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JOIN US THIS SUNDAY, DECEMBER 18TH

Plan Ahead for The Holidays

Festival of Trees in Honor of Late Friend & Colleague

Springfield City Library Annual Mitten Tree

Dropping off the First Yearbooks to Be Digitized

Some Things You May Not Have Known About The LibraryConnect With Us

Join Us This Sunday, December 18th 

Join us Sunday, December 18th, 1 - 4 p.m. for the reception celebrating the opening of Ed Cohen's photography exhibit, featuring photos of James Baldwin's 60th birthday celebration and more! The exhibit is free, open to the public, and wheelchair accessible. For more information please call 413-263-6828 or visit our website at springfieldlibrary.org

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Springfield Cultural Council, which is supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency, The Springfield City Library, and Monson Savings Bank.

View the Facebook Event Here.

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Plan Ahead for The Holidays

The library will be closed on the following days. Please plan ahead for books, movies, and music to enjoy!

December 24 (Saturday) Christmas Eve: Closed

December 25 (Sunday) Christmas Day: Closed

December 26 (Monday) Christmas Observed: Closed

January 1, 2023 (Sunday) New Year's Day: Closed

January 2, 2023 (Monday) New Year's Day Observed: Closed

January 16, 2023 (Monday) Martin Luther King, Jr. Day: Closed

Festival of Trees in Honor of Late Friend & Colleague

November marked the one year anniversary of the loss of Springfield City Library's own, Gayle Ball. Teen Services Librarian, Sarah Hodge-Wetherbe, organized a way to honor her memory for all staff. Over the last year, Sarah and staff members donated decorations for the Festival of Trees fundraiser. The tree was then decorated by staff members with all of "Gayle's Favorite Things," which included butterflies, Red Sox, Bruins, cats & more. Staff members, along with some of Gayle's family, attended the fundraiser to view the tree and beautifully written tribute.

Springfield City Library Annual Mitten Tree

Help Support Our Mitten Tree!

 We still need your help! Donations of new mittens, gloves, hats, and scarves may be added to the mitten tree in any library location. Donated items will be distributed throughout Springfield in January. Thank you!

Dropping off the First Yearbooks to Be Digitized

The first set of yearbooks have made their way to Boston to start the digitization process! Pictured here are boxes of yearbooks that YOU helped us collect and Jake Sadow from Digital Commonwealth. We're so excited that this highly anticipated process has officially begun and can't wait for the day these yearbooks are available for all to view online. AND it's not too late to donate yearbooks to our collection! This is just the first round of digitization. If you have any Springfield high school yearbooks that you'd like to donate to this project, please contact us at 413-263-6828. 

Some Things You May Not Have Known About The Library

How many of these fun facts did you know? Did any surprise you? If you see anything here that interests you and you want more information, give us a call at 413-263-6828- we'll be happy to point you in the right direction!

Click Here to view the Springfield City Library Newsletter - December 2022