Former NASA scientist will speak here on February 1
Astrophysicist Kevin Manning, a former consultant with NASA, has always been passionate about astronomy, and he would like to share that excitement with you!
On February 1 at 6:30 p.m., you’ll learn about the size and scale of the universe, the stars, and other celestial wonders using hands-on activities and assorted visuals.
Please reserve your seat for this program by calling the Reference Desk at 781-246-6334, x2.

Program presented by Mass Audubon on February 8
Join Bill Gette of the Massachusetts Audubon Society on February 8, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., when he will be at Beebe Library to talk about attracting and feeding Backyard Birds.
Using color photographs, Bill Gette, of Mass Audubon’s Joppa Flats Sanctuary in Newburyport, will discuss the species of birds typically seen at local feeding stations and in back yard sanctuaries. He will discuss aids to field identification, ranges, food preference, and other exciting facts about these amazing animals that not only survive, but prosper, in our severe New England winters.
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Library’s ebook collection expanding rapidly
Need help downloading free library ebooks to your new Nook, Kindle, Sony Reader, iPad or other device?
Beebe Library will be holding small informal overview sessions in January on downloading library ebooks to various devices using the library’s Overdrive service. If you’d like to attend a session, sign up at the Reference Desk or phone 781-246-6334, x2 to sign up and get more information.
Helpful guides on downloading ebooks via the library’s Overdrive service are available on Beebe Library’s web site. Handouts are also available at the Reference Desk.

Looking for titles for the new ebook reader you received during the holidays? Beebe Library has a growing collection of ebooks to checkout online for free.
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The Winter 2 session of Story Time begins January 10. No pre-registration is necessary. Bring your child and a library card to the Youth Desk. Arrive a little early so you can provide your name and library card number on your admission sheet. The library admits a limited number of children to each story time.
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What was the best book published in the past year? Tell us what you think. Go to our Facebook page and post your choice on our wall for Best Book of 2011.
Or if you prefer, you can email your best Book choice to Leane Ellis at the library: ellis@noblenet.org. We will publish the list on our website in January 2012. Please feel free to include why you think the book qualifies for the Best of 2011.

You either love them or hate them — but there is no escaping the Best Books of 2011 lists. Most of these titles do have some things in common — they appear on multiple lists and they are books that force you to slow down and enjoy the author’s ability to put words together in unexpected and intriguing ways. Book Awards and “Best of” lists reflect the particular taste of whoever happens to be judging for that particular award or list, so the discerning reader will bear that in mind while perusing and comparing these ubiquitous and entertaining compilations.
One of the best places to find these lists on the Internet is on the Reader’s Advisory Blog Online compiled by the Readers’ Advisory librarians at Libraries Unlimited. Continue »

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Beattie, Ann. Mrs. Nixon: a novelist imagines a life.
Pat Nixon remains one of our most mysterious and intriguing public figures, the only modern first lady who never wrote a memoir. Beattie, like many of her generation, dismissed Richard Nixon’s wife as “interchangeable with a Martian.” But decades later, she wonders what it must have been like to be
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