The Blackstone Library has completed a Strategic Framework that will help guide us into the future. This framework is a result of community conversations and a community-wide survey that took place last year, and will help us better serve the Branford community. We’ll use the Framework to plan programs, services, and investments to infrastructure that address our community’s needs so that we can continue our legacy of engaging community, expanding minds, and enriching lives.
The Community Dining Room is seeking donations of both food and diapers, and the Blackstone is an official drop-off location!
The James Blackstone Memorial Library has extended their search for proposals from artists with experience with murals and/or large-scale painting projects. Read more here.
Thank you for everyone who came out to shop and support the Friends Book Sale, which in turn, supports the Blackstone.
Your membership in the Friends helps support this wonderful organization — join today for a little as $10 and make a big impact in the community!
Blackstone cardholders now have access to the New Haven Register from home. It’s updated daily and includes a new image edition that allows you to flip through the paper page by page (click the link with the format “image”).
The James Blackstone Memorial Library is a public association library in the heart of beautiful Branford, CT. We are a 501(c)(3) organization governed by a volunteer-member Board of Trustees. The Town provides approximately 85% of our total operating budget while the remainder is funded primarily through fundraising, grants, and donations. Read more…
Try out the new Palace App for an enhanced collection of eBook and Audiobook titles. The Palace Project groups together collections from OverDrive, the CT State Library collection and thousands of titles curated by the Digital Public Library of America. Titles are available in a number of languages and sign-up is quick and easy. Just download the app from Google Play or the App Store, click on Find Your Library, scroll down to James Blackstone Memorial Library, enter your library barcode number and you are ready to borrow.
The library will be closed on Monday, June 20th in observance of Juneteenth.
The Blackstone 125th Birthday Bash will be held Saturday, June 25, at the Blackstone Library. Featuring special events and activities for the entire family. Read more…