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Saturday Hours Return

The library will be open again on Saturdays starting Sept. 6. Regular Saturday hours are 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Adult Summer Reading Recap

Our 2025 Adult Summer Reading Program wrapped up on Friday, Aug. 29.

This year, an impressive 73 participants registered for the program - many of them returning after last year's program. Many thanks for participating!

All of our participants took on this year's challenge of "leveling up" at the Milford Town Library, via a multi-tiered reading log. They also had an opportunity to participate in two different "Bonus Levels" in July and August, which - if successfully completed - earned them an additional three tickets each.

All tickets were applied to three different prize drawings:

• Prize 1: Books & Beans - Friends of Milford Town Library reusable tote bag, filled with an assortment of titles for all reading tastes, along with a $50 gift certificate from our friends at Blooming Hearts Roastery!

• Prize 2: Character Build - A $75 gift certificate to TJ Cafe & Games, to be applied toward TJC&G's assortment of snacks, board games, miniatures, and puzzles.

• Prize 3: Paintball Play - 4 free passes and a box of 2,000 paintballs from our friends at Friendly Fire Paintball in Upton, a guaranteed adrenaline boost!

In addition to learning about library resources, participants checked out the new facilities at Milford Town Park, made new community connections through books and reading, and engaged with the library via our events and social media. Our final month of the Adult SRP was capped off by our first-ever Jigsaw Puzzle Tournament, during which six teams competed to be the first to complete a 300-piece puzzle design (courtesy of Ravensburger USA)! Feedback for our 2025 program was very positive, and we plan to keep the Adult SRP fun coming in 2026!

Bead Therapy Workshop with Zanger Freeman

Come and enjoy the creative process in a tranquil space with a Bead Therapy Workshop with Zangar Freeman on Tuesday, Sept.16 at 6:30 p.m.

This interactive and meditative workshop teaches the basics of making beaded jewelry, focusing on semi-precious stones and natural materials. Each participant will keep all the pieces they make. All materials are provided free of charge. 

Registration is required and is currently full. To reserve your space on a waiting list, please visit our calendar page.

English Classes

The library offers free drop-in classes for adults who want to learn and improve their English. The fall class schedule begins on Tuesday, Sept. 9. Beginner classes are held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 7 - 8 p.m. An intermediate class is held on Thursdays from 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. Classes are held on the lower level of the library in the ESL Classroom. Registration is not required. For more information, please call the Information Desk at 508-473-2145 ext. 2.

Las clases gratuitas sin cita previa para adultos que quieran aprender y mejorar su inglés comienzan el martes 9 de septiembre de 2025. Las clases para principiantes se llevan a cabo los martes y jueves por la noche de 7 a 8 p.m. Una clase intermedia se lleva a cabo los jueves de 5:30 a 6:30 p.m. Las clases se llevan a cabo en el nivel inferior de la biblioteca en el aula de ESL.  No es necesario registrarse. Para obtener más información, llame al mostrador de información al 508-473-2145 x 2.

As aulas presenciais gratuitas para adultos que desejam aprender e melhorar seu inglês começam na terça-feira, 9 Setembro de 2025. As aulas para iniciantes são ministradas nas noites de terça e quinta, das 19h às 20h. Uma aula intermediária é ministrada às quintas-feiras, das 17h30 às 18h30. As aulas são ministradas no nível inferior da biblioteca, na sala de aula ESL.  O registro não é necessário. Para obter mais informações, ligue para o balcão de informações em 508-473-2145 x 2.

Community Puzzle Swap

Calling all puzzlers! Our next puzzle swap will be held on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Puzzles will be available throughout the day on our display table by the main entrance. Take one or more puzzles home, and leave a puzzle or puzzles if you want! (These are not part of the library's collection and are FREE to take home - they do not need to be checked out.)

If you enjoy working on puzzles, please also consider participating in our Community Puzzles in the Non-Fiction area of the library. We always try to have 1 or 2 going at any time. (Note that this is a quiet area - group puzzle work is welcome, but please be considerate of others who are studying/working.

History of the Beer Can with Kevin Logan

In honor of the 90th anniversary of the beer can, the Friends of the Milford Town Library invite you to a pop-up museum on Monday, Sept. 29 at 7 p.m.

This presentation will take you on a nostalgic trip through beer can history with Kevin Logan, curator and owner of this one-of-a-kind museum in East Taunton. He'll look at the pop culture, history, art and humor of the beer can and share fun facts and trivia about the industry, and offer door prizes, including museum souvenirs. A Q&A will follow the presentation. 

