<span class="event-collapsible-expander">-</span> Digital Learning Lab Orientations (2 events)

Interested in using our new Digital Learning Lab? Join us for an orientation to learn your way around the lab, find out how to book time on the lab workstations, and what equipment and software is available. https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar......More

Interested in using our new Digital Learning Lab? Join us for an orientation to learn your way around the lab, find out how to book time on the lab workstations, and what equipment and software is available. https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/digital-learning-lab-orientations/

Digital Learning Lab Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930

Staying Healthy Through the Winter: Herbal Program for Health and Wellness

Discover ways to help keep healthy through the winter with Rivka Schwartz of Health and Hearth, a local herbal and wellness practice. With winter cold and flu season upon us, don’t be at the mercy of whatever bug is going around. Explore ways to strengthen your immun......More

Discover ways to help keep healthy through the winter with Rivka Schwartz of Health and Hearth, a local herbal and wellness practice. With winter cold and flu season upon us, don’t be at the mercy of whatever bug is going around. Explore ways to strengthen your immune system and learn how to make herbals with antiviral properties. These will include herbal teas and long lasting herbal tinctures/extracts. Includes samples, take-home recipes, and an information pack.  Questions? Contact Meg O'Neill at 978-325-5562 or [email protected] https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/staying-healthy-through-the-winter-herbal-program-for-health-and-wellness/

Community Room - 003 Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930

Homeschool Takeover

Homeschoolers, come hang out at the library! The Teen Room is open to patrons ages 11-19 and we're having an open house just for you. Come study, play board games, check out the Library of Things, or try one of our Switch games. We can't wait to see you! Ages 11-19 ......More

Homeschoolers, come hang out at the library! The Teen Room is open to patrons ages 11-19 and we're having an open house just for you. Come study, play board games, check out the Library of Things, or try one of our Switch games. We can't wait to see you! Ages 11-19 (grades 6-12) welcome. No registration required. Got questions? Email Annalise at [email protected] https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/homeschool-takeover-2/

2nd Floor (Children&#039;s &amp; Teen/Tween) Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930

Wednesday Storytime with Tricia

We're so excited to have you join us for a fun and interactive storytime with Tricia on Wednesday mornings. We'll be moving, singing, and telling stories together! The Holiday session of storytime begins December 10th and runs for 6 weeks. Wednesday storytime is bes......More

We're so excited to have you join us for a fun and interactive storytime with Tricia on Wednesday mornings. We'll be moving, singing, and telling stories together! The Holiday session of storytime begins December 10th and runs for 6 weeks. Wednesday storytime is best suited for children ages 2 & up. Looking for programs for younger children? Check out our monthly Musical Storytime with Ruthanne. Holiday Session of storytime will be drop-in. No registration or tickets necessary. We look forward to seeing you there! Questions? Email Tricia at [email protected] https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/wednesday-storytime-with-tricia-7/

Children&#039;s Program Room Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930

<span class="event-collapsible-expander">-</span> Digital Learning Lab Orientations (2 events)

Interested in using our new Digital Learning Lab? Join us for an orientation to learn your way around the lab, find out how to book time on the lab workstations, and what equipment and software is available. https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar......More

Interested in using our new Digital Learning Lab? Join us for an orientation to learn your way around the lab, find out how to book time on the lab workstations, and what equipment and software is available. https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/digital-learning-lab-orientations-3/

Digital Learning Lab Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930

Imagining a Downtown Gloucester Community Center and Grocery Store: Lessons from the Melrose Plaza i

A multi-use downtown neighborhood Community Center called Melrose Plaza has recently opened in Roanoke, Virginia with a small grocery store included. Artists, community organizations and the City of Roanoke came together to envision and plan the project, with Goodw......More

A multi-use downtown neighborhood Community Center called Melrose Plaza has recently opened in Roanoke, Virginia with a small grocery store included. Artists, community organizations and the City of Roanoke came together to envision and plan the project, with Goodwill Industries as the anchor institution. After the closing of Gloucester’s downtown Shaws there is a great need for a new grocery store, as well as a host of other activities to serve downtown residents. Learning about how the Roanoke Melrose Plaza came together, how it is financed and institutionally structured could help spark our own discussions in Gloucester. This event will provide an opportunity for residents and City officials to assemble in- person in the Community Room to learn about how the Melrose Plaza project came together and to ask questions of two of the leaders in the effort: Doug Jackson and Donna Davis of the Roanoke Arts Commission and City of Roanoke. Doug and Donna will zoom in on the screen in the Community Room. Following their presentations, questions will be taken from the audience. Sponsoring organizations: Cape Ann Climate Coalition, Gloucester Cultural Initiative, and tentatively the Downtown Neighborhood Association Contact: Valerie Nelson, CACC Board Member and GCI Board Member: [email protected] https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/imagining-a-downtown-gloucester-community-center-and-grocery-store-lessons-from-the-melrose-plaza-i/

Community Room - 003 Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930

Lyceum Meeting

Lyceum Meeting https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/lyceum-meeting-54/

Conference Room - 105 Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930

<span class="event-collapsible-expander">-</span> Device Advice Sessions (6 events)

30 Minute, one-on-one Device Advice Sessions with our Technology Assistant or Digital Services Librarian. Troubleshoot mobile devices or laptop computers, learn computer skills, set up a new phone, get help with library apps or research, manage your passwords and mor......More

