Books About Coding for Young Readers

 

• Code Like a Girl: Rad Tech Projects & Practical Tips
• Coding for Kids Python: Learn to Code with 50 Awesome Games & Activities 
• Coding for Kids Scratch: Learn Coding Skills, Create Fun Games, and Master Scratch
• Coding Projects in Python: A Step-by-Step Visual Guide to Creating Your Own Python Projects
• Coding Projects in Scratch: A Step-by-Step Visual Guide to Coding Your Own Animations, Games, Simulations, and More!
• Hello World! Computer Programming for Kids and Other Beginners
• Java Programming for Kids: Learn Java Step by Step and Build Your Own Interactive Calculator for Fun!
• Learn to Program with Scratch: A Visual Introduction to Programming with Games, Art, Science, and Math
• Save the World with Code: 20 Fun Projects for All Ages Using Raspberry Pi, micro:bit, and Circuit Playground Express 
• You can Code: Make Your Own Games, Apps, and More in Scratch and Python!

Free White Boards

Do you need a white board for school, work, or home? We have a few extra that we'd like to share. Each one comes with a dry erase marker. Please call or email us to schedule a curbside pickup appointment (available Tuesday & Thursday 3-7 p.m.; Wednesday & Friday 12-4 p.m.).

508-867-6339

brookfieldcovid19@gmail.com

Back to School Books!

Check out a book for back to school! 

To make a curbside appointment, call us at 508-867-6339 or email brookfieldcovid19@gmail.com.

Origami Kits

We have twenty origami kits to give away! Each kit includes twenty pieces of origami paper in various designs, and instructions on how to make a crane, a cat, and a boat. Call or email us to pick up a kit through curbside pickup.

508-867-6339

brookfieldcovid19@gmail.com

Thank you to the Brookfield Community Club

The summer reading prize bags are getting picked up left and right by happy readers! A special thank you to the Brookfield Community Club for their generous grant, which helped us purchase materials for the summer reading program as well as for future field trips. 

More NEW DVDs!

 

And Then There Were None (Mini-Series)

Beecham House (Mini-Series)

Blood: Season 2

Blue Bloods: Season 10

Endeavour: Season 7

The Good Fight: Season 1

Greed

Keeping Faith: Season 2

Like a Boss

Murdoch Mysteries: Season 13

Never Rarely Sometimes Always

The Outsider: Season 1

Pennyworth: Season 1

Portrait of a Lady on Fire

The Room

The Windermere Children 

NEW Graphic Novels!

 

Battling Boy Series

• Battling Boy (Volume 1)
• The Fall of the House of West (Volume 3)

Dogs of War 

Glass Town: The Imaginary World of the Brontës

Goldie Vance (Volumes 1-4)

Life on Earth Series

• Gravity’s Pull (Volume 2)
• Distant Stars (Volume 3)

Lily the Thief

Locke & Key Series

• Welcome to Lovecraft (Volume 1)
• Head Games (Volume 2)
• Crown of Shadows (Volume 3)
• Keys to the Kingdom (Volume 4)
• Clockworks (Volume 5)
• Alpha & Omega (Volume 6)

Lumberjanes

• Birthday Smarty (Volume 15)

The Montague Twins

• The Witch’s Hand (Volume 1)

Nathan Hales’s Hazardous Tales

• The Underground Abductor
• Alamo All Stars
• One Dead Spy
• Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood
• Big Bad Ironclad
• Major Impossible

The Plain Janes

Sarah’s Scribbles Collection

• Adulthood Is a Myth
• Herding Cats

Stranger Things: The Other Side (Volumes 1-4)

Truckus Maximus 

The Walking Dead Series

• The Heart’s Desire (Volume 4)
• The Best Defense (Volume 5)
• This Sorrowful Life (Volume 6)
• The Calm Before (Volume 7)
• Made to Suffer (Volume 8)
• Here We Remain (Volume 9)
• What We Become (Volume 10)
• Fear the Hunters (Volume 11)
• Life Among Them (Volume 12)

Wizard Beach

Butterflies!

A kaleidoscope of butterflies has landed in front of the Merrick Public Library and they need new homes! Please stop by and pick one to keep.

Summer Reading prizes!

