Category: Library Blog

By Marita Klements, Assistant Director If you thought watching an eclipse on The Common with the Lynnfield Library was fun, wait until you see what we have coming next!  The library’s summer reading program doesn’t start until June, but we’re hoping that on May...

By Marita Klements, Assistant Director Did you know that April 7th-13th is National Library Week?  We know that in February, Love Your Library Month, you told us how much you appreciate us.  And we’re grateful!  National Library Week is a time when we can...

by Marita Klements, Assistant Director Spring has sprung! Here are the latest book and media recommendations from the Lynnfield Library Staff. Click on the links to put them on hold for yourself. Mary Kraft, Circulation I just enjoyed reading “Go as a River” by...

By Joan Carbone  –  Senior Youth Services Librarian, Lynnfield Public Library In March we celebrate the incredible women in history. Here are some great books to help you learn more about them. Adult The Barbizon, the hotel that set women free by Paulina Bren...

by Spencer Stevens, Cataloging and Technical Services Librarian  Beware the Ides of March! In 44 BCE, in the heart of the eternal city of Rome, dozens of conspirators murdered general and dictator Julius Caesar, stabbing him twenty-three times. This infamous political assassination launched a...

Updates on the Library Building Project I have some sad news to relay. Unfortunately, the Finance Committee voted on Friday, March 1 not to allow the new library project on the Special Town Meeting warrant. This means that we will have to reject the...

by Spencer Stevens, Cataloging and Technical Services Librarian  Movies That Made History The last few years have seen major firsts at the Academy Awards. This year, Lily Gladstone became the first Native American woman from the United States to be nominated for an acting...

By Samantha Totman, Senior Circulation Librarian Looking to meet someone new, but don’t want to leave your couch? Need a good answer to the question, “If you could have dinner with anyone, dead or alive, who would be your choice?” Reading a biography is...

by Spencer Stevens, Cataloging and Technical Services Librarian The Lynnfield Library offers many online services for you to use! One of our most popular is Libby, by OverDrive, an app which lets you borrow ebooks and e-audiobooks. Today, I’m going to give you a...

by: Marita Klements, Assistant Director You might know that the Lynnfield Library is a beloved old building on the Lynnfield Common, with lights in the windows in December, and flowers out front in the summer. Maybe you come in to borrow the best sellers,...