Foster by Claire Keegan Review by Sean Smith, Head of Adult Services An absolutely wonderful novella written in 2010 and just now published in full on this side of the Atlantic; Foster is an early leader for my favorite book
Blog post written by Head of Youth Services, Lindsey Recka Here in the Children’s Room, we often hear that graphic novels are “not real books” or that kids should “pick a real book” as if graphic novels are somehow inferior
In February, the world celebrates Black History Month, and the Topsfield Town Library is highlighting Black authors in our collection! Check out our shelf-talkers in the stacks, highlighting some excellent books! This reading list highlights some of the newest additions
Review by Sean Smith, Head of Adult Services If you have been watching this space, you may have seen that one of my top choices for 2022 (and awarded the coveted Golden Gould award) was Stacy Willingham’s novel A Flicker
Our Marketing and Outreach Associate, Rebecca Boudreau, periodically writes a blog for us highlighting her reading. This month, Becca asks: do you set reading goals for yourself? I’m not much of a goal-setter in my everyday life, but ever since
In our second installment of the Golden Goulds, we are highlighting the top ten most borrowed items from the Topsfield Town Library in 2022! Those select items chosen win the prestigious Golden Gould award, named after the library’s benefactor George L.
At the end of each year, the staff at the Topsfield Town Library chooses their favorite books, DVDs, and other materials. Those select items chosen win the prestigious Golden Gould award, named after the library’s benefactor George L. Gould. Only the
As of January 4, 2023, our patrons will need to enter their library PINs to access their OverDrive/Libby accounts for eBooks, eAudiobooks and other OverDrive resources. All MVLC libraries are implementing this change to improve security and to better protect
Picture it, Costa Rica, 2022. An intrepid librarian steps off the airplane in San José, Costa Rica, a small backpack strapped to her back and a tote bag slung over her arm. That intrepid librarian was me, Roz Broch, Assistant
You can now check out a telescope from the Topsfield Town Library!!! The Orion StarBlast telescope is the newest addition to our Library of Things collection, which pushes our library’s collection beyond “traditional” materials like books, audiobooks, and movies, with
