Use your library card to access the latest issue of Consumer Reports on-line by setting up a Zinio account. This will enable you to download a copy of the magazine which you can read on your home computer, tablet, or smartphone. For directions about setting up a Zinio library account, please click here.

Do you need to see what Consumer Reports had to say about a specific product? Want to find an article from a few months back? Click here to visit our Research page and log-in to the Consumer Reports database. (You will need to enter your library card number to use this resource). This database enables you to search by subject and will bring up the recommendations and evaluations of everything from cars to vitamins.

Finally, when you are visiting the library, you can always read copies of the magazine. In the Ready Reference section (right next to the reference desk), we keep non-circulating copies of Consumer Reports, from the current month back to 2010. In the Periodicals section, we also stock copies of Consumer Reports from this year and last. You can check out and take these magazines home with you (except for the most recent issue, which can not be checked out, but can be used while you are here).

Highlights this year will include:

• Meet the Plymouth Pilgrims from 10-11:15am – Members of the New England Collegiate Baseball League team will be on hand to greet visitors.
• Meet the farm animals from 12:30-2pm – Farm Visits, a traveling petting farm, will be bringing an array of baby farm animals to hold and enjoy.

Vendors are needed!  Become a vendor and set up a table to sell your crafts.  Spaces are available for a $40 donation per lawn space.  For registration forms, stop by the Circulation Desk or call 508-830-4250, x 216.

Donations are needed!  Donate those books, videos, and CDs in good condition.  Items can be dropped off at the Main Library during the week from 10am-3pm.

The Wildlands Trust is a nonprofit organization dedicated to conserving land and preserving the natural heritage of Southeastern Massachusetts.  The Trust is currently protecting nearly 7,000 acres of land throughout 40 South Shore towns.  Come discover what’s in your own backyard.

Marianne Leone is an actress, screenwriter and essayist. She had a recurring role on HBO’s “The Sopranos” as Joanne Moltisanti, Christopher’s (Michael Imperioli’s) mother. She has also appeared in films by John Sayles, Nancy Savoca, Martin Scorcese, the Farrelly Brothers, and Larry David. Her essays and op-ed pieces on a variety of topics have appeared in the Boston Globe, WBUR’s Cognoscenti blog and The Bark magazine.

She is married to Chris Cooper, an Academy-Award winning actor and was Jesse Cooper’s mother for 17 years. After his death in 2005, her essay on grief was published in the Boston Globe (“He Was Out Touchstone”.) Her memoir grew out of that essay.

This program will be held on Good Friday. Plymouth schools have the day off! Registration is not required, and we hope to see you there!

“Using Your Library 101″ is designed to help Plymouth seniors make better use of the resources available through the Plymouth Public Library.   This month the class will focus on downloading library books to eReaders such as Kindles and Nooks.  Other topics to be covered will include: using the library catalog to find books, music or movies; reserving or “placing a hold” on an item; searching the library’s online databases from home; and managing your library card account.

Attendance at every class is not required; seniors can choose to come to just one class, depending on their needs and interests.  For more information about “Using Your Library 101,” contact the library’s Senior Services department at 508-830-4250, extension 219, via TTY 508-747-5882, or email slarosa@ocln.org with the subject “Library Instruction Class.”