Library to host series of six weekly seminars starting Thursday, Sept. 16
“With so many individuals being impacted by today’s economy,” says Employment Specialist Gary Gekow, “the need to help educate those looking for work is critical.”
Starting on Thursday, September 16, the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library will be offering a series of six weekly employment workshops with Gary Gekow, a Senior Employment Specialist with 21 years of recruiting experience in the Boston staffing industry. Gekow works closely with client companies in many industries as well as with job seekers in various specialties. He has presented his successful employment workshops at dozens of libraries throughout Massachusetts and Rhode Island.
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Beebe Library is pleased to announce the 2010-2011 schedule for children’s story times. Registration begins September 7. Mother Goose on the Loose is a nationally acclaimed story time program that uses music, movement, books, ritual and nursery rhymes to help develop pre-reading skills in infants, toddlers and pre-schoolers. Continue »

Last Spring, Wakefield teens participated in a video game creation program using the Scratch game creation language. Their games are now available on the Young Adults section of Beebe Library’s website, and are free to play.

Are you ready for more relaxing vacation reads? Here are a few suggestions for readers as you search for the perfect way to enjoy the last of the summer sun. Most of these titles are already at the library or soon to be found there.

Getting your hands on any copy of the Millennium Trilogy is difficult. Steig Larsson’s series begins with The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, continues with the The Girl Who Played with Fire, and ends with The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest. While waiting, check out both Arnaldur Indridason’s Jar City (Iceland) or Karin Fossum’s Don’t Look Back (Norway) for the first in two excellent series. Continue »

Beebe Library now subscribes to a comprehensive online automotive repair database called Auto Repair Reference Center (ARRC). With content from some of the most recognized repair manual publishers, such as Nichols, Delphi, and Chilton, ARRC covers almost 34,000 domestic and imported vehicles going as far back as 1945. Whether you’re a professional mechanic trying to find details on an older model, or just a backyard tinkerer trying to do it yourself, the ARRC is sure to meet your needs.
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Here are some other books and authors worth checking out
Jodi Picoult’s readers are immediately drawn into the lives of ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances. She creates communities familiar to everyone. The author then explores what happens to everyday people when their lives go out of control. Picoult is known for her current and controversial issue-oriented themes, presenting all sides of the topic, and creating sympathy for everyone involved, making it difficult to take sides. Readers return to her for her highly satisfying stories that feature consistently interesting characters in an easy-to-read but compelling, page-turning tale.
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