Upcoming Adult Programs
Armchair Travel To Japan (Kyoto, Kobe, Shimizu, Yokohama & Osaka)
Tuesday, June 17 | 2:00 PM (Virtual)
Japan is a nation of islands that isolated itself from the outside world for many years. This enabled Japan to develop a unique culture and its own religion. Here it is common to see women walking around in kimonos especially when visiting shrines and temples. Explore Shinto shrines and customs, and visit Buddhist temples. Admire gardens, feudal castles, Mount Fuji and much more as we explore these Japanese cities. Led by retired high school teacher Sheila Taub, who now presents illustrated talks on her travels at libraries, senior centers, community centers and cruise ships.
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In partnership with the Tewksbury Public Library.
Casual Crafting Drop-In
Wednesday, June 25 | 6:30 PM-7:45 PM (In-person)
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Join us for a drop-in crafting group for adults! Bring your current craft project our use some of the supplies we'll have on hand. This month, we'll also have materials to needle felt rainbows. Come any time from 6:30-7:45PM to the Community Room on the first floor.
SPL Book Discussion Group
Thursday, June 26 | 1:00 PM (In-person)
Monthly meeting of the SPL Book Discussion Group. This is a drop-in group, no registration required! We will meet in Community Room A.
June's title is The White Lady by Jacqueline Winspear. Copies will be available for checkout near the Circulation Desk.
Gay Pride: More Than A Parade
Monday, June 30 | 7:00 PM (Virtual)
June is Pride Month, which is dedicated to celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) pride. It honors the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, which was a turning point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. What started as an angry mob's violent reaction to a police raid in 1969 ignited the gay rights movement and has over time grown to become a joyous annual celebration. Explore the origins of Pride Month and why is has grown into an annual tradition observed in America and many other countries. Led by entertainment historian John Kenrick, who is the Curator for the Museum of Broadway in New York City and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Amateur Theatricals.
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Presented in partnership with the Tewksbury Public Library and sponsored by the Friends of the Tewksbury Public Library.
"Heal the Beasts" with Author and Veterinarian Philipp Schott
Monday, July 7 | 7:00 PM (Virtual)
Philipp Schott is here virtually to discuss his new book, "Heal the Beasts: A Jaunt Through the Curious History of the Veterinary Arts". This history of veterinary medicine provides an abundance of bizarre, funny, surprising, and heartwarming anecdotes. Heal the Beasts chronicles human efforts to treat animal illnesses from 14,000 BCE to today.
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In partnership with the Ashland Public Library.
"Captain Kidd: A True Story of Treasure and Betrayal" with Author Samuel Marquis
Monday, July 14 | 7:00 PM (Virtual)
Captain William Kidd stands as one of the most notorious “pirate” outlaws ever, but his legend is tainted by a bed of lies. Having captivated imaginations for more than three hundred years and inspired many stories about pirates, troubling questions remain. Was he really a criminal or is the truth more inconvenient: that he was a buccaneer’s worst nightmare, a revered pirate hunter turned fall guy for scheming politicians?
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In partnership with the Ashland Public Library.
"Thomas More: A Life" with Author and Historian Joanne Paul
Wednesday, July 16 | 10:00 AM (Virtual)
Join author and historian Joanne Paul as she discusses her book, "Thomas More: A Life", the definitive biography of the man who dominated political and intellectual circles in England during the sixteenth century. Meticulously researched, based on new archival discoveries, and drawing on more than a decade of research into More’s life and work, this is a richly told story of faith and politics that illuminates a man who, more than four hundred years after his execution, remains one of the most brilliant minds of the Renaissance.
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"Dinner with King Tut" with Author Sam Kean
Monday, July 28 | 7:00 PM (Virtual)
Join author Sam Kean as he discusses his book, "Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Recreating the Sights, Sounds, Smells, and Tastes of Lost Civilizations", an archaeological romp through the entire history of humankind—and through all five senses—from tropical Polynesian islands to forbidding arctic ice floes, and everywhere in between.
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"V is for Venom: Agatha Christie's Chemicals of Death" with Author Dr. Kathryn Harkup
Wednesday, July 30 | 2:00 PM (Virtual)
The follow up to Kathryn Harkup's best-selling A is for Arsenic, V is for Venom is a compelling exploration of Christie's use of poisons and her extensive chemical knowledge. Featuring fourteen more poisons from the works of Agatha Christie, this book investigates the science behind the deadly substances, the history of their use in real-life murder cases, and how feasible was it to obtain, administer and detect these poisons in Christie's time and today. Combining Christie's murder mysteries, chemical science and true crime, V is for Venom is a celebration of the use of science by the undisputed Queen of Crime.
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In Conversation with Author and Historian Philippa Langley
Thursday, August 7 | 2:00 PM (Virtual)
Join us as author and historical sleuth, Philippa Langley, discusses The King Richard III Project, her research methods, her team, her findings, and how solving this mystery affects our understanding of the royal monarchy (in the 1500s, of course). In 2012, Philippa led the search for Richard III in a car park in Leicester through her original Looking For Richard Project. The king was uncovered in the northern end of the car park, right where Philippa's research, and an intuition, said it would be. In 2013 she co-authored The King’s Grave: The Search for Richard III with military historian Michael Jones which tells Philippa’s remarkable story in search of the king and his fifteenth-century life and death.
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"The Invention of Charlotte Brontë" with Author Graham Watson
Monday, August 11 | 2:00 PM (Virtual)
Based entirely on rarely seen private letters, "The Invention of Charlotte Brontë: A New Life" by Graham Watson sheds new light on the dramatic events of Brontë’s turbulent last years of grief, fulfillment, and tragedy—and exposes the astonishing media scandal that followed her early death, when her friends and family battled to control how history would remember her. Join us as Graham discusses Charlotte's life, writing, and death as well as his own research and writing of this book!
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