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In-person browsing! In-person browsing, by appointment is available on Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Outside pickup of materials will continue to be available too.
25 minute browsing appointments are available on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. Book a browsing appointment here.
Outdoor pickup of library materials is available Tuesday
through Saturday, by appointment. To schedule an appointment call 259-1213 or email library.director@shutesbury.org.
Have you received a hold available notification? Click here to schedule a pickup! Click here for more info.
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Save the Date Tuesday, August 17th 6:30 pm
| Small Library Pilot Project Information Session
Save the Date, Tuesday, August 17th, 6:30 pm
Shutesbury Athletic Club (under the pavilion).
Lauren Stara and Andrea Bunker,
Library Building Specialists with the MBLC will join us for an information
session about the Small Library Pilot Project.
Lauren and Andrea will give an
overview of the project and answer questions. They will also gather input about
our community's library needs for an updated building program.
A building program outlines the goals, conditions and objectives of
a construction project. To create our program, we will consult Library planning
guides. More importantly, we will gather input from townspeople, library staff,
Trustees, volunteers, and local professionals as we create this set of
instructions for the architect who will design a new Shutesbury Library.
The information session will be
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Register by September 1st
Program begins September 27th
| Walk With Ease
The M.N. Spear Memorial Library is pleased to present Walk With
Ease, a self-directed program certified by the Arthritis Foundation.
The Arthritis Foundation Walk With Ease Program is an
exercise program that can reduce pain and improve overall health. If you can be
on your feet for 10 minutes without increased pain, you can have success with
Walk With Ease.
The Library, in collaboration with the Springfield College
Department of Physical Therapy is offering this free 6-week program. It
includes guided coaching sessions, a Walk With Ease book and access to
Arthritis Foundation Resources.
The program is self-directed and the weekly coaching session occurs at a
mutually agreed upon time between the participant and their coaching
team.
Register by September 1st by emailing library.director@shutesbury.org
September 12th through 23rd
Pick up a copy of Walk With Ease at the Library
Intake interview by phone or Zoom with a coach
September 27th
Program begins!
Space is limited – reserve your spot now!
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Summer
Fun for Children
Summer
Reading Bingo
Children ages four to twelve are invited to play
Summer Reading Bingo. Pick up a card at the Library, complete any five squares
and return the card to the Library by August 15th to be entered into
a drawing for prizes!
Take-home
Activity Kits
Throughout the summer, the Library
will offer take-home activity kits designed to inspire creativity and
discovery. These kits are designed for children ages four to twelve.
About every other week, we will
announce a new kit. Families can arrange to pick up kits via outside pickup or
during in-person visits. Email library.director@shutesbury.org
to reserve a kit. Each kit is available while supplies last.
July 20th through 31st
For children ages three to six we are offering the
book, Backyard Explorer: Bug Hunt and some of the supplies needed to
search for bugs in your yard.
For
children ages seven to thirteen, we are offering the book, Wildlife Ranger Action Guide by Mary
Kay Carson, along with some of the supplies needed to complete some of the
projects in the book.
One
kit per age group, per family. Kits are distributed while supplies last.
The kits are supported in part by a
grant from the Shutesbury Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported
by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Additional support is
provided by the Friends of the M.N. Spear Memorial Library.
What’s Your Four Teen Challenge
Shutesbury Teens, ages 12 and up are encouraged to
join our local #WhatsYourFour challenge!
Children who read four or more books over the summer
fare better on reading-comprehension tests in the fall than children who read
one or no books over the summer. The Massachusetts Board of Library
Commissioners is challenging everyone to read four books this summer - and to
share their experience with others. Join the conversation and tell us,
#WhatsYourFour?
1. Post
the titles and authors of the books you are reading on social media along with
a picture of yourself reading.
2. Use
the hashtag #WhatsYourFour.
3. Tag
the Library and your friends and ask them to share their four!
Together, we can share in the fun of reading and
encourage children and teens to read this summer.
Stop by the Library to pick up at #WhatsYorFour
challenge card. Read and record four books, and return the card by August 15th
to be entered into a drawing for prizes!
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| | Programs!
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Wednesdays
July 14th, August 11th & September 15th 6 pm On Zoom
| Anti-Racism Study Group Last fall a group of Shutesbury residents began a weekly study group dedicated to supporting each other as we explored topics of racism and white privilege.
From October to June, participants read and discussed the following books.
White Fragility: Why It's So
Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
The New Jim Crow: Mass
Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander For the next few months, participants will explore opportunities to learn more about topics discussed in these books on their own. We will have monthly meetings to share our individual experiences.
Newcomers are welcome.
To join
us, email library.director@shutesbury.org
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4th Monday of the month!
