Proclamation issued by Governor Deval Patrick
COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
A PROCLAMATION
His Excellency Governor Deval L. Patrick
“Whereas Parents are their children’s earliest and most continuous teachers, and are full partners with teachers, principals and administrators in the education of their children; and
“Whereas Along with schools and local communities, parents are critical to the success of education reform and responsible for the future of education in the Bay State; and
“Whereas Families benefit from learning together and being involved in literacy and educational activities; and
“Whereas It is essential that communities, libraries and schools provide families with opportunities for family literacy and reading activities that encourage families to read with their children and use public libraries; and
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Book discussion group for mystery readers
Supper Sleuths, Beebe Library’s book discussion group for mystery lovers, will meet at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, November 9 to dicsuss Canadian Mysteries. Supper Sleuths meets on the second Tuesday of each month to discuss mysteries fro a variety of genres.

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 »

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 »

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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Registration continues until August 13
It’s official! Over 1,000 young people from preschool into high school have already signed up for Beebe Library’s Summer Reading Program. This easily beats last year’s end of the summer total of 932, with two weeks still remaining to register. Even though enrollment closes on August 13, summer reading club participants can continue to collect prizes or turn in raffle tickets until Friday, August 20.
Summer is a busy season for the Youth Services department. Children and teens come to the library to find the books on their schools’ assigned Summer Reading Lists, participate in special programs or performances and collect the prizes they have earned by tracking the amount of time they spend reading. Depending of their age, they join the appropriate reading club, take home books, and read (or listen as someone else reads to them).

Hot new fiction titles
Are you ready for more beach reads? Here are a few suggestions for readers as you search for the perfect way to relax amidst the sun and sand or in your air-conditioned living rooms.
First up are some energizing adrenaline-inducing page-turners. If you are unfamiliar with Lisa Gardner and looking for a suspenseful read, then this is a great time to discover her. Her novel, The Neighbor, revolves around the overnight disappearance of a young mother. Alternating points of view and cliffhanger chapter endings drive the pace and keep readers off balance in this compelling and unsettling read.
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For students in all grades
It’s never too early for students to think about their summer reading assignments, and Beebe Library is once again pleased to provide the Summer Reading Lists and the books for all grades of Wakefield public schools as well as the Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational High School.
Again this year, the library has displayed the books on the Wakefield High School Summer Reading List, arranged by grade, on tables near the Circulation and Reference Desks. Books on the WHS AP History Reading List are also on display.
All of the school Summer Reading Lists for all grades are now available online. By clicking on a specific title on the online lists, students can see whether a book is currently available at the library and/or request titles online. Paper copies of the lists will soon be available.
Library staff is available to help students find their summer reading books.