Look all around the house and outside for things that start with letters from the alphabet. Write or draw your answer. Call your branch library to obtain a copy curbside, or download and print from online. Return your finished scavenger hunt for a small prize!
Curbside pickup of items is available with an appointment! Read all about it here: https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/curbside-pickup/ All book drops are open for returns. If you need to renew items, please call us or email us at ask@springfieldlibrary.org.
Enjoy a fun family activity this winter with this take and make kit and free board book! There are so many ways to build a snowman, what's your favorite? Use one of our idea templates, or be creative and make your own with all the supplies provided. Take time with your child to read a winter story after! For ages 3-8.
At the following locations: Central Library, East Forest Park, Forest Park, and Mason Square
All Springfield City Library locations will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Look all around the house and outside for things that start with letters from the alphabet. Write or draw your answer. Call your branch library to obtain a copy curbside, or download and print from online. Return your finished scavenger hunt for a small prize!
Curbside pickup of items is available with an appointment! Read all about it here: https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/curbside-pickup/ All book drops are open for returns. If you need to renew items, please call us or email us at ask@springfieldlibrary.org.
Enjoy a fun family activity this winter with this take and make kit and free board book! There are so many ways to build a snowman, what's your favorite? Use one of our idea templates, or be creative and make your own with all the supplies provided. Take time with your child to read a winter story after! For ages 3-8.
At the following locations: Central Library, East Forest Park, Forest Park, and Mason Square
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Join the Cookbook Club’s discussion to improve your cooking skills, share great recipes, hear about the latest new cookbooks, and more.
The group meets online with both email and in Zoom. If you wold like to be a part of the discussion, please contact librarian Gary Pysznik at gpysznik@springfieldlibrary.org for information on how to join.
Look all around the house and outside for things that start with letters from the alphabet. Write or draw your answer. Call your branch library to obtain a copy curbside, or download and print from online. Return your finished scavenger hunt for a small prize!
Curbside pickup of items is available with an appointment! Read all about it here: https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/curbside-pickup/ All book drops are open for returns. If you need to renew items, please call us or email us at ask@springfieldlibrary.org.
Enjoy a fun family activity this winter with this take and make kit and free board book! There are so many ways to build a snowman, what's your favorite? Use one of our idea templates, or be creative and make your own with all the supplies provided. Take time with your child to read a winter story after! For ages 3-8.
At the following locations: Central Library, East Forest Park, Forest Park, and Mason Square
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Calling all crocheters and kniters! Drop-by during the lunch hour to do a few rows of needlework. Learn new techniques or helpful tricks of the trade. Visit old friends and make new ones. All skill levels welcome. 18+
No registration required. Please click here to join the Zoom session.
4 Class Series - Wednesdays, January 6th - 27th, 7:00pm - 8:00pm, Zoom
Okay, you've learned in school that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. But what about the things that you wish you were taught? This online meeting series will cover life skillls that you need to know! Each week, an expert will give a talk on different subjects and answer your questions. We'll have a session on finding a job, a session on managing your money and credit, a session on filling out the FAFSA and other college application musts, and a session on apprenticing for a trade. Ages 13-18. No registration required! Everyone who attends gets a swag bag from our presenters!
January 20th: How do I prepare for college? Learn about filling out the FAFSA and applying for scholarships. With speaker Apelila Joseph, Administrator, Springfield Promise Program.
Zoom link to join: http://bit.ly/TeensLifeSkills
Look all around the house and outside for things that start with letters from the alphabet. Write or draw your answer. Call your branch library to obtain a copy curbside, or download and print from online. Return your finished scavenger hunt for a small prize!
Curbside pickup of items is available with an appointment! Read all about it here: https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/curbside-pickup/ All book drops are open for returns. If you need to renew items, please call us or email us at ask@springfieldlibrary.org.
Enjoy a fun family activity this winter with this take and make kit and free board book! There are so many ways to build a snowman, what's your favorite? Use one of our idea templates, or be creative and make your own with all the supplies provided. Take time with your child to read a winter story after! For ages 3-8.
At the following locations: Central Library, East Forest Park, Forest Park, and Mason Square
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
This is a dynamic set of three, online workshops designed to help job seekers find success. Each part will review a variety of aspects affecting job seekers including resume writing, job advertisements and applications, local job seeker services providers, time-saving online resources and tools, and more. Sessions will include video, discussion, presentation, and questions and answers promising an engaging and practical learning environment for everyone.18+
A representative from United Personnel wil join this session to explain their free services for local job seekers.
All are Thursday mornings from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, and are held on Zoom. Sign-up early to save your seat, and speak with a librarian if you need help using Zoom.
Look all around the house and outside for things that start with letters from the alphabet. Write or draw your answer. Call your branch library to obtain a copy curbside, or download and print from online. Return your finished scavenger hunt for a small prize!
