Monday-Thursday
10 AM-7 PM
Friday Closed
Saturday 10 AM-2 PM
414 Main Street Middlefield, CT 06455860-349-3857 | Email
Look for the red bucket in the library’s upper lobby! Do you have any old pens, markers, applesauce pouches, or toothpaste tubes? Sara Hofferd has placed a drop off space for these recyclables and more. If you’re wondering if your plastic items can be left in the red bucket, check https://www.terracycle.com/en-US/brigades
Available to check out! Stamping Kits–Everything you need to create cards or for scrapbooking. Each kit comes with clear stamps, acrylic blocks, ink pads, and decorative edge scissors. Choose from Birthday/Friendship, Get Well/Sympathy, Thank You, Wedding/New Baby, Valentine’s, Halloween/Fall, Thanksgiving, & Christmas.
This project is supported by a grant from the Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation.
Don’t forget about our lawn games including Bocce, Cornhole, Croquet, Curling, Giant Checkers, Giant Connect Four, Giant Dominoes, Giant Jenga, Horseshoes, Jumbo Foam Dice, Kan Jam, Ladder Toss, Lawn Bowling, Magnetic Darts, Ping Pong, Ring Toss, Scoop Ball, and Washer Toss. This project is supported by a grant from the Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation.
Storytimes are 10:30 AM on Wednesdays. Check with the Children’s department for location.
Do you have a United States flag which has become tattered or soiled? If you have a flag in need of retirement, please stop by the Library. Boy Scout Troop 270’s Nick Planeta has built a collection bin for such flags. As his Eagle Scout Project, Nick plans to retire these flags in a respectful, traditional way.
Looking for something to do? Stop by the library and pick up a puzzle! Over 80 different puzzles to choose from! 300, 500, and 1,000 pieces!
Got Old Photos? Children’s Artwork? Ticket Stubs? Do you want to preserve them for yourself and future generations? Stop by the library and take home our Doxie Flip Scanner. Gather your old photographs and other memorabilia and scan them with the Doxie Flip. The images are saved to an SD card, which you can then import to your home computer. After installing the Doxie software, you can organize your scans, crop, rotate, adjust the color, stitch multiple scans together, and upload to social media or other apps. This project is supported by a grant from the Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation.
Introducing Playaway Launchpads! Pre-Loaded Learning Tablets. Stop by the Children’s Department to play with one while you’re at the library or check one out and bring it home! Choose from All Revved Up! (Transportation for Ages 3-5, Pre K to K), In English! En Espanol! (Spanish for Ages 3-5, Pre K to K), When Pugs Fly! (Animals for Ages 5-7, Grades K-2), Number the Stars! (STEAM for Ages 8-10, Grades 3-5), and Smithsonian: All Things Animal! (English Language Arts for Ages 8-10, Grades 3-5). Thank you to Elise Weronik for her generous donation.
And the 2024 Nutmeg Winners are:
Elementary: Mellybean and the Giant Monster by Mike White
Intermediate: Scritch Scratch by Lindsay Currie
Middle School: Dress Coded by Carrie Firestone
High School: Heartstopper Vol. 1 by Alice Oseman
The 2025 Nutmeg Nominees have been announced!
Click on the links below for lists of the nominees:
https://www.nutmegaward.org/elementary-2-3
https://www.nutmegaward.org/intermediate-4-6
https://www.nutmegaward.org/middle-school-7-8
https://www.nutmegaward.org/high-school-9-12
Borrow one of our adult or child backpacks filled with fun items–bug box, binoculars, compass, field guides, journal–to take with you hiking! Backpacks check out for 1 week. This project is supported by a grant from the Coginchaug Valley Education Foundation, Inc.
