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Matching children’s books with families receiving free farm produce

"At a time when many people are in need, two area booksellers have teamed up with other organizations to propose a unique idea: match families receiving free farm produce with children’s books." Read more here . Want to support them? Click here .

How to Be a Person

Join The Odyssey Bookshop on Wednesday, May 27 at 6:30pm on Zoom for a virtual event with Catherine Newman, author of  How to Be a Person: 65 Hugely Useful, super-Important Skills to Learn Before You're Grown Up . This virtual event is open to all ages! You can join the webinar on Zoom here . Families are encouraged to tune in together, and to submit questions for Catherine ahead of the event. Submit your questions here ! *Questions about joining a Zoom event? Please email events@odysseybks.com.* About the Book For the kid who leaves a wet towel wadded up on the floor or forgets to put a new roll on the toilet-paper thingy, humorous writer and etiquette columnist Catherine Newman has created the ultimate guidebook to becoming a person whom everyone will like being around more. Jam-packed with tips, tricks, and skills — all illustrated in an irresistible graphic novel–style — this book shows kids just how easy it is to free themselves from parental nagging and b...

Do you need a mask?

The town can help. Click here .

Got a kid who needs a little math help?

We know some folks who want to help...  (Click on image to enlarge.)

Amherst Life in 2020: Documenting Experiences

The Jones Library Special Collections department needs your help! Our mission is to record Amherst’s history and it’s essential that these unprecedented times are well documented. Please help us by going to our website to fill out a short form or to learn about other ways to share your experiences with us.    Consider sharing this webpage with others in the community. The more varied the voices, the richer the representation. Amherst is a diverse community and we want this project to include as many viewpoints as possible.    

Bring some magic to your next Zoom meeting with these Harry Potter backgrounds

Why have boring old white walls behind you when you could have the front of Honeydukes or the Gryffindor Common Room instead?

A Prescient Author.

Stephen King weighs which of his characters would make   the worst quarantine-mate .