Winter Programs Preview

Beebe Library is already planning entertaining and informative programs to help you through the winter slog of January and February.

On Thursday January 24, author William Martin will be at the library to talk about his new book, “The Lost Constitution.” Martin, who first came to national attention with “Back Bay,” considers himself a storyteller, from a long line of Irish storytellers, coming to this decision when he was in his teens.
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Fantasy Literature Helps Children ‘Unriddle’ Their World

Many people marveled at the spectacular success of the Harry Potter books when they first came out in 1998.

“These books will really get kids reading again,” thought many educators and parents. It seemed like J.K. Rowling invented fantasy for a generation of children. But fantasy has been around for a long time. You might say that fantasy has been around since the very beginning of human existence.
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