![[Swampscott Public Library]](http://www.noblenet.org/swampscott/wp-content/themes/swampscott/images/img6.jpg)
![[Swampscott Public Library wireless beacon]](http://www.noblenet.org/swampscott/wp-content/uploads/wifi.jpg)
![[Find us on Facebook]](http://www.noblenet.org/swampscott/wp-content/uploads/facebook.jpg){kind=small}
On Thursday, February 16th from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, the newest bookstore in town, Spirit of ’76-2, will donate a percent of its proceeds to the Friends of the Swampscott Public Library. No coupons necessary. The Friends will get an automatic share of all purchases during that time period. So buy yourself a belated Valentine’s Day gift and support the library at the same time. Spirit of ’76-2 is at 450 Paradise Road in Vinnin Square, 781-581-7676.
The Swampscott Public Library Teen Advisory Board will be collecting art supplies for local charity Hope for Creativity throughout the month of February. Hope for Creativity puts together art packs for homeless children.
Here is the wish list of the new items that Hope for Creativity collects:
Construction Paper – Crayons (thick and regular)- Markers -Glue sticks- Rulers- Watercolor Paints -Finger paints -Kid’s Scissors – Oil Pastels -Pens – Play-doh – Modeling clay -Small canvas ( 5×7) -Colored pencils -Journals – Pencils – Erasers- Sketch Books -Doodle pads- Notebooks -Pencil sharpeners- Drawing paper- Glitter glue
The Teen Board will have a collection box in the library lobby as well as in the Swampscott Middle School and Swampscott High School. Thank you for your support of this effort.
In February, the Swampscott Public Library will once again collect new or barely used children’s books for a local “Reach Out and Read” Program. The goal of this program is to promote reading at a very early age. These books are donated to the Lynn Community Health Center. To make a donation, please bring your children’s books into the library and deposit them in the brightly colored box in the lobby. Please feel free to call the library for more information.
Please remember to drop in some non-perishables in out Food donation box in the lobby. Donations are distributed to food pantries in Swampscott. This project is sponsored by the Swampscott Needlers.
Volunteers from the AARP’s Tax Aide Program will be at the library Tuesday afternoons from February 7th through April 10th to help people fill out their state and federal income tax forms. Appointments are required for this service. Appointments can be made by calling the library (781-596-8867 ext. 304) starting Monday, January 23rd. Please bring your completed tax forms from last year and any pertinent forms or statements that have been mailed to you this year when you come to your appointment.
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 February meetings will be Wednesday, February 8th, and Wednesday, February 22nd. Crocheters are welcome to join our group. We make our own projects or items to be donated to charity. Members can be beginners or experts.
The Dinner Detectives, the library’s mystery book group, will meet at 6:00pm on Tuesday, February 7th to discuss Secrets and Mysteries. New members are always welcome.
Lou Gallo and his town historians will meet on the first Friday of every month. In February, they will meet on Friday, February 3rd at 10:00am. Anyone interested in the history of the town is welcome to attend.
The Next Generation Book Club combines fiction and nonfiction titles, as well as different media. For February, we will meet on Monday, February 27th at 7:00pm to discuss The Invisible Bridge by Julia Orringer.
The book club led by Izzie Abrams will not be meeting in January and February, but will resume in March.
Interested in a day time book club at the library? Our afternoon book club meets the third Tuesday of the month at 1:00pm. The February meeting will be Tuesday, February 21st, at 1:00pm and we’ll discuss Bound by Sally Gunning.
Janet Ernst,volunteer of the year, and Ellen Winkler, President of the Friends
The Friends of the Swampscott Public Library have named Janet Ernst the Volunteer of the Year for 2011. Janet is a very, very dedicated volunteer and neither snow, nor rain, nor heat, nor gloom of night, will keep her from getting books ready and helping with the newsletter mailings. She even recruits other volunteers for the library! Thank you, Janet, for all your hard work!
Dear Library Supporter,
Thank you for your generous support of our library. We hope you will continue to support the Friends by renewing your tax-deductible contribution as a member of the Friends of the Swampscott Public Library, Inc. for 2012.
The Friends is a tax-exempt entity that finances library programs for all ages. In particular, we fund:
* Chorover Author Series, which has featured Lisa Genova, Roland Merullo, Lois Lowry, Dennis Lehane, Elinor Lipman, Tom Perrotta, Andre Dubus III, Julia Glass, and Jane Yolen.
*Children’s Room Summer Programs, including Family Night
* Young Adult programs, including concert of local bands, teen poetry contest, etc.
*Furnishings and equipment
*Library newsletter
*Russian programs
We support the library through volunteer efforts:
*Conducting annual book sale and gala
*Planning a spring Friends event with speakers
*Providing museum passes
*Running volunteer programs to assist library staff
The Friends of the Swampscott Public Library provides museum passes for:
*Isabella S. Gardner Museum
*Museum of Fine Arts
*Museum of Science
*Children’s Museum
*Peabody-Essex Museum
*JFK Library
*Zoo New England Franklin Park & Stone Zoo
*House of Seven Gables
*Lynn Museum
*Harvard Museum of Natural History
*Institute of Contemporary Art
Your dues are our major source of funds, but other ways to give financial support are:
* Attending book sale and gala
*Bequests/endowments – contact Alyce Deveau, Library Director, for further information
*Commemorative/memorial/special occasion cards
*Book purchases in honor/memory of someone
*Purchasing book covers
We meet on the third Monday of each month at 7:00pm. Please pick up a membership envelope to pay tax-deductible dues on your next visit to the library. Thank you for your generous support in recent years, and we look forward to your continued support in 2012.
