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Adult Events

Tewksbury Job Seekers: Landing A Job In Today’s Market ON ZOOM

Monday, May 4, 2pm

Join the Boston Globe’s “Job Doc” Patricia Hunt Sinacole for her presentation, “A Practical Guide To Landing A Job In Today’s Employment Market.” This interactive session will be packed with information to help you become more productive, including: the use/misuse of social media in a search; networking tips; a job hunter’s elevator speech, resumes and references; and job search statistics. Led by Patricia Hunt Sinacole, the CEO and Founder of First Beacon Group, a HR consulting firm. There will be plenty of time for networking after the presentation. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Register HERE.

The Life & Times Of Harriet Tubman with Dr. Kate Clifford Larson ON ZOOM

Monday, May 4, 7pm

Harriet Tubman is one of the giants of American history -- a fearless visionary who led scores of her fellow slaves to freedom and battled courageously behind enemy lines during the Civil War. Historian Kate Clifford Larson will explore Tubman's life based on findings from her critically-acclaimed book, "Bound for the Promised Land: Harriet Tubman, Portrait of an American Hero." Larson has spent years researching Tubman, and recently served as a consultant on the 2019 movie "Harriet" featuring award-winning Cynthia Erivo. Dr. Kate Clifford Larson is a New York Times Best Selling author of two additional biographies: "Rosemary: The Hidden Kennedy Daughter" and "The Assassin's Accomplice: Mary Surratt and the Plot to Kill Abraham Lincoln." Her current project -- "Walk With Me: A Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer" -- is due out in 2021. Kate's award-winning consulting work includes Maryland’s Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State and National Historical Park, the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway and All-American Road, and the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, New York. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Register HERE.

Inside The College Admissions Scandal with Pulitzer Winner Dan Golden ON ZOOM

Tuesday, May 5, 7pm

Examine the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal with Pulitzer Prize investigative reporter Dan Golden, author of the "Price of Admission: How America's Ruling Class Buys Its Way into Elite Colleges, and Who Gets Left Outside the Gates." Golden recently wrote about the scandal for The New Yorker in a critically acclaimed piece. This is must-attend talk for parents and students with a personal stake in college admissions, and also for anyone disturbed by the growing divide between ordinary Americans and the wealthy. Dan Golden is a senior editor at ProPublica, a non-profit website for investigative reporting. He previously worked as managing editor for education and enterprise at Bloomberg News (where he won a Pulitzer), a reporter for the Wall Street Journal (where he also won a Pulitzer), and an 18-year reporter at the Boston Globe, including four years on its Spotlight team. Dan is also the author of "Spy Schools: How The CIA, FBI, and Foreign Intelligence Secretly Exploit America's Universities" and "Affirmative Action for the Rich: Legacy Preferences in College Admissions." Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Register HERE.

Laughter Circle ON FACEBOOK LIVE

Wednesday, May 6, noon

This program is for all ages. This program combines voluntary laughter exercises with gentle breathing techniques to teach the body how to laugh without relying on jokes or humor. This is a participatory program where we will create moments to laugh in through guided actions. No need to bring a yoga mat--most of the program is seated, with options for standing or gentle movement. What are the benefits of laughter? Mood elevates. Stress, depression and tension decrease. Immunity improves. Lung capacity increases through deep breathing, enhancing oxygen delivery to all parts of the body. Endorphin and serotonin levels rise. Laughter provides an excellent internal massage to digestive tract as well as improving blood supply to the internal organs. People who laugh don’t worry as much as people who don’t laugh. This program will be run live on the library's Facebook page.

An Evening with Retired NPR’s “Only A Game” Host Bill Littlefield ON ZOOM

Wednesday, May 6, 7pm

Bill Littlefield, nationally known author and veteran sports commentator, hosted NPR's "Only A Game" for 25 years before retiring in 2018. Find out what Bill has been up to since stepping away from public radio after 35 years! Littlefield will discuss his work with the Emerson Prison Initiative, a program that gives incarcerated people across Massachusetts the opportunity to earn a college degree while behind bars. Littlefield will also explain how COVID-19 has affected the program and the serious threat it poses to inmates and prison staff. In addition to his radio work with NPR, Bill Littlefield has written seven sports-related books, most recently "Take Me Out," a collection of sports-and-games-related verse. He helped edit “The Top of His Game: The Best Sportswriting of W.C. Heinz,” and wrote the introduction for the anthology. A graduate of Yale University and the Harvard Graduate School of Education, Bill taught English at Curry College for 39 years and served as writer-in-residence there. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Register HERE.

The Future Of Journalism with WGBH’s Dan Kennedy ON ZOOM

Thursday, May 7, 7pm

How will we get our news in 10 years? In 5 years? Next year? Dan Kennedy, an Associate Professor of Journalism at Northeastern University, a regular panelist on WGBH-TV’s Beat the Press, and the founder of the Media Nation blog, will discuss the future of journalism. Kennedy's presentation will be based on his two books, "The Wired City: Reimagining Journalism and Civic Life in the Post-Newspaper Age" and "The Return of the Moguls: How Jeff Bezos and John Henry Are Reinventing Newspapers for the Twenty-First Century." Kennedy will also discuss how COVID-19 is affecting the news industry and why residents should support local journalism, especially during the pandemic. Dan Kennedy is a journalism professional at Northeastern and a nationally known media commentator who writes for WGBHNews.org, the Nieman Journalism Lab and other publications and websites. He is a regular panelist on "Beat the Press," an award-winning weekly media roundtable on WGBH-TV. Dan received the Yankee Quill Award from the Academy of New England Journalists for a “lifetime of achievement and distinction in New England journalism" in 2019 and the James W. Carey Award for Outstanding Journalism from the Media Ecology Association in 2018. He is the author of three books. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library. Register HERE.

Youth Events

Tiny Tykes Story Time ON FACEBOOK LIVE

Monday, May 4, 10:30am

Join Miss Heather for songs and movement and maybe a story or two! This program will be run live on the library's Facebook page.

Preschool Story Time ON FACEBOOK LIVE

Tuesday, May 5, 11am

Join Miss Kat for songs and movement and maybe a story or two! This program will be run live on the library's Facebook page.

Baby Signage Langue Class

Tuesday, May 5, 2pm

Sheryl from BabyKneads will holding an online class to teach families with pre-verbal children how to use simple sign language. This will be an interactive class, so please be sure you have a computer or tablet with working sound and video. Participants are encouraged to have a ball, bubbles, and a board book with them. There are many benefits to learning baby sign language, including: reducing frustration for everyone, giving babies the ability to express themselves before they can speak , accelerating babies' development of speech, and enhancing early literacy skills. Learn about baby sign language and practice several signs, and learn how to teach American Sign Language to your baby! You can get started signing right away! This funding for this program has been provided by Coordinated Family and Community Engagement. Space is limited to 12 families with pre-verbal children. Register HERE.