New website for the Merrick Public Library!

 We've moved! The new website for Merrick Public Library is now live at merrickpubliclibrary.org! We will post blogger updates through our new website!

Also... 

The Friends of the Library are sponsoring our new widget Wowbrary.  Signup and you can see the library's latest books, movies, and audios in an email every Wednesday! Sign up at www.wowbrary.org

Wonderful presentation by Horizon Wings! Bird Brains!

Jeanne and Asha, the barred owl

Mary-Beth and Peregrine Falcon, Athena

Bart the smart Parrot!

Jeanne and Asha

A screen shot of Jeanne and Corbin, the American Crow.

Horizon Wings, February vacation! Tuesday, February 18, 2:00 p.m. FREE! Friends of the Merrick Public Library

Horizon Wings

Raptor Rehabilitation and Education

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged
by the way its animals are treated." – Gandhi

Horizon Wings was formed in 2001 by Mary-Beth Kaeser as a 501C3 non-profit Wildlife Rehabilitation Center specializing in Birds of Prey located in Ashford, CT.   Horizon Wings has several raptors that cannot be released back into the wild due to their injuries.  Fortunately we are able to keep these birds at our center and, with a special permit, use them for educational programs.

Bird Brains

Did you know that crows are capable of recognizing and remembering individual faces and can teach their children which individuals to avoid? Far from being “hard-wired” as previously thought, recent research proves that birds actually possess sophisticated cognitive abilities. Indeed, responding to changing conditions by changing the way they act, is often crucial to their survival. Join us as we compare and contrast the fascinating qualities of avian intelligence among four different species of birds: an American Crow, a Peregrine Falcon, an owl, and a parrot.

Tuesday, February 18, 2020, 2:00 p.m. at the

Merrick Public Library, Brookfield

Snow date, Thursday, February 20 at 2:00 p.m.

FREE

Funded by the

Friends of the Merrick Public Library

How to make Shower Melts FREE sponsored by Friends of the Library

LIMITED to 10, please call or come in the library to sign up 508 867 6339

Sponsored by the Friends of the Library

Barn Sale! Friends of the Library, Saturday, Aug. 31 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm at 18 Common Street

Brookfield! 
Make an Offer!

 

 

CHALLENGER: Soaring with Christa McAuliffe

Thursday, August 1 at 6:00 p.m. This program will take place in the Merrick Public Library, 2 Lincoln Street (air conditioned!).  Please use the ADA ramp entrance, the main entrance will be closed. History At Play,  Judith Kalaora will setting up the program in front of the Circulation desk.  Thank you to the Friends of the Merrick Public Library for sponsoring this FREE program.

Thursday, August 1, at 6:00 p.m. CHALLENGER: Soaring With Christa™ Who is America's favorite teacher?

Thursday, August 1, at 6:00 p.m. CHALLENGER: Soaring With Christa™ Who is America's favorite teacher? Ask anyone about Christa McAuliffe and they will tell you exactly where they were when the Challenger shuttle launched; however, few people understand who Mrs. McAuliffe really was. America's Teacher in Space was an educational pioneer and her goals and accomplishments are explored in this multi-media performance experience, which debuted in 2016 in honor of the 30th anniversary of the Challenger launch.  At the Merrick Public Library.

Silent Auction ends tomorrow at noon!

Check your bids on your favorite items!  The Friends of the Library will start calling patrons who won the bid tomorrow at 12:00 from the library.   Please pay and pick up your items next week.  The Friends of the Merrick Public Library thank you for your participation in this fun event.

 

A donation from the Arthur H. and Elizabeth A. Jay Fund to the Friends of the Merrick Public Library

The Friends of the Merrick Public Library are very pleased to thank the Arthur H. and Elizabeth A. Jay Fund of Greater Worcester Community Foundation for their generous donation of $3000 

for library needs!

Friends of the Library Silent Auction, come in and BID! Bidding ends Saturday, June 1 at noon!

Patsy Brown surprised us with her special bags!  come in and BID!  She had mentioned not being able to make them this year

All kinds of interesting and unique items available. 

Cigar box guitars, and other musical instruments

Tickets available during regular library hours! Friends of the Library program!

Local author books available at the library for purchase!

Title:	Author:	Price:	Checks Payable To:
America's Apple	Russell Steven Powell	$46.00	Russell Steven Powell
an apple a day	Jacob Knight (print 1989)	$20.00	Brookfield Community Club
Bathshua	Bojan Hamlin Jennings	$15.00	Friends of the Library
Bathsheba Spooner	Jeffrey H. Fiske	$13.00	Jeffrey H. Fiske
Brookfield	Brenda Metterville, Kate Simpson	$22.00	Friends of the Library
	& Andrea Faugno		501(c)(3) #31954
Cat's Meow - Brookfield Cemetery Gate		$20.00	Cemetery Commission
Cat's Meow - Brookfield Merrick Public Library		$20.00	Friends of the Library
			501(c)(3) #31954
Cat's Meow - Brookfield Unitarian Church		$20.00	Brookfield UU Church
Devil's Elbow	Ed Londergan	$15.00	Ed Londergan
The Long Journey Home	Ed Londergan	$15.00	Ed Londergan
Making Hay	John Jeppson	$30.00	Tide Pool Press
Merrick Public Library Notecards (5 pack)		$5.00	Friends of the Library
Merrick Public Library Print		$5.00	Friends of the Library
Souvenirs	Dee Matthews	$14.00	Dee Matthews
West Brookfield	Brenda Metterville & Bill Jankins	$22.00	Quaboag Historical Society

Friends of the Library book and more SALE! 18 Common Street, next to the library!

Congratulations to Sarah for being awarded one of the Friends of the Library scholarships!

Two Brookfield students graduating from Tantasqua are chosen each year are awarded a scholarship from the Friends of the Merrick Public Library.

Friends of the Library will meet here at 6:00 p.m. House tour on agenda! Join us!

Harry Potter Trivia FUN!!!