Curbside pickup of items is available with an appointment! Read all about it here: https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/curbside-pickup/ All book drops are open for returns. If you need to renew items, please call us or email us at ask@springfieldlibrary.org.
Enjoy a fun family activity this winter with this take and make kit and free board book! There are so many ways to build a snowman, what's your favorite? Use one of our idea templates, or be creative and make your own with all the supplies provided. Take time with your child to read a winter story after! For ages 3-8.
At the following locations: Central Library, East Forest Park, Forest Park, and Mason Square
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Look all around the house and outside for things that start with letters from the alphabet. Write or draw your answer. Call your branch library to obtain a copy curbside, or download and print from online. Return your finished scavenger hunt for a small prize!
Curbside pickup of items is available with an appointment! Read all about it here: https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/curbside-pickup/ All book drops are open for returns. If you need to renew items, please call us or email us at ask@springfieldlibrary.org.
Enjoy a fun family activity this winter with this take and make kit and free board book! There are so many ways to build a snowman, what's your favorite? Use one of our idea templates, or be creative and make your own with all the supplies provided. Take time with your child to read a winter story after! For ages 3-8.
At the following locations: Central Library, East Forest Park, Forest Park, and Mason Square
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Curbside pickup of items is available with an appointment! Read all about it here: https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/curbside-pickup/ All book drops are open for returns. If you need to renew items, please call us or email us at ask@springfieldlibrary.org.
Enjoy a fun family activity this winter with this take and make kit and free board book! There are so many ways to build a snowman, what's your favorite? Use one of our idea templates, or be creative and make your own with all the supplies provided. Take time with your child to read a winter story after! For ages 3-8.
At the following locations: Central Library, East Forest Park, Forest Park, and Mason Square
Curbside pickup of items is available with an appointment! Read all about it here: https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/curbside-pickup/ All book drops are open for returns. If you need to renew items, please call us or email us at ask@springfieldlibrary.org.
Enjoy a fun family activity this winter with this take and make kit and free board book! There are so many ways to build a snowman, what's your favorite? Use one of our idea templates, or be creative and make your own with all the supplies provided. Take time with your child to read a winter story after! For ages 3-8.
At the following locations: Central Library, East Forest Park, Forest Park, and Mason Square
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Curbside pickup of items is available with an appointment! Read all about it here: https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/curbside-pickup/ All book drops are open for returns. If you need to renew items, please call us or email us at ask@springfieldlibrary.org.
Enjoy a fun family activity this winter with this take and make kit and free board book! There are so many ways to build a snowman, what's your favorite? Use one of our idea templates, or be creative and make your own with all the supplies provided. Take time with your child to read a winter story after! For ages 3-8.
At the following locations: Central Library, East Forest Park, Forest Park, and Mason Square
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Curbside pickup of items is available with an appointment! Read all about it here: https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/curbside-pickup/ All book drops are open for returns. If you need to renew items, please call us or email us at ask@springfieldlibrary.org.
Enjoy a fun family activity this winter with this take and make kit and free board book! There are so many ways to build a snowman, what's your favorite? Use one of our idea templates, or be creative and make your own with all the supplies provided. Take time with your child to read a winter story after! For ages 3-8.
At the following locations: Central Library, East Forest Park, Forest Park, and Mason Square
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Calling all crocheters and kniters! Drop-by during the lunch hour to do a few rows of needlework. Learn new techniques or helpful tricks of the trade. Visit old friends and make new ones. All skill levels welcome. 18+
No registration required. Please click here to join the Zoom session.
4 Class Series - Wednesdays, January 6th - 27th, 7:00pm - 8:00pm, Zoom
Okay, you've learned in school that the mitochondria is the powerhouse of the cell. But what about the things that you wish you were taught? This online meeting series will cover life skillls that you need to know! Each week, an expert will give a talk on different subjects and answer your questions. We'll have a session on finding a job, a session on managing your money and credit, a session on filling out the FAFSA and other college application musts, and a session on apprenticing for a trade. Ages 13-18. No registration required! Everyone who attends gets a swag bag from our presenters!
January 27th: How do I learn a trade? Learn about apprenticeships and a variety of trades. With speaker Walter Rice, Business Community Liaison & Work-Based Learning Coordinator, Westover Job Corps.
Zoom link to join: http://bit.ly/TeensLifeSkills
Curbside pickup of items is available with an appointment! Read all about it here: https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/curbside-pickup/ All book drops are open for returns. If you need to renew items, please call us or email us at ask@springfieldlibrary.org.
Enjoy a fun family activity this winter with this take and make kit and free board book! There are so many ways to build a snowman, what's your favorite? Use one of our idea templates, or be creative and make your own with all the supplies provided. Take time with your child to read a winter story after! For ages 3-8.
