Beebe Library is grateful for the support of the sponsors and donors for Blossoms at the Beebe. The library uses the proceeds for books and materials. These sponsors have been especially generous:

Join reference librarian Jeff Klapes, the “Traveling Librarian”, for another in his series of popular travel lectures focusing this time on photographs and stories of Laos.
The presentation is on Tuesday, May 21 at 7 p.m. and will examine the history of the Plain of Jars, an off-the-beaten-track part of Laos, known for its enigmatic archaeological sites with 2,500 year old stone jars scattered across the plateau. In more recent times, the region unfortunately became known for being the most bombed place in the world, the center of a clandestine bombing campaign during the Vietnam War, which brought the previously unknown country into the center of world affairs and the struggle of Cold War superpowers.

Reserve seats online or sign up in person at the Reference Desk, by phone at 781-246-6334 ext.2, or by e-mail at email@wakefieldlibrary.org.

Wednesday, May 22 at 7 pm: The Modern Heroine
Reserve seats now for our next Sisters in Crime mystery author panel at 7 pm on Wednesday, May 22, when the topic will be “The Modern Heroine.” Sisters in Crime has once again assembled an all-star panel including Coralie Jensen, Susan Oleksiw and Clea Simon.
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Talk by Master Gardener Gretel Anspach on Tuesday, May 28 at 7 pm
Nothing is easier, cheaper or better for your garden than compost. Composting can be as little or as much work as you want, but the compost produced will improve your garden in more ways than you imagine. Gretel Anspach, past president of the Massachusetts Master Gardener Association, returns on Tuesday, May 28 at 7 pm to talk about how easy composting is to do at home for the good of your garden and the environment.
Reserve seats online now.
For more information, please contact the Reference Desk at 781-246-6334 x2, or e-mail us at email@wakefieldlibrary.org

Next meeting, Sunday, June 2 at 2:30 p.m.
“Drop-in Genealogy returns on June 2 at 2:30 p.m. Join genealogy and family history enthusiasts to share tips and strategies. All levels of experience welcome. If you’re a beginner, we’ll help you get started. Sign up on our Event Registration Calendar and let us know your coming or feel free to just drop in.

Thursday nights, 6-8 pm, June 6 – August 29 at Beebe Library
After the success of last summer’s “Plaza Jazz” concert series, Beebe library is bringing the series back this summer with an expanded schedule and more great performers.
With the exception of July 4, “Plaza Jazz,” will feature free concerts from 6 to 8 p.m. every Thursday night on the library’s front plaza from June 6 through August 29. 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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Next meeting Thursday, June 6 at 7 p.m.
Join our bi-weekly drop-in group learning to play the Chinese/Western version of Mah jong. The group meets on the first and third Thursday evenings of each month from 7:00-8:45 pm. (Note:This is not the American version that uses cards.)
If you are new to the group or for more information, please contact the Reference Desk at 781-246-6334 x2, or e-mail Beth Radcliffe at radcliff@noblenet.org.

We now have a new museum pass that you can use for reduced admission to the Wenham Museum, 132 Main Street, Wenham, Massachusetts. The mission of the Wenham Museum is to preserve, protect and interpret the artifacts of childhood, domestic life and the history and culture of Boston’s North Shore.
The Wenham Museum is open Tuesday-Sunday and a few Monday Holidays. The pass admits four people for 1/2 price. Wakefield residents may reserve museum passes in advance. The pass is available to non-residents for same-day use, subject to availability.
Thanks to funding from the Friends of Beebe Library, we are able to offer free or reduced admission passes to 17 museums & cultural institutions in the area.

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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It’s hard to believe it’s that time of year already, but tax season is upon us once again, and Beebe Library has what you need to make the process easier. For both state and federal tax returns, the library will be carrying the most common forms and instruction booklets up to and beyond the April 15th deadline. They can be found near the Reference Desk on the main floor of the library building.
Note that to date we have not received paper copies of every form, including federal Form 1040, but we have been advised that their arrival is imminent. In the meantime, all forms may be downloaded and printed from the state & federal tax web sites.
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