Relieve The Golden Age of Movies in Boston!

Event Registration

Please register online using our Calendar of Events at www.tewksburypl.org or by calling (978) 640-4490 (for Adult) or (978) 640-4496 (for Children).  Events that require registration are marked (RR).  Events that require tickets are marked (TK).  Drop-in programs are marked (DI).  All events are free.  

Adult Events

Thursday, April 11, 7pm -- Dinner & A Movie: Lincoln (RR) - ENCORE

Enjoy a free dinner and a movie on THURSDAY night at the Tewksbury Public Library!  This week’s movie is “Lincoln,” a critically acclaimed historical drama directed by Steven Spielberg and starring Academy Award winner Daniel Day-Lewis.  Limited to 75 seats.  Register HERE.

Friday, April 12, 10:30am -- Author Visit: When Everyone Went To The Movies! (RR)

Meet Arthur Singer, author of Boston's Downtown Movice Palaces, for an information-packed, fun-filled, highly interactive trip through film history!  Filled with memorable pictures, stories, and film clips including:

-  Boston’s unique role in the development of the movie business -- from the earliest showings of moving images  to one-reel nickelodeons of the early 1900’s to the road shows of the 1960’s
- The Palaces – from the mighty Metropolitan to the art deco Paramount
- Boston Pioneers – including  Thomas Edison and Vaudeville’s B.F Keith
- What the movies meant to thousands of immigrants in the early part of the century
- How the movie palaces helped people through the Depression and the World War II years
- Opening nights, sneak previews, double features, newsreels, kiddie shows, Cinerama
- How many of the city’s great movie theaters were saved and restored

 Doors open at 10am for coffee and socializing. Book signing after talk.  Limited to 100 seats.  Register HERE.

Saturday, April 13, 10am -- Author Visit: The Pilots’ Guide To The Airports of Historic Massachusetts (RR)

Meet author John Fiske as he discusses his latest book: The Pilots’ Guide To The Airports of Historic Massachusetts.  John will talk, in part, about Tewksbury’s very own Tew-Mac airport.  Book signing after talk.  Limited to 100 seats.  (This event was originally scheduled for February, but was postponed due to snow.)  Register HERE.

Tuesday, April 6, 7pm -- Author Visit: Electile Dysfunction & America’s Nasty Political Climate with Michael Charney (RR)

Meet author Michael Charney as he discusses his books: Chasing Glenn Beck and Tea With The Mad Hatter.  Book signing after talk.  Limited to 100 seats.  Register HERE. 

Wednesday, April 17, 2pm -- Job Seekers Seminar: How To Build A Networking Group That Works with Stuart Paap (RR)

Unemployed or underemployed?  Join Stuart Paap, business development expert at Wells Fargo, for his dynamic presentation on networking.  Stuart will cover every step necessary to build your own networking group – what you need to know, how to do it, and – ultimately – how having a thriving network can benefit you, your professional and personal life, and the community in which you live and work.  Limited to 25 seats.  Register HERE.

Thursday, April 18, 1pm-5pm -- Device Advice: 1-on-1 Help With Your eReader (RR)

Book a 30-minute, one-on-one session with a library staff member to learn how to download free eBooks to your eReader (e.g., Kindle, nook) from the library’s Overdrive digital collection.  Participants should bring their own e-readers.  Limited to 1 seat per 30-minute session.  Register HERE.

Friday, April 19, 7pm -- Dinner & A Movie: Django Unchained (RR)

Enjoy a free dinner and a movie on Friday night at the Tewksbury Public Library!  This week’s movie is “Django Unchained,” a critically acclaimed film directed by Quentin Tarantino and starring Jamie Foxx, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Christopher Waltz.  Limited to 75 seats.  Co-sponsored by the Tewksbury Lions Club.  Register HERE.

Monday, April 22, 7pm -- Author Visit: “The Modern Heroine” – A Mystery Author Panel Discussion (RR)

Award-winning authors and “Sisters in Crime” members Sara Smith, Clea Simon and Edith Maxwell will discuss how women authors are redefining the genre by creating strong women and characters who balance relationships and careers, leap over sexist obstacles and rescue themselves from danger.  Book signing after the talk.  Limited to 100 seats.  Register HERE.

Tuesday, April 23, 7pm -- Online Safety For Teens & Pre-Teens: What Every Parent Needs To Know (RR)

Meet Greg Page and Todd Kobus, co-founders of the Merrimack Analysis Group, for an engaging, interactive presentation that will include recent research findings about teens’ Internet behavior.  They’ll discuss recent trends in four major areas: cyberbullying; sextortion; digital footprint risk; and online academic dishonesty, citing recent specific examples mentioned in the national news media.  Strategies will be offered for parents who wish to better understand – and more closely monitor – their kids’ online activities.  Limited to 100 seats.  Register HERE.

Wednesday, April 24, 6:30pm -- Evening Book Discussion Group: The Amateur Marriage (RR)

Take part in a book discussion about The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler.  Pick up your copy and register at the Circulation Desk beginning March 27.  Limited to 25 seats.

Thursday, April 25, 10:30am -- Basic Internet Class (RR)

The library now offers free computer classes that provide hands-on training to adults.  We will make you more confident when using computers in the library, at work or at home.  The class will cover: Basic terminology; Browsers; What is a web address; Searching on the internet; Search engines; Evaluating websitesl and Internet Safety.  Register HERE.

Friday, April 26, 10:30am -- Author Visit: America's Earliest Criminals with Anthony Vaver (RR) 

Meet author Anthony Vaver as he discusses his recent book -- Bound With An Iron Chain: The Untold Story of How the British Transported 50,000 Convicts to Colonial America.  Most people know that England shipped thousands of convicts to Australia, but few are aware that colonial America was the original destination for Britain's unwanted criminals.  In the 18th century, thousands of British convicts were separated from their families, chained together in the hold of a ship, and carried off to America.  Learn what happened to these convicts once they arrived -- did they eventually prosper in an environment of unlimited opportunity, or were they ostracized by others and doomed to live in poverty?  Book signing after talk.  Limited to 100 seats.  Register HERE.

Saturday, April 27, 2pm -- Author Visit: The Lady And Her Monsters with Roseanne Montillo (RR)

Meet author Roseanne Montillo as she discusses her recent book -- The Lady and Her Monsters: A Tale of Dissections, Real-Life Dr. Frankensteins, and the Creation of Mary Shelley's Masterpiece.  The book brings to life the fascinating times, startling science, and real-life horrors behind Mary Shelley's gothic masterpiece, "Frankenstein."  Montillo recounts how - at the intersection of the Roamntic Age and the Industrial Revolution - Victor Frankenstein was inspired by actual scientists of the period: curious and daring iconoclasts who were obsessed with the inner workings of the human body and how it might be animated after death.  Book signing after the talk.  Limited to 100 seats.  Register HERE.

Monday, April 29, 10:30am -- Monday Morning Movie Matinee: Promised Land (RR)

Start your day (and week!) off with a fantastic new film -- "Promised Land," a contemporary drama starring Matt Damon, John Krasinski, and Frances McDormand.  Learn more about the R-rated film HERE.  Popcorn and lemonade will be provided.  Limited to 100 seats.  Co-sponsored by the Friends of the Library and the Lions Club.  Register HERE.