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Saturday, June 5Closed

Farms branch

Sunday, June 6Closed

Main Library

Farms branch

Thursday, June 1010:30—10:45 AMOnline

REMOTE VIA FACEBOOK: Music and Movement with MaryBeth Maes!

Get moving and grooving with musician, MaryBeth Maes on Facebook! Everyone is welcome to sing, dance, and join the fun. This program is funded by the Coordinated Family & Community Engagement grant from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care awarded to Peabody Public Schools to serve families on the North Shore.

Thursday, June 107:00—8:00 PMOnline

REMOTE VIA ZOOM: Cookbook Club at Home: Fresh Herbs

You are invited to a special Cookbook Club at home via Zoom. We won’t have the food but we can still have the conversation, company and share ideas of how we are eating during this time. This month we have set a challenge: cooking with fresh herbs! Tempted by thyme? Befuddled by basil? Stumped by sage? Try some different recipes and share your favorite with the group.…Learn More

Saturday, June 12Closed

Farms branch

Saturday, June 1210:00 AM—3:00 PMEssex Street LawnMain Library32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, 01915
Winter Street CourtyardMain Library32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, 01915

Friends of the Beverly Public Library Book Sale

Join us outside, weather permitting, to browse for summer reads while helping the Friends support the many programs the library offers. Hardcovers: $2Paperbacks: $1All Children's books: 2 for $1Cash or check only. Masks and social distancing required. RAIN DATE: Sunday June 13, 2021Please note: While we appreciate you thinking of us for your book donations, we are not accepting book donations at this time.

Sunday, June 13Closed

Main Library

Farms branch

Monday, June 142:00—2:30 PMOnline

REMOTE VIA FACEBOOK: Katie Bug Crafts

Create a friendly fox craft with Katie Bug on Facebook! Learn a few interesting facts about foxes and hear about awesome books featuring foxes. Craft bags with all the parts will be available to pick up at the main library and the Farms branch during starting on Monday, June 7 while supplies last.…Learn More

Monday, June 144:00—4:45 PMOnline

REMOTE VIA GOOGLE MEET: Independent Readers Book Club

This month we are reading When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller. When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni. Questions? Contact Katie N. at knelson@noblenet. org.…Learn More

Monday, June 147:00—8:30 PMOnline

REMOTE VIA ZOOM: Reducing Stress Through Meditation

The scientific community has recently been exploring the use of meditation as a healing modality. Join Arlene Samsel, a long-time meditator as she discusses the extraordinary effect of meditation to reduce stress-related responses, improve concentration, and enhance clarity of thought and mental equilibrium.…Learn More

Tuesday, June 157:30—8:45 PMBeverly Common

Tuesday Evening Book Discussion

The Beverly Public Library's Tuesday Evening Book Discussion Group meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month, year round from 7:30 - 9:00 PM. New members are always welcome - come once or as often as you'd like. After many months of Zoom meetings, we'll be holding an in-person discussion in June! Bring a chair or blanket (or whatever you enjoy sitting on) and join us on the Beverly Common to discuss perhaps the ultimate beach read of all time: James Joyce's Ulysses.…Learn More

Wednesday, June 167:00—8:00 PMBeverly Common

BIPOC Voices

BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) Voices is a book discussion group intended to encourage an understanding of systemic racism, privilege, and biases to help disrupt racial inequalities and racism. Together the group will foster knowledge, empathy and understanding of the experiences, identities and history of people in the BIPOC community.…Learn More

Thursday, June 174:00—6:00 PMWinter Street CourtyardMain Library32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, 01915

Summer Reading Browsing Days

Come browse for summer reading books out in the sun! Join Katie N. , our teen librarian, in the courtyard where she will have the BMS and BHS summer reading books for your perusal. Not sure what you want to read? Katie can help.

Thursday, June 177:00—8:15 PMOnline

REMOTE VIA ZOOM: Beverly Farms Book Discussion Group

The Beverly Farms Library's Book Discussion Group meets on the third Thursday of each month from 7 PM. New members are always welcome!This month we are reading Hidden Valley Road: Inside the mind of an American family by Robert Kolker. This may be available as a digital audiobook or eBook via OverDrive or hoopla.…Learn More

Saturday, June 19Closed

Farms branch

Sunday, June 20Closed

Main Library

Farms branch

Monday, June 217:00—8:30 PMEssex Street LawnMain Library32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, 01915

LGBTQ Book Discussion Group on the Lawn

The Beverly Library's LGBTQ Book Discussion Group meets on the 3rd Monday of each month, year round from 7 - 8:30 PM. New members are always welcome - come once or as often as you'd like. This month we are reading Real Life by Brandon Taylor. This may be available as a digital audiobook or eBook via OverDrive or hoopla.…Learn More

Tuesday, June 226:00—9:00 PMFogg RoomMain Library32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, 01915
Online

Library Trustees

Open to the public.

Tuesday, June 227:00—8:30 PMSohier RoomMain Library32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, 01915

Race and the North Shore: Three Perspectives

Come engage with three North Shore residents to hear about their experiences with and thoughts on race. Dr. André Morgan, Ph. D. , Ed. L. D. is Director of Opportunity, Access and Equity for the Beverly Public Schools; Dr. Kenann McKenzie, Director of the Aspire Institute at Wheelock College, and VP of the North Shore NAACP; and Dr.…Learn More

Thursday, June 2410:00 AM—2:00 PMWinter Street CourtyardMain Library32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, 01915

Friends Pop-Up Book Sale

On Thursday, June 24 from 10 AM - 2 PM (weather permitting) join the Friends of the Beverly Public Library on the Winter Street patio for a book sale! Children’s and adult materials will be available. Paperbacks will be sold for $1, hardcovers $2, and all children’s books are 50 cents.…Learn More

Thursday, June 2410:30—10:45 AMOnline

REMOTE VIA FACEBOOK: Music and Movement with MaryBeth Maes!

Friday, June 253:00—4:00 PMOnline

REMOTE VIA ZOOM: Jackbox TV Games for Teens

Virtual games on Zoom! Try your hand at Drawful, a bizarre drawing and guessing game and Fibbage, a trivia game where you fill in the blank. Can you fool the crowd? Questions? Contact Katie N. at knelson@noblenet. org. Registration is required so we can send you a Zoom invitation.…Learn More

Saturday, June 26Closed

Farms branch

Sunday, June 27Closed

Main Library

Farms branch

Monday, June 282:00—2:30 PMOnline

REMOTE VIA FACEBOOK: Katie Bug Crafts

Create a colorful hot air balloon with Katie Bug on Facebook! Learn some fun facts about hot air balloons fly and hear about awesome books featuring hot air balloons. Craft bags with all the parts will be available to pick up at the main library and the Farms branch starting on Monday, June 21 while supplies last.…Learn More

Monday, June 284:00—4:45 PMEssex Street LawnMain Library32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, 01915
Sohier RoomMain Library32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, 01915

The Deep Dive Book Club on the Lawn

This month we are reading We Were Liars by E. Lockhart. We will be meeting on the library lawn. Bring a blanket or beach chair. Spending the summers on her family's private island off the coast of Massachusetts with her cousins and a special boy named Gat, teenaged Cadence struggles to remember what happened during her fifteenth summer.…Learn More

Wednesday, June 307:00—9:00 PMSohier RoomMain Library32 Essex Street, Beverly, MA, 01915

Friends Meeting

Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Library.