Blasting Off on Thursday, August 8 at 6:00 p.m. with Ed the Wizard!

Summer Reading Program at the library! Come in and sign up!

There is still room in the Saturday, June 22 Cookie Decorating Workshop, the Thursday workshop is full. Call 508-867-6339 if you are interested.

Makerspace workshop items are here for pick-up!!

  Thank you to Arthur and Peter Evans for sending workshop items before Christmas!  Library hours:  Thursday, 1:00 p.m.  to 8:00 p.m., Friday, 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. and Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.

Have a safe and wonderful holiday!

Peter Evans

Arthur Evans

Some pictures from the Makerspace workshop held, Saturday Dec. 8. 3D printing is neat!

Thank you Brookfield Cultural Council for funding this fun program!

Ozobots at the robotics table!

There is still room available in the Holiday Makerspace Workshop! Saturday, December 8 at 10:30 a.m. Please call or stop by!

Learn how to use 3D Printing! Holiday Makerspace Workshop, Saturday, December 8, please call or stop by the library to sign-up 508-867-6339

Design a 3D creation as a holiday gift!

A fun time with Ed the Wizard! Thank you Brookfield Cultural Council!

Ed the Wizard! Thursday, August 9 at 5:00 p.m. Join the FUN!!

General Grant Civil War performance on the Common, Saturday, Sept. 23 at 1:00 p.m.

"A Visit with General & Mrs. Grant"

"The Horse in the Civil War"

Coming to the Brookfield Common,

Saturday, September 23 at 1:00 p.m. 

The public is invited to meet General Ulysses S. Grant with horses, sidesaddle demo and wrapping up with short and interactive saddles on ground for guests to try out.

They will, also, open two suitcases of "Civil War Era" dress up Boy & Girl clothing.  Seating (under a tent) will begin at 12:30 p.m.

This free event is sponsored by the

Friends of the Merrick Public Library,

The Quaboag Historical Society

Brookfield Cultural Council

Summer Reading FUN 2014!

More than 70 children took part in the Merrick Public Library’s summer reading program, and we would like to thank everyone who participated, and everyone who helped make it possible.  Thank you to the Friends of the Library for sponsoring our raffle prizes and smoothie party, and the Brookfield Cultural Council for sponsoring our two presentations, What a Scientist Looks Like and Einstein’s Favorite Fairy Tales.  Thank you to the following for donating raffle prizes:  Klem’s; Smokestack Lightning, Inc.; Southwick Zoo; McDonalds; and the Big E.  Thank you to Polar Beverages for donating 80 bottles of diet cola, and CVS for donating $25 toward the purchase of Mentos, for our explosive experiment.  And a special thank you to the Union 61 Coordinated Family & Community Grant in collaboration with Scholastic Literacy Partnership for helping provide a free book for each summer reading participant.  They have been a strong community partner for the past 6 years, and they provide books to families to create home libraries and encourage reading to your child every day. 

Kate Simpson

Michelle Taylor

 

Fizz, Boom Read! Summer Reading for all!

Summer Reading Events at the Merrick Public Library in Brookfield.

The summer reading program is open to all ages and has a science theme this year:  “Fizz, Boom, Read!”  Starting July 8, sign up any time at the front desk to receive a book log.  Raffle tickets will be awarded for books read, with lots of great prizes to try for.  Bonus raffle tickets will be awarded to program attendees.

To “blast off” our program, Tuesday, July 15, 2014, from 4 to 5 p.m.:  Dr. Loree Burns will present “What Does a Scientist Look Like?” Dr. Burns is the author of several non-fiction books for kids, including Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion; The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe; and Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard.  Books will be available for purchase and signing after the presentation. 

Our program finale is Thursday, August 14, 2014, from 4 to 5 p.m.:  Mary Jo Maichack will present “Albert Einstein’s Favorite Fairy Tales.” Ms. Maichack is a national award-winning minstrel storyteller, and her presentation will include tales from the Brothers Grimm, fables by scientist Leonardo da Vinci, an interactive “Atomic Shuffle,” and songs about science. 

Following Ms. Maichack’s presentation, the Friends of Merrick Public Library will host a smoothie party where the raffle winners will be announced.  Stay tuned for more “explosive” details of party events. 

“Fizz, Boom, Read!” is sponsored by the Merrick Public Library, the Massachusetts Library System, the Boston Bruins, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. The two event programs are supported in part by a grant from the Brookfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. 

 

Art program with Sangita

Wednesday, August 1, Sangita Desai will assist students with Rangoli, Indian Art from 3:00 to 4:30 p.m.  This program is supported in part by a grant from the Brookfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.

Luminaries on the Common

February vacation Fun!

"This program is supported in part by a grant from the Brookfield Cultural Council), a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency."

Henna with Sangita and Haiku Poetry with Yetti

Brookfield Mothers Group

"This program is supported in part by a grant from the Brookfield Cultural Council), a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency."

Renee Coro has added two (2) more Mondays to the Mothers Group schedule, March 28 and April 11, mark you calendars!