Blaisdell Memorial Library will be closed on Saturday, May 24th in observation of Memorial Day Weekend.
For any patrons considering using one of our library passes over the vacation, we strongly suggest placing your reservation as soon as possible so you can pick them up in advance.
BML’s current programming session of story hours and afterschool clubs will be ending on Saturday, April 19th with our Family Story Hour. After this point, there will be a two week break for planning and April Vacation activities before the final spring session begins.
All sign-ups for our afterschool programs, including STEAM, Middle School, and Lego+ Club will be open from Tuesday, April 22nd until Saturday, April 26th. Parents or guardians should call or email the library to sign their children up during these days. We are unable to accept any names for future sessions after April 26th. We do not currently offer online sign-ups.
Our afterschool programs work using a lottery system rather than being first-come, first-serve: We prioritize any children on our waitlist from the previous session and then draw from all of our sign-ups received in the week, with remaining names being added to our next waitlist. We will contact all parents to let you know about your child’s status through the week of the 28th.
The coming spring session will be our final programming session before we reach Summer Reading.
Blaisdell Memorial Library will be having several closures over the next two weeks for the end-of-year holidays.
The library will be closed on Tuesday, December 24th and Wednesday, December 25th. We will reopen as per usual for the rest of the week, December 26th, 27th and 28th.
The library will also be closed on Tuesday, December 31st and Wednesday, January 1st. After this point, usual hours will resume.
Thank you for your understanding and have a happy holiday!
Blaisdell Memorial Library will be operating under holiday hours for the week of Thanksgiving. Please note the following changes and closures:
The Blaisdell Memorial Library is the inaugural host location for Santa’s Mailbox!
This year, Santa’s Mailbox will be conveniently located in the front room of the library.
Santa’s Mailbox is a community member-founded and supported holiday event. Starting on Tuesday, November 26th, children who would like to make their wishes known to Santa are invited to bring a letter to drop in the box. Parents—if your child is interested in a response, you must include a return address.
Santa’s Mailbox is a volunteer effort developed and supported by patrons of the library, and is not a Blaisdell Memorial Library program. Town employees are not involved in the collection of, or development of responses to, letters submitted to Santa.
Blaisdell Memorial Library will be closed on Saturday, November 9th in observation of Veteran’s Day weekend.
The Family Story Hour that is usually scheduled for the second Saturday of the month has been rescheduled, and will be held on Saturday, November 16th instead.
Blaisdell Memorial Library will be closed this Saturday for a tree removal. We apologize for the inconvenience and look forward to reopening at our usual time on Tuesday, October 29th!
Blaisdell Memorial Library will be closed on Friday, October 4th and Saturday, October 5th for renovations. The previously scheduled Friday Story Hour will be held at its usual time at the Nottingham Rec Center instead.
The library will reopen on Tuesday, October 8th with our collection returned to the shelves.
Thank you for your understanding.
Over the past two months, Blaisdell Memorial Library has undergone several major changes to our building, grounds, and layout. Some of this work has included necessary upgrades to our water and septic system, improvements and development of the library’s accessible garden, and changes to improve the flow of traffic through the building and the use of the space we have.
On Friday, September 27th and Saturday, September 28th, the library building will be closed to replace the building’s carpet. Unfortunately, part of this renovation requires that BML temporarily remove all library items from the building.
Over the next week, library staff and volunteers will be moving items into boxes for storage. This process means that many items will not be on shelves, and reserves may not be accessible to staff. We will do our best to locate any material you are looking for, but we expect that some items will be temporarily unavailable.
Any reserves or requests placed between 9/19 and 9/28 will be placed on hold until library materials are returned to the building in early October. If an item is in-library but unavailable at the time of your visit, we can place it on reserve for you. We can also place ILL requests for items that are temporarily inaccessible but please note that ILL shipments may take up to two weeks to arrive.
We understand that the library’s many recent closures have been inconvenient to our patrons, but hope that all major work will soon be completed, allowing us to focus on making the library a more welcoming, useful, and enjoyable experience to visit!
Thank you for your understanding!
The first programming session of Fall is about to begin!
Weekly story hours start on Tuesday, September 3rd. Story hours are held on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays, plus every second Saturday of the month!
Lego+ Club and the new Middle School Club will start the second week of September, and STEAM Club on the third week! Sign-ups are required and will be open until August 30th. All club sign-ups are subject to a lottery system; parents will be notified shortly after registration finishes.
Lego+ Club is for children in kindergarten up to 2nd grade. Sessions are held every Thursday, starting September 12th.
STEAM Club is for children in grades 3 to 5. Sessions are held every Tuesday, starting September 17th.
Middle School Club is suited for children in early middle school. Sessions are held every Wednesday, starting September 11th.
All after-school programs are held at 3pm! Hope to see you there!
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