What's New at the Library

 

TAB Meeting Cancelled

The May 14 meeting of the Teen Advisory Board at the Central Library has been cancelled. The May 28 meeting will be held as scheduled.

Movie at Forest Park

Join us for a showing of the film The Golden Compass at the Forest Park Branch Library. Screenings are on Wednesday, May 14 at 6 p.m., and Saturday, May 17 at Noon.

New Booklists

We've added two new fiction booklists to our Recommended Reading page, Mother's Day: The Nontraditional Way and Natural Disaster Fiction. Check them out and enjoy! And don't forget to check our New Books and Media lists for the latest additions to the library catalog.

2008 Poetry Contest

Click here for all the 2008 winning poems and honorable mentions, along with information on the authors. A printed booklet of the 2008 winning poems will be available soon in the Reference Collection at each of the Springfield Library branches. Look for the top winners on display this summer at Tower Square, part of the Family Arts Festival being presented May 17, during the Spirit of Springfield's Pancake Breakfast.

Read/Write/Now 20th Anniversary

Read/Write/Now is celebrating twenty years of helping adult learners meet their goals with an open house on Wednesday, May 21, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Pine Point Branch, 204 Boston Road. The public is invited to this free event, and light refreshments will be served. Click here for details.

Gardening with the King at Pine Point

Join Master Gardener Larry King for free gardening workshops at the Pine Point Branch Library, 204 Boston Road. With over thirty-five years of experience, Mr. King will get your garden growing in no time! All workshops will be held on Thursday evenings from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m beginning on April 10. Click here for a complete schedule.

Spring Computer Classes

Sign up now for our next series of free computer classes, including the ever-popular Computer Basics introductory class, as well as classes on MS Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, and Excel, and blogging, databases, the library catalog, and more. Update: We've added another MS Excel class and a Computer Basics class and a Welcome to the Internet class in Spanish in May! Click here for a complete schedule and registration instructions.

City Library Featured in PSA

A public service announcement for the new Massachusetts Libraries website features the Central Library at 220 State Street. Click here to see our beautiful library up close and personal!

Check out our new blog!

The Springfield City Library is proud to announce our new weblog, Springfield City Library....A Place for Readers. Check out our blog for notes from our librarians on new and upcoming books, library book group discussions, upcoming author events, and more book-related news and reviews. Check it out now and let us know what you think!