Stay up late and wear your jammies to come by the library for a very special holiday story! This year, Ms. Julie will be reading Dr. Seuss’s classic “The Grinch”, with plenty of homemade cookies and holiday apple cider to share!
This program is open to all ages as a community event.
Celebrate the season by making custom greeting cards! Mix and match paper, decorate with embellishments, and emboss your favorite greeting with stamps to make something all your own. Please note that the card designs may be the same as previous years.
This program is aimed at adults and older teens, but is open to all. There is no cost for participating, but you must sign-up in advance. Call, text, or email the library to reserve space today!
It’s that time once again to join BML for our very special annual tea party storytime! Held once a year, get dressed up in your favorite special outfit and join Ms. Julie and Ms. Robin for stories all about tea parties. Afterwards, get your fancy jewelry and enjoy tea and butter cookies at the library!
The tea party, story, and events are identical on each day, so don’t worry about missing out: pick the date that works best for you!
Join Blaisdell Memorial Library in celebrating the Halloween season with a three day extravaganza full of fun and frights for all ages!
Haunted Library Tour: 4-5:30 and 6-7:30pm
Potions in the Mud Kitchen: 10am
Community Coffee Hour – UFOs and Bigfoot: 10am
Werewolf: 11:30am
Dramatic Reading-Tales of Horror: 10am
Evil Laugh Contest: 11am
Spooky Sensory Lunch: 12pm
Musical Performance by Joe Leary: 12pm
Aside from our specials, the library will also have plenty of horror book and movie recommendations to make your spine tingle. No matter how you like to celebrate, be it tricks or treats, BML has you covered!
Have some afterschool fun (particularly if you’re missing middle school club)! Drop by the library to make Halloween crafts and decorations to take home or use to help decorate the library before our Bizarre Bazaar!
This program is drop in and open to all ages but suggested for grades 3+.
The library’s Arts and Music Week concludes with a special live performance by local musicians The Black Fly Band. Join us for a morning of music at this indoor, air-conditioned concert! Admission is totally free and light refreshments will be served. This event is open to all ages and all attendees, library patrons or not!
Put on your warmest jammies and stay up late to take a trip to the North Pole! Get your ticket, fill your mug with hot chocolate, and enjoy a very special reading of the classic Christmas picture book, The Polar Express!
This popular program is sign-up only and space is limited, so contact the library today to reserve your spot!
Please note, in case of inclement weather, the Polar Express Storytime will be moved to the next day, December 19th at 6pm.
Make treats that are as delicious to look at as they are to eat! Cookbook Group restarts with this special presentation on frosting holiday cookies lead by Megan Sebasco. Practice decorating now, then sign up for Cookbook Group and put your skills into the 12/19 Holiday Cookie Exchange!
This program is aimed at adults and older teens, but is open to families with adult supervision. There is no cost for participating, but you must sign-up in advance. Call, text, or email the library to reserve space today.
Celebrate the season by making custom greeting cards! Mix and match paper, decorate with embellishments, and emboss your favorite greeting with stamps to make something all your own.
This program is aimed at adults and older teens, but is open to all. There is no cost for participating, but you must sign-up in advance. Call, text, or email the library to reserve space today!
Celebrate the spookiest season with Blaisdell Memorial Library! After all of the work and projects that BML has been a part of these past few months, we’re giving back to our community and our volunteers with an all-day-long festival of seasonal food and fun.
There will be food and drink, trick-or-treating, coloring activities, and a showcase of horror fiction across the library! Take a Spooky Walk along the library trail or stick around til the evening to enter into Halloween & Seasonal Trivia with Neolani!
The library Spooky Walk will be open from 3pm to 5pm and is suitable for all ages.
Trivia will be held at 6:30pm and is oriented towards adults and older teens.
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