At the following locations: Central Library, East Forest Park, Forest Park, and Mason Square
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
This is a dynamic set of three, online workshops designed to help job seekers find success. Each part will review a variety of aspects affecting job seekers including resume writing, job advertisements and applications, local job seeker services providers, time-saving online resources and tools, and more. Sessions will include video, discussion, presentation, and questions and answers promising an engaging and practical learning environment for everyone.18+
A representative from Tech Foundry wil join this session to explain how their free training can be an excellent choice for local job seekers.
All are Thursday mornings from 11 a.m. to 12 noon, and are held on Zoom. Sign-up early to save your seat, and speak with a librarian if you need help using Zoom.
Curbside pickup of items is available with an appointment! Read all about it here: https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/curbside-pickup/ All book drops are open for returns. If you need to renew items, please call us or email us at ask@springfieldlibrary.org.
Enjoy a fun family activity this winter with this take and make kit and free board book! There are so many ways to build a snowman, what's your favorite? Use one of our idea templates, or be creative and make your own with all the supplies provided. Take time with your child to read a winter story after! For ages 3-8.
At the following locations: Central Library, East Forest Park, Forest Park, and Mason Square
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Curbside pickup of items is available with an appointment! Read all about it here: https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/curbside-pickup/ All book drops are open for returns. If you need to renew items, please call us or email us at ask@springfieldlibrary.org.
Enjoy a fun family activity this winter with this take and make kit and free board book! There are so many ways to build a snowman, what's your favorite? Use one of our idea templates, or be creative and make your own with all the supplies provided. Take time with your child to read a winter story after! For ages 3-8.
At the following locations: Central Library, East Forest Park, Forest Park, and Mason Square
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Curbside pickup of items is available with an appointment! Read all about it here: https://www.springfieldlibrary.org/library/curbside-pickup/ All book drops are open for returns. If you need to renew items, please call us or email us at ask@springfieldlibrary.org.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Craft a lantern with us to celebrate the Chinese New Year - this is a special time to celebrate with friends and wish “good fortune” for the year ahead. We will provide supplies using jars and tissue paper, or construction paper to create a special light for you to bring home. Pickup via curbside. Ages 5-10. Available at Brightwood, East Springfield, and Indian Orchard.
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Do you LOVE your library? Stop by curbside and pick up this form and tell us why. Make your own picture, or color the one we provide. Bring it back to us and get a prize. Ages 4-12.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Come and strum with other ukulele enthusiasts in a fun and relaxed atmosphere guided by the Valley’s Ambassador of the Ukulele, Julie Stepanek. Use your own uke, or borrow one from the Central Library. This Zoom event is scheduled for the first Monday of each month from 7-8:00 p.m. 16+
Craft a lantern with us to celebrate the Chinese New Year - this is a special time to celebrate with friends and wish “good fortune” for the year ahead. We will provide supplies using jars and tissue paper, or construction paper to create a special light for you to bring home. Pickup via curbside. Ages 5-10. Available at Brightwood, East Springfield, and Indian Orchard.
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Do you LOVE your library? Stop by curbside and pick up this form and tell us why. Make your own picture, or color the one we provide. Bring it back to us and get a prize. Ages 4-12.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Craft a lantern with us to celebrate the Chinese New Year - this is a special time to celebrate with friends and wish “good fortune” for the year ahead. We will provide supplies using jars and tissue paper, or construction paper to create a special light for you to bring home. Pickup via curbside. Ages 5-10. Available at Brightwood, East Springfield, and Indian Orchard.
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Do you LOVE your library? Stop by curbside and pick up this form and tell us why. Make your own picture, or color the one we provide. Bring it back to us and get a prize. Ages 4-12.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Calling all crocheters and kniters! Drop-by during the lunch hour to do a few rows of needlework. Learn new techniques or helpful tricks of the trade. Visit old friends and make new ones. All skill levels welcome. 18+
No registration required. Please click here to join the Zoom session.
Feeling stressed? Overwhelmed? Peaceful? Happy? Join librarians Meg and Lee on Zoom as we Art Journal our feelings! We will share a prompt and create art together on the first Wednesday of the month from 3:00 - 4:00 pm. Follow the link below to register. We will have journals and art supplies available for curbside pick up. Supplies are limited so sign up early! For ages 12-18.
Join a lively Zoom discussion with other book lovers, and bring your favorite brew too. To get the Zoom link, please contact librarian Ann Harper at aharper@springfieldlibrary.org. Books & Brew meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Ages 18+.
Copies of the book will be available at the East Forest Park Branch Library, and most often are available via Hoopla with a Springfield City Library library card too. If Hoopla is new to you, check out this tutorial. The online discussion works best with an internet connected laptop or desktop computer, but you can use your smartphone too, or even call-in with a regular telephone.
