Don't forget!

We have Beverly Cook coming to the library this week to talk about her fiber art! For more information click here.

Author Talk with Doreen Burliss 

Come to the library for a talk with a local author!

Join us as we host local author Doreen Burliss at the Topsfield Town Library! Doreen is the author of two novels, We'll Always Have Nantucket (published 2022) and That Nantucket Summer (published July 2023). Doreen will chat about her life, previous careers, her interest in writing, and will take questions from the audience, too!

Our event will be recorded and air on Boxford Cable Access TV (BCATv) and Topsfield Cable Access Media (TCAM); watch the event live on the Boxford Cable Access Tv website!

Author Biography:
Doreen Burliss is a former newspaper correspondent for the Tri-Town Transcript (which served Topsfield, Boxford, and Middleton). She has an irrepressible eye for photography, even with the cheapest lens in the room. She lives with her husband in a small town north of Boston with two fat cats and one spirited pup.

This week's events:

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

Mah jongg: Tue 9/12, 1pm-4pm: Drop-in Mah jongg. All levels welcome, no sign-up necessary.

Friends of the Topsfield Library Meeting: Tue 9/13, 10am-12pm: Monthly meeting of the Friends of the Topsfield Library. All are welcome! Meeting will be held in the Topsfield Room on the 2nd floor. 

Fiber Arts Talk and Demo with Beverly Cook: Thu 9/14, 5:30pm-6:30pm: Join us for a Fiber Arts Talk and Demo from local artist, Beverly Cook. Come see samples, the "process" and several finished pieces, ask questions and see if the answers can encourage you to "try it!"

Select Board Community Listening Session: Sat 9/16, 10am-11:30am: From 10:00-11:30AM, one to two Select Board members will be at the Town Library in an open forum format and give residents a chance to share thoughts and ideas and to ask any questions. There is no set agenda, just a chance to communicate with your elected Town officials. No appointment necessary.

Playgroup is back!

Our CFCE playgroup is back from summer break! 

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.

Playgroup is on Wednesday mornings every other week. Their first date back will be NEXT Wednesday, September 20th! Please view our online calendar for exact dates and times and our Children's Room Facebook page for any scheduling updates.

For more information on CFCE of the North Shore, visit https://www.cfceofthenorthshore.com/

Funded by the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement grant from the Massachusetts Department of Early Education and Care awarded to Peabody Public Schools to serve families from Beverly, Boxford, Danvers, Marblehead, Middleton, Peabody, Salem, Swampscott, and Topsfield.

Bestsellers

Looking for the New York Times bestsellers? Access them HERE! They are sorted by category so you can easily find what you are looking for. Here are a few of the number one picks from the past week!

Fourth Wing

By Rebecca Yarros

Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for dragon riders from USA Today bestselling author Rebecca Yarros

Outlive: The Science and Art of Longevity
By Peter Attia with Bill Gifford

A groundbreaking manifesto on living better and longer that challenges the conventional medical thinking on aging and reveals a new approach to preventing chronic disease and extending long-term health, from a visionary physician and leading longevity expert

Dead Mountain 
By Douglas Preston, Lincoln Child

#1 New York Times bestselling authors Preston & Child return in the latest installment of the bestselling series featuring renowned archaeologist Nora Kelly and FBI Agent Corrie Swanson, who investigate a mystery so enigmatic it may have no solution.

Click Here to view the Topsfield Town Library Weekly Newsletter : September 11-16, 2023