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Barstool’s Thornton discusses ‘Five Rings’

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Wednesday, November 8, Barstool Sports writer, author, stand-up comedian, and former WEEI Sports Radio Network talk show host Jerry Thornton held a talk at the Westwood Library to discuss his most recent book, “Five Rings.” There were a variety of people in the audience, ranging from Barstool fans (known...
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Photojournalist discusses time in India

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter On Tuesday, October 23, the Westwood Library and the Council of Aging hosted a lecture by photojournalist Barry Pell about his experience traveling in India. Pell visited India for 5 months on two different occasions, capturing many different pictures of the people, landscape, and culture. During the talk,...
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Westwood Library hosts Paranormal Xpeditions

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By Robby McKittrick Hometown Weekly Reporter With Halloween creeping up on the calendar, it seemed fitting that Friends of Westwood Public Library hosted a lecture on paranormal activity this October. Paranormal Xpeditions, a popular group that discusses the supernatural, gave their lecture at the Westwood Library for the second time this year. The group was established...
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Westwood kids wiggle, giggle at storytime

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By Daniel Curtin Hometown Weekly Reporter Kids learned while having fun as they sang songs, played games and listened to stories at the Westwood Library last Tuesday morning. The Wiggle and Giggle Storytime had the little ones learning about different animals, words, and numbers - not to mention dancing like airplanes and singing a fun song...
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Kids dance to Rolie Polie Guacamole

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[caption id="attachment_28070" align="alignright" width="225"]Frank Gallo and Andrew Tuzhilin have traveled as far away as Alabama and Montana performing to kids. Photos by Daniel Curtin Frank Gallo and Andrew Tuzhilin have traveled as far away as Alabama and Montana performing to kids. Photos by Daniel...
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Library hosts Boston Harbor presentation

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By Daniel Curtin Hometown Weekly Reporter [caption id="attachment_27809" align="alignright" width="200"]Marguerite Krupp shows a map of the Boston Harbor and its different islands. Photos by Daniel Curtin Marguerite Krupp shows a map of the Boston Harbor and its different islands. Photos by Daniel Curtin
[/caption] Last Thursday, the...
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Happy Strummers entertain in Westwood

By Emily Greffenius Hometown Weekly Intern On June 21, the longest day of the year, the Westwood Library hosted The Happy Strummers, a senior ukulele troupe based in Dover, to lead a sing-along celebrating the summer solstice. The 14 players – 11 women and three men – meet to practice once a week on Wednesdays, simply for...
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Happy Strummers entertain in Westwood

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By Emily Greffenius Hometown Weekly Intern On June 21, the longest day of the year, the Westwood Library hosted The Happy Strummers, a senior ukulele troupe based in Dover, to lead a sing-along celebrating the summer solstice. The 14 players – 11 women and three men – meet to practice once a week on Wednesdays,...
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Paranormal Xpeditions presents supernatural lecture

By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter The Westwood Library has always served as resource to those seeking knowledge, including information about ghost hunting. While books about the paranormal have proved to be popular ones at the library, sometimes our questions about the supernatural are better suited for the professionals, like Rachel Hoffman and Matt Warner of Paranormal...
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Library Friends hosting annual book sale

The Friends of the Westwood Library will be hosting their annual book sale on Thursday, October 12 from 1 to 8:30 p.m., Friday, October 13, from 10 a.m. to 5:45 p.m., and Saturday, October 14, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sale will take place at the Main Library. Volunteers have been tirelessly working to...
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Doctor Who Club meets in Westwood

The Doctor Who Club meets weekly on Monday at 6 p.m. in the Westwood Library on 660 High Street. The meetings involve discussions of both old and new Doctor Who series, as well as viewings of episodes. Interested parties are encouraged to sign up at www.doctorwhoclub.org, and to email DoctorWhoClub@yahoo.com with any questions....
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Crafters unite for library quilting evening

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter If a person threw around the word “appliqué” in conversation, one might think the person had just taken a trip to Paris and is practicing some newly learned French. However, this is a common word to a quilter, which obviously refers to a needlework technique to create a pattern...
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Kiddie car wash delights in Westwood

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Christina Perrone Hometown Weekly Intern Thursday, August 8 was a bright, sunny day at the Westwood Library — perfect conditions for a car wash, or even a toy car wash. Librarians invited young motorists to come wash, wax, shine and detail their favorite toy vehicles on the afternoon. [caption id="attachment_20201" align="alignright" width="300"] Read more

Westwood Library creates room-brightening terrariums

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter At almost any home furnishings store, terrariums can be purchased for considerable sums of money. While the decorative succulents are a unique and brightening decoration for any room, they are also quite simple to create yourself. [caption id="attachment_19630" align="alignleft" width="600"] Each third and fourth grader... 			
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A modern-day Salem witch trial

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By Mary Kate Nolan Hometown Weekly Intern “Could a witch hunt happen again in Salem … and what would it look like if it did? Would we recognize it for what it was before it was too late?” These were the questions around which author Brunonia Barry based her latest book, “The Fifth Petal.”...
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Inclusive Schools group works for change

A new group in town, the Inclusive Schools Working Group (Inclusive Schools), strives to support and encourage the district in its efforts to provide a more inclusive and diverse academic environment for students. Their current focus is on LGBTQ initiatives. Inclusive Schools saw an opportunity to support an organization whose interests overlapped their own when...
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‘Bridging Memories Through Art’ on display

By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter The Westwood Library, while already a lovely space, always augments its value through wonderful exhibits in the main hall. From April 4 to April 30, the exhibit on display was “Bridging Memories Through Art,” featuring 50 works of art as well as an explanation of the benefits of art therapy. These...
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Westwood Library celebrates Black History Month

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter With the onset of February also comes Black History Month. Celebrated as early as 1926, it is an exceptionally important time for remembrance of critical moments in United States, and world, history. To help celebrate this month, the Westwood Library has a new exhibit titled “Black Leaders.” Featuring a...
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At Library, folklore a draw

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By Katrina Margolis Hometown Weekly Reporter Sam Valentino began his second class at the Westwood Library last Tuesday. His first class focused on teaching art through mythology. This class teaches art as well, but this time, it’s through folklore. “I’m stressing ‘folklore’ because people tend to think of fairy tales, they think of Red Riding...
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Library Friends seek book donations

The Friends of the Westwood Library are currently accepting book donations to benefit the Library. The group seeks gently-used hardcover and paperback books in addition to CDs and DVDs in excellent condition. No textbooks, dated materials, magazines, audio cassettes or video cassettes will be accepted. Individuals wishing to donate may drop off their items in the vestibule...
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