This month's selection is The Whole Town's Talking, by Fannie Flagg (audiobook on C/W Mars).
Craft a lantern with us to celebrate the Chinese New Year - this is a special time to celebrate with friends and wish “good fortune” for the year ahead. We will provide supplies using jars and tissue paper, or construction paper to create a special light for you to bring home. Pickup via curbside. Ages 5-10. Available at Brightwood, East Springfield, and Indian Orchard.
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Do you LOVE your library? Stop by curbside and pick up this form and tell us why. Make your own picture, or color the one we provide. Bring it back to us and get a prize. Ages 4-12.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Craft a lantern with us to celebrate the Chinese New Year - this is a special time to celebrate with friends and wish “good fortune” for the year ahead. We will provide supplies using jars and tissue paper, or construction paper to create a special light for you to bring home. Pickup via curbside. Ages 5-10. Available at Brightwood, East Springfield, and Indian Orchard.
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Do you LOVE your library? Stop by curbside and pick up this form and tell us why. Make your own picture, or color the one we provide. Bring it back to us and get a prize. Ages 4-12.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Craft a lantern with us to celebrate the Chinese New Year - this is a special time to celebrate with friends and wish “good fortune” for the year ahead. We will provide supplies using jars and tissue paper, or construction paper to create a special light for you to bring home. Pickup via curbside. Ages 5-10. Available at Brightwood, East Springfield, and Indian Orchard.
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Do you LOVE your library? Stop by curbside and pick up this form and tell us why. Make your own picture, or color the one we provide. Bring it back to us and get a prize. Ages 4-12.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Craft a lantern with us to celebrate the Chinese New Year - this is a special time to celebrate with friends and wish “good fortune” for the year ahead. We will provide supplies using jars and tissue paper, or construction paper to create a special light for you to bring home. Pickup via curbside. Ages 5-10. Available at Brightwood, East Springfield, and Indian Orchard.
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Do you LOVE your library? Stop by curbside and pick up this form and tell us why. Make your own picture, or color the one we provide. Bring it back to us and get a prize. Ages 4-12.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Stop by and grab a cute Valentine Mouse take and make kit and have fun creating one for your favorite person! Ages 5-10.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Craft a lantern with us to celebrate the Chinese New Year - this is a special time to celebrate with friends and wish “good fortune” for the year ahead. We will provide supplies using jars and tissue paper, or construction paper to create a special light for you to bring home. Pickup via curbside. Ages 5-10. Available at Brightwood, East Springfield, and Indian Orchard.
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Do you LOVE your library? Stop by curbside and pick up this form and tell us why. Make your own picture, or color the one we provide. Bring it back to us and get a prize. Ages 4-12.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Stop by and grab a cute Valentine Mouse take and make kit and have fun creating one for your favorite person! Ages 5-10.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Explore great books, join a lively discussion, and meet others who enjoy reading too. New members are always welcome! Meets at noon on the second Tuesday of every month. Library copies of the book are available for curbside pickup. | 18+
This month's selection is Plainsong by Kent Haruf (1999) fiction.
For further information or to receive an invitation to the monthly Zoom meeting, please contact Lisa Lipshires at llipshires@springfieldlibrary.org
Craft a lantern with us to celebrate the Chinese New Year - this is a special time to celebrate with friends and wish “good fortune” for the year ahead. We will provide supplies using jars and tissue paper, or construction paper to create a special light for you to bring home. Pickup via curbside. Ages 5-10. Available at Brightwood, East Springfield, and Indian Orchard.
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Do you LOVE your library? Stop by curbside and pick up this form and tell us why. Make your own picture, or color the one we provide. Bring it back to us and get a prize. Ages 4-12.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Stop by and grab a cute Valentine Mouse take and make kit and have fun creating one for your favorite person! Ages 5-10.
Pick up your take and make kit and create a special Valentine to be delivered to the Holyoke Soldiers Home. Return it by February 10 so we can deliver your homemade creation in time for the holiday. Pick up curbside at all library locations - call to make an appointment, it's easy!
Calling all crocheters and kniters! Drop-by during the lunch hour to do a few rows of needlework. Learn new techniques or helpful tricks of the trade. Visit old friends and make new ones. All skill levels welcome. 18+
No registration required. Please click here to join the Zoom session.
Craft a lantern with us to celebrate the Chinese New Year - this is a special time to celebrate with friends and wish “good fortune” for the year ahead. We will provide supplies using jars and tissue paper, or construction paper to create a special light for you to bring home. Pickup via curbside. Ages 5-10. Available at Brightwood, East Springfield, and Indian Orchard.
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Do you LOVE your library? Stop by curbside and pick up this form and tell us why. Make your own picture, or color the one we provide. Bring it back to us and get a prize. Ages 4-12.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Stop by and grab a cute Valentine Mouse take and make kit and have fun creating one for your favorite person! Ages 5-10.
