Merrick Public Library in Brookfield, Massachusetts Banister Memorial Hall, 1884

Brookfield Elementary School Art!

2012-02-14T12:08:00.001-05:00

Art work from the elementary school students are currently on display at the library!

In Honor of....

2012-01-26T12:36:00.000-05:00

Brenda with her grandson Conner, 20 books (instead of gifts) were donated in honor of Conner s first birthday! Several other Brookfield families including the Landines and Simpsons have also donated children books from birthday parties!!!

Two times a year Native American non-fiction books arrive from Colorado in memory of Louise Meadows, a Brookfield resident who passed away several years ago. These three titles arrived the second week of January 2012.

Teen Volunteer

2012-01-26T10:20:00.000-05:00

Jess, teen volunteer, sorts through the many titles, duplicates and triplicates of our local author Mary Jane Holmes books. A collection of her books are now on display in our reading corner.

Babysitting Class

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Wednesday, February 8 and Thursday, February 9, 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. American Red Cross Babysitting class for students age 11-16. Students must attend the total six hours to receive their certificate. The fee is $25 (regularly $50-- the Friends of the Library sponsor the other half of the fee). Pizza will be served both nights. Limited space available, please call the library to register.

Pizza night!

2012-01-26T09:33:00.000-05:00

Thursday, February 16, 6:00 to 7:00 p.m. The Police and Library staff invite students and parents to attend Pizza Night at the library. We are hosting an open youth forum (with pizza!) to discuss current topics such as bullying, harassment, concerns regarding safety, and both positive and negative behavior issues. This free monthly event is funded with a grant from the Brookfield Community Club.

February School vacation program

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Thursday, February 23, 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Yetti Frenkel will assist students in creating a Cinquain Poem and Fold-Out Card: In this two-hour workshop, participants write a five line poem, then illustrate their cinquain in a five-page, accordion-fold card. Ages 7 and up. 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.

Banister Book Group

2012-01-26T09:30:00.002-05:00

Tuesday, February 28, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexander Fuller. A memorable journey from Scotland to Africa….“[An] electrifying new memoir. . . . Writing in shimmering, musical prose, Ms. Fuller creates portraits of her mother, father and various eccentric relatives …”
—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times

Cpr and First Aid Class

2012-01-26T09:29:00.000-05:00

The Merrick Public Library and the Friends of the Library are offering an American Heart Association CPR and First Aid Class presented by Matt Simpson on Wednesday, February 29 and Thursday, March 1, 2011. The class will be held from 5:00 pm until 8:00 pm and attendance at both sessions is mandatory. The class is being offered to members of the community who want a course completion card. Students will learn to manage illness and injuries in the first few minutes until professional help arrives as well as adult, child and infant CPR. Use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) will also be taught. This class is open to those age 11 and over. There is a $25 fee, Friends of the Library are sponsoring the other half of the fee for this program. Please call 508 867 6339 for further information. Due to the unusual demand for this program the fee must be paid when you sign up.

Follow Bailey Cross Vitello as he competes nationally!

2011-12-30T16:28:00.000-05:00

Read all about TeamBailey and how Bailey, age 14, is preparing the compete in dog sled races.
http://teambailey.org/media.php

He TWITTERS too! He will post and chat and YOUTUBE his wonderful adventure!

Friend Baily on FACEBOOK!
www.facebook.com/people/Bailey-Cross-Vitello/100002747067093

Career Highlights

2009: 1st Place 4 dog Jr West Yellowstone Classic Sled Dog Race in Montana.
2010: 5th place Youngest musher to compete in the Can-Am Crown 30 at age 12.
2011: Youngest musher to compete and win the Sandwich Notch 45.

Luminaries on the Common

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Music and story time with Ms. Renee Coro

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Wednesdays beginning January 4 at 11:30 a.m. Free with no sign-up, drop in and with snacks served. Funded with a grant from the Jeppson Memorial Grant, Greater Worcester Community Foundation.

New Year 2012

2011-12-23T13:34:00.001-05:00

Ring out the old, ring in the new,
Ring, happy bells, across the snow:
The year is going, let him go;
Ring out the false, ring in the true.
~Alfred, Lord Tennyson, 1850

2012 Banister Book Discussions

2011-12-20T16:57:00.001-05:00

Tuesday, January 31, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Sarah's Key by Tatiana de Rosnay. "This is the shocking, profoundly moving and morally challenging story... It will haunt you, it will help to complete you… nothing short of miraculous." -Augusten Burroughs

Tuesday, February 28, 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness by Alexander Fuller. A memorable journey from Scotland to Africa…."[An] electrifying new memoir. . . . Writing in shimmering, musical prose, Ms. Fuller creates portraits of her mother, father and various eccentric relatives …"
—Michiko Kakutani, The
New York Times