Greenfield Public Library

Do you have a sweetheart who loves mysteries??? If so, please come to the Friends of the Greenfield Public Library Pre-Valentine’s Day Book Sale on Friday, January 27, from 10 am to 4:30 pm, and Saturday, January 28, from 9:30 am to 12:30 pm, at the Greenfield Public Library, downstairs in the basement. We have many mystery offerings as well as lots of other books at bargain prices!

We always have a nice selection of Children’s Books. Hardcover books are $2.00 each and paperbacks are $1.00. How can you beat it? We also have many music and book and movie DVDs and CDs for only $1.00 each. Customers love coming to our sales because we have a variety of books that are well sorted and easy-to-find on the shelves. And don’t forget, you can always shop in our Bargain area where you can fill a bag for $2.00. Please bring your own bag to fill. If you don’t have a bag we’ll be happy to provide a bag for a small donation.

The Friends’ Book Sale is an important fundraiser for the Friends of the Greenfield Public Library. The sale raises money for library enrichment programs such as the Homebound Delivery Program, the Poets Seat Poetry Contest, and ALL of the Children’s Programs. The Book Sale provides an opportunity to stock up on winter reading while helping the Friends of the Greenfield Public Library continue to maintain the enrichment programs and services that make our library such a special place.

For More Information please call:
773-8031 or 773-8523

The library will be closed on Monday, January 16, to commemorate Martin Luther King day. We will reopen at 9:30am on Tuesday, January 17.

The Mayor and Greenfield Library Trustees are pleased to announce the hiring of Ellen R. Boyer as Library Director for the Town of Greenfield. She will begin her duties on Monday, February 6, 2012. She brings to the position twenty plus years of professional library experience. Her most recent post for the past 10 years has been as Director of Mark Skinner Library in Manchester, Vermont. She is experienced in community outreach, fund raising, project management, budget and staff development and strategic planning. She holds a Master of Library & Information Science degree from Drexel University in Philadelphia, PA; a Bachelor of Science in Secondary Education from Millersville State University in Millersville, PA; and a Diplome d’Etudes Francaises, 2eme Degree, I.E.F.E, Universite Paul-Valery Montpellier III, in Montpelier, France. She is a recipient of the 2003 New York Times Librarian of the Year for outstanding community service.

Just in time for holiday season, the Digital Catalog has a new look! Find ebooks, audio books, and videos to download for FREE with your library card! Browse or use the enhanced search features to find great reading or viewing for your Kindle, your Blackberry, your iPad, and many other devices. Just click on the eBooks link at the top of the page to get started!

The Friends Fall Event was a huge success. The live and silent auction at Stoneleigh was very well attended and netted over $10,000.00. Besides the auction other contributing factors were business/patron donations, sponsorship and our raffle. Raffle winners were 1st prize: Ralph Cassidy of Greenfield/2 tons of wood pellets, 2nd prize: Kelly Popoff of Greenfield/a small farm share and 3rd prize: Ira Mitchell of Greenfield/a maple basket.

Holiday shopping at the library: Aprons and caps with library slogans-great gifts for all those library lovers, also, the envirosax in bold and brilliant patterns that make great stocking stuffers.

Also for holiday shopping there will be two Holiday Used Book Sales. The first one will be held on Sat., Dec. 3rd from 10am until 4pm and then on Sat., Dec. 10th from 9:30am until 12:30pm in the basement of the library. These gently used books are great for gift giving and a wonderful way to support the library. Hard covered books are $2.00 and paperbacks are $1.00.

For all of our patrons who have been asking, here is the announcement from today's Greenfield Recorder:

"The mayor is celebrating the holiday season downtown by offering free parking to shoppers again this year.

Mayor William Martin announced Wednesday that there will be free parking in the kiosk lots beginning today through New Year’s Day. “It is my intention to assist the downtown business owners in making holiday shopping a pleasant and festive experience for those who come to Greenfield,” said Martin."