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| Hello, and Happy Friday! | |
Thank you to everyone who took the time to read our blog post, "Executive Order Concerning the IMLS," from last week's newsletter! The outpouring of support and encouragement fuels us to continue providing services to the Williamstown community and beyond.
We are excited to share this week's newsletter as a precursor to our April Vacation programs, as well as fun programming for Adults! |
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Please Note: There will be no Goodwill Donation truck Sunday, April 20th.
We will be closed Monday, April 21st in observance of Patriots' Day. All online resources will still be available. We will re-open Tuesday, April 22nd. |
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Children
|  | Friendship Bracelets for Kids |
Tuesday, April 22nd 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. | |
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Adults & Teens
|  | Open Mic Poetry & Music Night! |
Tuesday, April 22nd 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Sign Up Starts at 5:15 p.m. |
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Families
|  | Through Me to You Puppet Storytime |
Wednesday, April 23rd 2:30 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. |
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Children
|  | Art Detectives Workshop (K-5) |
Friday, April 25th 2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. Registration Required | |
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Everyone
|  | Movies at the Milne: Moana |
Saturday, April 26th 10:30 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | | |
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Everyone
| | PelÃculas en la Biblioteca: Moana |
Saturday, April 26th 1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
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Join Us for Open Mic Night!
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Kick off April Vacation by joining us Tuesday, April 22nd for Open Mic Poetry and Music Night starting at 6:00 p.m.
Sign-ups for a 5-minute slot starts at 5:15 p.m. We will be joined by poet and community member, Chris Hantman, as our MC for the night! |
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April Celebrates Arab-American Heritage! |
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April is filled with exciting things to celebrate. Join us in celebrating Arab-American Heritage by reading our blog post.
There, you'll find the Arab American Foundation's Educator’s Curriculum Kit, a selection of books written by Americans of Arab descent, ways to celebrate, and more! |
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Check Out Our Poems!
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Poems have been rolling in for National Poetry Month and we are excited to have them on display in our Community Room!
Stop in to read patron poems, get inspired, and write your own. Don't forget to submit by the end of April to be entered in the prize drawing.
Poetry packets are available in various locations at the library. You can learn more by reading our blog post linked below! |
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We have exciting news to share! The David & Joyce Milne Public Library is proud to be chosen to be part of Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities, an American Library Association initiative that provides community engagement and accessibility resources to small and rural libraries to help them better serve people with disabilities.
With this $10,000 grant, we are planning to make our building and programming more accessible to the public. We plan to have community conversations in the summer to discuss this initiative. More information to come!
Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities is an initiative of the American Library Association (ALA) in collaboration with the Association for Rural & Small Libraries (ARSL). |
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Become an Art Detective
| | Join us April 25th at 2:00 p.m. for an exciting art workshop!
In this workshop, children will be focusing on colorful abstract art, and a few of the works of famous local artist Suzy Frelinghuysen like collage paintings and paintings of geometric shapes and spaces.
Children will become "Art Detectives" as they search for particular shapes, colors, and writing. They will next create their own collage with shapes, enhanced with colored pencils and markers. |
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Sign Up for Your Tech Time Today |
| 1:1 tech times are:
These are all 1-hour sessions. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.
Using the button, book your session now! Tech Time sessions end May 5, 2025. |
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A New Way for Book Recommendations!
| | BookShare is a new way to get book recommendations from your fellow library patrons.
Join our ever-growing space for book reviews by submitting your own today! Send us a review for a book you enjoyed or disliked (but you stuck it out anyway).
Click here to submit your online review: BookShare Form or stop by the library for a paper copy that you can submit in-person! |
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Read our first batch of reviews and if you find something you are interested in, you can check it out at the library! | |
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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 | March 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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