Craft a lantern with us to celebrate the Chinese New Year - this is a special time to celebrate with friends and wish “good fortune” for the year ahead. We will provide supplies using jars and tissue paper, or construction paper to create a special light for you to bring home. Pickup via curbside. Ages 5-10. Available at Brightwood, East Springfield, and Indian Orchard.
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Do you LOVE your library? Stop by curbside and pick up this form and tell us why. Make your own picture, or color the one we provide. Bring it back to us and get a prize. Ages 4-12.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Stop by and grab a cute Valentine Mouse take and make kit and have fun creating one for your favorite person! Ages 5-10.
Join us via ZOOM to create some festival decorations to celebrate Vietnamese/Chinese New Year. Register on our website or call the Sixteen Acres Branch Library to make an appointment to pick up supplies curbside starting January 15. Spaces are limited to 15 participants. Please register with your email to receive a link to the ZOOM call. For ages 5-12.
Craft a lantern with us to celebrate the Chinese New Year - this is a special time to celebrate with friends and wish “good fortune” for the year ahead. We will provide supplies using jars and tissue paper, or construction paper to create a special light for you to bring home. Pickup via curbside. Ages 5-10. Available at Brightwood, East Springfield, and Indian Orchard.
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Do you LOVE your library? Stop by curbside and pick up this form and tell us why. Make your own picture, or color the one we provide. Bring it back to us and get a prize. Ages 4-12.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Western Mass. creative writers are invited to Write-Up Springfield's monthly meeting of networking, writing exercise, and collegial support. Members share writing samples for constructive comments in this lively, skills-building workshop. Newcomers welcomed. 18+
This is an online Zoom session. Contact librarian Matthew Jaquith at 413-263-6828, x221 or mjaquith@springfieldlibrary.org for more information including the Zoom link.
Funding comes from the Friends of the Library and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Drop in for help with genealogy questions. We can show you how to access the library's and other genealogy resources, get started with your family history, or tackle a stumbling block on your existing project. No registration required; Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/sclgenealogy.
If you can't make it to the online Zoom drop-in time, call to make a phone appointment with the same librarian! 413-263-6828 x395, ask for Gary, or email gpysznik@springfieldlibrary.org.
Make school vacation a little bit sweeter with this hot chocolate taste test take-and-make activity. Each kit includes supplies to make two cups of cocoa, plus two kinds of "extras" (marshmallow, mint, chocolate, or cinnamon). Available by request for curbside pickup. Supplies are limited. Ages 5-10.
At the folling library locations: Central Library, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
All Springfield City Library locations will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Make school vacation a little bit sweeter with this hot chocolate taste test take-and-make activity. Each kit includes supplies to make two cups of cocoa, plus two kinds of "extras" (marshmallow, mint, chocolate, or cinnamon). Available by request for curbside pickup. Supplies are limited. Ages 5-10.
At the folling library locations: Central Library, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Join the Cookbook Club’s discussion to improve your cooking skills, share great recipes, hear about the latest new cookbooks, and more.
The group meets online with both email and in Zoom. If you wold like to be a part of the discussion, please contact librarian Gary Pysznik at gpysznik@springfieldlibrary.org for information on how to join.
Make school vacation a little bit sweeter with this hot chocolate taste test take-and-make activity. Each kit includes supplies to make two cups of cocoa, plus two kinds of "extras" (marshmallow, mint, chocolate, or cinnamon). Available by request for curbside pickup. Supplies are limited. Ages 5-10.
At the folling library locations: Central Library, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Make school vacation a little bit sweeter with this hot chocolate taste test take-and-make activity. Each kit includes supplies to make two cups of cocoa, plus two kinds of "extras" (marshmallow, mint, chocolate, or cinnamon). Available by request for curbside pickup. Supplies are limited. Ages 5-10.
At the folling library locations: Central Library, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch
Calling all crocheters and kniters! Drop-by during the lunch hour to do a few rows of needlework. Learn new techniques or helpful tricks of the trade. Visit old friends and make new ones. All skill levels welcome. 18+
No registration required. Please click here to join the Zoom session.
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Make school vacation a little bit sweeter with this hot chocolate taste test take-and-make activity. Each kit includes supplies to make two cups of cocoa, plus two kinds of "extras" (marshmallow, mint, chocolate, or cinnamon). Available by request for curbside pickup. Supplies are limited. Ages 5-10.
At the folling library locations: Central Library, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch
We're having a photography contest! Use your creativity to take pictures on the theme The Many Wonders of Springfield for a chance to win gift card prizes. For more information and to submit your photos, email us at photos@springfieldlibrary.org now through February 19, 2021. For adults 18+
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Make school vacation a little bit sweeter with this hot chocolate taste test take-and-make activity. Each kit includes supplies to make two cups of cocoa, plus two kinds of "extras" (marshmallow, mint, chocolate, or cinnamon). Available by request for curbside pickup. Supplies are limited. Ages 5-10.
