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Closed Monday 12/25 for the holiday

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The baskets are here!

Join us for our 11th annual Basket Raffle! This year prizes total over $5,000! Get your raffle tickets at the front desk: $1 per ticket or 6 tickets for $5. The baskets are on display now until Dec. 16.

The drawing is 1pm on Saturday, Dec. 16. You need not be present to win.

For more information, email baskets@rowleylibrary.org

or call the library at 978-948-2850.

Holiday Cookie Sale: Our annual Holiday Cookie Sale and Basket Raffle will take place on Saturday, December 16th at 10am at the library. Let us take care of your holiday baking...preorder tins filled with a delicious mix of holiday cookies (check our page HERE for the link to come).  All proceeds help support library programming and initiatives.

We're looking for volunteer bakers to help make this fundraiser a success. Have fun making holiday cookies at home and help your library at the same time! If you're able to help please sign up here. For every dozen cookies baked, you'll get a free Holiday Basket Raffle ticket as a token of our appreciation. Please contact friendsboard@rowleylibrary.org with any questions.

New Mural: We are so excited for everyone to stop by the library and see the new Friends Donation Tree Mural, painted by local artist Priscilla Serafin. If you would like to become a donor to the Friends of the Rowley Library you can visit this link: Donate Your support helps the library offer great programming and resources all year long! Each donor will have their name appear on a leaf of the tree in recognition of your support. You can pay via PayPal or bring a check to the library made out to the Friends of the Rowley Library. Green leaves for individuals are $25. An orange family leaf is $50. And a gold top contributor leaf is $100. These donation leaves will replace our traditional membership.

Next Meeting: The Friends of the Rowley Library will meet on Wednesday, December 6th at 7pm at the library. We hope you're able to join us to share your ideas or find out about volunteer opportunities.

Wishing You a Happy Holiday Season,

The Friends Board- Siegi, Alex, Steve & Laura

Donate to the Friends

Featured Artists:

In our Gallery: Local Student Art

This month the Rowley Public Library is hosting art created by local students from Pine Grove School. Notan is a design element used for creating composition in art. The Japanese use the term 'Notan' to describe an important element of design involving the play of light versus dark.   Students first learned about positive space and negative space and saw examples of artwork displaying both elements. Students then designed, mounted, labelled and titled their own work to prepare it to share with the community. Please take a minute and look at the interesting abstract shapes they created and see what jumps out at you.

Fill our Gallery and Display Case

We have been proud to show off so many local artists and collectors in the past! If you would be interested in displaying your work, hobby, or interest in the future, either on our walls or in our display case, please contact us.

This month's featured items from our Library of Things:

Board games for the bored!

Did you know we have board games you can check out and take home? Check one out today!

Family coming to visit? Borrow an air mattress or our Karaoke Machine!

We have many other items in our Library of Things! Most items check out for 1 week and must be picked up and returned inside at the Rowley Library.

FREE with your library card:

December Passive Programming:

Each month in the Children's Room, you'll be able to participate in a themed scavenger hunt for a special bookmark and a guessing game to win a prize!

December's theme is BAKING! When you get out of school for the day, stop by to check out our December Book Displays! This month, we celebrate with books about December Holidays and Baking.

iSpy Game: iSpy is back for December! Miss Sarah & Miss Megan are baking chocolate chip cookies, but the ingredients are missing! Can you find all of the items on our list? Pick up a sheet at the Children's desk and get hunting! December 1st to December 31st

Guessing Game: Miss Sarah & Miss Megan are baking chocolate chip cookies, but our chocolate chips are trapped in this jar! Could you a big help and try to guess how many chocolate chips are stashed away in this jar? The closest two guesses in each age bracket will get to pick out a prize! 5 years & younger | 6 to 12 years. December 1st to December 31st.

Teen Guessing Game: We've reached our baking point and can’t dough this anymore! Take a whisk and guess how many baked goods are in our jar so we can get them out. Prizes will be awarded to the two closest guesses. For tweens & teens ages 11+, December 1st to December 31st.

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