Milne Mail: David & Joyce Milne Public Library, Weekly Newsletter
Friday, April 12th, 2024

Please Note: The library will be closed on Monday, April 15th for Patriots' Day.

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Hello, and Happy Friday! 

We hope that you all enjoyed observing the eclipse earlier this week! We were excited by the sheer number of people who came by the library to collect eclipse glasses, and were awed and humbled by the astronomical event itself. 


If you happen to still have your eclipse glasses, please note that we are collecting them at the library to donate to Astronomers Without Borders, a group that collects them for re-use around the world.


Coming Up Soon:

Adults

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History of the Williamstown Public Library

Saturday, April 13th

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

More Info

Adults

Logo of library's 150th anniversary, showing a stack of books with the text "Williamstown's Public Library, 150 Years of Stories"

Public Book Conversation: The Library of Babel

Tuesday, April 16th

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

More Info

Teen

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Movie: Ghostbusters

Tuesday, April 16th

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

More Info

Kids

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Movie: Wish

Wednesday, April 17th

2:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

More Info

Adults

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Gentle Yoga With Mary Edgerton

Thursday, April 18th

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

Sign Up

Kids

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Drop-In: Start Some Seeds For Your Own Garden!

Thursday, April 18th

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

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Learn American Sign Language on Mango

We are excited to announce that you can now learn American Sign Language (ASL) on Mango Languages!


As with any other lessons offered by Mango, you can launch ASL lessons straight from the Mango website or app. 


Let's work on expanding the accessibility of ASL in our community!

Start Learning!
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Open Mic Poetry Night Recap

We are happy to report that Wednesday night's second annual poetry night was a success! Local poet Chris Hantman was again our enthusiastic emcee, six people read their original work, and several others recited the work of other poets. Plus, we are thankful that an audience of 18 people came to hear and support the readers. 


Click the link below to read some of the poetry shared with us!

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Changes to Our Calendar

We have made some slight changes to our website's event calendar, making finding the events that interest you easier than ever! 


There are two new filters that you can use to sort through events: Community Events, and Library Meetings. 

Community events include book group and knitting group meetings and other community-organized events that are open to the public. While library meetings include Board of Trustees meetings, Friends of the Library Board meetings, and any other library committee meetings - we welcome your participation!

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

April 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. - 4:00 p.m.

Sun.    11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Mon.    CLOSED*

Tues.    CLOSED

*Open Patriot's Day, 4/15, 11:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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

https://milnelibrary.org/