At the folling library locations: Central Library, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Make school vacation a little bit sweeter with this hot chocolate taste test take-and-make activity. Each kit includes supplies to make two cups of cocoa, plus two kinds of "extras" (marshmallow, mint, chocolate, or cinnamon). Available by request for curbside pickup. Supplies are limited. Ages 5-10.
At the folling library locations: Central Library, East Forest Park Branch, East Springfield Branch
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Calling all crocheters and kniters! Drop-by during the lunch hour to do a few rows of needlework. Learn new techniques or helpful tricks of the trade. Visit old friends and make new ones. All skill levels welcome. 18+
No registration required. Please click here to join the Zoom session.
Join reference librarian, Chelsea Bell, for a live cooking class on Facebook Live. Shopping list will be sent to registrants five days ahead of the class so that participants can cook along. Prepare dinner for yourself and loved ones with this hands on class. 18+
There is no registration limit, but please sign-up early to receive the ingredient list and log-in information.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Beat back the winter doldrums with some freestyle creative fun! We'll provide a "surprise" bag chock full of art and recycled materials such as paper, cardboard, ribbon, stickers, felt and yarn. You supply tape or glue and your amazing imagination. For all youth ages 3 and up. Please call to arrange a convenient curbside pickup by appointment.
Join us for the new Romance Book Club! We'll alternate months reading your own choice and reading the group's choice. Our Romance collection librarian will tell you all about exciting additions to the collection, and we'll get your input on what you'd like to see more of. One Saturday a month, 3-4 pm, online via Zoom. Register if you'd like to be added to our email list, but no registration is required - just join us at the Zoom link, to be added soon. For adults 18+.
Come and strum with other ukulele enthusiasts in a fun and relaxed atmosphere guided by the Valley’s Ambassador of the Ukulele, Julie Stepanek. Use your own uke, or borrow one from the Central Library. This Zoom event is scheduled for the first Monday of each month from 7-8:00 p.m. 16+
Calling all crocheters and kniters! Drop-by during the lunch hour to do a few rows of needlework. Learn new techniques or helpful tricks of the trade. Visit old friends and make new ones. All skill levels welcome. 18+
No registration required. Please click here to join the Zoom session.
Feeling stressed? Overwhelmed? Peaceful? Happy? Join librarians Meg and Lee on Zoom as we Art Journal our feelings! We will share a prompt and create art together on the first Wednesday of the month from 3:00 - 4:00 pm. Follow the link below to register. We will have journals and art supplies available for curbside pick up. Supplies are limited so sign up early! For ages 12-18.
Join a lively Zoom discussion with other book lovers, and bring your favorite brew too. To get the Zoom link, please contact librarian Ann Harper at aharper@springfieldlibrary.org. Books & Brew meets on the first Wednesday of each month. Ages 18+.
Copies of the book will be available at the East Forest Park Branch Library, and most often are available via Hoopla with a Springfield City Library library card too. If Hoopla is new to you, check out this tutorial. The online discussion works best with an internet connected laptop or desktop computer, but you can use your smartphone too, or even call-in with a regular telephone.
This month's selection is Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson (audiobook on Hoopla).
Are you interested in starting a small business? Join us for this workshop series presented by Western Massachusetts SCORE, a local organization that provides free support for small business entrepreneurs. In these workshops, you will receive expert advice that will help you start your own small business. Each week, there will be a workshop on a different small business topic. For Adults 18+. The workshops are:
- March 4: Action steps in Validating Your Idea & Starting Your Business
- March 11: Making a Business Plan
- March 18: Basic E-Commerce
Register below for all 3 workshops.
Explore great books, join a lively discussion, and meet others who enjoy reading too. New members are always welcome! Meets at noon on the second Tuesday of every month. Library copies of the book are available for curbside pickup. | 18+
This month's selection is Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson (2014) nonfiction.
For further information or to receive an invitation to the monthly Zoom meeting, please contact Lisa Lipshires at llipshires@springfieldlibrary.org
Calling all crocheters and kniters! Drop-by during the lunch hour to do a few rows of needlework. Learn new techniques or helpful tricks of the trade. Visit old friends and make new ones. All skill levels welcome. 18+
No registration required. Please click here to join the Zoom session.
Are you interested in starting a small business? Join us for this workshop series presented by Western Massachusetts SCORE, a local organization that provides free support for small business entrepreneurs. In these workshops, you will receive expert advice that will help you start your own small business. Each week, there will be a workshop on a different small business topic. For Adults 18+. The workshops are:
- March 4: Action steps in Validating Your Idea & Starting Your Business
- March 11: Making a Business Plan
- March 18: Basic E-Commerce
Register below for all 3 workshops.
