Did you know you can check out books in Spanish, French, Italian (NEW!), and Portuguese at the Newburyport Public Library?
Visit our World Language Collection on the second floor!
New books are added to our Spanish language collection all the time. French, Italian, and Portuguese language books are on loan from the Boston Public Library and our selection is refreshed every 90 days.
Newly Added: Bilingual books in French/English and Spanish/English!
If you are learning a new language, the library also has a language learning section on the 3rd floor and offers access to Mango Languages- a comprehensive online language learning platform with 70 languages to pick from!
Looking for a different language? Speak with a librarian at the Reference Desk.
Our Seed library has returned for another year! After sending out more than 2000 seed packets last year, we are happy to announce we are back with more options than ever. Visitors will be happy to see the return of some familiar favorites and new options in each category, including celery, rosemary, and snapdragons. In addition, we have also expanded our selection of Massachusetts native seed options so even more gardeners can discover the fantastic benefits of working with native plants.
For those looking to get in on the sharing, we are also accepting community donations of seeds for addition to our own inventory. All seeds accepted will need to be identified and in good condition in order to be added. Check in with staff at the second floor reference desk to learn more about our seed donation guidelines and to drop off your contributions.
We are looking forward to another year of growing together and hope to see you at the Seed Library soon!
Newburyport Public Library Program Room 94 State Street, Newburyport, MA 01950
Book Sale Donations
Saturday, March 21: 9:30 am-4:30 pm Monday, March 23: 9:30 am-7:30 pm Tuesday, March 24: 9:30 am-2:30 pm All donations must be brought in through the front door.
Hardcover, paperback, and audio books only.
No other media, textbooks or magazines will be accepted.
No donations will be accepted after 2:30 pm Tuesday.
Please, 8 box limit.
Friends of the Library Members’ Sale
Wednesday, March 25: 2:00 pm-8:00 pm FOL Members Only. Membership can be purchased at the library. Entry numbers are available in the lobby starting at 12:00 pm Wednesday.
General Sale
Thursday, March 26, 9:30 am-7:30 pm Friday, March 27, 9:30 am-4:30 pm Saturday, March 28, 9:30 am-2:30 pm
Volunteers are always welcome. A volunteer sign-up book can be found in the library lobby or you can sign up online using Signup Genius HERE.
Please visit the City of Newburyport’s New Immigration Resources Page for the most current information on legal assistance, community services, and language support.
Did you know you can check out books in Spanish, French, and Portuguese at the Newburyport Public Library?
Visit our World Language Collection on the second floor!
New books are added to our Spanish language collection all the time. French and Portuguese language books are on loan from the Boston Public Library and our selection is refreshed every 90 days.
If you are learning a new language, the library also has a language learning section on the 3rd floor and offers access to Mango Languages- a comprehensive online language learning platform with 70 languages to pick from!
Looking for a different language? Speak with a librarian at the Reference Desk.
Gather your team of players (up to four participants per team) and race against time and other teams to complete your jigsaw puzzle.
Each team will receive the same 500 piece puzzle provided by the library and will have 2 hours to complete it. The team that finishes first or completes the most before time runs out will be crowned the winner!
The fastest team will receive a $30 gift card to a local business.
Date and Time
Monday, January 12th 6-8 PM
Registration
Only one person from each team should register. Both individuals and teams of up to 4 members are allowed to compete. Adults, teens, and families with children aged 9+ are welcome to participate. Register HERE!
Book Bites is a monthly discussion & potluck of a featured cookbook and meets every first Thursday of the month at 1PM*. Instead of plotlines and characters, we discuss food and recipes!
Pick the recipe you’d like to make and include it when you register HERE. Bring in your dish to share with the group. We’ll try each dish and talk about what went well, the challenges, what we would do different, and what we loved or disliked!
What do I need to bring on the day of the meeting? Your prepared recipe in a serving bowl or tray. We will supply paper plates, etc., but if you would like to be eco-friendly, feel free to bring your own reusable plates/utensils. You may also bring a non-alcoholic beverage if you would like, and water will be provided. If you would like to swap leftovers with others, feel free to bring a food storage container from home.
My recipe is supposed to be served warm or hot. Can I heat it up at the Library? We are unable to reheat or refrigerate dishes, so please bring your dish ready to serve.
Can I substitute ingredients or alter the recipe? Yes! Just be sure to list any substitutions you have made when you sign up so we can avoid any allergy or dietary mishaps.
Click HERE for a full Q&A. Email info@newburyportpl.org or call 978-465-4428 x2 with any questions.
Join NPL’s newly formed Classics Book Group! This group meets in-person 3-4 PM the third Thursday of every month in the Director’s Room. Please call 978-465-4428 x2 if you have any questions or would like to have a librarian put the book on hold for you. Registration is highly requests as space is limited. Click HERE to register.
For the month of November, we will be discussing Natsume Soseki’s “Kokoro.”
“Soseki is the representative modern Japanese novelist, a figure of truly national stature.”—Haruki Murakami
“The father of modern Japanese literature’s best-loved novel…Soseki’s “Kokoro”—meaning “heart” [or “The Heart of Things”]—is the story of a subtle and poignant friendship between two unnamed characters, a young man and an enigmatic elder whom he calls “Sensei.” Haunted by tragic secrets that have cast a long shadow over his life, Sensei slowly opens up to his young disciple, confessing indiscretions from his own student days that have left him reeling with guilt, and revealing, in the seemingly unbridgeable chasm between his moral anguish and his student’s struggle to understand it, the profound cultural shift from one generation to the next that characterized Japan in the early twentieth century.”
Shelf Help is a book recommendation service that provides you with three to five book suggestions based on your reading preferences! To register for a book bag, fill out the online form below with your information and reading tastes. The more you tell us, the better our recommendations will be!
By filling out the form you are signing up for the November bag only. You will need to register again for any future bags.
Every bag will include:
Three to five book recommendations based on your reading preferences.
A custom bookmark.
An optional rating form to let us know how we did!
Please allow up to two weeks to process your recommendations.
You will be contacted via email when your recommendations are available to be picked up at the circulation desk.
By signing up for the Shelf Help Subscription Bag, you give the Newburyport Public Library permission to access your library account in order to check out materials. We will not access your account for any other purpose. The Shelf Help Subscription Bag will also keep track of books recommended to you in an effort to avoid duplication.
Registration for the November bag begins November 1st and ends November 12th or until we reach capacity.
MVLC is proud to announce that the new MVLC eCard now available to patrons. This card allows the card holder access to online resources provided by MVLC, the state of Massachusetts, and their home library.
Who is eligible?
Any Massachusetts resident who does not already have a library card from an MVLC library is eligible for an MVLC eCard.
The system will provide you either a full or provisional library card until it can verify your address. Regardless of the status, you will have access to the online resources.
After a successful submission of the form, patrons will receive an email at the address they provided, giving them their new barcode and PIN and more information about what privileges the card offers them.
Any exclusions?
If you already have a physical library card, you will not be able to get an eCard. You can continue to use your physical library card to access these online resources.
