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2021 Asian/Pacific American Literature Award Winners

2021 Asian/Pacific American Literature Awards

May is Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, which makes it a great time to check out the winners of this year's Asian/Pacific American Literature Awards....

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Must-See Must-Know Public Art in Boston

Site Specific Wonders of Art, Landscape and Nature -- New England is Bountifiul

Although Burning Man 2021 has been cancelled, we want to inspire the experience-seeking daytrippers in our community with great books about site-specific art, landscapes and architecture in...

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May 2021 Puzzle

Celebrity biographies are the theme of this month's puzzle.  All of the titles featured in this month's puzzle are available from the library--though you'll have to solve to figure out what they are!  If you've already read the books mentioned in this puzzle, you may also enjoy ...

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2021 Teen Poetry Contest winners and honorees

Teen Poetry Contest 2021

Although we aren't able to celebrate this year's poetry contest winners in person this year, we are still so proud and excited to share this year's teen poems with you. We've prepared a virtual ceremony with a video introduction from teen librarians Anna and Renata as well as prepared remarks...

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Enter the Grishaverse

Enter the Grishaverse: Leigh Bardugo and Beyond

Netflix recently released their Shadow and Bone series, based on Leigh Bardugo's Grishaverse books (featuring, among other things, magic users known as Grisha.) Has the show piqued your interest in the books? Do you want to...

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Shaking Up Shakespeare

Shaking Up Shakespeare

William Shakespeare died on April 23, 1616 (and might have been born on April 23, 1564), but his stories still resonate today, as authors continued to...

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Weed Reads

Weed Reads

It's 4/20. Recreational marijuana is legal for adults in Massachusetts. What better time to visit the library? Here are some books to learn more about the history of marijuana as well as its...

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April 2021 Mid-Month Sudoku

April showers bring May flowers--and in the meantime, they bring a good time to work on a puzzle!  If it's a rainy spring, though, this Sudoku won't be the only indoor entertainment you need.  If you like jigsaw puzzles as well as math puzzles, you might be interested to know that MHL has...

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Going Green: Tips & Tricks

Going Green: Tips & Tricks

Earth Day is coming up (April 22), and you may be wondering what you can do--or how you can extend the good practices you already have--to make an impact.  In addition to checking out this month's programming on recycling, the environment, and gardening (check the online calendar...

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Fictional Libraries & Librarians

Fictional Libraries and Librarians

National Library Week has once again drawn to a close, but there's no reason why we can't continue to celebrate libraries all year round. Here are some of our favorite fictional libraries and...

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