Author: Sarah Cognata

Virtual Program: Behind-The-Scenes Tour Of The New England Patriots Hall Of Fame

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Attention New England Patriots fans! Join Patriots Hall of Fame staff for a live virtual tour of the Hall of Fame on Tuesday, February 1 at 7 PM via Zoom. Get an inside look at some of their unique artifacts! Bring your questions as an interactive Q&A session will follow.

About the Patriots Hall of Fame: The Kraft family’s investment in The Patriots Hall of Fame presented by Raytheon Technologies accomplishes its goal of giving Patriots fans a unique, technologically advanced venue to relive and celebrate great moments and great players. The Hall is a modern “museum” that takes guests through Patriots and New England football history in a cutting-edge way, utilizing amazing video and audio to tap into fans’ emotions in a manner never before seen in a sports museum. It also works to freshen the experience with new exhibits and renovations.

Register directly on Zoom HERE. This virtual program is a collaboration between the libraries of Georgetown, Billerica, North Reading and Tewksbury. Sponsored by the Friends of the Tewksbury Library.

Virtual Program: Living the Simplified Life

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In this interactive program on Friday, January 28 at 11 AM via Zoom with Professional Organizer Eileen Kelly Reed, you will: (1) consider the impacts of clutter in every part of your life (there’s WAY more than you think!); (2) explore our belief systems around what’s ‘enough;’ (3) examine the benefits of a quest for less; and (4) learn proven strategies you can use to simplify your life. 

Are you ready to break free and start living the simplified life? Eileen Reed is the Owner & COO (Chief Organizing Officer) of “Simplify with Eileen Organizing.” With a 25-year career in office management, sales training and high tech staffing, Eileen’s organizing skills have been honed by developing effective systems and repeatable processes to maximize time, function and efficiency. Learn more about Eileen HERE.

Register directly on Zoom HERE.This virtual program is a collaboration between the libraries of Georgetown and Tewksbury. Sponsored by the Friends of the Tewksbury Public Library.

Virtual Program: The Epic Adventures of a Massachusetts Bird Photographer

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Award-winning nature photographer Peter Christoph presents a narrated slideshow of his favorite bird photographs all taken right here in Massachusetts where he lives via Zoom on Wednesday, January 26 at 11 AM. His program is both entertaining and informative as he shares stories of his photographic adventures and the techniques he uses to capture his images as well as his favorite places to take photos of birds in their natural habitat. 

Christoph is a well-known speaker who has presented to the Photographic Society of America (PSA), New England Camera Club Council (NECCC,) and the Appalachian Mountain Club (AMC), in addition to Mass Audubon, the National Wildlife Refuge System, numerous camera clubs, birding clubs, and libraries. The past president of the Camera Club of Central New England, Christoph has received many prestigious national and international awards and medals. He’s published three nature photography books, including his latest, The Art of Bird Photography.  Learn more about Christoph HERE.

Register directly on Zoom HERE. Presented in collaboration with the Tewksbury Library. Sponsored by the Friends of the Tewksbury Library.

Virtual Program: Christmas in Ireland

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Join Sean Murphy, a teacher of Irish history, music and dance, for a presentation on the history of Christmas in Ireland via Zoom on Wednesday, December 22 at 7 PM. Murphy was born and raised in Dublin and moved to Massachusetts in 2005.

Explore how Christmas has historically been celebrated in the Emerald Isle and how it is celebrated by many today. The presentation will incorporate recorded music and video to create a holiday friendly atmosphere. The history of the emergence of the Christian annual celebration in Ireland and elsewhere will be discussed along with how some of the earlier pagan traditions across Europe, including in Ireland, became incorporated.

Register directly on Zoom HERE. Presented in collaboration with the Tewksbury Library, the Stevens Memorial Library in North Andover, and the T.O.H.P. Burnham Free Library in Essex. Sponsored by the Friends of the Tewksbury Library.

Wi-Fi Hotspots Available to Borrow!

