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Hometown author returns to Medfield

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter As a teenager, Lisa Halliday sat on the steps of the Medfield Public Library, waiting for its doors to open. This was a regular occurrence for Halliday, who has since moved abroad. She recently visited the library, though, reminiscing about the spots where she used to read and the...
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Origami returns to the fold at library

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter Origami is an amazing art. It takes patience, abstract thinking, and steady hands to fold a single piece of paper in all sorts of ways. It’s crazy to think that from a flat piece of paper, origami masters can create hundreds of different animals and objects. Medfield Public Library’s adult...
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MPL offers new reading experiences

By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter When she arrived as the Medfield Public Library’s new director in February, Meena Jain brought a handful of new ideas and suggestions with her. Already during her short time in Medfield, she has worked with Medfield Public Schools to bring children’s author Kwame Alexander to town, invited a guest speaker to...
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Inspiration flows with Kwame Alexander

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter On March 8, Medfield Public Schools and the Medfield Public Library closed for the day after the month’s second nor’easter brought wet, heavy snow and powerful winds. Even with power outages and fallen tree limbs and wires afflicting the town, Medfield Public Schools’ library media specialist, Kerry Cowell, and...
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Library welcomes new director, Meena Jain

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By Laura Drinan Hometown Weekly Reporter There’s been a new face among the staff of the Medfield Public Library. After saying goodbye to their former director in October of last year, the library is delighted to introduce Meena Jain as their new director. As a young professional, Meena’s aunt told her that libraries would be gone...
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