Shelf Space: What’s New at the Harvard Public Library, 7/10/26
New for Children They Call Me No Sam! by Drew Daywalt Meet Sam, an insolent pug and incidental hero who will stop at nothing…
A Look Back: The way we were…April ’76, ’86, and ’96
May 1974 The Board of Health announced plans to develop regulations governing the keeping and stabling of horses and related animals. Profits from the…
It’s Only Natural: Namesake of a one-eyed Cyclops
The Polyphemus moth possesses a transparent window on each of its four wings. (Photos by Mary Holland) Now is the time to keep…
It’s Only Natural: Wild ginger—one of spring’s early wildflowers
Wild ginger’s blossoms are often overlooked, as they are located beneath its leaves, close to the ground. (Photo by Mary Holland) Skunk cabbage is…
A Look Back: The way we were…April ’76, ’86, and ’96
April 1976 Twenty-eight percent of Harvard’s registered voters turned out for Annual Town Meeting and approved an Omnibus Budget of $2.55 million. Vandalism was…
Wingin’ It: Getting started with birding
“How do I get into birding?” is a question I am frequently asked. To start, you need a decent pair of binoculars and a…
It’s Only Natural: A head like a swine and a tail like a rat
Playing opossum. (Photo by Mary Holland) Although there are few outward signs of such activity, the woods and fields are alive with mammals giving…
Wingin’ It: Birding through Costa Rica
Scarlet macaw. (Courtesy photos) Pacific screech owl. Cherries tanager. Blue-crowned motmot. Leaving behind three feet of snow in Harvard, Pam and…
A Look Back: The way we were…March ’77, ’87, ’97, and 2007
March 1977 Article 17 on the Annual Town Meeting warrant proposed to institute a full-time fire chief position, with an annual salary of $14,000.…
It’s Only Natural: Recycling in nature
A mouse recycles an abandoned bird nest by adding a roof of milkweed fluff and using it as a winter shelter. (Photo by Mary…
A Look Back: The way we were…November ’76, ’78, and ’81
February 1976 The owners of the Clothes Corner were found guilty of violating the Massachusetts “blue laws” by conducting business on Sundays, and were…
