{"id":9487,"date":"2018-04-21T11:25:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-21T15:25:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/libtest\/?page_id=9487"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:56:56","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:56:56","slug":"brightwood-branch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/locations-and-hours\/brightwood-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"Brightwood Branch"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"su-tabs su-tabs-style-default su-tabs-mobile-stack\" data-active=\"1\" data-scroll-offset=\"0\" data-anchor-in-url=\"no\"><div class=\"su-tabs-nav\"><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Hours<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Directions<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Contact Us<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Holidays<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Computers<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Community Room<\/span><span class=\"\" data-url=\"\" data-target=\"blank\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">About<\/span><\/div><div class=\"su-tabs-panes\"><div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Hours\">\n<div class=\"su-table su-table-alternate\">\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td colspan=\"8\">Brightwood Branch &#8211; 359 Plainfield Street &#8211; Springfield MA 01107<span style=\"color: #ff0000\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>MON<\/td>\n<td>TUE<\/td>\n<td>WED<\/td>\n<td>THU<\/td>\n<td>FRI<\/td>\n<td>SAT<\/td>\n<td>SUN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1-5<\/td>\n<td>1-8<\/td>\n<td>1-5<\/td>\n<td>1-8<\/td>\n<td>9-5<\/td>\n<td>Closed<\/td>\n<td>Closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Directions\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-medium wp-image-9688\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"144\" src=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2018\/04\/BrightWood_Exterior-300x144.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9688\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Brightwood Branch Library exterior<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>359 Plainfield Street<br>Springfield MA 01107<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parking:<\/strong> Free parking is available in the lot shared by the Library and Chestnut Accelerated Middle School. On-street parking is also available. The Children\u2019s area is on the right.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Book Drop:<\/strong> Located to the right of the main entrance, facing Plainfield St.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PVTA Bus Route:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/pvta.com\/schedules\/B4.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">B4<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<form action=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps\" method=\"get\" target=\"_blank\"><label for=\"saddr\">Enter your location<\/label><br><input name=\"saddr\" type=\"text\"><br><input name=\"daddr\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"359 Plainfield St. Springfield MA\"><br><input type=\"submit\" value=\"Get directions\"><\/form>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Contact Us\">\n413-263-6805<\/p>\n<p><strong>Manager:<\/strong> Ignacio Mendez<br \/>\n<strong>Supervisor:<\/strong> Haydee Hodis <\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Holidays\"><br>The Brightwood Branch will be closed for the following holidays:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-6\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-6\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th colspan=\"2\" class=\"column-1\">The libraries will be closed on the following dates for holidays:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">December 31, 2025 (Wednesday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">New Year&#8217;s Eve: All libraries close at 2pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">January 1, 2026 (Thursday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">New Year&#8217;s Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">January 19 (Monday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Martin Luther King, Jr. Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">February 16 (Monday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Presidents\u2019 Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">April 5 (Sunday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Easter: Central Library closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">April 20 (Monday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Patriot\u2019s Day (MA holiday)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">May 25 (Monday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Memorial Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-9\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">June 19 (Friday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Juneteenth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-10\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">July 3-4 (Friday-Saturday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Independence Day <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-11\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">September 7 (Monday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Labor Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-12\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">October 12 (Monday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Columbus Day \/ Indigenous Peoples&#8217; Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-13\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">November 11 (Wednesday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Veterans Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-14\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">November 25 (Wednesday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Thanksgiving Eve: All libraries close at 5 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-15\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">November 26 (Thursday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Thanksgiving Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-16\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">December 24 (Thursday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Christmas Eve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-17\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">December 25 (Friday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Christmas Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-18\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">December 31 (Thursday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">New Year&#8217;s Eve: All libraries close at 5 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-19\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">January 1, 2027 (Friday)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">New Year&#8217;s Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-6 from cache -->\n\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Computers\">\n<strong>Computers:<\/strong> Eight (8) internet computers, plus two (2) computers exclusively for children&#8217;s early literacy games. Each session lasts 60 minutes. Earbuds available at the Circulation Desk upon request.