WESTFORD — Assistant Director of the J.V. Fletcher Library Kristina Leedberg has shared the most recent edition of “What’s Happening at the Library?”
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.
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Director’s Corner: The Library will be closed Saturday, May 25 through Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. We hope everyone has a safe and healthy.
Friends of the Library June Book Sale: Mark your calendars for the June Book Sale! Friday, June 7, Saturday, June 8 and Sunday, June 9. A Friends Members Only Sale will be held on Friday evening from 6:30 – 9:00 p.m. A Friends membership (which may be purchased at the door) is necessary for attending this sale. The entire public is invited Saturday for an all-day sale, 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. and for the $10.00 Bag Sale on Sunday, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. So much stock! So little time!
Sweet Reads MG Book Club: Tuesday, May 28 at 6:30 p.m. At our May meeting, we’ll be discussing “Well That Was Awkward” by Rachel Vail. We’ll also enjoy some dessert. Open to grade 6 and up. Copies of the book are available at the Main Desk.
Wishing Nancy Boutet a Happy Retirement!: Friday, May 31, 1:30-3:45 p.m. After many years of bringing joyful learning to the children of Westford, our Head of Youth Services Librarian, Nancy Boutet will retire on May 31,2024. Help us send Nancy off to enjoy time in her garden! Join us on the back lawn to say goodbye, enjoy a craft, eat some cake, and have some bubble fun! If it rains, we will be in the Meeting Room. No registration required.
Adult Nonfiction Book Club:Tuesday, June 4 at 7:00 p.m. – We’ll meet in the downstairs Meeting Room to discuss Tyranny of the Minority: Why American Democracy Reached the Breaking Point by Steven Levitsky and Daniel Ziblatt. Copies are available at Main Desk. No registration required. Email Charles Schweppe for more information.
Open Study for Final Exams: Tuesday, June 11, Wednesday, June 12, and Thursday, June 13 from 2:00 to 9:00 p.m. Come study together at the library! The Meeting Room will be open to high school students with dedicated study space, free coffee, snacks, and pizza. Everyone must have a ride home promptly at closing time. Generously funded by the Friends of the J.V. Fletcher Library.
Virtual Job Search Help for 50 & Over Networking: Wednesday, June 12, Marketing Plans. The Massachusetts Library Collaborative’s 50+ Job Seekers Group meets on biweekly the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month, from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m., 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.
Adult Book Discussion Club: Thursday, June 13 at 7:00 p.m. Join us in the Mary Atwood Room to discuss Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See. No registration required. Copies are available at the Main Desk and there are downloadable copies (audio and e-copies) available from Overdrive/Libby. Check out our Reading List for 2024.
Staff Recommends: For a light but enjoyable read, escape to Nantucket with Nancy Thayer’s latest novel, The Summer We Started Over. “Two sisters reconnect and pursue their dreams on the beautiful island of Nantucket, overcoming life’s challenges and finding new love, in this heartwarming and hopeful novel by New York Times bestselling author Nancy Thayer. Eddie Grant is happy with her life and her work as a personal assistant to Dinah Lavender, one of the most famous and renowned romance authors in the business. But being a spectator to notoriety and glamour isn’t as fulfilling as she once thought. Thankfully, Eddie has the perfect excuse for a vacation: Her hardworking younger sister, Barrett, is opening her gift shop on Memorial Day weekend, and could use all the help she can get. But going home to the beautiful island of Nantucket means facing the family’s difficult past. Shortly after the death of Eddie and Barrett’s brother, their mother left them and their father made the spontaneous decision to buy a small farm. Eddie stayed there for only a year before her family’s grief threatened to consume her as well, and had been living in Manhattan ever since. Now that she is back, Eddie must face all she left behind: her father’s increased eccentricities, which has led to a house bursting at the seams with books; her sister’s resentment over Eddie’s escape; and a past love connection, one that is still undeniable and complicated, all these years later. But the Grant sisters are nothing if not resilient and capable, opening a used bookstore in their father’s abandoned barn to manage his hoarding, and navigating the discovery of a long-buried family secret that will change all of them forever. In The Summer We Started Over, beloved storyteller Nancy Thayer transports readers with a moving story about family, courage, and the resiliency of young women.”
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