Western Mass. creative writers are invited to Write-Up Springfield's monthly meeting of networking, writing exercise, and collegial support. Members share writing samples for constructive comments in this lively, skills-building workshop. Newcomers welcomed. 18+
This is an online Zoom session. Contact librarian Matthew Jaquith at 413-263-6828, x221 or mjaquith@springfieldlibrary.org for more information including the Zoom link.
Funding comes from the Friends of the Library and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Drop in for help with genealogy questions. We can show you how to access the library's and other genealogy resources, get started with your family history, or tackle a stumbling block on your existing project. No registration required; Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/sclgenealogy.
If you can't make it to the online Zoom drop-in time, call to make a phone appointment with the same librarian! 413-263-6828 x395, ask for Gary, or email gpysznik@springfieldlibrary.org.
Join the Cookbook Club’s discussion to improve your cooking skills, share great recipes, hear about the latest new cookbooks, and more.
The group meets online with both email and in Zoom. If you wold like to be a part of the discussion, please contact librarian Gary Pysznik at gpysznik@springfieldlibrary.org for information on how to join.
Calling all crocheters and kniters! Drop-by during the lunch hour to do a few rows of needlework. Learn new techniques or helpful tricks of the trade. Visit old friends and make new ones. All skill levels welcome. 18+
No registration required. Please click here to join the Zoom session.
Are you interested in starting a small business? Join us for this workshop series presented by Western Massachusetts SCORE, a local organization that provides free support for small business entrepreneurs. In these workshops, you will receive expert advice that will help you start your own small business. Each week, there will be a workshop on a different small business topic. For Adults 18+. The workshops are:
- March 4: Action steps in Validating Your Idea & Starting Your Business
- March 11: Making a Business Plan
- March 18: Basic E-Commerce
Register below for all 3 workshops.
In this online class, job seekers will be introduced to the free resume and cover letter templates offered by Google. Librarians Lisa and Sara will talk about the features of a free Google account, demonstrate how to find resume and cover letter templates in your Google account, and demonstrate how to use and customize these templates. This class will be held on Zoom. To sign up, click the registration button below, or contact Lisa Lipshires. Ages 18 plus.
Calling all crocheters and kniters! Drop-by during the lunch hour to do a few rows of needlework. Learn new techniques or helpful tricks of the trade. Visit old friends and make new ones. All skill levels welcome. 18+
No registration required. Please click here to join the Zoom session.
Calling all crocheters and kniters! Drop-by during the lunch hour to do a few rows of needlework. Learn new techniques or helpful tricks of the trade. Visit old friends and make new ones. All skill levels welcome. 18+
No registration required. Please click here to join the Zoom session.
All Springfield City Library locations will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Come and strum with other ukulele enthusiasts in a fun and relaxed atmosphere guided by the Valley’s Ambassador of the Ukulele, Julie Stepanek. Use your own uke, or borrow one from the Central Library. This Zoom event is scheduled for the first Monday of each month from 7-8:00 p.m. 16+
Calling all crocheters and kniters! Drop-by during the lunch hour to do a few rows of needlework. Learn new techniques or helpful tricks of the trade. Visit old friends and make new ones. All skill levels welcome. 18+
No registration required. Please click here to join the Zoom session.
Feeling stressed? Overwhelmed? Peaceful? Happy? Join librarians Meg and Lee on Zoom as we Art Journal our feelings! We will share a prompt and create art together on the first Wednesday of the month from 3:00 - 4:00 pm. Follow the link below to register. We will have journals and art supplies available for curbside pick up. Supplies are limited so sign up early! For ages 12-18.
Western Mass. creative writers are invited to Write-Up Springfield's monthly meeting of networking, writing exercise, and collegial support. Members share writing samples for constructive comments in this lively, skills-building workshop. Newcomers welcomed. 18+
This is an online Zoom session. Contact librarian Matthew Jaquith at 413-263-6828, x221 or mjaquith@springfieldlibrary.org for more information including the Zoom link.
Funding comes from the Friends of the Library and the Massachusetts Cultural Council.
Explore great books, join a lively discussion, and meet others who enjoy reading too. New members are always welcome! Meets at noon on the second Tuesday of every month. Library copies of the book are available for curbside pickup. | 18+
This month's selection is The Golden Age by Joan London (2014) fiction.
For further information or to receive an invitation to the monthly Zoom meeting, please contact Lisa Lipshires at llipshires@springfieldlibrary.org
Calling all crocheters and kniters! Drop-by during the lunch hour to do a few rows of needlework. Learn new techniques or helpful tricks of the trade. Visit old friends and make new ones. All skill levels welcome. 18+
No registration required. Please click here to join the Zoom session.
