Milne Mail: David & Joyce Milne Public Library, Weekly Newsletter
Friday, July 11, 2025

 Hello, and Happy Friday!

As an awardee of the Sustainable and Resilient New England Libraries Grant for "TerraCycle Zero Waste Boxes," we want your input! Cast your vote in the front vestibule of the library for which of these boxes we should purchase for the library. Terracycle takes materials that are not typically recyclable anywhere else, keeping them out of the landfill. 


We have a bunch of exciting programs coming up including Willie Nelson: Songs and Stories with Matt York tomorrow, July 12th at 2:00 p.m.

Lastly, if you have not signed up yet for summer reading for youth, or grabbed a bingo card for adults, now's the time!  Come in to learn more about these challenges and the prizes you could win!

   Coming Up Soon:

Everyone

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Willie Nelson: Songs & Stories w/ Matt York

Saturday, July 12th

2:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.

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Children

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Coding for Kids!

Monday, July 14th

1:00 p.m. - 2:30 p.m.

Registration Required

Sign Up

Tweens & Teens

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Coding for Tweens and Teens!

Monday, July 14th

3:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Registration Required

Sign Up

Kids & T(w)eens

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Create Camp: Art Drop-In for Kids, Tweens, & Teens

Tuesday, July 15th

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

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Caregivers

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Coffee and Convos: Sensory Spaces at the Library

Wednesday, July 16th

1:30 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.

More Info

Kids & Teens

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Let's Play! Games for Kids and Tweens

Wednesday, July 16th

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

Registration Required

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Adults

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Tango Lessons! w/ David Gorson & Bonnie Ernst

Thursday, July 17th

6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Registration Required

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Kids & T(w)eens

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Bot Time! Explore the World of Robotics

Friday, July 18th

11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

More Info

Everyone

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Sarah Clay and the StarCats Concert

Saturday, July 19th

11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

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Experience Willie Nelson with Matt York 🎶

Join us for a concert this Saturday, July 12th at 2:00 p.m.!


Longtime New England singer/songwriter Matt York will perform songs and tell stories about the great country musician, Willie Nelson. York will focus on Nelson's long and illustrious music career that has spanned over seven decades.  


Matt will perform outside if weather allows; otherwise, please join us inside (where we'll have A/C!).  All ages welcome.

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Sign Up for Tech Help!

Join our Library Services and Engagement Intern, Madysen, for summer 1:1 tech help!


Registration is required. Reserve your spot using the links below!


One hour tech help sessions are:

- Tuesdays: 10:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

- Thursdays: 3:00 - 6:00 p.m.

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

Explore the Thingdom: Robot Edition đź’ˇ

Join Daniel, our Web Development intern, Friday July 18th at 11:00 a.m. for Bot Time! 


Explore the world of robotics using items from our STEAM category from our library of things! Take a look at all our steam kits by clicking here.


Robotics encourages kids to think creatively, to build and design solutions to real-world problems.


Be sure to join our coding classes for kids, tweens, and teens to gear up for this program!

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New Patron Book Reviews!

Looking for your next read? Check out BookShare, our ever-growing blog post for book reviews from Milne Public Library patrons of all ages.


We've recently added more reviews from you all! If a review speaks to you, click the image of the book, and see if it is available at the library!

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In addition to reading other reviews, be sure to submit your own. We know you have something to say about your current read. You can submit a review online by clicking here or you can grab a paper copy in the library.


If you are a teen participating in our summer reading program, you can earn a raffle ticket for your submission!

Calling All Jazz Fans! 🎷 

Join us Saturday, July 19th at 11:00 a.m. for Sarah Clay and the StarCats!  A delightfully eclectic jazz trio, the StarCats play Swing, Latin Jazz, Blues and Retro-Pop.


Praised by the Gazette as “impressive, delightful” and by the 1794 Meetinghouse as “Hot music on a hot night!”


The concert will take place outside, on library grounds, if the weather is clear. Otherwise, the StarCats will perform in the Community Room. 

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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

July 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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413-458-5369

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