All posts by Jessica FitzHanso
Download Now: Meditation and Mindfulness
On Sunday, we hosted our first virtual, live mindfulness and mediation session with Lina Shastri of Art of Living via a virtual conferencing application, and it was actually really wonderful, even with the technological intermediary. If you were unable to join us for this session, we will hopefully have another coming up soon, so check our emails and our Facebook page. In the meantime, please check out some excellent mindfulness and mediation resources we have available right now through the library. Read through this list of books, audio books, music, instructional video and courses. click on the images to be taken to the item, and check out what else might appeal to you:
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| Check out the courses available in Universal Class for free with your library card in everything from Anxiety reduction to Yoga:
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| earn it Live is a Social Learning Platform for Wellness and Personal Development. Find and interact with top authors, experts, and teachers in expert-led programs covering cooking, nutrition, child care, financial wellness, fitness, yoga, mindfulness, stress reduction, and much more!
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Download Now: You need something good for the weekend!
For many, today has concluded a week of pretty dramatic changes in routine, home, and work environment. If you are headed into the weekend, you’re going to want to take something good to read with you. Here is a list of some really great escapes available now in Overdrive. View a full list of available titles by clicking here:
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Haven’t read it yet? Now’s your chance. |
The definition of escape novel |
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Now Available for Download: Take a Spring Trip from home!
It’s almost travel season! IRL travel plans may be on hold, but you can still read a really good story that will transport you to the good parts of a trip without the long security lines and lost luggage. Or you could spend these days inside planning your next dream getaway…maybe 2021?
Take a look at this list of armchair travel histories, journey novels, or digital travel guides, available now for download from Hoopla and Overdrive. Need help getting started with either of these services? Call us at 978-256-5521, or send us an email at askus@chelsmfordlibrary.org, and a librarian will help you out:
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| As a Bonus: (Not sure how many actually got to these yet…) | Also, Use this time to learn a new language: |
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 Check our Rocket Languages through the Chelmsford LIbrary! Interactive courses and varied learning styles make learning possible for all! There are 20 languages to choose from including American Sign Language and ESL for Spanish and Chinese. Use this time to learn a new language, get started today with you library card. |
Available Now for Download: Poetry Collections
Poetry can be a panacea for those looking for wisdom and a zen moment in tense times, Often poetry can have a way of disassembling language and forging new connections that help our minds to see new options and connect with our humanity. Check out the wonderful hashtag #readasonnet or #asonnetaday on Twitter, where actors and poets and actors take to social media to read poems for the comfort of others. Want to share your favorites or perhaps find something new? Check out these great collections available now for download in Overdrive. Need help getting started? email us at askus@chelmsfordlibrary.org, or call 978-256-5521 between 9 and 5PM.
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Available Now for Download: Thrillers and Suspense
Some people find solace in novels that transport them to a place of fast paced puzzles, where there is a mystery to solve or crime to stop. Here are some great books available now in Overdrive for download – click on the covers to be taken to the eBook in Overdrive. Need help getting started with Overdrive? Call us, email askus@chelmsfordlibrary.org, or contact us via Facebook
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Feel-Good Fiction Available for Download
Need some relief in these stressful times? Try some one of these titles, available right now for download from Overdrive and Hoopla. Need help with set-up? Call us at 978-256-5521:
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Also, check out this list of books your favorite authors are reading to bring comfort these days.
Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day from home!
February Friday Fiction: A New List of Books to Love
Here is our latest list of brand new books to wait out winter with.
20 for 2020: Featuring the best new books for the New Year
In January, we presented a collection of new and highly anticipated books for 2020. Which one will you read first? Check out the display below to find out, and join us for our next live presentation on Friday April 17 at 10:30AM. Happy Reading!
What Chelmsford was reading in 2019
Based upon circulation numbers between January and December of 2019, we have come up with the top ten most checked out adult fiction titles in Chelmsford. The list ended up being 12 books long because three titles were tied at 48 circulations a piece.
So what topped the list? Chelmsford’s affection for Kristin Hannah’s 2018 bestseller continues through 2019, followed not too distantly by Lee Child’s latest adventure featuring everyone’s favorite lone-wolf Jack Reacher, with a beautiful and compelling World War II tale rounding out the top three.
Want to know else your neighbors read in 2019? Check out this list to find out. Find more of Chelmsford’s favorites in YA, Nonfiction and cooking at the end of this list.
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