Mission Statement
The Simon Fairfield Public Library in Douglas, Massachusetts shall serve as an reference center, a resource for information, lifelong learning, and creative use of leisure time to all members of the community. The library shall be a starting place, a point of commonality, for the community.
Building Funds Now at $236,934.18 Click here for our Newest Books The Library will close on December 25 and January 1. Thursday deliveries & Saturday hours will not be affected. Just one week and three days to go until 2024, assuming…
Read More »Click here for our Newest Books This has been a phenomenal fall, and I want to thank everyone who has worked so hard to make it happen. The Friends of the Library raised $429.64 from their Oktoberfest Book Sale, $5,000 from Jim Saviano's Dagger…
Read More »Click here for our Newest Books We're halfway through the Friends online auction, and currently looking at $7,207 in high bids! Together with the $4,200 raised from the knife raffle so far, we have surpassed $11,000 for the building fund! Thanks…
Read More »Building Funds Now at $212,250.58 Click here for our Newest Books - The Library will be open from 9 to 3 on on Saturday for Oktoberfest! - The Library will be closed on October 9th for the holiday. - The Library will also be closed on October…
Read More »Building Funds Now at $166,161.58 >>> Click here for our Newest Books <<< Damascus Steel Dagger Raffle Master Bladesmith Jim Saviano has graciously donated one of his creations--a unique Damascus steel quillion dagger--to be…
Read More »Building Funds are now at $163,072.86 Click here for our Newest Books Library Building Survey and Public Forums: Renovating a Library is a once-in-a-generation opportunity, so how we go about it is relevant to everyone at every age. That is…
Read More »Building Funds are now at $162,945.28 Click here for our Newest Books The Library will close at 6:30 instead of 8 pm on Thursday, June 15 for an all staff meeting. We apologize for the inconvenience. We will be open on Saturday from 9-1 as…
Read More »Library Building Public Forum (July 20th @ 6:30 pm) An Invitation History is decided by the people who show up. On July 20th, we want you to show up at the Library at 6:30 pm. Show up ready to voice your concerns, your hopes, and your opinions…
Read More »Director's Letter I ordered the last book of the fiscal year today! Well, not really--but mostly! I'm sure I'll still pick up a few odd patron requests and breakaway hits, but the book budget has been spent for FY23. Why? I thought you'd never ask!…
Read More »Director's Letter March was a good month. We kicked off the month with Plant Guy Eric's Cannabis Education program, sponsored by the Douglas Cultural Council. The program was excellent, and will be presented at the Grafton Public Library on 4/20…
Read More »Click here for our Newest Books An Amusing Story Sometimes, you get an email that you know you have to keep forever. So it was with this one. It remains, to our knowledge, the only recorded instance of one of our library loans exploding: Dear…
Read More »Click here for our Newest Books Please note that the Library will be closed on Jan. 16 in honor of Martin Luther King Jr., Day. We put away the Christmas books and decorations yesterday, and this morning's snow has left a white dusting all…
Read More »>>> Click here for our Newest Books <<< Director's Note Our Christmas decorations are up, and we put up a whole new shelf to hold all the Holiday books, CDs, and DVDs. So if you are looking for Christmas romances, thrillers,…
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