The summer reading program has been extended until the first day of school, September 16. When you finish your chart, call or email to set up a curbside appointment to pick up your prize bag! You do not need to show us your chart this year, or get it stamped, but if you are a Brookfield Elementary School student, hang onto it to show at school for another prize. If you need books or have questions, let us know! If you need a summer reading chart, we are happy to print one for you.

508-867-6339

brookfieldcovid19@gmail.com

New picture books!

New books, available for checking out! Call or email to set up a curbside pickup appointment. 508-867-6339 or brookfieldcovid19@gmail.com

NEW Nonfiction!

 

100 Drives 5000 Ideas by Joe Yogerst

Afternoon Tea Cookbook by Downton Abbey

Attainable Sustainable by Kris Bordessa

Garden Alchemy by Stephanie Rose

Grow Food at Home by John Tullock

Grow Food for Free by Huw Richards

No-Waste Organic Gardening by Shawna Coronado

Preventing Lyme and Other Tick-Borne Diseases by Alexis Chesney ND

Simply Living Well by Julia Watkins

The DeClutter Challenge by Cassandra Aarssen

The Ultimate Guide to CBD by Jamie Evans

Woodworking Complete Step by Step Manual by DK Publishers

NEW Books on CD!

 

One Good Turn by Kate Atkinson

Fair Warning by Michael Connelly

How Lulu Lost Her Mind by Rachel Gibson

A Walk Along the Beach by Debbie Macomber

A Fool’s Gold Wedding by Susan Mallery

The Friendship List by Susan Mallery

On Ocean Boulevard by Mary Alice Monroe

20^th Victim by James Patterson

Cajun Justice by James Patterson

Close Up by Amanda Quick

The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs

NEW Adult Fiction!

 

The Falcon Always Wings Twice by Donna Andrews

The Sinner by Ace Atkins

The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Mockingbird’s Song by Wanda Brunsetter

A Private Cathedral by James Lee Burke

Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper

The Lions of Fifth Avenue by Fiona Davis

Seduce Me with Sapphires by Jane Feather

The Guest List by Lucy Foley

Booked for Death by Victoria Gilbert

A Desperate Place by Jennifer Greer

We Are All the Same in the Dark by Julia Heaberlin

The Exiles by Christina Baker Kline

The Billionaire in Boots by Julia London

You Lucky Dog by Julia London

The Bright Side Sanctuary for Animals by Becky Mandelbaum

The Midwife Murders by James Patterson

The Palace by Christopher Reich

Cartier’s Hope by M.J. Rose

The First to Lie by Hank Phillippi Ryan

Girls of Summer by Nancy Thayer

The Orphan Collector by Ellen Marie Wiseman

New children's books

New books, available for checking out! Call or email to set up a curbside pickup appointment. 508-867-6339 or brookfieldcovid19@gmail.com

More DVDs! New Releases and Recently Added Titles

 

Movies 

• Capone
• Far From the Madding Crowd
• The Lost Husband 
• Marriage Story 
• The Other Lamb
• The Quarry 
• Resistance
• Sorry We Missed You
• Survive the Night 
• Swallow

TV Series

• American Gods: Season 1
• Billions: Season 1
• Blindspot: Seasons 1-3
• Castle Rock: Season 2
• Criminal Minds: Season 15
• Deadwater Fell (Mini-Series) 
• Fleabag: Season 1
• Grantchester: Season 5
• His Dark Materials: Season 1
• Into the Badlands: Season 1
• Krypton: Season 2
• Line of Duty: Season 1
• Orange is the New Black: Season 7
• Press (Mini-Series) 
• Queens of Mystery: Season 1
• Shetland: Seasons 4 & 5
• Suits: Seasons 1 & 2
• Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Season 2
• Treadstone: Season 1
• Veronica Mars: Season 1
• Watchmen (Mini-Series)
• What We Do in the Shadows: Season 1

New books for young readers!

New books, available for checking out! Call or email to set up a curbside pickup appointment. 508-867-6339 or brookfieldcovid19@gmail.com

DVDs: New to Our Collection!

