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.

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.

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.

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.

Please join us in the library’s garden for a reading and book signing of The Ocean in Winter, Georgetown local Elizabeth de Veer’s debut novel on Monday, July 19 at 6 PM.

Rain date is scheduled for Wednesday, July 21 at 6 PM.

Please visit the author’s website HERE for more information on the author and a summary of the book.

If you have any questions in regards to the event, please contact the library at 978-352-5728 or the author at info@elizabethdeveer.com

Join bestselling authors Tess Gerritsen and Gary Braver for a discussion of their new suspenseful thriller, Choose Me, in conversation with bestselling author B.A. Shapiro on Tuesday, July 6 at 7 pm.

How To Register: Register directly on Zoom HERE.

This event is organized by the Tewksbury Public Library, in collaboration with many libraries in the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium.

Bestselling author Mike Lupica will discuss his latest book, Robert B. Parker’s Payback, in conversation with bestselling author James Patterson, in this Zoom webinar on Wednesday, May 26 at 7 pm.

How To Register: Register directly on Zoom HERE.

How To Buy A Copy Of The Book:  For those interested in purchasing an autographed copy of Robert B. Parker’s Payback, visit this ordering page from Wellesley Books. 

A collection of North of Boston libraries have joined forces to host a series of virtual discussions with bestselling authors this spring and summer. This event is a partnership between the libraries of Andover, Billerica, Boxford, Dracut, Georgetown, Haverhill, Ipswich, Merrimac, Middleton, Newburyport, Salisbury, Tewksbury, Tyngsborough, West Newbury, and Wilmington.

Local author and journalist Dyke Hendrickson will discuss his new book, Merrimack: The Resilient River, An Illustrated Narrative of the Most Historic River in New England, in this Zoom webinar on Wednesday, April 21 at 7 PM.

How To Register: Register directly on Zoom HERE.

About The Book: Part history and part call to action, Dyke’s well-researched book highlights the dramatic life of the Merrimack River, from the colorful days of the Native Americans to its current status as one of the most scenic recreational waterways in New England. The 117-mile river runs from central New Hampshire to Newburyport, Massachusetts, where it meets the Atlantic. Here the Coast Guard was born and colonial trade thrived. The Industrial Revolution was launched in the riverside mills of Lowell, Massachusetts and Manchester, New Hampshire. The science of clean drinking water was developed in Lawrence, Massachusetts and the first successful labor action also took place in Lawrence. Thousands of immigrants worked in mills along the Merrimack, and this book tells their riveting stories. In the 70s, the once-filthy Merrimack was cleaned up to serve again as one of the most popular waterways in New England. The Merrimack is still an essential resource. It serves as the source of drinking water for a half-million people. Many have seen part of the Merrimack River, but this unique book provides info and images about all sectors of this great waterway.

About The Author: Dyke Hendrickson is the outreach historian for the Merrimack River Watershed Council. In that role, he speaks on the history of the Coast Guard and of the Merrimack River. He graduated from Franklin and Marshall College with a degree in history, and he did graduate work at the University of Maine, Orono. He is a former writer and/or editor with the Portland Press Herald, the New Orleans Times-Picayune, the Boston Herald and The Daily News in Newburyport. 

Sponsored by the Friends of the Tewksbury Public Library. Presented in collaboration with libraries throughout Massachusetts.

Bestselling author Susan Mallery will discuss her latest book, The Vineyard At Painted Moon, in this Zoom webinar on Tuesday, March 2 at 7pm.

How To Register: Register directly on Zoom HERE.

How To Buy A Copy Of The Book: Autographed copies of The Vineyard At Painted Moon will be available for sale before and during the event from our bookstore partner — Wellesley Books. Click HERE to order. 10% of the proceeds from your sale will be donated to the host library of your choice.

A collection of North of Boston libraries have joined forces to host a series of virtual discussions with bestselling authors this winter and spring. This event is co-sponsored by libraries in Andover, Billerica, Boxford, Burlington, Chelmsford, Dracut, Georgetown, Groveland, Haverhill, Littleton, Middleton, North Reading, Salisbury, Tewksbury, Westford and Wilmington.