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The Nahant Public Library was founded in 1819, the third oldest in Massachusetts after Franklin and Harvard. Our library became a free public library in 1872. The present library building was designed by the Boston firm of Ball and Dabney, and opened June 1, 1895, and was the first electrified building in Nahant. Interlibrary Loan The Nahant Public Library is a member of the Northeast Regional Library System, which includes more than 65 other libraries from whom we may borrow books and copies of magazine articles.

The Nahant Public Library

Children’s Summer Reading Program 2010
By Rita Stepanova, Children’s Librarian

What is man’s impact on nature?  How to decrease pollution?  How to keep the sky blue, trees green, and water clean? These challenging questions create an unlimited potential for exploration for the participants of the Children’s Summer Reading Program “Go Green at the Nahant Public Library,” at the Library from June 23 to August 20, 2010.

“Song and Stories of the Whole Earth,” with Parents’ Choice Award winning performers Davis Bates & Roger Tincknell, begin the celebration of the Summer Reading Program on June 23, at 3PM           

Subsequently, the Nahant Public Library presents Mad Science® of Greater Boston four incredible interactive workshops: “Science of Magic,” “ Life in the Sea,” “The Dirt of Garbage,” and “Laser Light”  on Wednesdays, June 30, July 21, July 28, and August 4, at 10:30AM

The famous Hampstead Stage Company will perform the play “Alice in Wonderland” at the library on Wednesday, July 14, at 3PM

Then, Matt Gabriel’s Animal World Experience with live animals, many of which were rescued and adopted by Mr. Gabriel, invites children and families on Thursday, August 12, at 3PM.

The Library Kung Fu will conclude the celebration of the Summer Reading Program on Friday, August 20, at 12 Noon.        

As usually, the Nahant Public Library offers the book collection for any sphere of interest, age, and taste. Please look for the library postings and updates about other summer reading activities.

Our story hour program “Read with Your Kids” for children, aged 2 to 5, is available on Thursdays, at 11AM  Parents can call a week in advance to request the books they would like read to the children.

To participate in Summer Reading, call 781-581-0306 or drop in to register and pick up your Reading Record form. Borrow library books to read, fill out your Reading Record, include your name, age, and telephone number, bring the completed form to the library by August 12, and collect your prizes, such as bookmarks or special pencils. Certificates will be awarded to active participants who read 10 or more books.  The winners will be eligible for the “Read and Win” awards and will get a prize-surprise.

Go Green at Your Library is sponsored or funded by Nahant Public Library, the Massachusetts Regional Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, the Nahant Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the MA Cultural Council, the Friends of the Nahant Public Library, Ms. Lucy Lowell Grimm, and the Nahant Knights of Columbus.  Read & Win program awards are sponsored by the Topsfield Fair.  The Library thanks all contributors to the Summer Program.   

All programs are free. The Library  encourages  everyone to “go green”  and, twenty years from now, expects the participants of the Summer Reading Program “Go Green at the Nahant Public Library” to generate creative scientific ideas to find effective solutions to the Earth’s environmental problems.

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Playaway Audio Books Available at Nahant Public Library: July 2009

For the many library patrons who enjoy listening to books on CDs, the Nahant Public Library is introducing another option that requires no player.

Thanks to the Northeast Regional Library System, Nahant will receive a small collection of six self-contained audio books, called Playaways, four times a year.  If Playaways prove successful, the size of these rotating collections will increase.

Tiny, the Playaway fits in the palm of the hand, weighs only two ounces, and measures three and one-half inches by two and one-quarter inches by one-half inch.

An important feature is that the Playaway is extremely easy to use.  Anyone able to insert a AAA battery, put on headphones, and press an “On” button can use a Playaway.  Listeners may also adjust the volume and speed of the narration.

Playaways may be borrowed for two weeks.  Patrons must supply their own earphones and AAA batteries.

Circulation, Fines and Fees

• You may borrow new non-fiction books, older fiction, childrens books, compact discs, audio and video tapes for 14 days
• You many not borrow reference materials
• You may renew by telephone if the materials are not reserved or not overdue
• Books and audio tapes that are overdue are fined at 10 cents per day per title
• Overdue video tapes are fined at one dollar per day per title
• Copies cost 15 cents each. This fee supports the Friends of the Library. We charge no fee for the first ten pages copied from reference materials

Our Address
Tel: (781) 581-0306
P. O. Box 76
15 Pleasant St.
Nahant, MA 01908-0076
Our Email Address: napublib@verizon.net