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Know Your Neighbor
The Sawyer Free Library presents Know Your Neighbor, featuring educator and musician, Gary Foreman, and hosted by Leslie Wind.
Gary is a member of Three Sheets to the Wind, Cape Ann's own sea chantey group. He is an educator on the U.S.S. Constitution.
Monday, May 19
7pm, Friend Room |
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The Dogtown Guide
Author Mark J. Carlotto will discuss The Dogtown Guide, his pocket-sized guidebook, filled with maps and historical information on Dogtown. Please join us for this informative evening.
Thursday, May 22
7pm, Main Floor |
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Friends of the Library Plant Sale
House and yard plants from orchids to perennials will be available for sale at this annual event to benefit the Friends of the Sawyer Free Library. Donations of plants, seedlings, cuttings, or other plant materials are greatly appreciated and will be accepted before or during sale hours.
Saturday, May 24 & Sunday, May 25
State of the Art Gallery
4 Wonson Street, Rocky Neck Art Colony
8am - 2pm |
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Meet the Author - Judy Spurr
Rockport resident and retired teacher Judy Spurr joins the Parent/Child Book Group for a reading and discussion of her book, Trapped. We welcome the community to join us for this very special evening.The Parent/Child Book Group meets monthly for book discussion and thematic refreshments.
Copies of Trapped will be available for purchase.
Thursday, May 29
7pm, Children's Library |
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Poetry Contest
In celebration of National Poetry Month, the Gloucester Lyceum and Sawyer Free Library invite all students living in Gloucester to participate in "Poetry Without Paper." Students may submit poetry on any theme electronically to the library website, April 6 through May 24. Savings Bonds will be awarded to the winning poets, whose work will be published online. All winners will be invited to appear on The Writer's Block with John Ronan. |
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Assistance with Med Costs
NeedyMeds, a local, non-profit organization, helps people of all ages find programs to help pay for the costs of medicine. Staff from NeedyMeds will meet with the public from 1-3pm on Fridays at Sawyer Free Library, beginning March 21. Please bring a list of your prescription medications. This service is free and confidential. Click here for more information on NeedyMeds.
Fridays, beginning March 21, 2008
1-3pm, Friend Room |
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Adult Book Group
The Adult Book Group meets on the second Tuesday of the month, at 7pm, in the Children's Library. All are welcome - join the discussion, bring book suggestions, or just come to listen.
Click here for current and archived booklists.
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And the winners are... ! Read the winning poetry from elementary, middle, and high school poets. |
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Check the calendar for upcoming events and regularly scheduled programs and meetings at the library. The Sawyer Free Library and the Gloucester Lyceum offer cultural programs all year. The Children's Library has weekly story times and special events every month.
Visitors to the library will notice the refreshing results of the efforts of staff, volunteers, and professional trades people. Over the past several months countless minor improvments have been made to the library Do visit the renovation Web pages that present the dramatic improvements to the Library's interior! |
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The first annual Gloucester Reads concluded with a rousing mix of dramatic interpretations and musical inspiration based on this year's book selection, Lone Voyager by Joseph E. Garland. Numerous events highlighted the reading festival, including reading and discussion groups at the Gloucester schools, in the Library, and at community centers. Steeped in Gloucester history and devoted to a Gloucester legend, Lone Voyager provided an ideal basis for exploring Gloucester history and culture a hundred years ago. For further information, see the Gloucester Reads Website. |
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Rosetta Stone Language Learning
French, German, Spanish, Italian and English
Access Rosetta Stone online - free with your SFL library card. Learn a new language, or refresh your skills.
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The Sawyer Free Library now offers college-level course lectures through the Teaching Company audio CDs and DVDs. These innovative products bring engaging professors into your home or car through courses taught by great teachers from the Ivy League, Stanford, Georgetown, and other leading colleges and universities. It’s the adventure of learning without the homework or exams! The library has acquired a selection of the some 200 courses offered by The Teaching Company, and includes a variety of subjects in literature, philosophy, history, religion, fine arts, and science. The CDs and DVDs can be checked out for use at home or in your car for normal circulation periods. |
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The Sawyer Free Library now circulates iPods to patrons! Each iPod Shuffle includes several best-selling novels and works of non-fiction. Enjoy these works on the go while walking or in the car, or connect the Shuffle to your home stereo for listening as you make dinner or relax in a chair. For further information, inquire at the Circulation Desk. |
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Your Personal Library Account
Ask at the circulation desks about getting a PIN number (personal identification number) that you can use to access your library account. Your PIN number is your password to your account where you can see what items you have checked out and when they are due.
You can also renew items online with your account, place holds, and request books owned by other NOBLE libraries. Your account can be accessed from any computer station on the Internet by simply clicking the Login button on NOBLE's catalog page.
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