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

Tis' the season! Holiday hours closed Tuesday, December 25, Wednesday, December 26 and Tuesday, January 1. Happy New Year!

Ms. Renee will be here tomorrow morning! Wednesday, December 19 at 11:15 a.m.

Ms. Renee brings music, laughter and fun to our families!

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

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!

JOB POSTING: Library Custodian 11 hours/week, $13.00/hour

Please come to the library during regular business hours and pick up a job description and application.  Deadline Tuesday, December 11 by 5:00 p.m. Hire date Tuesday, December 18.

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

Luminaries bags are at the library and available for pick up for folding!

Luminaries are available to purchase at Tip Top Country Store! 

$5.00 for 6 candles and 6 white crusader bags.

Please come to the library and pick up bags to fold in preparation for Brookfield's "Candlelight Eve"

Luminaries are available at the library for purchase for your home use!

Brookfield luminaries available during regular library hours.  Your purchase for $5.00 includes six candles and six white bags.  Please make your check out to A.P.P.L.E. Seed, with Luminaries on note line. 

OPEN! The library is open today regular hours, 11:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m.

Friday, November 16, the library is open!

Holiday Closings in November 2018

Closed dates for the Merrick Public Library

Saturday, November 10
Thursday, November 22
Friday, November 23

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!

Trick or Treat with Hillcrest Montesorri School!

Wednesday, October 31 the library had a Treat and a Treat for the students of Hillcrest Montesorri School!  We had goodie bags and sand art fun!  As always a wonderful visit with all!

New to the Libby App! 97 Magazines with Simultaneous Use lending model!

Great magazines in our Libby and OverDrive magazine collection as of October 19, 2018. There are 97 in total. All of these magazines are under the Simultaneous Use lending model. This means that there's never any waiting for patrons to get to see them. As many patrons as want can all have them at the same time without restriction. Magazine titles can be searched in our Libby and OverDrive catalog just like other titles.

Events at the library for the week of October 23 to October 26

FOR STUDENTS:
Massachusetts STEM WEEK, October 23-26, 2018, Wednesday, October 24 and Friday, October 26, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. activities will include: contraptions, Magformers, Kevamaker bot maze, ozobots.  Age range will be toddler to school-aged students, drop in with no sign-up.

 

FOR ADULTS:
The Rotary Club of the Brookfields, serving the Brookfields, Spencer and the Warrens will present an informal talk on domestic violence, Thursday, October 25, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. with from Brookfield Police Department.

Brookfield High School (BHS) state of Massachusetts basketball champions 1904-1905

 The boys' basketball team beat Holyoke at the Springfield Auditorium to win the championship.  Pictured here are, from left to right, (first row) George McDonald, team captain William Clancy, and Thomas Dunkin; (second row) team manager Albert "Chalky" Balcom, William "Chuck" O'Brien, school principal Guy Howard, and Raymond Gerald.

This large portrait is stored in the gallery of the library, on top of a bookcase.

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

Halloween Costume Exchange at the library!

There are a lot of costumes to pick from!   Bring an old costume in and take a gently used one,(although not a requirement!)

Pre-school music time with Ms. Renee Wednesday, October 3! Join the FUN!

PRE-SCHOOL MUSIC ALL AGES

Music fun with Ms. Renee!  Wednesday, October 3, 11:15 a.m. to noon!   Free snack and juice. Funded through the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, Jeppson Grant for Brookfield. 

An inside look at the Brookfield Historical Commission office and storage space at town hall.

These pictures will be part of a joint display of Brookfield Historical Commission and Merrick Public Library historical resources that are currently inaccessible to the public. The Historical Commission and the Library hope to partner in the creation of a historical museum to make historical artifacts, pictures, genealogy and more, available for public use. The pictures will be on display at 18 Common Street during the Friends of the Merrick Public Library book sale on Saturday, October 6, from 10am - 2pm. And the pictures will be on display in the library.