Start your summer off with a ‘rockin’ good time! Join us for a special story hour on Thursday, June 29th from 4:15-5pm with Bonnie. We will provide the medium sized rocks and you will provide your artistic ability! The library wants to create a beautiful rock garden as a part of our gorgeous landscape and we thought who better to help us than our story hour friends…the rocks will remain at the library.
Please remember to park next door at the Town Hall Annex if our parking lot is full!
Looking for a book club to join? The Page Turners Book club reads popular fiction and other genres. They meet the 2nd Monday of the month from 6 – 7:30pm. If you’re interested in signing up for the Page Turners Book Club or want to see the current book selection, please contact the library or stop in. Check out the Events calendar for the next meeting date.
Award-winning pastel artist Gregory John Maichack returns to the Brimfield Public Library from 5:30 -7:30p.m. on Thursday, May 25th to present his new adult workshop titled, “Pastel Paint the $44-Million Flower.” This fun pastel painting workshop is designed for patrons from beginners to experienced artists.
Participants will experiment with hundreds of the artist’s professional grade pastels, pastel pencils, and pastel paper. All materials will be provided, and everyone who attends will get to take home his/her artwork.
Maichack is an experienced professional at teaching pastel techniques, as recognized by the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Massachusetts Cultural Council (MCC), and hundreds of libraries and local cultural councils.
Seating is limited, so registration is required. Call 413-245-3518 or sign-up on Facebook! There is no charge to attend. This event is for particpants aged 15 and older.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Brimfield Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. Funding also was provided by the Friends of the Brimfield Public Library, Inc.
Join us on Wednesday, April 26th from 4:15pm – 5:15pm for an Earth Day story hour! We will be reading a The Frightened Frog: An Environmental Tale with the Southbridge Garden Club and working on creating our own frog habitats by painting terra cotta pots. This story hour is for children ages 5-10 and limited to 12 participants. Sign up at the library or by contacting us!
Join us for a Ukelele Workshop at the library on April 11th from 6-7pm. You can bring a ukulele or borrow one at the show. This show is for patrons aged 10 and older and is limited to 15 participants – call the Library at 245-3518 to reserve a spot or sign-up on Facebook.
You can play and sing along to pop, rock ’n’ roll, children’s songs & more and learn about ukulele types and playing techniques. This event is led by teacher/musician/comedian Dave M.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Brimfield Cultural Council.
Join us for a special Easter Egg decorating story hour with Bonnie on Wednesday, March 29th from 4:15pm – 5pm. This event is for children aged 3-10 and space is limited to 12 particpants. Sign-up is required to attend. Please call 245-3518 or sign-up on Facebook. ** Also, please let us know if your child has any allergies.**
Join us on Wednesday, February 22nd from 3pm – 4pm for a special ‘Stone Soup’ Story Hour! We will be reading the story and making stone soup to try. The stone, the pot and the both will be provided but we need each of you to bring an item to go into the soup– just like in the story! When signing up please let us know which vegetable(s) that you are going to bring. The items needed are listed below (some need to be cooked at home). We will also be making a craft. This story hour is for children aged 3-10 and space is limited to 12 participants.
List of items needed:
1 cup of cooked potatoes
1 cup of cooked or canned carrots
1 cup of cooked celery
1 cup of cooked broccoli
1 cup of diced onion
1 cup of corn (frozen or canned)
1 cup of peas (frozen or canned)
1 cup of diced or canned mushrooms
1 cup of diced or canned tomatoes
4 minced garlic cloves
Salt and pepper
1 box of Saltine crackers
(there are 12 items listed so please bring 2 items if you are signing up 2 children, 3 if you are bringing 3, etc.)
Interested in signing up? Either stop by the library or contact us!
For the month of February at the Brimfield Public Library, check out our surprise books wrapped in red. Read the profile on the cover and take a chance! Will your blind date be hot or not? Rate your date at the end and return it to let us know!
Join Bonnie for a special snow globe story hour on January 25th from 4:15pm – 5:15pm. This event is geared for children aged 3-9 and space is limited to 12 participants. You can sign-up on Facebook or at the library.
Join us for a relaxing evening of adult coloring on Thursday, January 26th from 6:00 – 7:30pm. Bring your own supplies or use the ones that the library has on hand. We’ll put on the coffee and bring some cookies too. Grab your best friend, take time out for YOU and come relax while coloring! Sign-up is required either on Facebook or in the library.