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:

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.

Saturday, June 22 at 10:30 a.m.; or Tuesday, June 25 at 7 p.m..
Beware book lovers! Want to prepare for your summer pleasure reading? Frustrated because you are waiting on a list for your favorite authors? Craving some new authors to spend your time with on the beach—or by the lake? Why should the kids have all the fun? Beebe librarians have some terrific book suggestions for adult readers. Join us for our Third Annual Beach Reads!

Reserve your seat online now for one of these dates: Saturday, June 22 at 10:30 a.m.; repeat performance on Tuesday, June 25 at 7 p.m.. You can also sign up in person at the Reference Desk, by email at email@wakefieldlibrary.org, or by phone at 781-246-6334 ext. 2.
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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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If you are a fan or just curious about experiencing a Graphic Novel, the Beebe Library has the first titles on display in its fledgling Graphic Novel collection. There is something for everyone–nonfiction and fiction–memoirs and superheroes, romance, horror, science fiction and much much more. Check them out–on the display at the Avon Street entrance. If you are already a fan or become one–we’d like your suggestions for future titles–email us at email@wakefieldlibrary.org or use the Suggestion Box on the display.

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Talking to Children About Violence: Tips for Parents and Teachers, by the National Association of School Psychologists has been posted by the Wakefield School Department.

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