Friends are Gearing Up For the Annual Booksale! You can help!

The Friends of the Pollard Libary are gearing up for their annual booksale fundraiser to be held on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at the Lowell Senior Center, 276 Broadway St.

The first of three book donation drop offs will be held at the Lowell Senior Center on Saturday, March 5 from 9am-12noon.

Come by their meeting next Thursday, February 17, 2010 at 6pm in the Ground Floor Meeting Room of the Library to see how you can get involved!

Library CLOSED Today - February 2, 2011

This just in...the Library will be CLOSED today due to the weather conditions. Take care out there in the snow.

In other, Groundhog related news--Spring is on it's way! Phil could not see his shadow. So there's a silver lining.

Delayed Opening - Wednesday February 2, 2011

The Library will have a delayed opening today due to the storm. We are scheduled to be open at 11AM. Check back here for further updates.

In the meantime, let's hope Punxsutawney Phil has some good news for us.

This Just In...Library will close Today at 3:30PM

The Pollard Library will close today at 3:30PM due to the latest installment of inclement weather. No word yet about whether we will be closed tomorrow. Please check back here for updates.

White City, Indeed

The Non-Fiction Book Club has it's 2nd discussion on Thursday, February 3rd @ 6:30PM. We will be talking about The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson. And no, the White City in the title does not refer to Lowell in the winter of 2011. It refers to the White City created as part of the grand World Columbian Exhibition a.k.a. Chicago's Worlds Fair of 1893 (which is also, incidentally, the same year our beloved Pollard Library a.k.a. Memorial Hall and Lowell's City Hall were built). As you might imagine, The Chicago's World Fair was a tremendous event (and the inspiration for Ms. McKeown's lovely song linked above). What's more, Larson's book is a tremendous read that tells the true story of the architects planning the great exposition and a killer stalking amongst the fair-goers. We recommend you check it out. Read it. Then come down Thursday to discuss it.

After School Craft Club will meet tomorrow February 2nd @ 3:30PM (weather permitting obviously...check back here to see if we're closed). On the schedule for the club is to paint the Clay Creations of last week and to make some new Origami creations. This club is for young people grades 5-8. Sign up at the Childrens Reference Desk 978-970-4122.

Winterfest Matinee - Saturday, February 5th @ 1PM we will be showing the 2006 family friendly film "Eight Below" directed by Frank Marshall. Rated PG. This film tells the heartwarming adventure story of a sled dog team fighting for survival in the wilds of Antarctica. You think we have it bad! We'll be showing this in concert with Lowell's 11th Annual Winterfest Celebration -- show some support/motivation for the Human Sled Dog teams. Free fun warm up for the entire family. Stop by and warm up or stay for the whole film.

It's Tax Time Again!

Many common Federal Tax forms are now available in the library. Other forms can be photocopied from a book available at the 2nd floor Reference Desk or found online. The library also has Massachusetts State Tax forms. Other Massachusetts forms and instructions can be obtained online. All tax forms are available free of charge while supplies last. They are located on the first floor of the library near our New Fiction section. Telephone help is available from the Andover IRS office at 978 474–5200, and IRS Telephone Assistance 1 800 829–1040. Library staff are not able to provide tax help. But, what's really special, is a volunteer from AARP will be in the library to offer free tax assistance by appointment on Thursdays starting February 3rd and running thru April 14th 2011. Please call (978) 970-4120 to make an appointment.

Independent Film Night - Thursday, Februry 10th @ 6:30: Nurse. Fighter. Boy. a film by Charles Officer

Join us for the latest installment in our ongoing Independent Film Series in partnership with Film Movement. February's film is Nurse. Fighter. Boy. a film by Charles Officer. Thursday, February 10th @ 6:30PM. 

Fans of HBO's The Wire will recognize the eponymous Fighter, Clark Johnson, but his quietly intense performance in this film is a far cry from the fast talking newspaper editor at the Baltimore Sun.  Nurse. Fighter. Boy. charts an affecting account of love, chance and redemption—not to be missed.

The Pollard Library Independent Film series occurs the 2nd Thursday of every month! Please note: These Independent films are not rated by the MPAA and should be considered for mature audiences.