Milne Mail: David & Joyce Milne Public Library, Weekly Newsletter
Friday, July 26th, 2024
Photograph of the display of Thingdom cards at the front of the library, alongside boxes for the board games Azul and Flipover Frog

Hello, and Happy Friday! 

From outdoor games to indoor games, our library of things - the Thingdom - now includes our board game collection! 


Browse through the Thingdom cards at the front of the library, and perhaps you'll find a new family favorite. And keep an eye out for new board games as we expand the collection!

Coming Up Soon:

Adults

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Libby Help Session

Monday, July 29th

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Wednesday, July 31st

6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

Kids

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Create Camp: Paper Mache Sculpture

Tuesday, July 30th

1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

More Info

Kids

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LEGO Challenge!

Wednesday, July 31st

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Registration recommended!

Sign Up

Adults/Teens

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Virtual Workshop: Night Sky Painting

Wednesday, July 31st

6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Sign Up!

Kids

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Playful Engineers: Chain Reactions & Creative Contraptions!

Tuesday, August 6th, 

1:00 p.m.

More Info

All Ages

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Milne Out & About: National Night Out 2024

Tuesday, August 6th

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

More Info
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Virtual Workshop: Night Sky Painting

Registration for our night sky painting virtual workshop is now also open to teens and tweens, ages 11+! We have a handful of spaces remaining, so sign up via the link below if interested.


Learn how to paint a starry sky with silhouettes of trees! All materials are provided.

This virtual workshop takes place on Wednesday, July 31st, 6:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Sign Up Now
A photograph of badminton rackets with a shuttlecock and case, bocce balls and case, and a pair of binoculars, arranged on grass.

New to the Thingdom

New to the Thingdom this week, we have a badminton rackets, bocce ball, and binoculars! 


These items, as with all additions to the Thingdom collections, are available to borrow from the library using your library card. We have a display with an ever-growing number of browsable cards at the front of the library.

As always, these additions are made possible by the generous support of the Friends of the Milne Public Library. 

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Speak Like a Pirate!

Brush me barnacles! Did ye know ye can learn t' speak Pirate with Mango Languages? Belay yer carousin' and get learnin'! 


Ahem... While, yes, it's true that you can learn to speak Pirate with Mango Languages, you can also learn over 70 much more practical languages, including Spanish, French, Mandarin, and more! Lessons include notes on cultural context and history, grammar, and all sorts of information to better inform your language learning.

We recently also added American Sign Language classes to Mango Languages, as well as language lessons for children in the form of Little Pim!


Whether ye be swashbuckler or landlubbers, there be a world of languages to learn with yer library card!

Visit Mango Languages
Visit Little Pim

New Items

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Storytimes

Baby & Toddler: Mondays at 10:30 a.m.

Songs and stories aimed at babies and toddlers, but older kids are welcome too.


Pre-K: Wednesdays at 10:30 a.m.

We'll be reading lots of picture books for the pre-K age group; any age kids are welcome to join.

Chapter Two Books

July Hours

Wed.   11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Thu.    11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.*

Fri.      11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sat.     11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Sun.    11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Mon.    11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Tues.    CLOSED

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David and Joyce Milne Public Library
1095 Main Street, Williamstown, Massachusetts 01267
413-458-5369

https://milnelibrary.org/