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An Evening with the Spirits

Featuring a variety of whiskeys and other spirits to sample provided by Coastal Wine & Spirits, plus psychics and mediums to help discover otherworldly spirits. Light refreshments and more!

Tickets are $45 per soul, must be 21+. Tickets available now. Click here to purchase your ticket.
Blackstone Library Staff Artwork

For this season’s artist gallery, Blackstone Library’s own staff members will be displaying their artwork in the gallery! Read more…

Seed Library

The seed library has been restocked! Find it in the lower lobby, near the self-checkout machine! CLICK HERE to learn more.
New Tote Bags and More for Sale!

Get your library swag! The following items are available for purchase onsite at the Blackstone Library (not accepting mail or phone orders). Highlighted titles may also be borrowed from the library — click on the title to check its status.

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Library of Things

Thanks to a generous donation from the Friends of the Blackstone Library, our Library of Things expansion has officially begun! We now have household tools, a birdwatching kit, a metal detector, a travel kit, and Pickleball available for checkout, with more coming soon!

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Museum Passes: Discounts on Admission

Check out our museum pass program, offering discounted admission to zoos, art museums, children’s museums, nature centers, and more! Passes are available thanks to funding from the Friends of the James Blackstone Memorial Library and Allan Louis Loeb Foundation.

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Library Card Sign Up Month

September was Library Card Sign-Up Month, and we had so much fun participating in a state-wide project to highlight what Connecticut public library cards have to offer! Did you know your Blackstone Library card can be used at any public library in CT? Read more…

Books & Blooms

This weekend, the Branford Garden Club will fill the Blackstone Library with special flower arrangements inspired by books! Read more…

An Evening with the Spirits

Featuring a variety of whiskeys and other spirits to sample provided by Coastal Wine & Spirits, plus psychics and mediums to help discover otherworldly spirits. Light refreshments and more!

Tickets are $45 per soul, must be 21+. Tickets available now. Click here to purchase your ticket.

Little Recipe Library

Share your favorite family recipes with your community, and discover wonderful new recipes from your friends and neighbors! The Blackstone Library is proud to partner with the Willoughby Wallace Memorial Library in hosting Little Recipe Libraries at both locations! Read more…

eBooks/Audiobooks: Did you know?

eBooks and digital audiobooks are great ways to experience a book, but the high cost to libraries makes building strong collections difficult. Read more…

Assistive Listening Devices Available

If you attend a program in the auditorium that uses the sound system, you now have the ability to use an assistive listening device. Ask at the Reference Desk when arriving for the program, and we’ll give you the device and show you how to use it.
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