October 9 – International News a New Way  •  November 13 – Selecting and Preparing Fresh Seafood
January 22 – Ten Hours Until Dawn: A Blizzard of '78 Tale of Heroism and Tragedy
March 12 – To Bee Or Not To Bee  •  April 1 – Plants & Animals of the Seasonal Wetlands: The Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team
 

International News a New Way

Friday, October 9, 2009 – 8 p.m.
Volunteers Hall – Harvard Public Library

Following rave reviews in 2008, award-winning author and reporter Charles Sennott returns to our lecture series to discuss his news website, globalpost.com, and how he is working to change the way international news is reported in the U.S. Don’t miss this thought-provoking evening.
 

Selecting and Preparing Fresh Seafood

Friday, November 13, 2009 – 8 p.m.
Volunteers Hall – Harvard Public Library

Fishmonger and Harvard resident Chris Basile shares his experience in the selection and preparation of fresh seafood. He will provide background on different varieties, when and how to buy different seafood, and an overview of his personal favorites. He will also leave time to answer your questions. Basile is the owner of the Quarterdeck Market in Maynard and offers his seafood, beef and specialty products for pick up at the General Store in Harvard.

Ten Hours Until Dawn: A Blizzard of '78 Tale of Heroism and Tragedy

Friday, January 22, 2010 – 8 p.m.
Volunteers Hall – Harvard Public Library

Prolific author and adventurer Michael Tougias will rekindle memories of the winter storm of ‘78 that struck so unexpectedly and paralyzed the region. This narrated slide presentation will mesmerize the audience with its tale of the tragedy involving two boats at sea during the storm. “The best story of peril at sea since Sebastian Junger’s The Perfect Storm. Superb,” says a Booklist review.

To Bee or Not to Bee

Friday, March 12, 2010 – 8 p.m.
Volunteers Hall – Harvard Public Library
Presented in cooperation with Harvard Local

In her new book  The Hive Detectives, Loree Griffin Burns provides middle school children and their families a window into the secret lives of bees and the cause of recent disease problems in the honeybee population. This is a rare opportunity to meet this West  Boylston author before the book arrives in local book stores in May 2010. Photographs for the book and the lecture were taken by Harvard resident Ellen Harasimowicz, who will also be on hand to answer questions.

Plants & Animals of the Seasonal Wetlands: The Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team

Thursday, April 1, 2010 – 8 p.m.
Volunteers Hall – Harvard Public Library
Presented in cooperation with the Harvard Conservation Trust

Teeming with critters of all kinds, vernal ponds are abundant in Harvard in the spring. The Cape Ann Vernal Pond Team will bring a tankful of spring wildlife to illustrate the amazing creatures found in these harbingers of warmer weather. The program will be fun for all ages!