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Simon Fairfield Public Library

The Literary Heart of Douglas, Massachusetts

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The Simon Fairfield Public Library aims to create an inspired, informed, enriched, and empowered literary community in Douglas and its neighboring towns. We aim to inspire our community with an abundance of quality reading material and activities.We aim to inform our community with accurate, reliable sources of data free from…Continue reading “About”

History Snapshots

History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: The Beatles hit #1 (February 1, 1964)

1 Feb 2023
https://youtu.be/jjiHNHjRkug
Library News & Blurbs

Give Us Your Disks!

31 Jan 2023
As our collections grow and evolve, trying to figure out how to juggle them is a never-ending puzzle. Especially in small, old buildings like ours, we have to make the…
Douglas Writes!

Read-Aloud Day: 36-hour Twitch Train featuring David Payne

30 Jan 2023
February 1 World Read-Aloud Day. David Payne, a local author and twitch streamer, has gone in with a bunch of other writers and poets to create 36-hours of live reading…
History Snapshots

History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Shay’s Rebellion (January 25, 1797)

25 Jan 2023
https://youtu.be/IV4OzSR0GEI
History Snapshots

History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Paris Peace Conference (January 18, 1919)

18 Jan 2023
https://youtu.be/YY0TQHzUqU0
Bits & Pieces

Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: School Colors & Mascots

12 Jan 2023
Last week Justin came to me asking for the next “Bits & Pieces” article. Between my last project and the holidays, I had nothing. I hadn’t started a new project…
History Snapshots

History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Amelia Earhart flew from Hawaii to CA (January 11, 1935)

11 Jan 2023
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYKVv10fng8
Library News & Blurbs

2022 Top Reads in Douglas

10 Jan 2023
Happy New Year! There are a lot of ways to summarize a library's activities for any given year. One of the funnest is examining what circulated most, because this tells…
Library News & Blurbs

No donations in the book drop, please

4 Jan 2023January 4, 2023
I hate sounding like the grinch, but please do not put donations in the book drop. Please tell all of your friends and family to stop putting donations in the…

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Upcoming Events

  • Winter Storytime - Ages 18 mos - 2 yrs February 6, 2023 at 10:00 am – 10:30 am Call or email Debbie at the library for more information. Pre-registration is required. 508-476-2695 dsoderman@cwmars.org Please Note: If school is canceled there is no storytime; delayed - no morning storytime; early release - no afternoon storytime. Please call the library if you have any questions.
  • Winter Storytime - Ages 3 - 5 yrs February 6, 2023 at 1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Call or email Debbie at the library for more information. Pre-registration is required. 508-476-2695 dsoderman@cwmars.org Please Note: If school is canceled there is no storytime; delayed - no morning storytime; early release - no afternoon storytime. Please call the library if you have any questions.
  • Music and Movement with Miss Deb February 7, 2023 at 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm Music with Deb Hudgins is sponsored by the YMCA Family & Community Partnership (YFCP), a Massachusetts Coordinated Family & Community Engagement (CFCE) Grant program funded by the Department of Early Education & Care and awarded to the YMCA of Central Massachusetts.
  • Winter Storytime - Ages 4 - 7 yrs February 7, 2023 at 6:00 pm – 6:30 pm Call or email Debbie at the library for more information.Pre-registration is required.508-476-2695dsoderman@cwmars.orgPlease Note: If school is canceled there is no storytime; delayed - no morning storytime; early release - no afternoon storytime. Please call the library if you have any questions.

Hours & Info

290 Main St.
P. O. Box 607
Douglas, MA 01516
1 (508) 476-2695
douglasmapubliclibrary@gmail.com
Monday 10-5
Tuesday 11-8
Wednesday 10-5
Thursday 11-8
Saturday 9-1

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