http://www.noblenet.org/swampscott Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:00:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The entire family can stop by the library on Monday evening, December 21st at 6:00 p.m. and join in the celebration of the shortest day of the year. There will be a showing of the movie The Polar Express, a craft project, hot chocolate and cider and cookies. Admission is ... http://www.noblenet.org/swampscott/childrens/winter-solstice/ Tuesday, December 1 at 6:30 p.m. we will be celebrating the 20th anniversary of Jan Brett's wonderful book, The Mitten as well as the author's birthday. Come and listen to this story and other Jan Brett tales and create a craft project. Refreshements will be served and no ... http://www.noblenet.org/swampscott/childrens/pajama-party-jan-bretts-the-mitten/ The entire family can stop by the library on Monday evening, December 21st at 6:00pm and join in the celebration of the shortest day of the year. There will be a showing of the movie The Polar Express, a craft project, hot chocolate and cider and cookies. Admission ... http://www.noblenet.org/swampscott/adult-programs/winter-solstice-celebration/ LOCAL TEEN BAND SELECTED AS SEMI-FINALIST IN SCHOOLJAM USA BATTLE OF THE BANDS COMPETITION Teen Battle of the Bands Contest Aimed at Encouraging Music Making Among Teens and Helping School Music Programs [Marblehead, Swampscott, Wilmington MA], November 2, 2009— NAMM, the trade association of the international music products industry, has selected the ... http://www.noblenet.org/swampscott/teenscene/jessica-prouty-band-semi-finalist-in-national-competition/ Thanksgiving: Library will close at 5:00pm on Wednesday, November 25th and remained closed on Thursday, November 26th. Christmas: The Library will be open Thursday, December 24th from 10:00am -1:00pm and remain closed, Friday December 25th & Sat., December 26th. New Year’s: Library will be open Thursday, December 31st from 10:00am-1:00pm and remain ... http://www.noblenet.org/swampscott/adult-programs/holiday-hours-for-november-december/ We are shifting our membership year from a calendar year to October 1st through September 30th. We ask that you consider renewing your membership as soon as possible. If you did not receive a membership envelope in the mail, please pick one up on your next visit to the library. ... http://www.noblenet.org/swampscott/adult-programs/friends-of-the-library-membership-renewals/ Avi was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1937. We can't tell you much about his unique name except to say that his sister, Emily, so dubbed him at age one and it stuck. When he was young teachers told Avi that his writing didn't make any sense. Little ... http://www.noblenet.org/swampscott/childrens/author-of-the-month-james-marshall/ Teen Read Week is a nation-wide program sponsored by the American Library Association. This year’s theme was Read Beyond Reality@ your library! Thank you to everyone who came to the Pastel Painting Workshop or to the Indulgent Evening. It's nice to see kids leaving the library after ... http://www.noblenet.org/swampscott/teenscene/teen-read-week-2009/ STORYBOOK FUN Mondays & Wednesdays at 10:15 a.m. October 5 to December 16. Ages 2 to 5 A story time program that is perfect for groups of siblings or friends, this activity consists of stories, songs and finger plays and action rhymes designed to encourage early literacy. ... http://www.noblenet.org/swampscott/childrens/fall-programs/ Knitting Club - NEW DAY! Join the Needlers a knitting group at the Swampscott Public Library. This group meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of every month at 10:30a.m. The November meeting will be Wednesday, November 25th. Crocheters are welcome to join our group. We make our ... http://www.noblenet.org/swampscott/adult-programs/ongoing-groups-meeting-in-january/