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| The David & Joyce Milne Public Library is developing a new strategic plan for the next five years (2027 - 2032), and we want to hear from you!
Our community survey is now open, and we encourage everyone to participate. Your feedback will help guide the library's priorities, services, programs, collections, and spaces for years to come. Whether you use the library every week, visit occasionally, or haven't stopped by in a while, your perspective is valuable.
Please take a few minutes to complete the survey and share your thoughts about the future of the library. |
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Everyone
|  | Revolutionary War Reenactor w/ Thomas Quirk |
Saturday, August 1st 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. |
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Children & Kids
|  | Paws for Reading with Cooper! |
Tuesday, August 4th 2:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. Sign-Ups Required |
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Kids & T(w)eens
|  | Movie at the Milne: Ferdinand |
Friday, August 7th 2:00 p.m. - 3:45 p.m. Popcorn Included |
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Everyone
|  | From The Spruces to Lehovec: A Guided Journey as a Site of Resistance and Remembrance
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Saturday, August 8th 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. |
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Teens Ages 12+ |
 | After-Hours Nerf Fest w/ Pizza! |
Saturday, August 8th 5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. Sign-Ups Required |
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Everyone
|  | Walking the Natural Bridge as a Mohican Landscape |
Sunday, August 9th 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. | | |
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Step Back in Time with Us!
| Join us tomorrow, Saturday, August 1st at 1:00 p.m. for a reenactment of the Revolutionary War by Thomas Quirk.
Thomas Quirk will portray life in the eighteenth century with period clothing, goods, weapons, tools, and instruments - including a fife and drum demonstration.
This interactive experience is for all ages!
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Ask an Arborist! 🌳 |
Join arborist, Ken Gooch, Tuesday, August 4th at 1:00 p.m. for a discussion about tree and shrub health.
Ken will discuss correct pruning methods for healthier shrubs and trees while also elaborating on why newly planted plants sometimes fail to thrive in our gardens and landscapes.
This program is co-hosted by the Williamstown Garden Club. All welcome! |
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Read a Book to Cooper the Dog! 🐶 |
Dogs love stories, but they can't read! Maybe you could come and read to Cooper? He would really love that! Read a book to Cooper Tuesday, August 4th starting at 2:30 p.m.
In order to give everyone a turn, we will be limiting the reading time to about 10 minutes for each reader.
If you want to sign up for a specific time-slot, you can do that by calling Debbie in the Children's Room at (413) 597 - 8352 or by emailing dbaker@cwmars.org. |
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Now Showing: Ferdinand 🎬
| Join us Friday, August 7th at 2:00 p.m. for a showing of the 2017 film, "Ferdinand."
In this winning animated comedy, a gentle bull named Ferdinand lives a happy life as the pet of a loving family in Spain. When he is captured and forced to participate in bullfights, he plots to escape and return home with the help of some animal pals.
Free popcorn will be available! Kids under 10 will need a grown-up with them, so please plan to stay and watch the movie with your kid(s). |
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Take a Guided Journey Right in Town! 🍃 |
Join us Saturday, August 8th at 11:00 a.m. for a guided journey focused on resistance and remembrance at The Spruces.
This guided ‘living archive walk’ travels from The Spruces parking area along the Mohawk Trail multi‑use path and Hoosic River Nature Trail to the Lehovec Natural Area, treating the river corridor as a contested memory landscape rather than mere scenery.
Participants will learn to read the riverbanks and adjacent fields as a layered archive. Along the way, the group will search for botanical markers such as periwinkle clusters, yucca, and cedar. |
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Battle for the Nerf Championship 🎯
| Teens ages 12 - 17, join us for an after-hours nerf blaster and pizza party Saturday, August 8th at 5:00 p.m. where you'll test your skills in a series of challenges!
Please note that all participants will be required to have a parental approval form signed to attend this event to be picked up and returned to the Teen Librarian in the Children's Room.
Pizza, drinks, fruit, and dessert will be provided! |
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Walk the Natural Bridge with Us! 🌲 |
Join us Sunday, August 9th at 11:00 a.m. for a walk and picnic at the Natural Bridge located in North Adams!
This guided journey aims to connect the park’s marble quarry, industrial dam, and former sculpture garden to deeper Mohican histories of hunting, gathering, travel, and spiritual practice along the Housatonic River Valley.
This walk invites participants to experience the arch in two registers at once: as a dramatic geological formation shaped over millennia and as a landmark within a living Indigenous landscape. |
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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. |
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Chapter Two Books | August 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. - 5:00 p.m.
Tues. 11:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. |
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