<br \/>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"Community Room\">\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-thumbnail wp-image-9552\">\n<figure class=\"alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2018\/04\/Brightwood_CommunityRoomthumb-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph of the Brightwood Branch Community Room\" class=\"wp-image-9552\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2018\/04\/Brightwood_CommunityRoomthumb-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2018\/04\/Brightwood_CommunityRoomthumb.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2018\/04\/Brightwood_CommunityRoom.jpg\">Brightwood Branch<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>To promote neighborhood culture and development, the library makes its community room available for educational, social service, and other organizations. The library also hosts community events such as musical performances, puppet shows, readings by authors, and exhibitions by illustrators and other artists. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/meeting-rooms\/\">Visit the Meeting Room page<\/a> for information about booking the Community Room, to review our meeting room rules and policies, and submit a meeting room request.<br><\/div>\n<div class=\"su-tabs-pane su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" data-title=\"About\">The beautiful Brightwood Branch Library is located in the heart of the Brightwood section of Springfield. The library is situated in the Chestnut Accelerated Middle School building across the street from the Benjamin Ramos Health Center.<\/p>\n<p>Through its Collections and Services, the Brightwood Branch Library provides for the informational, educational, and leisure needs of the community.<\/p>\n<p>Do you know how the Brightwood area got its name? Josiah Gilbert Holland (born in Belchertown, MA in 1819), doctor, author, poet, and early editor of <em>The Springfield Republican<\/em>, wrote his second narrative poem titled &#8220;Kathrina,&#8221; in 1867 while staying at his new home in the north end of Springfield. He called his beautiful home (&#8220;painted a glowing Venetian red&#8221;) Brightwood, and the name was soon applied to the whole section of the city. Interestingly J.G. Holland married Elizabeth Chapin, a good friend of Amherst poet Emily Dickinson. Mr. Holland died in New York City in 1881 and is buried in the Springfield Cemetery; his bronze profile wrought by Augustus Saint-Gaudens adorns his cemetery monument.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/3ypT9Qa2e3s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Watch a video tour of the library here!<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/springfield.cwmars.org\/Search\/Results?lookfor=&amp;searchIndex=Keyword&amp;filter[]=format%3A%22Book%22&amp;filter[]=available_at%3A%22Springfield+Brightwood+Branch%22&amp;filter[]=local_time_since_added_SPRINGFIELD_MA%3A%222+Months%22&amp;sort=days_since_added+asc&amp;view=list&amp;searchSource=local\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2018\/05\/Bookicon-150x150.png\" alt=\"Search New Titles\" class=\"wp-image-10589\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2018\/05\/Bookicon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2018\/05\/Bookicon.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><center>New Titles<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/support-your-library\/\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2018\/05\/Supporticon-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2018\/05\/Supporticon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2018\/05\/Supporticon.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><center>Support Us<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/springfield.librarycalendar.com\/events\/upcoming?branches%5B101%5D=101&amp;branches%5B90%5D=90&amp;branches%5B109%5D=109&amp;branches%5B191%5D=191\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2018\/05\/Calendaricon-150x150.png\" alt=\"Search Our Calendar\" class=\"wp-image-10590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2018\/05\/Calendaricon-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2018\/05\/Calendaricon.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 85vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><center>Brightwood Events<\/center><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Branch News<\/h4>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop \">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-38054\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"su-post-thumbnail\" href=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/seed-library\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2026\/03\/Website-Banner.png\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Graphic to promote Seed Library\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2026\/03\/Website-Banner.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2026\/03\/Website-Banner-300x88.png 300w, https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/assets\/2026\/03\/Website-Banner-768x225.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 60vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/seed-library\/\">Seed Library<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: March 6, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>In 2026, Springfield City Library is adding a Seed Library to every Branch! <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-37518\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/springfield-city-library-seeks-input-for-strategic-plan\/\">Springfield City Library seeks input for strategic plan<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: July 23, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Springfield City Library is hoping to get 2,000 or more city residents to answer a survey that will help shape the library\u2019s future strategic plan.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-37279\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/1-million-minutes-of-reading-wanted-in-springfield-area-librarians-warn-of-the-summer-slide\/\">1 million minutes of reading wanted in Springfield; area librarians warn of the \u2018summer slide\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: June 7, 2025\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The challenge kicks off June 23, running through July and August.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brightwood Branch Library is located in the heart of the Brightwood section of Springfield. 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