A Musical Concert:
Polaris Flutes

Join us for a wonderful concert featuring Polaris Flutes, a group founded to fill a need for flute ensemble performance opportunities for professional and semi-professional flutists on Boston’s North Shore. Come see them play original compositions and transcriptions with many instruments in the flute family, from piccolo to concert flute to bass flute.

May 26 at 6:30pm

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Local Author: Jay Atkinson

Join us as Local Author Jay Atkinson shares his new book, “Storrow Drive”.

The book brings back Joe Dolan from the author’s first book, “Caveman Politics”. This time the reporter finds himself facing deadly threats as he makes his way through the seedy side crime in Boston.

May 29 at 6pm

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Coffee House:
A Ukulele Concert

Join us for an afternoon with an outstanding group, The New England Ukulele String Ensemble. A group that plays classical and modern music from many genres.

Great fun and easy listening for everyone.

May 31 at 1pm

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TED Democracy Live

Join us for a livestream from Philadelphia featuring 15+ TED Talks focused on the evolving story of democracy. You’ll hear talks by people like author Xochitl Gonzalez, library advocate Shamichael Hallman, television commentator Sally Kohn, and many more!

June 13
Session #1 from 11am-12:30pm

Session #2 from 2pm-3:30pm

Session #3 from 4pm-5:30pm

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Small Bees, Big Impact

Honey Bees may be small, but their impact is enormous.

Join us to explore the honey bee’s life inside the hive & out in the field - from the remarkable roles of the queen and other bees to the ingenious ways bees share information to what everyone can do to support pollinators at home.

June 16 at 7pm

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Lost: Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life"

Author Event:
Rachel Hartigan

Join us virtually as author Rachel Hartigan discusses her book, "Lost: Amelia Earhart's Three Mysterious Deaths and One Extraordinary Life". Unravel one of history's greatest mysteries in this spellbinding narrative exploring three leading theories of Amelia Earhart’s tragic disappearance.

June 15 at 7 PM via Zoom

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What’s New

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We need your help! We have a Human Library Survey that we’d appreciate if people could fill out. You can find more info and fill out the Human Library Survey here.

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There’s always so much going on in the Teen Dept. from Anime Club to Book Babble, and more! Don’t forget to check out our Teens Groups & Clubs page to see all the good stuff that happens every month.

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Looking for Children’s Programs? Check out our Youth Dept. Program Calendar.

Looking for something for your kiddos to read? Check out our Suggested Reading Lists

And watch our Calendar of Events. Sign ups for the June Summer Reading programs start on May 15!

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Support the Friends of the Nevins Library by visiting the Chateau Restaurants in Andover for lunch, dinner, or take-out on Tuesday, June 16th. The Friends will receive a percentage of the total sales (before tax) from all the checks that were flagged for the fundraiser. Find more information about the Chateau Fundraiser here.

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Check out our Reading Lists for All Ages. This month is we spotlight some of the lists we have of about Graphic Novels and more. Check them out!