Welcome to the East Longmeadow Public Library

Adult events are listed below.
Click here for Children’s Programs

The library will be closed Memorial Day weekend (May 26, 27, & 28th) as we change over to our new library system software -

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On Tuesday, May 29th our library catalog will have a brand new look and some great new features!

  • All Central and Western Ma library items will be in ONE catalog.
  • Navigating your PATRON LOGIN will be more intuitive.
  • Create and share categorized lists of your reading materials.

***Important***

  • Reading History and Current Wish Lists will not carry over to the new system. If you wish to save these lists you may either print them from a computer or choose the “Export List” button to export them to your email.
  • You will not have access to your C/WMars patron account May 25 to May 28.
  • On May 29 your password will be reset to your last name.

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Movie PosterSaturday Movie Matinee

The Vow

Saturday, May 19, 2012
1:00 pm.
Library Community Room
No registration required.

Starring Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams. A car accident puts Paige (McAdams) in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband Leo (Channing Tatum) works to win her heart again.

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                        Spring Gardening

gardening photowith JoAnn Andrews, Master Gardener

Tuesday, May 22, 2012
3:00 – 5:30 pm.
Library Community Room
No registration needed.

Please join us to have your gardening questions answered by an expert. Bring a soil sample and have it tested for just $1.00 to cover materials. Please gather a sample from 4 to 6 areas of your garden, digging down at least 8 inches, mix the samples together and bring about 1 cup of the mixture with you to be tested.  

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Faith of Our Founders by Merle Safford

Wednesday, May 23, 2012
6:30 pm.
Library Community Room
No registration required.
Photo of Merle Safford
The East Longmeadow Public Library is pleased to present local author Merle Safford who will be  discussing her new book “Faith of Our Founders.”  The book chronicles the history of East Longmeadow, focusing on the five churches that existed at the time the East Village was separated from Longmeadow in 1894.  Books will be available for sale and signing.  This event is free and open to the public.

 

 

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 Adult Book Discussion Group

Saturday, June 2, 2012
Please meet outside the front entrance at 10:00 am.

Book jacket If you have read The Seamstress by Frances de Pontes Peebles, please join Sue French, East Longmeadow resident, for a lively discussion of the book. . For more information you may contact Sue French at (413) 224-1050 or email her at french64@charter.net. In subject box please enter Re: discussion group.

Copies of The Seamstress  are available at the Circulation Desk and from our member libraries. To request a copy online click here or call the Circulation Desk at (413)525-5400 x1511.

Adult Book Discussion Reading List 2011-2012

By the way, if you belong to a Book Discussion Group and are looking for a guide on a particular title, try NoveList, a Readers’ Advisory database. NoveList has a growing list of book discussion guides developed for this purpose. To access Novelist remotely, click here.

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Learn How to Use Facebook

with Shirley Keech, Online Research Specialist

Tuesday, June 12, 2012
6:00 pm.
Library Community Room

facebook logoWould you like to learn how to use Facebook? Social media is one of the most popular ways to stay connected to friends and family. Come to our Facebook class with Shirley Keech and learn how to create an account and start posting.

There is no registration required for this event. This is an informational session consisting of a presentation with a question and answer period.

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 Friends Paperback Book Sale Starts Monday, June 18th.

photo of booksThe Friends annual paperback book sale is coming soon! Donations of paperback books will be accepted starting June 4th. Check out the paperback book sale and find that great beach book just in time for vacation. All paperbacks are 50 cents. The paperback book sale will take place in front of the Circulation Desk on the first floor of the library.

 

 

 

 


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