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NEWSFLASH! The J. V. Fletcher Library and the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium announce that they are getting a new, web-based online catalog; it will make its debut on Thursday, May 18. Popular new features include: user-friendly search functions that allow for misspellings or punctuation errors; enhanced searching tools; online displays of new and popular materials; the ability to read the catalog in English, Spanish or Chinese; secure online payment processing with credit or debit cards and the time saving choice to download eBooks and eAudiobooks to your devices without having to exit the Catalog.
English Conversation Circle Tuesdays at 10:30 a.m. Residents can practice their English conversation skills and meet new friends in a relaxed and friendly environment. This program meets every Tuesday morning from 10:30-11:30 a.m. in the Mary Atwood Hall. The group is led by Carol Morse. Registration is not required for this program. If you have any questions, please call Kristina Leedberg at 978-399-2309.
Cookbook Book Club: The Smitten Kitchen Cookbook: Tuesday, May 16 at 7 p.m. Copies of the current cookbook selection are available for checkout at the Main Desk. If you are interested in bringing a dish from the cookbook (this is not required), please contact Sarah Regan at (978) 399-2309. Free! Drop in.
The Monday Mystery Book Club: Monday, May, 22 at 10:30 a.m. This month’s mystery selection is “Dissolution” by C. J. Sansom. Copies are available to be checked out at the Main Desk. Newcomers are welcome to drop in.
The Friends of the J. V. Library, Inc. need donations for their upcoming June Book Sale (Friday, June 9 from 6:30 to 9 p.m., Saturday, June 10 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday, June 11 from 2 to 4 p.m.) Donations needed for the Book Sale -which is held in the ground Meeting Room of the Library—include: hardback and paperback books (both fiction and non-fiction); DVD’s; Audiobooks; LP records and audio cassette tapes. Residents are asked to please only donate items that are in good condition. When the library is open donated items can be left at the Janiece Greenberg Room door; it’s to the left immediately after you enter the library’s back entrance from the parking lot. When the Library is closed, residents are asked to please leave donations in the large, marked container near the rear entrance. Donations to the Friends’ Book Sales are tax deductible; receipts are available at the Main Desk on the first floor of the Library.