Come celebrate the beer can—a useful and colorful invention that serves as both container and brand advertising.

Center Book Group

The Center Book Group meets next on Tuesday, Sept. 16 at 10 a.m. at the Milford Senior Center. The September book selection is The Next Day: Transitions, Change and Moving Forward by Melissa French Gates published this year.

French Gates, a philanthropist who along with her ex-husband Bill Gates, founded the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, also published The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World (2019).

French Gates’ long-standing advocacy for technological and health equity around the world continues, now encompassing women’s rights including the right to choose and become entrepreneurs.

To reserve a copy, call the Information Desk at 508-473-2145 ext. 2, order online or email: [email protected]. Copies are available in regular, larger print and via the Libby App an e-book or e-audio.

Silent Book Club

Join us on Wednesday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. for the next meeting of the Milford Town Library Silent Book Club.

Come and enjoy the companionship of silent reading with neighbors and friends at the Milford Town Library Silent Book Club. No assignments, no homework. Joining in from 7 - 7:30 p.m. for refreshments is optional.

Simply bring whatever you want to read. It can be your own book, audiobook (with headphones), magazine, newspaper, comic, etc. or grab an interesting read off our shelves. You do not need to have a library card to read here at the library. You only need a card if you want to check an item out.

Our Silent Book Club chapter meets on the fourth Wednesday of each month. Silent Book Club is a global community of readers with 1,700 chapters in more than 55 countries!

Milford Area Wordsmiths

Looking for a quiet, dedicated time and place where you can write? Join the Milford Area Wordsmiths writers' group! We provide a safe place for adults (18+) to write and even share your work if you desire. All levels are welcome, from first-time writers to published authors. All genres are welcome, too, from picture books to romantasy to nonfiction.

The group meets the first and third Monday of each month (except holidays) from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Drop-ins are welcome. The Milford Area Wordsmiths will be facilitated by Carol Allen, a first-time writer of children's books, lifelong bookworm, and recently retired middle-school teacher. For more information, please call 508-473-2145, ext. 2.

Mahjong Group

A recently formed Mahjong group meets twice a month at the Milford Town Library. This group welcomes players familiar to Mahjong to join for enjoyment of the game, not for high stakes competition! The group meets on select Tuesdays from 6 - 8 p.m. at the library in the Quarry Room. The fall meeting dates are:

• Sept. 23

• Oct. 14

• Oct. 28 

Those who are interested can join any of the meetings. Mahjong sets are provided.  Questions? Please call the Information Desk at 508-473-2145 ext. 2.

Coming Soon!

Friends Fall Book Sale

The Friends of the Milford Town Library will hold their fall book sale on Friday, Oct. 24 from 3:30 - 6:30 p.m. (Friends members only) and Saturday, Oct. 25 from 9:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. for the general public.

The book sales offer a massive selection of gently used books in all genres for all reading tastes and ages. DVDS, games and puzzles are also available.

Please note that there is a price increase this year: adult books, puzzles, CDs and games are $2 each, and all children's and young adult books are 50 cents each. Memberships may be purchased or renewed at the door.

Proceeds from the book sales help fund the summer reading programs for both children and adults as well as programs, events, concerts, and more throughout the year.

Author Reading & Signing: The Remembering: Of Leather and Stone

Join us for a gathering to hear author Charles Paul Collins read from and speak about his new book at Memorial Hall on Saturday, Oct. 25 at 1 p.m.

Set in mid-19th century Milford, The Remembering: Of Leather and Stone, a recently released novel by Charles Paul Collins, unfolds through three personal journals—written as if by Collins' own Irish and Italian ancestors nearly two centuries ago. They navigate their way in a new country, building lives of family, faith and sacrifice.

Join us for a meaningful community gathering to celebrate our shared history, reflect on the stories that shape us, and strengthen the bonds that unite our families.

You’re invited to meet Charles and share your family stories. Copies of The Remembering: Of Leather & Stone will be available for purchase and signing.

This special event is co-sponsored by the Milford Historical Commission, St. Mary’s of the Assumption Church and the Friends of the Milford Town Library.

Artwork: Mari Steinmann and Students

During September, artwork by artist and instructor Mari Steinmann and her students will be on exhibit at the library. Mari teaches watercolor and a variety of art classes at the Milford Senior Center and other local organizations. Stop in to see the beautiful creations displayed on the main level of the library, in the adult display case and next to the Information Desk. Milford's got talent and Mari knows how to coax it into being.