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Did you know that the Library has seven hotspots available to borrow? A mobile hotspot is light and portable, which makes it quick and convenient to access the Internet anytime, in locations where T-Mobile wireless network is available. Anyone age 18+ with a library card in good standing can borrow a Wi-Fi hotspot. There are no fees for the device or service.

Hotspots may be borrowed for one week and renewed once if there is no waiting list. Devices must be picked up and returned to the Georgetown Peabody Library.

Those who wish to borrow a hotspot must agree to and sign the Mobile Hotspot Lending Policy

Ban the Bomb (An International Poster Exhibit) by Stephen Lewis

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The Georgetown Peabody Library welcomes an exhibit of posters from the collection of Stephen Lewis for the month of December. More than two dozen “Ban the Bomb” posters will be on display which protest development, testing, retention and use of nuclear weapons.

Lewis has a collection of 9,200 posters which he exhibits regularly around Massachusetts. He can be reached at lewisposters@gmail.com. The exhibit is free and open to the public during regular library hours, when community meetings or library programs are not in progress.

This project is supported in part by a grant from the Georgetown Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, and by donations from: Carpenters State Council and SEIU Local 3.

Virtual Program: Barry Van Dusen (‘Finding Sanctuary’)

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Join author and artist Barry Van Dusen for a presentation on his latest book, “Finding Sanctuary: An Artist Explores the Nature of Mass Audubon,” via Zoom on Monday, November 22 at 7 PM. Van Dusen was recently recognized by the Massachusetts Center for the Book as one of Massachusetts’s must-read authors of the year.

About The Book: Over the course of four-and-a-half years, nature artist Barry Van Dusen visited all 61 of Mass Audubon’s public wildlife sanctuaries, nature centers, and museums, producing drawings and paintings at each location. Follow his travels and share in his adventures—from the islands of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket to the mountain peaks of the Berkshires. Learn about hatching turtles on Cape Cod, rare orchids in the Connecticut River Valley, and a bear encounter in a western Massachusetts forest. Birders, naturalists, conservationists, gardeners, artists, art appreciators, and all outdoor folks will enjoy this presentation.

About The Author: Barry W. Van Dusen is an internationally recognized wildlife artist living in central Massachusetts. His articles and paintings have been featured in Bird Watcher’s Digest, Birding, and Yankee magazines and he has illustrated a variety of natural history books and pocket guides in association with the Massachusetts Audubon Society. In 1994 Barry was elected a full member of London’s Society of Wildlife Artists. His work has been exhibited regularly in the prestigious Birds in Art Exhibition (Wausau, Wisconsin) as well as in many galleries in the United States and Europe. At the invitation of the Artists for Nature Foundation, Barry has travelled to Spain, Ireland, England, Israel , India and Peru, working alongside other wildlife artists to raise money for conservation of threatened habitats. Learn more about Van Dusen HERE.

Register HERE. Presented in collaboration with a number of Massachusetts libraries.

The Bay State Exhibit

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The Library is pleased to be presenting the work of nationally known photographer Mark Chester. His traveling exhibit, The Bay State: A Multicultural Landscape –Photographs Of New Americans, is on display from October 1 to November 29, 2021. The exhibit was made possible by the Georgetown Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The exhibit is available to view during our library hours.

Mark Chester’s powerful photographs showcase Massachusetts newest citizens, who hail from195 countries and territories around the globe. Through Mark Chester’s lens, viewers can share and celebrate the richness of the Baystate’s cultural heritage. The project supports the mission of MIRA, the largest coalition in New England promoting
the rights and integration of immigrants and refugees. For further info on the project, log on to markchesterphotography.com

Chester attended naturalization ceremonies across the state to personally meet some of the hundreds of individuals who have become America’s newest citizens and residents of the Bay State. Mark’s long career has taken him across the Globe, with photographs that have appeared in Time, and Newsweek among a host of other national publications. He was the photographer for Charles Kuralt’s book Dateline America.