Always Make Time for a Good Story! Join us for Once Upon a Storytime

Posted by switham on 07 October 17

Wednesday, October 11  1:30-2:00 pm

Join us for a special storytime, fun activities, and see a highlighted feature of the Willard House & Clock Museum!

Ages 3 and up, siblings welcome. Please REGISTER for this program.

Location: 11 Willard Street, North Grafton

Library CLOSED for Columbus Day

Posted by switham on 29 September 17

The Grafton Public Library will be CLOSED Monday, October 9th in observance of Columbus Day. No items are due.

Museum Passes for Monday, October 9th may be picked up Saturday, October 7th until 5pm. The Library will re-open at 10am on Tuesday, October 10th at 10am.

Please visit our 24/7 digital library branch.

Delayed Opening Friday, September 15

Posted by switham on 07 September 17

Take our Summer Program 2017 Survey and win!

Posted by acusher on 24 August 17

Thanks for participating in our Summer Library Program!

Now you can help us make next year even better!  Whether you participated in our Summer Program or not, take a survey to help us better serve you! There’s a survey for every age group. Participants in the kids and adult surveys will be entered to win a $25 gift card card. Teens will be entered to win a $25 movie gift card. Surveys will be available until September 30th.

Take our Children’s Survey (For grade 5 and under, parents can take for children)

Take our Teen Survey (For grades 6-12)

Take our Adult Survey (For adults 18 and over)

Please note: C/WMars Catalog maintenance scheduled 8/19 & 8/20

Posted by switham on 14 August 17

The C/WMars catalog will be down between  11 PM Saturday night (August 19) and will plan on being down until 4 PM on Sunday (August 20) while they upgrade the database server.

C/WMars will be replacing their old database server with a brand new, faster server. They will also be upgrading the Postgres database software underpinning the Evergreen ILS. These significant improvements will boost  performance across the board.

The catalog will be completely unavailable during the upgrade.  We apologize for any inconvenience.

Library to CLOSE July 3rd & 4th in Observation of Independence Day

Posted by switham on 09 June 17

The Grafton Public Library will be CLOSED Monday, July 3 & Tuesday July 4 in observation of the Independence Day holiday. No items are due on July 3 or 4. Museum Passes for July 3 & 4 may be picked up Friday, June 30 & Saturday July 1.

The Library will reopen at 10:00 AM on Wednesday July 5

Please visit our digital branch online to read a newspaper, check out an eBook, learn a new language, and more!

Did you know…we have Tabletop/Educational/Lawn Games & Toys available for check out?

Posted by switham on 06 May 17

Yes, we do! We have a growing selection of games for kids, teens, adults and families to borrow (3 weeks with 1 renewal) from the Library.

We also carry lawn games too (bocce, horseshoes, and croquet) just in time for the summer!

See the full ONLINE LIST of games and toys at the GPL.

April Vacation Week Programs for KIDS!

Posted by switham on 08 April 17

Check out the programs for Kids!

DROP-IN Lego Free Play
Tuesday, April 18 10:00am-12:00pm
Come on in and build! Grades PreK-5

Movie Night: Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (PG-13)
Tuesday, April 18 6:30pm
This movie is rated PG-13 and may not be appropriate for very young children. The Children’s Room will close at 6:00 pm for this program.

Tween Crafternoon: Garden Crafts
Wednesday, April 19 1:00pm-2:30pm
Grades 3-5 Celebrate Spring with some seasonal crafts. Please register at graftonlibrary.org/events.

LEGO Build: Sea Turtle (session 1)
Wednesday, April 19 6:00pm-6:45pm
Grades 3+ (No exceptions). Join for a special Earth Day theme Build! Registration begins April 12th. Please register at graftonlibrary.org/events.

DROP-IN Paper Airplanes
Thursday, April 20 10:00am-12:00pm
Fold ‘em and then…drum roll please…Fly ‘em! Grades PreK-5

LEGO Build: Sea Turtle (session 2)
Thursday, April 20 3:00pm-3:45pm
Grades 3+ (No exceptions). Join for a special Earth Day themed LEGO Build! Registration begins April 12th. Please register at graftonlibrary.org/events.

DROP-IN Domino Challenge
Friday, April 21 10:00am-12:00pm
Grades PreK-5.  Line them up and knock them down!

Family Yoga
Friday, April 21 1:00pm-2:00pm
Bend and stretch and …breath! GradesPreK-5 Program will be held at the Municipal Center, 30 Providence Road. Registration opens on April 1st. Please register at graftonlibrary.org/events.

Please note our unattended child policy which applies to all programs: under age 7, parent must remain in proximity; ages 8-12, parent must remain in building,13+ may be unattended.

Thank you for your cooperation!

Library CLOSED for Patriot’s Day

Posted by switham on 06 April 17

The Grafton Public Library will be CLOSED in observation of Patriot’s Day on Monday, April 17, 2017. No items are due this day. The Library will reopen at 10:00 AM on Tuesday, April 18.

Please visit our digital branch online to read a newspaper, check out an ebook, learn a new language, and more!

Are You Missing Anything..?

Posted by switham on 11 March 17

Our Lost & Found box has hats, gloves, stuffed animals, water bottles, etc and is beginning to overflow. All items will be donated to a local thrift shop if not claimed by March 20.