Lucius Beebe Memorial Library

Come visit us this morning on the Plaza! We are kicking off with a little pop-up, some goodie bags, and-for anyone who signs up for a library card- a chance to win a prize! If you can’t make it today we will be back on the Plaza Saturday, September 20 from 10:00 to 12:30.

Our Spirit Queen, Stephanie, organized a Spirit Week for the library staff last week! Each day had a different theme—including a literary dress-up day, wearing a favorite sports team or musical artist, embodying a genre or Dewey number, crazy hat/sock day, & monochrome day! ✨

Through the end of March, the Wakefield Senior Center artists' work is on display in the Blake Gallery. Artists on display include Carol Adams, Pat Carbone, Beverly Cook, Lilly Denis, Maya Jacob, Annette Luongo, Katherine Roderick, Nancy Sleger, Cilla Sorensen, Joanne Turco, & George Watchko.

Check out the collaborative mural based on Gustav Klimt's "The Tree of Life" by the Youth Desk!

Artist Emma Turner took Klimt's "Tree of Life" and made a simple pencil outline of his work on white poster board. The outline was cut into 30 squares.

At February's Open Art Studio, artists from 2 years old to adult chose squares, outlined the pencil work, and created their own colorful take on the squares. Since the squares were just a small part of the work, our artists had no idea what the original work looked like. Each square has the original foundation, but is a new take on Klimt's work.

If you look carefully, you can see the curls of the tree and some original features, but this mural is an interesting new artistic creation.

This month, the Blake Gallery is hosting a group exhibit featuring works from the Arts Collaborative of Wakefield (ACW). The ACW's mission is to support Wakefield and local community visual artists and craftsmen by providing opportunities for artists to network, meet and share ideas, display their work, and create partnership between local artists and businesses.

For more information on the ACW, visit www.artscollaborativeofwakefield.com 🎨

The Teen Alcove has been spruced up! ✨

Check out our online event calendar to discover our upcoming teen events: www.wakefieldlibrary.org/library-calendar

Beebe Library will be closing at NOON due to the snow on Thursday, February 6. Normal hours (9 am - 6 pm) will resume on Friday.
We're always open online at wakefieldlibrary.org and don't forget our Libby, Hoopla, and Kanopy apps for ebooks, audiobooks, movies, and music!

The adult World Languages section has moved to the Living Room! This collection includes books in Arabic, Chinese, German, Greek, French, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, & Spanish. We are looking for feedback to help grow the collection. Fill out our survey in-person or online: www.bit.ly/3CmAP7f

The art of Annalise Catalini is on display in the Blake Gallery this month. Annalise is a painter studying art & design at Salem State University. This allegory painting is inspired from a painting by John Singleton Copley called Watson and the Shark.

Happy New Year from Frank Bones! ✨