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Ages 12+: Provide photo ID and proof of address
Renew Over the Phone
If you have a library card but it's been a while or you've misplaced it, you can check your status by calling us at 508-697-3331.
We can renew expired cards over the phone and you'll get immediate access to e-content by using the Hoopla & Libby apps.
Upcoming Events
What Can you Expect at a Dementia Friends Information Session?
This one-hour Information Session is presented by the Bridgewater Department of Elder Affairs Outreach Coordinator and certified Dementia Friends leader Kathy Hayes. It is not a formal training. The session has activities and discussion that cover the five key messages everyone should know about dementia. Everyone who attends is asked to commit to a dementia-friendly action as part of becoming a Dementia Friend.
What is a Dementia Friend?
You are eligible to become a Dementia Friend after attending an information session. As a Dementia Friend, you turn your new understanding of dementia into a practical action that can help someone with dementia living in your community. Your action can be as big or as small as you choose – because every action counts!
Do you have a plan to help maximize your retirement income and avoid outliving your savings? Join Your Retirement Reality for a special presentation for a discussion on the following important topics for those in or nearing retirement:
The Secure Act 2.0 — what is it and how might it impact your retirement savings plan
Why today’s current economic environment may be one of the most challenging to retire and what to do about it.
The impact that proposed changes to tax laws, market volatility and rising inflation may have on your retirement income.
How you may be able to create guaranteed income in retirement and protect your savings from market volatility.*
Steps to avoid one of the biggest fears of Baby Boomers—running out of money in retirement.
Social Security timing and claiming strategies to help maximize your benefits.
Ways you may be able to lock-in historically low tax rates now, before proposed tax changes go into effect.
The options and challenges of paying for LTC costs using Medicare, Medicaid, health insurance, self-funded and/or LTC insurance.
How to help preserve your assets to create a lasting legacy for your loved ones.
Join us for a showing of 5000 Blankets (2022), rated PG-13, 1 hour 45 minutes. Enjoy complimentary popcorn and snacks.
When her husband has a mental breakdown and goes missing, a woman and her young son set out to find him on the streets, sparking a movement that inspires a city.
Starting the college search process can be overwhelming with so many schools out there, but you can learn to whittle your options down to a more manageable scale. Join us on Monday, September 11, from 6 – 7 PM, to get practical advice for compiling your own list of potential schools to consider. BSU Associate Dean of Admission, Todd Audyatis, will walk you through the Goldilocks College Search Criteria.
Wednesday, September 13 at 10:30AM
Come in and have some fun with Big Ryan! Big Ryan's toddler program focuses on Puppet Play and Music and Movement. Due to the unpredictability and short attention spans of very young children these programs usually run about 25 to 30 minutes. No registration required.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Bridgewater Cultural Council, a local agency which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.
Anime Club
Wednesday, September 13 at 4:00PM
Socialize with friends, enjoy snacks and watch the latest streamed anime with our premium Crunchyroll subscription. Check out the newest manga and graphic novel additions before they hit the shelves!
Tale Spinners
Thursday, September 14 at 1:00PM
TaleSpinners have existed for nearly twenty years and is open to all. The TaleSpinners meet every Thursday, year round, from 1-3 PM.
The TaleSpinners encourage all sorts of writing: memoir, poetry, short stories, and/or novels. The TaleSpinners write in all genres: mystery, thrillers, science fiction, romance, humor. We engage in gentle, helpful, and encouraging critiques of one another’s writing, and everyone gets a chance to share their work. We ask each writer to come with copies of his/her work for the rest of the group to write their comments and suggestions upon.
Register Today
Join Triumph Inc. for Read & Draw Art Class!
Fun and creative, social and skill building, this seven week program is for you and your child ages 3-6 and registration is required. To register, call Nancy at 508-822-5388 ext. 208 or email her at ntilbe@triumphinc.org. Space is limited.
Bridgewater
Communities
For Civil Rights
Saturday, September 23 from 10 to 11AM
Join BCCR for a STAND OUT AGAINST BOOK BANNING in front of Walgreens parking lot or in front of the Bridgewater Public Library.
Borrow the Unexpected
Massachusetts State Parks Pass
Fall is right around the corner and that means soon, the leaves will change colors. Consider taking a hike in one of Massachusetts' beautiful State Parks. By reserving the library's Massachusetts State Parks Pass you won't have to pay for parking!
To reserve this pass and to see our full list of passes, please click the button below.
Lizzie Abelson's art will be on display in the Flora T. Little Art Gallery located on the second floor throughout the month of September. Drop-in any time we're open to check it out.
About the Exhibit: The spaces depicted in these paintings hover between reality and imagination. While based loosely on actual locations, the artist has taken a great many liberties, rendering them fictitious. Abelson is drawn to quiet, to shadows, to liminality, to scenes that, while vaguely familiar, are often tinged with a slight sense of unease.
About the Artist A New England native, Lizzie grew up in Suffield, Connecticut. She graduated from The Rhode Island School of Design in 1993 with a BFA in painting. Her junior year was spent abroad with RISD's European Honors Program. She currently lives with her family in Boylston, Massachusetts. Find her on Instagram.
September is
National Suicide
Prevention Month
This collection of teen & adult books are meant to help you cope with loss and give insight and hope.
When you place a book on hold it gets shipped to the Bridgewater Public Library free of charge. You will then be notified when it is available for pickup! You can also look for these titles as e-books & audiobooks using the Libby and Hoopla Apps.
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