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Open House for
Brookline's 250th Anniversary. Join us for an Open House to Celebrate Brookline's 250th Anniversary Parade on Saturday, September 21st from 9 am to 12 noon. We'll have donuts, coffee, cider and juice, and some simple, fun activities to learn about the Library and Brookline's History. Please note, due to street closings for the parade, the Library will be closing at noon. |
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New Museum passes are now available for the Canterbury Shaker Village and The McAuliffe-Shepard Discovery Center in Concord
Thank you to the Friends of the Brookline Public Library! Click on the photos to go to our museum pass page. |
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Click on the photo to learn more about the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten program
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The Brookline Public Library now offers Notary Public services at scheduled times-
Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays 10-2, and then Tuesday evenings 4-8. There will be some Saturdays, as well, call ahead to confirm availability- 673-3330 |
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We are excited to announce that the Brookline Public Library will be open Saturdays during the summer.
Click the image at the right for Saturday information. |
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Introducing Two New Book Clubs at BPL!
Click on the photos for more information about each group.
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Classics Book Club
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Women's Interest Book Club
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More access to your Library? There are Apps for that!
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Libby for Overdrive
Did you know your local library has thousands of ebooks and audiobooks? You can borrow them, instantly, for free, using just the device in your hand. Get the app for your phone or tablet! Click on the icon for more information |
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Librista app for Ios and Android.
It is incredibly easy and convenient to use. Download the app, enter your Library account log-in information once, and have access to your Library on your phone! Click on the icon for more information |
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Adult Game Days
Brookline Public Library Mondays -12:30-2:30 pm Brookline Public Library is calling on all Players! Cribbage & Mahjong groups meets every Monday at 10:00 am. Contact Julie at the Library. Everyone welcome. Looking for chess players. Contact Julie at 673-3330 with questions or to indicate what game you are interested in. Our Mah Jong group is up and running. We have enough players for 2 groups, and more are welcome!
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Check out Brookline Public Library's newest Little Free Library, right in front of our building! Take a book, leave a book. Enjoy! Thank you Julie and David Spokane for the generous donation of our 2nd Little Free Library. It joins our 1st, located at the Brookline Ball Field on Frances Drive, just beyond the concession stand and batting cages. Thank you to the Library Trustees, especially Karen Jew, The Recreation Commission, and Brookline resident Jack Fallon, who built the 1st Library in honor of his Father. |
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Quick links to our most frequently used resources:
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NHU-PAC
Nhu-Pac is the state wide library catalog. Items found in this catalog may be requested through ILL and will be sent from neighboring libraries if available.
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Audio & eBook downloads
Download eBooks and Audio books without even leaving home! (all you need is your library card number)
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On-line Catalog
This link allows you to search for books, reserve a book, view your current list of checked out items and also renew your books! Login instructions are on the left of the home page.
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EBSCO
This is an amazing resource! Get full-text magazine and newspaper articles online...discover a new favorite author on NoveList...there's so much to find!
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Library Trustees |
Friends of the Library |
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The Library Board of Trustees can be reached by email at-
Library.Trustees@brookline.nh.us Regular meetings of the Library Board of Trustees are generally held on the first Wednesday of each month at 7:30 pm, at the Library. The next meeting of the library trustees will be Wednesday, September 18 at 7:30 p.m. at the library. Any changes to this schedule will be posted here, at the Library and at the Post Office at least 24 hours in advance of any meeting. Click here to see Trustee meeting minutes. Agenda for September 18, 2019 Budget Meeting- 
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Regular meetings of the Friends are generally held on the second Wednesday of each month at 7:30pm. There are no meetings scheduled for July, August or December.
A 501(c)(3) organization, the Friends supplement the official Library budget by providing funds for museum passes, helping to pay for the Summer Reading Program, and providing various other programs or purchases. Primary fundraisers are Book & Bake sales in the spring and fall, and a sweets table at the Christmas Tree Lighting in early December. For further information please contact Dona Eaton, 673-7526 or donageaton@gmail.com or inquire at the library. For more information about Book Donations and The Annual Book Sale, Click on the picture below- 
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