30 Minute, one-on-one Device Advice Sessions with our Technology Assistant or Digital Services Librarian. Troubleshoot mobile devices or laptop computers, learn computer skills, set up a new phone, get help with library apps or research, manage your passwords and more! Registration required! To book appointment, Call the Sawyer Free Library Front Desk at 978 325 5500 or register in the form below. https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/device-advice-sessions-162/

Digital Learning Lab Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930

The Word Workshop: Writing and Speaking with Local Author Wayne Soini

Join local author Wayne Soini for a small group, hour-long "Word Workshop" program.  We'll spend the first 30 minutes doing some writing. It's a chance to practice with other writers in prose or poetry, fiction or nonfiction. Remember that anyone can write, and this ......More

Join local author Wayne Soini for a small group, hour-long "Word Workshop" program.  We'll spend the first 30 minutes doing some writing. It's a chance to practice with other writers in prose or poetry, fiction or nonfiction. Remember that anyone can write, and this program is geared to free you of anxiety or agony in writing! Then we'll move to speaking for the next 30 minutes. People fear speaking in public, but you can find your zone with frequent speaker Wayne Soini (who is no John F. Kennedy but likes to talk). Wayne can bring out your inner talker! He has talked on television, to groups in the hundreds, and even the State Supreme Court without forgetting his name... and you can, too.  Questions? Contact Meg O'Neill at 978-325-5562 or [email protected] https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/the-word-workshop-writing-and-speaking-with-local-author-wayne-soini-4/

Conference Room - 105 Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930

Holiday Fun! Musical Storytime with Ruthanne Paulson!

Friday morning Musical Storytime: Holiday Fun! Join Ruthanne Paulson for a musical morning at the library!  A festive morning of fun, stories, singing, dancing & playing music!   Drop in!   No registration needed  Email [email protected] with questions. ......More

Friday morning Musical Storytime: Holiday Fun! Join Ruthanne Paulson for a musical morning at the library!  A festive morning of fun, stories, singing, dancing & playing music!   Drop in!   No registration needed  Email [email protected] with questions. https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/musical-storytime-with-ruthanne-paulson-11/

2nd Floor (Children&#039;s &amp; Teen/Tween) Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930

Timeline: Cape Ann Screening - The Flying Santa

Join Kory Curcuru of 1623 Studios for a screening of his Timeline: Cape Ann film, The Flying Santa! Over 90 years ago, a pilot in Maine began air-dropping Christmas packages to lighthouse keepers & their families who guided him to safety. The route expanded to Cape A......More

Join Kory Curcuru of 1623 Studios for a screening of his Timeline: Cape Ann film, The Flying Santa! Over 90 years ago, a pilot in Maine began air-dropping Christmas packages to lighthouse keepers & their families who guided him to safety. The route expanded to Cape Ann & eventually to Coast Guard stations & lighthouses nationwide. The tradition continues today. This is the story of The Flying Santa. https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/timeline-cape-ann-screening-the-flying-santa/

Community Room - 003 Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930

Genesis of Gloucester Harbor: 1690-1715

Before Gloucester became a famous fishing port in the 1800s, it was a commercial seaport engaged in overseas trade. The site of this seaport was the Inner Harbor. In the 1600s, Riverdale and Annisquam were the hotspots and the Harbor was the town’s quiet corner -- of......More

Before Gloucester became a famous fishing port in the 1800s, it was a commercial seaport engaged in overseas trade. The site of this seaport was the Inner Harbor. In the 1600s, Riverdale and Annisquam were the hotspots and the Harbor was the town’s quiet corner -- off by itself, with few residents and little activity. Then, Gloucester people got into the businesses that would begin the Harbor's transformation into a seaport. Who was responsible, what did they do, how did they do it, and what are the methods by which we can discover these things? This illustrated talk will be given by author and historian Robert Booth of Gloucester with information developed for his in-progress book. Educated at Harvard and Boston University, he is retired from a career in marketing communications and not-for-profit healthcare administration. He is curator emeritus of the Pickering House in Salem and the former director/curator of the Manchester-by-the-Sea Museum. He consults on the restoration and interpretation of old buildings and speaks on various historical topics. His book credits include: Boston’s Freedom Trail (Globe Pequot Press, 1982) Salem: Place, Myth, Memory (Northeastern University Press, 2004) Death of an Empire (St. Martin’s Press, 2012), Boston Globe best-seller named “Best Book of New England History in 2012” by the New England Society of the City of New York Mad For Glory (Tilbury House, 2015) The Women of Marblehead (Marblehead Female Humane Society, 2016) https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/genesis-of-gloucester-harbor-1690-1710/

Community Room - 003 Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930

Wednesday Storytime with Tricia

We're so excited to have you join us for a fun and interactive storytime with Tricia on Wednesday mornings. We'll be moving, singing, and telling stories together! The Holiday session of storytime begins December 10th and runs for 6 weeks. Wednesday storytime is bes......More

We're so excited to have you join us for a fun and interactive storytime with Tricia on Wednesday mornings. We'll be moving, singing, and telling stories together! The Holiday session of storytime begins December 10th and runs for 6 weeks. Wednesday storytime is best suited for children ages 2 & up. Looking for programs for younger children? Check out our monthly Musical Storytime with Ruthanne. Holiday Session of storytime will be drop-in. No registration or tickets necessary. We look forward to seeing you there! Questions? Email Tricia at [email protected] https://sawyerfreelibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/wednesday-storytime-with-tricia-8/

Children&#039;s Program Room Sawyer Free Library, 2 Dale Avenue, Gloucester, MA, 01930