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The Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s production of “The Tempest” was set to be performed on the Common this summer, but instead became one of the cultural casualties of the pandemic.  Nonetheless, the CSC has forged ahead and will present a script-in-hand virtual performance on Thursday,...

The Library of Congress began collecting motion pictures in 1893, amassing an archive that now numbers nearly 9,000.  From early work by Thomas Edison and D. W. Griffth to newsreels for Black Americans in the 1940s, from interviews with famous authors and musicians to...

Be sure to check out our “Read Against Racism” page which includes the Library’s statement in response to the death of George Floyd, as well as multiple resource lists for kids, teens and adults who want to learn more about racism in America. Please...

Our new reservation system makes getting your holds even easier.  In the email telling you your hold has come in, you’ll see at the bottom, beneath our address: To schedule pickup click here. Follow the link, log in with your library card barcode number...

One of the pleasures that library users are missing most acutely right now is that of wandering through the collection, panning for library gold.  Until we can offer that experience again, we have Wowbrary, a weekly email that lists all the hot new items...

Can you change a tire? Hem a skirt? Make a Souffle? With YouTube you can! Library staffers have learned the following very specific, and sometimes peculiar, skills on YouTube: Cooking How to cut a pineapple How to use a mandoline How to make “Zoodles”...

Even though the Library’s been closed since March 15, our two 3D printers have been very busy printing parts for face shields and N95 masks for our first responders.  This effort is a collaboration between Town management and the Library Trustees.  Special thanks to...