Don't Forget!

We have an art reception this Saturday 11am-1pm! Come and meet the artists in the Topsfield Library Activity Room! Click here for more information about this months exhibit.

Story Time is Back!

Join Ms. Eileen and her trusty sidekick, Scout, for rhymes, games, stories, and fun!

Please register online. This event is geared toward toddlers, but younger and older siblings are also welcome!

In the event of a weather related library closure, storytime is cancelled. This will be announced on our library website, as well as our Facebook pages.

For all the up-to-date Children's and Teen Room information, follow their Facebook Page!

This week's events:

Topsfield Library events in purple (View the Topsfield Library's calendar here)

Winter Storytime: Tue 1/3, 10:30am: Join Ms. Eileen and her trusty sidekick, Scout, for rhymes, games, stories, and crafts! Plan on being outside, but we will move inside if the weather requires. Register here.

Mah jongg: Tue 1/3, 1-4pm: Drop-in Mahjongg is back! All levels welcome, no sign-up necessary.

Impressions in Fiber: Art Redefined Exhibition Reception: Sat 1/7, 11am-1pm: Leave the grey winter doldrums behind and view “Impressions in Fiber: Art Redefined” at the Topsfield Town Library from January 5 through February 14, 2023. Come meet the artists, view their work, and hear the story of their journeys at the opening reception on Saturday, January 7th from 11AM – 1PM. Visitors are welcome to wear masks if desired, and refreshments will be available.

Libby Update

users will receive a prompt to verify their card number, this prompt will also include a field for the PIN. Patrons will enter the PIN at this time. Once a patron enters this information, the Libby app saves the information and should only prompt for verification if the account information changes or expires. MVLC OverDrive website users will be prompted to log in with a library card number and PIN on the “Sign In” screen. Patrons may save these credentials using the browser password manager.

Patrons can change or reset their PINs by clicking on the "Forgot your password" link on the OPAC log-in screen if they have an email address associated with their account, and a password reset email will be sent to them. They may also opt to reset their PIN from the My Account interface. For further information on how to manage features in the My Account interface, please see here.

TLDR: Summary of important info in bold!

Staff Picks! 

The Library staff has chosen their favorite books of 2022! Click here for a full list and see some 'runners up' below!

The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue

By V.E. Schwab
 

France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.

Thus begins the extraordinary life of Addie LaRue, and a dazzling adventure that will play out across centuries and continents, across history and art, as a young woman learns how far she will go to leave her mark on the world.

But everything changes when, after nearly 300 years, Addie stumbles across a young man in a hidden bookstore and he remembers her name. -Becca's pick

People Love Dead Jews:  Reports from a Haunted Present

By Dara Horn

Renowned and beloved as a prizewinning novelist, Dara Horn has also been publishing penetrating essays since she was a teenager. Often asked by major publications to write on subjects related to Jewish culture, Horn was troubled to realize what all of these assignments had in common: she was being asked to write about dead Jews, never about living ones. In these essays, Horn reflects on subjects as far-flung as the international veneration of Anne Frank, the mythology that Jewish family names were changed at Ellis Island, and the little-known life of the "righteous Gentile" Varian Fry. Throughout, she challenges us to confront the reasons why there might be so much fascination with Jewish deaths, and so little respect for Jewish lives unfolding in the present. -Roz's pick

The Words We Keep

By Erin Stewart

A beautifully realistic, relatable story about mental health and the healing powers of art--perfect for fans of Girl in Pieces and How it Feels to Float. -Noelle's pick