Sincerely, Ellen Winkler, President
Friends of the Swampscott Public Library, Inc.
We are once again putting out a call for volunteers who will bring books to the housebound. It only takes a few moments of your time. You would pick up the books requested at the library, drop them off at someone’s home and return the books that they already have back to the library. This service is very important to those individuals who are unable to come into the library. Just call 781-596-8867and leave your name for Penny- Thank you
The leaves may be falling outside, but in the library we’re adding leaves to our tree! When a family joins the Friends of the Swampscott Public Library, we’ll be adding a leaf with their name to our tree right outside the Children’s Room. Please help us grow and add your support to the Friends.
Overdrive
Our library collection of ebooks is now compatible with the Kindle ebook reader and the Kindle app on other devices!
You can browse or search our collection, choose a title, and check it out using your library card. The book will be transferred to your Amazon Kindle account where it will be listed with your other Kindle books. You can then transfer it to your Kindle using WiFi (or via USB, if your Kindle doesn’t have WiFi) or send it to the Kindle app on one of your other devices, like a smartphone or iPad. Right now, only the full version of our website viewed on a computer supports the management of Kindle titles, so don’t try this using the mobile version of the site or the full version of the site viewed on a mobile device.
NOBLE’s OverDrive Collection — This is our digital collection where you can search for ebooks and audiobooks to download. To check out books, you must have a valid library card and be a resident of one of our public library communities or affiliated with one of our academic libraries.
For Kindle users, here’s a link to a video to help you get started:
The library has just subscribed to two powerful new online resources, LearningExpress Library and Universal Class. Together they add a new dimension to what the library can offer our patrons.
LearningExpress Library: Whatever your goal, LearningExpress Library’s resources will help you succeed. Each Learning Center offers the practice tests, exercises, skill-building courses, eBooks, and information you need. Looking to land a job? You’ll find an entire Learning Center dedicated to helping you get the one that’s right for you. You will be able to do some practice tests for College Board exams and MTELs. Check out the career section and learn how to create a perfect resume and prepare for a perfect interview.
To log in:LearningExpress Library — Tutorials and practice tests for the SAT, Civil Service Exams and much more.
Recorded Books Universal Class: Learn something new today! You can log on to over 500 non-credit Continuing Education Courses, from pet care to computer skills. You can enroll in up to 5 courses at a time and you have up to 6 months to finish your course work. You can access these courses 24/7 via the Internet. Each class has its own instructor and you can contact someone through email if you have questions or problems.
Universal Class – Universal Class is a collection of over 500 free non-credit continuing education courses. Register — Log in
Patrons can also log in through the library web site http://www.noblenet.org/swampscott and register for any of the classes offered. Classes are self paced and can be accessed any time from the library or from a home computer. You must be a Swampscott resident with a valid library card to use these resources.
Friends of the Swampscott Public Library is a 501c3 non- profit organization that accepts donations. It is dedicated to support the library by purchasing museum passes, providing a bi-monthly newsletter, and funding adult and children’s programming. The Friends also support other various needs of the library.
Swampscott Public Library investment Trust
Trustees of the Swampscott Library established this 501c3 to fund major capital improvements to the library. Donations can be made on a one-time basis or through
a bequest.
General Monetary Gifts
At the discretion of the Selectmen, the library can accept restricted and non-restricted monetary donations.
We have set up a suggestion box in the lobby for our patrons. Please feel free to make any suggestions that would improve our library.
Please be aware that patrons may park in the town hall parking lot in the evening and on weekends.
The Friends of the Library tote bags feature the new logo and are only $2.00! Next time you are at the library, pick a few up for yourself and for friends.
The Swampscott Public Library now subscribes to Mango Languages, a web site that teaches practical conversation skills for more than 20 different foreign languages as well as English as a second language. It’s available to any Swampscott resident with a valid library card and an internet connection. It’s the fast, easy and effective way to learn to speak a foreign language! To access Mango Languages go to the library web site at
Mango Languages
You will need to type in your library card number and your last name before getting started.
Interested in more information from home? We subscribe to all the following resources that Swampscott residents can access from our web site with their library cards:
Critical Survey of Long Fiction – Biographical and critical analysis of the most studied novelists and their works.
HeritageQuest – Census and other records for genealogists. We also subscribe to Ancestry.com but due to licensing restrictions this can only be accessed from library computers.
Literary Reference Center – Critiques of authors and their works.
Magill’s Medical guide – Articles from the current Magill’s health encyclopedia
Novelist – A guide to fiction that includes book reviews, author read-alikes, book discussion guides, lists of award winners and much more.
Reference USA – The No. 1 source of information on businesses for researchers, students and job seekers.
Swampscott Reporter – Articles from 8/11/05 to the present.
Looking for a great book to read? Check out NextReads, our monthly e-mail newsletter service which will send you great book suggestions by email. For details click on the NextReads picture or click on Readers Advisory link on the top left of this page.
With the great interest in our Chorover Author Series, we would like to start an e-mail list to inform interested library customers. Anyone who would like to be automatically informed about upcoming author appearances, please send an e-mail to swa@noblenet.org
We would like to have a representative from all local book groups sign up so that they can forward the e-mail to their members. Thank you for making our author appearances so successful.