quarterly jigsaw puzzle swaps.
VIRTUAL: A History Of Movie Comedies From Charlie Chaplin To Mel Brooks (*RR)
Friday, November 18, 2pm
Since the beginning of motion pictures, making audiences laugh has been one of film industry’s chief box office attractions. Skilled acrobatic comedians like Buster Keaton, Harold Lloyd, and Charlie Chaplin were enormously popular in the silent era, as were their more verbally dexterous talking picture successors the Marx Brothers and W.C. Fields. Comedy exploded once movies could talk, from screwball to romance to social satire to musicals, and in recent decades dozens of new variations have appeared from over-the-top dark comedy to gross-out teen comedy. This presentation will look at the major highlights of screen comedy over the last 125 years, illustrated with more than 40 examples from Hollywood’s funniest films. Led by Brian Rose, a professor emeritus at Fordham University, where he taught for 38 years in the Department of Communication and Media Studies. He’s written several books on television history and cultural programming, and conducted more than a hundred Q&A’s with leading directors, actors, and writers for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences, the Screen Actors Guild, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and the Directors Guild of America.
Teen Events
VIRTUAL: Book Pumpkins (*RR)
Wednesday, November 16, 3:30pm
Join Emily on Youtube and learn how to make a book pumpkin! Supplies will be provided for this event and registered attendees will be sent an email with more details about picking up supplies. If you register after this point, we will let you know what supplies you'll need, and you will be responsible for acquiring them. An email will be sent to you with the YouTube video link on the exact day/time of the event on November 16th at 3:30pm. If you have any questions, please email the Teen Librarian at eleggat@tewksburypl.org. This event is open to anyone in grades 6-12.
Children’s Events
IN PERSON: Tiny Tykes Story Time
Monday, November 14, 10:30am
Tiny Tykes Storytime is designed for young children ages 0 to 18 months. Older siblings are always welcome to join in. Join us for a fun session of stories, songs, fingerplays, instruments, and gentle movement that help build early literacy skills. Babies experience the sounds and structure of language through rhythm, rhyme and repetition.
IN PERSON: Sprouts Story Time
Tuesday, November 15, 10:30am
Sprouts Storytime is designed for is designed for little ones 18 months through 4 years. Get your early literacy skills on with stories, songs, movement, instruments, dancing and more!
IN PERSON: Graphic Novel Book Club: Ghosts (*RR)
Tuesday, November 15, 7pm
This month we'll talk about Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier. You can pick up your copy behind the Children's desk. This program is intended for children ages 8 to 11, and is limited to 15.
IN PERSON: Maker Craft
Wednesday, November 16, 3:30pm
Join us and learn how to make a really cool craft! This activity is designed for at ages 7-11.
IN PERSON: Preschool Playgroup
Thursday, November 17, 11am
Introducing our brand new Thursday morning Preschool Playgroup! Learn some literacy skills and have some fun while you're at it! This program is cohosted by Community Teamwork.
IN PERSON: Sprouts Messy Craft
Friday, November 18, 11am
Join us in this new program to explore different messy crafts! We'll have paint, stamps, shaving cream, and Play-Doh available to play with and have fun. While we have smocks available, we encourage wearing old clothes just in case. For ages 2-6. Older and younger siblings are always welcome. No registration required.
IN PERSON: Music and Movement with Jennifer Gadbois
Saturday, November 19, 10am
Join us for a Music and Movement class with special guest Jennifer Gadbois! This program is being sponsored by Community Teamwo
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