Robert Carr will be launching a new collection of poetry “Amaranth”, published by Indolent Books, at the Malden Public Library on June 14, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. You can preview Bob’s work at robertcarr.org.
Cammy Thomas, author of Cathedral of Wish and Inscriptions, Four Way Books, will be opening this evening of poetry where her books will also be available. Please join us for this special local author event.
Join us for a reading by author CD Collins on Wednesday, June 15, at 6:30 p.m. Kentucky native CD Collins follows the storytelling traditions of the South, both as a solo artist and when accompanied by musicians. As one of originators of the early ‘90s resurgence of spoken-word with live music, her work has been archived in award-winning compact discs: Kentucky Stories, Subtracting Down and Carousel Lounge.
Collins’ fiction has appeared in numerous literary magazines, including The Drum, StoryQuarterly, Salamander, Phoebe and The Pennsylvania Review. Her collection of poetry, Self-Portrait with Severed Head, was published by Ibbetson Street press in 2009. Her collection of short stories, Blue Land, was released in June 2010. Her novel, Afterheat, has just been published.
She has produced a short lyric documentary that chronicles the catastrophic steps of mountaintop removal to retrieve Appalachian coal. She has recently completed a novel and is currently working on a one-woman show. With her band Rockabetty, she has completed her fourth album, Clean Coal Big Lie. She is currently releasing this album in a series of performances
Join us on Wednesday, May 25th at 7 pm, as best-selling author Michael Tougias presents a narrated, gripping presentation of the dramatic true story of a 1952 nor’easter that left dozens of men aboard a pair of oil tankers at the mercy of a deadly storm and the U.S. Coast Guard rescue mission to save them. The talk will include slides of the actual rescue.
Michael J. Tougias is a lecturer and award-winning author and co-author of 24 books. He is best known for his seven survival at sea books including A Storm Too Soon, So Close To Home, and The Finest Hours now a major motion picture by Disney. His book, Ten Hours Until Dawn: The True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do in the Blizzard of 78, was selected by the American Library Association as one of the “Top Books of the Year” and described as “a white-knuckle read, the best book of its kind.” Co-sponsored by Malden Reads and the Malden Historical Society
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The historic iron gates, marking the Salem Street entrance to the Malden Public Library since 1911, have been returned to their original condition through the generosity of the Adelaide Breed Bayrd Foundation. The effort to restore the gates took almost a full year to complete, under the direction of Murray Brothers Construction and Hammersmith Studios of Newton.
The historic gates were originally purchased through a donation of $1,000 in 1910 from Mrs. Lillie A. B. Hill, widow of Abram G. Hill, of 36 Ferry Street, Malden. According to early records, the two wrought-iron gates were designed by Mr. L. S. Ipsen of Malden, and produced by the W. A. Snow Iron Work Inc.
Photo: Susan Close of Hammersmith Studios, Jason Murray of Murray Brothers Construction, Fran Brown, Adelaide Breed Bayrd Foundation, Laura Hodgin, Adelaide Breed Bayrd Foundation, C. Henry Kezer, Adelaide Breed Bayrd Foundation, Dr. John E. Tramondozzi, President, Malden Public Library Board of Trustees, Mayor Gary Christenson, Dr. George Holland, Board of Trustees, Library Director Dora St. Martin, Frank Molis, Board of Trustees, Paul Mcpheeters, Adelaide Breed Bayrd Foundation, and Carl Close, Hammersmith Studios.
This year’s National Library Week theme is Libraries Transform, reminding all Americans that today’s libraries are not just about what we have for people, but what we do for and with people. Libraries offer access to the tools, technology and training essential to the economic and cultural lives of their communities.
Head to your public, school or academic library during National Library Week to see what’s new and take part in the celebration. Libraries across the country are participating.
Follow the Malden Public Library on Facebook and Twitter and use the hashtags #NLW16 and #LibrariesTransform to join the celebration on social media.
Join us at the Malden Public Library for “The Art of Surviving Hard Times: Yvonne Twining Humber and the Federal Art Project,” on Tuesday, April 12, at 7:00 pm.
This talk is part of Malden Reads 2016. In Andy Weir’s The Martian, it not only took Mark Watney’s personal ingenuity, but the commitment of many government agencies working together to get one astronaut back to earth. Between 1935 and 1942, the Federal Art Project of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) played a major role in supporting New England’s struggling artists. Come explore how this national economic relief program saved lives and helped create great art. The talk will be followed by an art tour of the Converse Memorial Building and Art Galleries. For more information contact the library at 781-324-0218.
Join us tonight (December 8) at 7:00 p.m. for an exploration of the works of 17th century Dutch painters. The art tours will explore the architecture of the Converse Memorial Building and its amazing art collection. Art tours are offered every 2nd Tuesday of the month. No registration required.
Author Michael Hartigan will read from his new book Stone Angels (Merrimack Media) at the Malden Public Library on Monday, December 7, at 7:00 p.m. Copies of the book will be available at the reading.
Hartigan studied English and Psychology at Providence College, which is where much of the Stone Angels story takes place. He earned a graduate degree at Boston University before entering politics and public relations. Hartigan is the winner of the 2015 Outstanding Writer award from Merrimack Media. A native of Saugus, Hartigan currently lives in Massachusetts with his wife and daughter.
Stone Angels, Hartigan’s gritty and fast-paced debut novel, follows Augustine Shaw as he embarks on a road trip from college in Providence, Rhode Island to Key West, Florida, where he hopes the sun and insobriety will help drown his past. But the reprieve is only temporary. On the dark road home, Shaw is thrust into a dizzying array of memories, forcing him to relive the heartache he caused, the reputations he shattered, and the two friends he killed. Shaw races towards a final decision: bury his secrets forever, or seek redemption in the arms of a full confession. Visit http://www.stoneangelsbook.com/ for details, photos, and an author bio.
The Malden Public Library is located at 36 Salem Street, Malden, MA. For more upcoming library events, check out the library at www.maldenpubliclibrary.org.
Malden artists Kari Percival and Greg Cook are organizing the “Let It Snow: Santas Against Global Warming” parade event —in collaboration with the Malden Public Library, Triangle Inc., Bike To The Sea, and community members—to walk in Malden’s Annual Parade of Holiday Traditions at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 28.
The lineup for the parade is at 1:30 p.m. next to the Salemwood School, 529 Salem St. Just show up. Come dressed as your favorite Arctic animal. Kids can ride on bikes or scooters, or ride in carriages or wagons.
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