WESTFORD — Assistant Director of the J.V. Fletcher Library Kristina Leedberg has shared the most recent edition of “What’s Happening at the Library?” with WestfordCAT.
Unless otherwise noted, the following programs are made possible by the Friends of the Library.
News from the J.V. Fletcher Library, 50 Main St., Westford, MA (1-978-692-5555), http://www.westfordlibrary.org
If you have questions or need assistance, please call us at 978-399-2300 or send us an email at westfordlibrary@westfordma.gov.
Director’s Corner: The Library is losing a dedicated Maintenance Worker to retirement! Please see the details below, or visit Westford Job Opportunities.
Building Maintenance Worker I —Town of Westford Public Library. Cleaning, facility, systems and equipment repair and maintenance, snow removal on walks, meeting room set-up and assorted projects.
Duties — 37.5 hours per week including occasional evening or weekend snow removal, as required.
Qualifications — Two or more years in the custodial or maintenance field, preferably in a supervisory capacity. Salary – beginning at $29.13 per hour [top step]; 10% differential for evening hours (after 6PM). AA/EEO.
Available — December 1, 2023 and open until filled.
Complete — Please submit application to Human Resources, Town Hall, 55 Main Street, Westford, MA 01886. Or email to: HR@westfordma.gov
SUSTAINABILITY FORUM: The Permanent Town Building Committee and Board of Library Trustees — along with representatives of the Clean Energy and Sustainability Committee — are co-hosting a virtual Sustainability Forum to discuss, identify and explore the best energy saving and sustainability measures to incorporate into the future Library Project design. Interested attendees may register in advance or at any time prior to the conclusion of this meeting by accessing the following link on your computer, smart phone or tablet – Register Here
Registration requires only that you provide a name and E-mail address. After this initial analysis, a further forum will follow.
WCAT News Office Hours: Wednesdays from 10-11 a.m. Managing Editor Ben Domaingue will host drop-in office hours in an effort to increase accessibility and availability for residents. Drop by and say hi, or bring your story ideas, questions, comments or concerns with how news is reported in Westford. No registration necessary. Changes and cancellations will be announced the prior Friday and posted on our Studio Calendar.
Holiday Hours: The Library will be closed on Friday, November 10 in observance of Veteran’s Day. The Library will be open on Saturday, November 11 from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
VIRTUAL JOB SEARCH HELP FOR 50 & OVER – JOB SEARCH HELP FOR 50 & OVER – Thinking Outside the Box (Panel Discussion): Wed., Nov. 8, 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. The Massachusetts Library Collaborative’s 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. and 2nd & 4th Wednesdays of the month from 6pm to 8pm, 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! Register Here
Lego Club: Saturday, November 4 at 2:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room Do you love to build with Legos®? Come to our Lego® Club each month to create something fun with Library Legos® – all creations will be displayed in the library until the next time we meet. No registration required. This program is best for any child who will not eat the Legos. Parents stay and join in the fun or visit with other parents in the room.
Adult Nonfiction Book Club: Tuesday, November 7 at 7:00 p.m. – We’ll meet in the downstairs Meeting Room to discuss Ike’s Bluff: President Eisenhower’s Secret Battle to Save the World by Evan Thomas. Copies are available at Main Desk. Email Charles Schweppe at cschweppe@westfordma.gov for details!
Learn the Ukulele for Adults: Saturday, November 11 at 2:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room. Want to try an instrument that is fun and easy to play? Join Julie Stepanek as she shows the fundamentals of ukulele playing. No experience necessary.
A limited number of ukuleles are provided. However, you are welcome to bring your own! Please email any questions to Justin Liberti at jliberti@westfordma.gov Register here.
Staff Recommends: If historical fiction is your cup of tea, you will want to dive into Canary Girls, by Jennifer Chiaverinie. “Early in the Great War, men left Britain’s factories in droves to enlist. Struggling to keep up production, arsenals hired women to build the weapons the military urgently needed. “Be the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun,” the recruitment posters beckoned. Thousands of women-cooks, maids, shopgirls, and housewives-answered their nation’s call. These “munitionettes” worked grueling shifts often seven days a week, handling TNT and other explosives with little protective gear. Among them is nineteen-year-old former housemaid April Tipton. Impressed by her friend Marjorie’s descriptions of higher wages, plentiful meals, and comfortable lodgings, she takes a job at Thornshire Arsenal near London, filling shells in the Danger Building-difficult, dangerous, and absolutely essential work. Joining them is Lucy Dempsey, wife of Daniel Dempsey, Olympic gold medalist and star forward of Tottenham Hotspur. With Daniel away serving in the Footballers’ Battalion, Lucy resolves to do her bit to hasten the end of the war. When her coworkers learn she is a footballer’s wife, they invite her to join the arsenal ladies’ football club, the Thornshire Canaries. The Canaries soon acquire an unexpected fan in the boss’s wife, Helen Purcell, who is deeply troubled by reports that Danger Building workers suffer from serious, unexplained illnesses. One common symptom, the lurid yellow hue of their skin, earns them the nickname “Canary Girls.” Suspecting a connection between the Canary Girls’ maladies and the chemicals they handle, Helen joins the arsenal administration as their staunchest, though often unappreciated, advocate. The football pitch is the one place where class distinctions and fears for their men fall away. As the war grinds on and tragedy takes its toll, the Canary Girls persist despite the dangers, proud to serve, determined to outlive the war and rejoice in victory and peace.”
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