As new Evergreen online Catalog and Circulation System is rolled out
Beebe Library will be closed Saturday, May 26 as a brand new Evergreen online catalog and circulation system is rolled out. Beebe Library and most libraries in the North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE) will be closed over Memorial Day weekend as the changeover from the old system to the new Evergreen Catalog and circulation system will take place over the holiday weekend.
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Changing to “Evergreen” system over Memorial Day weekend
Library users will soon notice big changes in Beebe Library’s online catalog. Along with the other libraries in the North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE), Beebe Library will be switching in late May to a new online catalog and circulation system called “Evergreen.”

The switchover will take place over the Memorial Day weekend and Beebe Library will be closed on Monday, May 21 (for staff training) and Saturday, May 26 to facilitate the change.
Some remote services will not be available May 25-28, including online renewal of materials and placing hold requests. Electronic resources such as EBSCO periodical databases and Overdrive for downloading ebooks and audiobooks will be available as normal during the changeover.

When the library re-opens on Tuesday, May 29, it will be with a brand new Evergreen catalog and circulation system.
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With the Eduardo Mercuri Quartet
Beebe Library’s “Plaza Jazz” series resumes on Thursday, June 7 at 5:30 p.m. with the Eduardo Mercuri Quartet. The band’s musical style has been influenced by Django Reinhardt and features mix of Brazilian rhythms with modern jazz textures.
Born in Curitiba, Brazil in 1987, guitarist, mandolinist, composer and arranger Eduardo Mercuri had his first contact with music very early. Influenced by his father who is a big music fan, at age 11 he began playing the guitar. He has joined the Jazz Revelation Records Artist’s Line up and is currently living in Boston, attending to Berklee College of music and working on promoting his first solo CD.

Through September 2012, Plaza Jazz will feature free concerts on the first and third Thursday nights of each month from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sponsored by the Friends of Beebe Library,the concerts will be performed by students and alumni from Boston’s Berklee College of Music who have been part of Berklee’s independent label Jazz Revelation Records.
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Supper Sleuths, a mystery discussion group, meets every second Tuesday evening at 6:00pm to discuss mysteries of every genre and type. Feel free to bring your own snack or brown bag lunch with you to the meeting.

The next Supper Sleuths Discussion takes place June 12, 2012 at 6:00pm to 7:30pm in the Lecture Hall where the group will discuss any mystery.

This meeting is a Free Read. Feel free to read from your personal backlog, the new or older Mystery books in the library, or from our previous Supper Sleuths lists. (Please bear in mind that most of the catalog links for lists may not be working after we change our circulation system at the end of May. Please be patient..) Anything goes—just read a mystery!
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Get great vacation reading ideas at “Beebe Buzz Beach Reads”
If you’re starting to think about summer vacation and wondering what you’ll do while you’re lounging by the pool, ocean, or lake, Beebe Library staff members have some suggestions for this summer’s best reading. “Book Buzz Beach Reads” is coming on June 16 at 10:30 a.m. and June 19 at 6:30 p.m. It’s your chance to come in and hear Beebe librarians talk about the favorites on their bookshelves and ask the library staff questions about “read-alikes” for the books you just can’t get enough of.

Here’s a little taste of what you can expect.
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Alliott, Catherine. A rural affair. [ROMANCE]
Great Britain
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It’s 8 p.m. and you don’t understand your chemistry homework. You’re embarrassed to ask for help with your resume. You don’t know how to assist your child with his math. You’d love to take the GED, but study classes don’t fit into your schedule. Tutor.com may be your answer.
Beebe Library is pleased to announce free tutoring, academic and career resources and from Tutor.com.
Students and adults who are Wakefield residents may use their Beebe library card to gain online access to resources 24/7 and live tutors 2-11 pm
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Photos from Blossoms at the Beebe 2012

More Photos from Blossoms at the Beebe 2012

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