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Saturday, September 28 at 10:00AM |
The Fall Book Sale is back! Drop by and stock up your home libraries! We have a great selection of used items including: Adult fiction & nonfiction, books for kids & teens, DVDs, CDs, and puzzles.
Prices:
All items $1 each
Bring your own reusable bag and fill it with books for $10
This year's Book Sale is hosted by the Friends of the Library! |
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Tuesday, October 1 at 6:30PM | Drop-In Event
| Although the upcoming presidential election has all of the hallmarks of being a significant one, there have been a number of impactful and controversial elections in our country's past. Let Ray Ajemian take us through ten noteworthy historic elections.
The Original Constitution process will also be discussed.
No Registration Required. |
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Wednesday, Oct. 2 at 10:30AM | Drop-In Event
| 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.
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.
No registration required. |
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Class #2: Monday, October 7 |
Join us this fall and learn the basics of genealogical research! If you are already your family’s unofficial historian, if you have already started family research, or if you’re interested in the topic and are brand new, you are welcome to join us.
Classes will include a lecture with Library Archivist Karen Urbec, followed by a question-and-answer period, and time to practice your new research skills with the library’s genealogical resources. Class members are also encouraged to attend our Monday night Drop-In Genealogy sessions each week, to further sharpen their skills.
Class Schedule
October 7: Forming a Good Research Question; Census Records - This class will briefly review the prior lesson, then we’ll learn how to create good research questions, and we’ll learn what can be found in U. S. Federal Census records.
November 4: Visiting an Archive; DNA Basics; Lineage Societies - This class will briefly review prior lessons, then will tell what to expect when you visit an archive, the basics of DNA for genealogists, and will introduce lineage societies.
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Registration is OPEN | Registration is required for these classes.
Please register for each class separately.
Register for the October 7 class by clicking the button below. |
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Next Session: September 30 |
Calling all family historians, family genealogists, and anyone who would like to start researching their ancestors!
Bridgewater Public Library is hosting drop-in genealogy research help on Monday evenings from 5 to 8 pm. Bring your laptop, your notes, and your brick walls, and we’ll work together to brainstorm research plans and find new records online.
The library now has a subscription to Ancestry Library Edition which gives our patrons free access to over 20 million Ancestry records.
No Registration Required. |
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Next Session: Friday, September 27 |
Join Triumph for 123 Read & Draw Art Class!
Fun and creative, social and skill building, this seven week program is for you and your child ages 3-6. | Register Your Child Today |
Registration is required and space is limited. To register, call Nancy at 508-822-5388 ext. 208 or email her at ntilbe@triumphinc.org. |
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Next Session: October 2 | Drop-In Event |
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! |
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Next Session: October 3 | Drop-In Event |
The TaleSpinners has existed for nearly twenty years and is open to all. The TaleSpinners meet on Thursdays, year round, from 1-3 PM in the Mary Jarvis Conference Room.
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.
No registration required. |
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Introducing Our Newest |
Local History Fellow |
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We are proud to introduce Stephanie White, our inaugural Local History Fellow, to the library community. During the fall semester, she will be on-site regularly, conducting research in the Bridgewater Public Library Archives.
White is a Master’s candidate in Conflict Resolution at The University of Massachusetts, Boston. She also serves as the journalism intern for the McCormack School of Conflict and Early Warning Analytics and Policy Program where she is researching relationships between media and hate-based violence. She is also a Graduate Assistant at the Joiner Institute of War and Social Consequences at UMass Boston.
Drawing on her identity as both an Armenian-Iranian (Parskahye) and Mayflower descendant, White's research passions center on inclusive spatiality and community anthropography. Carrying the legacy of Flora Townsend Little, White seeks to uncover from our archives the history of marginalization and inclusion in Bridgewater. When have we edged people out, and when have we welcomed them in? What profits have we both gained and lost as a result? How can our history guide us to deeper equality and inclusion?
White will present her findings in both a written report and documentary for the community in Winter of 2025. |
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Its Banned Book Week |
Defend your Right to Read |
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Looking to Borrow |
Ebooks & Audiobooks? |
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All you need is a SAILS Library Card! |
Audiobooks, ebooks, and magazines on your devices, including smartphones, tablets, and Kindle ereaders. Some popular titles may require hold times.
Click the button below to visit our tutorial page. |
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Reading Challenge |
For Ages 3 to 12 |
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September 30 through November 5 |
Celebrate Smokey Bear’s 80th birthday with us!
Stop by the library starting September 30 to pick up your log sheet. Return the completed paper to the Bridgewater Public Library by close of business on Tuesday, November 5, 2024 for a chance to win!
Our grand prize bundle: a Jet-Puffed Tabletop Indoor Electric S'mores Maker - complete with marshmallows, chocolate and graham crackers. Plus a family pass for one visit to the Eric Carle Museum! Winner will be contacted via email on Wednesday, November 6, 2024.
Open to ages 3-12. No Registration Required. |
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Signing Up is Free & Easy | | - Ages 5-12: A parent or guardian must be present with their photo ID and proof of address
- Ages 12+: Provide photo ID and proof of address
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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.
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Flora T. Little Art Gallery |
September Artist |
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Located on the Library's Second Floor |
Bruce Bailey's exhibition Recovered Dreams and Residues will be on display in the Flora T. Little Gallery through the month of September! |
About the Artist |
Bruce Bailey is a retired software engineer residing on New England’s south coast, who has returned to his original passions of painting, printmaking, and sculpture.
He has worked in a variety of mediums, including oil, acrylic, charcoal, and wood. In recent years he has reconnected with and extended work he had done in the 1960s and 70s, often employing digital tools such as Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop, but preserving the original gestural elements of drawing.
Inspirational sources of his work are ancient cultures, history, science, music, and literature, as well as the work of other artists. The thematic or narrative content of his work is usually not planned but emerges as the work develops.
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This exhibit is a sampling of work from across several thematic projects engaged in by the artist, often involving background research for which the artist provides documentation of provenance and sources. The works include images and objects from dreams, nightmares, imaginings, realities, and discoveries. |
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Located on the Library's Lower Level |
Check out Keeping a Journal in 1800s Bridgewater on display September through October! In our fall archival exhibit, we look at the practice of personal journaling in the 1800s through four diaries from the Bridgewater Public Library Archives.
Susan Storrs Washburn, Hannah Birchwood, Hannah Bassett, and Eli Washburn spent time each day writing in their journals. See how daily chores, primary school lessons, national news, & family relationships were recorded in Bridgewater in the middle of the 19th century.
Curated by Bridgewater Public Library's Archivist, Karen Urbec. No Registration Required. |
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In cooperation with our community programming partner, The Social Justice Choir at Bridgewater State University, the choir is looking for new choral members of all ages and abilities. Please join them on Thursdays from 5:30 p.m. -7 p.m. at the Rondileau Campus Center, 017E, at Bridgewater State University.
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