May 24th June 28th July 26th August 23rd September 27th October 25th November 22nd December 27th
7 pm Online
| Ukulele- Musical Zoom-Along
Want to improve your ukulele playing? Know how to play the C Am F and G chords?
Come
play 2-4 chord songs with Julie on Zoom. Chords, lyrics and
instruction provided. Participants are muted so no one need worry about
how they sound. All instruments welcome. Join Zoom Meetinghttps://us02web.zoom.us/j/88491180124?pwd=T09MYTgrVzltVE5SRnJGQ3ZMTDMxQT09Meeting ID: 884 9118 0124Passcode: 942235One tap mobile+19292056099,,88491180124# US (New York)+13017158592,,88491180124# US (Washington DC)This program is supported in part by a grant from the Shutesbury
Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Mass Cultural
Council, a state agency. Additional funding is provided by the Friends of the M.N. Spear Memorial Library.
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Wednesday, July 7th 7:30 pm Online | Science Fiction Book Club
For July, we are reading The Space Between Worlds by Micaiah Johnson Email library.director@shutesbury.org to join the list!
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| | Fitness Programs
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Thursdays July 1st through August 19th 10 am Shutesbury Athletic Club
Register by emailing
library.director@shutesbury.org |
Taichi
with Henry Geddes.
The M.N. Spear Memorial Library and the Wendell Free Library
are pleased to offer Taichi with Henry Geddes.
Thursdays, July 1st through August 19th,
10 am, in the outdoor pavilion at the Shutesbury Athletic Club
Registration required. Preference given to those who can
attend all (or most classes).
Class size is limited. Register by emailing
library.director@shutesbury.org.
Join us for an introduction to Taichi short form developed
in the 1940's by Cheng Man-ch'ing, a notable expert of Taichi, Chinese
medicine, calligraphy, painting, and poetry. Henry has been teaching Taichi for
the past ten years and practicing it for 26 years, ten of which were spent as a
senior student of Wolfe Lowenthal, a student of Cheng Man-ch'ing. The classes will
introduce the form as well as warmup movements and qi gong routines. Attention
given to the health benefits as well as the deeper cultural aspects of the
practice.
This program is brought to you with
federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services
and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
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Saturdays 8:30 am
| Strength Foundations with Jay Online!
This is an ongoing strength training class. Participants use dumbbells and exercise bands.
These programs are brought to you with federal funds provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services and administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Additional funding is provided by the Shutesbury Council on Aging and the Friends of the M.N. Spear Memorial Library.
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Wednesdays 9 am
| Gentle Yoga with Jeannette Online
Email library.director@shutesbury.org to join.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Shutesbury
Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural
Council, a state agency. Additional funding is provided by the Shutesbury Council on Aging and the Friends of the M.N. Spear Memorial Library.
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| Public Resources
Look4Help The Look4Help Public Resource Directory, a program of Community Action
Pioneer Valley, is a free, web-based public information service that is
available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. There are close to 1,000
agencies, programs or services at over 450 locations, available to serve
you.
Click
here
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| | Inclement Weather?
If
possible, announcements about weather related closures will be posted
on the Library's Facebook page,
https://www.facebook.com/ShutesburyLibrary/. If situations allow,
closure information will also be posted on this website.
Your
safety is our first priority. Late fees are not assessed on items owned
by our Library and will be waived on items belonging to other libraries
when returned late due to weather conditions. |
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COVID-19 Information
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Shutesbury Board
of Health Centers for Disease
Control & Prevention (CDC)
Information from the U.S. public health agency - including
steps to prevent illness, advice
for talking with children, and much more.
Massachusetts
Department of Public Health (DPH)
Statewide updates – including cases,
quarantines, and monitoring
Global Map of
COVID-19 Cases - John Hopkins University
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Free Fun Stuff for Kids!
| Fun ~ Free ~ Online resources for families!
Digital
Escape Rooms!
NASA
at Home
Harry
Potter
Science
games and activities
Storyline Online - Children's
books read by authors
Scholastic
Learn at Home
Coloring Pages Boston
Children's Museum learning resources
Bedtime
Math Cabin Fever Math
SchoolHouse
Rock
PBS
Kids Daily
Audible Stories
Music, books, ukulele with Emily Arrow https://www.youtube.com/emilyarrow Virtual
Field Trips for everyone! Dave Pilkey, Captain Underpants and Dog Man activities https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/books/dav-pilkey-at-home/
https://www.justbooksreadaloud.com/index.php?t=Home&p1=&p2= |
| | Programs for Children and Families
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| | Inclement Weather Announcements
If the Library will be closed due to inclement weather, announcements will be posted on the Library Facebook page,
https://www.facebook.com/ShutesburyLibrary and on Nextdoor Shutesbury.
If Shutesbury Elementary School is closed due to inclement weather, morning Library programs will be cancelled.
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