Holiday Closure

The Topsfield Library will be closed on Monday, October 9th. We will be open Saturday, October 7th.

Be an Outlaw: Read Banned Books!

It's Banned Books Week, y'all!

Banned Books Week is October 1st through October 7th! Come by the library to see our displays, view our social media for some staff shenanigans, and check out some banned books! Want more details? Read our blog HERE!

This week's events:

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

Fall Storytime: Tue 10/3, 10:30-11:30am: Storytime is back! Join us outside on Tuesday mornings for stories, crafts, and fun with Ms. Eileen! Registration is required for storytime. Fall Storytime will take place outside in front of the library. Please bring something to sit on and anything else you may need to be outdoors & sitting on grass. In the event of poor weather, Storytime will be moved into the Activity Room. Sign up here.

Mah jongg: Tue 10/3, 1pm-4pm: Drop-in Mah jongg. All levels welcome, no sign-up necessary.

Craft and Chat: Tue 10/3, 5pm-6:30pm: Bring your current project to the library to work in the company of fellow crafters. This is a drop-in program, come when you can, leave when you need. Any and all crafts welcome; tables, chairs, and access to the library craft swap materials provided!

CFCE of the North Shore - Music and Movement Playgroup: Wed 10/4, 10:30-11:30am: Coordinated Family Community Engagement (CFCE) manages and runs this fun event! Music and movement are important at every stage of a child’s development and can be brought together in this fun, interactive program. CFCE's programs include music with activities to further refine children's fine and gross motor skills.

From Italy to the North Shore: An Artist Talk with John Gentile: Wed 10/4, 5:30-6:30pm: Please join us in the Topsfield Library Activity Room for a special presentation by contemporary artist, John Gentile. John will talk about his life from Italy to Lynnfield, his work in abstract, realistic, and commercial art, and Renaissance artists. No registration required.

VIRTUAL -- Author Talk: Marie Benedict: Wed 10/4, 7-8pm: Join the Topsfield Town Library (in partnership with the Burlington Public Library and others) as we welcome bestselling author Marie Benedict as she shares a presentation on her work, specifically The Mitford Affair, a work of historical fiction. Sign up here. (Zoom)

Halloween Programs for Grown Ups!

Are you a True Crime fan? 

This month we have some macabre, creepy, and educational programs for adults!

Wednesday, October 18th, 7pm: VIRTUAL: All Rise, the Podcast with Diane Godfrey and Jordan Rich

Thursday, October 19th, 5:30pm: In-Person: Forensic Science Roadshow (appropriate for high school and older!)

Thursday, October 26th, 7pm: VIRTUAL: Forensic Entomology: Using Bugs to Solve Crimes

Please note: these programs will be focusing on true crime and forensics, and may include graphic images or disturbing content. They are intended for mature audiences. Please take care if attending. Click the links above for more information!

Books to keep you up at night...

It's Spooky Season! Here are some books to get you in the spooky spirit!

Holly

By Stephen King 

Holly Gibney, one of Stephen King’s most compelling and ingeniously resourceful characters, returns in this thrilling novel to solve the gruesome truth behind multiple disappearances in a midwestern town.

Never whistle at night : an Indigenous dark fiction anthology
Edited by Shane Hawk, Theodore C. Van Alst, Jr.

These wholly original and shiver-inducing tales introduce readers to ghosts, curses, hauntings, monstrous creatures, complex family legacies, desperate deeds, and chilling acts of revenge. Introduced and contextualized by bestselling author Stephen Graham Jones, these stories are a celebration of Indigenous peoples’ survival and imagination, and a glorious reveling in all the things an ill-advised whistle might summon.

There's no way I'd die first
By Lisa Springer

Debut author Lisa Springer delivers a spine-tingling contemporary horror that follows a scary-movie buff as she hosts an elaborate Halloween bash on her family's estate but soon finds the festivities upended when she and her guests are forced to test their survival skills in a deadly party game. (Young Adult)