All Springfield City Library locations will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Join the Cookbook Club’s discussion to improve your cooking skills, share great recipes, hear about the latest new cookbooks, and more.
The group meets online with both email and in Zoom. If you wold like to be a part of the discussion, please contact librarian Gary Pysznik at gpysznik@springfieldlibrary.org for information on how to join.
Calling all crocheters and kniters! Drop-by during the lunch hour to do a few rows of needlework. Learn new techniques or helpful tricks of the trade. Visit old friends and make new ones. All skill levels welcome. 18+
No registration required. Please click here to join the Zoom session.
Calling all crocheters and kniters! Drop-by during the lunch hour to do a few rows of needlework. Learn new techniques or helpful tricks of the trade. Visit old friends and make new ones. All skill levels welcome. 18+
No registration required. Please click here to join the Zoom session.
Come and strum with other ukulele enthusiasts in a fun and relaxed atmosphere guided by the Valley’s Ambassador of the Ukulele, Julie Stepanek. Use your own uke, or borrow one from the Central Library. This Zoom event is scheduled for the first Monday of each month from 7-8:00 p.m. 16+
Explore great books, join a lively discussion, and meet others who enjoy reading too. New members are always welcome! Meets at noon on the second Tuesday of every month. Library copies of the book are available for curbside pickup. | 18+
This month's selection is Biased: Uncovering the Hidden Prejudice that Shapes What We See, Think, and Do by Jennifer Eberhardt (2019) nonfiction.
For further information or to receive an invitation to the monthly Zoom meeting, please contact Lisa Lipshires at llipshires@springfieldlibrary.org
All Springfield City Library locations will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Explore great books, join a lively discussion, and meet others who enjoy reading too. New members are always welcome! Meets at noon on the second Tuesday of every month. Library copies of the book are available for curbside pickup. | 18+
This month's selection is Chances Are... by Richard Russo (2019) fiction.
For further information or to receive an invitation to the monthly Zoom meeting, please contact Lisa Lipshires at llipshires@springfieldlibrary.org
All Springfield City Library locations will be closed in observance of the holiday.
All Springfield City Library locations will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Explore great books, join a lively discussion, and meet others who enjoy reading too. New members are always welcome! Meets at noon on the second Tuesday of every month. Library copies of the book are available for curbside pickup. | 18+
This month's selection is The Salt Path by Raynor Winn (2018) nonfiction.
For further information or to receive an invitation to the monthly Zoom meeting, please contact Lisa Lipshires at llipshires@springfieldlibrary.org
Explore great books, join a lively discussion, and meet others who enjoy reading too. New members are always welcome! Meets at noon on the second Tuesday of every month. Library copies of the book are available for curbside pickup. | 18+
This month's selection is The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri (2019) fiction.
For further information or to receive an invitation to the monthly Zoom meeting, please contact Lisa Lipshires at llipshires@springfieldlibrary.org
All Springfield City Library locations will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Explore great books, join a lively discussion, and meet others who enjoy reading too. New members are always welcome! Meets at noon on the second Tuesday of every month. Library copies of the book are available for curbside pickup. | 18+
This month's selection is The Library Book by Susan Orlean (2018) nonfiction.
For further information or to receive an invitation to the monthly Zoom meeting, please contact Lisa Lipshires at llipshires@springfieldlibrary.org
All Springfield City Library locations will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Explore great books, join a lively discussion, and meet others who enjoy reading too. New members are always welcome! Meets at noon on the second Tuesday of every month. Library copies of the book are available for curbside pickup. | 18+
This month's selection is Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague by Geraldine Brooks (2001) fiction.
For further information or to receive an invitation to the monthly Zoom meeting, please contact Lisa Lipshires at llipshires@springfieldlibrary.org
Explore great books, join a lively discussion, and meet others who enjoy reading too. New members are always welcome! Meets at noon on the second Tuesday of every month. Library copies of the book are available for curbside pickup. | 18+
This month's selection is Half Broke: A Memoir by Ginger Gaffney (2020) nonfiction.
For further information or to receive an invitation to the monthly Zoom meeting, please contact Lisa Lipshires at llipshires@springfieldlibrary.org
All Springfield City Library locations will be closed in observance of the holiday.
All Springfield City Library locations will close at 5 p.m. in observance of the holiday.
All Springfield City Library locations will be closed in observance of the holiday.
Explore great books, join a lively discussion, and meet others who enjoy reading too. New members are always welcome! Meets at noon on the second Tuesday of every month. Library copies of the book are available for curbside pickup. | 18+
This month's selection is On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong (2019) fiction.
For further information or to receive an invitation to the monthly Zoom meeting, please contact Lisa Lipshires at llipshires@springfieldlibrary.org
All Springfield City Library locations will be closed in observance of the holiday.
All Springfield City Library locations will be closed in observance of the holiday.
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