Grafton Library Shares Weekly Report For April 12-16

Press release from the Grafton Library:

April 17, 2021

We put out 164 bags and delivered 11 items to four Home Delivery patrons.

Our Community Read continues with multiple book discussions and craft activities, including a seed bomb this week. Visit www.graftonlibrary.org/communityread for details.

We updated the museum pass page again, as attractions change weekly: www.graftonlibrary.org/passes.

We continue to celebrate National Poetry month with online programs and DIY programs available for pickup on the curbside porch. Visit www.graftonlibrary.org/events for details.

We worked on the 2021 summer reading program: this summer’s reading theme is Tails & Tales and we want to feature the pets of Grafton! If you’d like to have your pet featured on the Library’s social media pages (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter) comment on the pinned thread on our Facebook page with a photo, your pet’s name and gender. If you want to share any fun facts, favorite hobbies, or toys about your pet, we’d love that too! Photos will be shared throughout the summer.

The Director worked on the budget, the March MPLCP report, meeting room policy, construction photo uploads, FF&E for the under construction library, the ESCBO Solar Panel grant application, the May Library Newsletter (sign up at and updated the MBLC Library Directory.

A reminder: Our library catalog Evergreen will be unavailable during a software update from Sunday, 4/18 at 5:15 PM and will be down for part or all of the day on Monday, 4/19. We will post to social media when it’s back up and running. EZProxy bypass will be in place, which means Overdrive and other electronic resources should still work. Staff will not be available due to the Monday holiday.

We fielded several questions from residents anxious to get back to browsing and in-person programming, like storytime. As of Thursday 4/15, only 37 libraries report in 343 communities are offering in-person browsing, and only one library has reported offering in-person library programming. MBLC regularly updates this site with COVID-19 information: https://mblc.state.ma.us/covid/index.php

Libraries are opening on an individual basis dependent on their unique ability to meet social distancing, cleaning and other requirements set by the Commonwealth. We anticipate opening for browsing by appointment this summer at 35 Grafton Common, and appreciate your patience and understanding. In the meantime:

Your Grafton Library Card is good at 150 C/W MARS member libraries and you can use your ID and Grafton Library Card to get a card in any of the other 8 library networks. Visit https://libraries.state.ma.us/libraries/search to find a library.

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