Titles

Baptiste: Season 1

Blood: Season 1

The Call of the Wild

City On a Hill: Season 1

Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns

The Death and Life of John F. Donovan

Doom Patrol: Season 1

The Good Place: Season 4

The Hour: Season 1

The Hunt

Impractical Jokers: The Movie

Inheritance

LEGO Shazam! Magic and Monsters

A Million Little Things: Season 1

Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears

MotherFatherSon (Mini-Series)

My Mother & Other Strangers (Mini-Series)

Not for Ourselves Alone: The Story of Elizabeth Cady Stanton & Susan B. Anthony

Orville: Season 2

Shetland: Seasons 1, 2 & 3

A Soldier’s Revenge

Think Like a Dog

   Titans: Season 1  

New children's books

New books, available for checking out! Call or email to set up a curbside pickup appointment. 508-867-6339 or brookfieldcovid19@gmail.com

Curbside Pick-up & Book Returns FAQ

Merrick Public Library
2 Lincoln Street
Brookfield, MA 01506
T: 508-867-6339 | F: 508-867-2981
brookfieldcovid19@mail.com

Curbside Pickup Service is available Tuesday & Thursday 3-7 PM and Wednesday & Friday 12-4 PM.

See below for more information!

Curbside Pick-up & Book Return FAQs

I returned my library materials in the outdoor book drop a couple of days ago, but they are still on my account. Are they lost, and will I be charged a late fee?

• All returned items enter a 72-hour quarantine before they are checked in. Your account will update after about 3 business days. No fines or late fees will be applied to your account. If a week has passed since you returned library materials, and they are still on your account, please call 508-867-6339, or email brookfieldcovid19@gmail.com.

How do I place holds?

• You may place your own holds on library materials through the Library’s Catalog (bark.cwmars.org) or the C/WMARS Mobile App. If you need assistance, you may contact the library by calling 508-867-6339 or emailing brookfieldcovid19@gmail.com. If a staff member does not answer, please leave a message with your name, phone number, and a message letting staff know you would like to place a pickup order.

Is there a limit to the number of holds I can request?

• You may request up to 20 holds online per individual library card. Families with multiple library cards may place up to 20 holds on each card.

How will I know when my holds are ready to be picked up?

•     You will be notified via phone call when your items are available for curbside pick-up. Due to social distancing measures, you must schedule a date and time for pick-up.

Where can I pick up my holds?

• When you arrive at the library during your scheduled pick-up time, you will be able to locate your items in a paper bag that has your last name on it. Bags will be on the table in the foyer, just inside the main entrance doors. Only one person (or family) pick-up at a time; if you notice someone else at the pick-up table, please wait until they have exited the building to pick-up your bag.

Are my materials already checked out to me?

• Yes, all bagged materials are checked out to you on the date of your scheduled pick-up, prior to your arrival. All materials are checked out for their regular loan periods. Please notify a library staff member prior to pick-up if you would like a due date receipt.

I have a question that has not been answered in this FAQ. 

• Library staff are happy to help answer your questions! You are welcome to call the library at 508-867-6339 or contact us by email at brookfieldcovid19@gmail.com.

Summer Reading

How is your summer reading going? It's not too late to sign up! Summer reading goes through the end of August, so you have plenty of time--prize bags are waiting for those who finish their charts. If you need books or you've finished your chart and want to claim your prize, set up a curbside appointment.
508-867-6339
brookfieldcovid19@gmail.com

Kindness Rocks at the Library this week! Have a great weekend!

 

No curbside pickup on Friday, July 3

The library will be closed on Friday, July 3 in observance of Independence Day. 

Other days will remain the same for curbside pickup:

Tuesday 3-7 pm

Wednesday 12-4 pm

Thursday 3-7 pm

Need a yellow book for your summer reading chart?

It's not too late to sign up for summer reading! Please let us know if you're planning to do the program, so we'll have enough prizes for everyone.
These books (and more!) are available for curbside pickup. Call or email to set up a curbside appointment.
508-867-6339
brookfieldcovid19@gmail.com

Free fairy house kits!

Thanks to a grant from the Brookfield Cultural Council, we have 40 fairy house kits to hand out! The kits were made by artist Mary Jo Maichack and are available to pick up in the front hallway. Please call or email to reserve a kit and to schedule a time to pick up. (Tuesday and Thursday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.).
508-867-6339
brookfieldcovid19@gmail.com

Free craft kits!

The Friends of the Library have put together bags of craft supplies--some have fabric, buttons, yarn, lace, etc. They are free and available at the table in the front hallway when you come for curbside pickup (Tuesday and Thursday, 3 p.m. to 7 p.m.; Wednesday and Friday, 12 p.m. to 4 p.m.--please call or email for an appointment).
508-867-6339
brookfieldcovid19@gmail.com