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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: Lexington and Concord (April 19, 1775)

19 Apr 2023
https://youtu.be/5I_6NbwWR2E
Library News & Blurbs

Books Overflowing!

19 Apr 2023
Since I started here in June 2015, I have never opened a book drop I could not empty in three trips or less. Yesterday morning, it took six. We expect…
History Snapshots

History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Fort Sumter Attacked (April 12, 1861)

12 Apr 2023April 19, 2023
https://youtu.be/zudFJjuUr88
Library News & Blurbs

Puzzles, Quandaries, and Cryptexes, Oh My!

10 Apr 2023April 10, 2023
Any geocachers in town? A local patron and cacher going by username alorian88 has set up a puzzler of one at the Library. Staff have been instructed NOT to help…
Bits & Pieces

Bits & Pieces with Rebecca Lavallee: Historic Districts

6 Apr 2023
The topic for this month’s Bits & Pieces can once again be attributed to an ongoing project. This time the project is being worked on in conjunction with the Douglas…
Civic Engagement…

Help Bring a Storywalk to our Community

5 Apr 2023
Since 2020, storywalks have been a popular element of our summer reading program in Douglas. We have deployed them at Douglas Orchard and Farm and on the Southern New England…
History Snapshots

History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: CCC Established (April 5, 1933)

5 Apr 2023
https://youtu.be/4USBEkuKI6k
History Snapshots

History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Coca Cola (March 29, 1886)

29 Mar 2023
https://youtu.be/EC5veANA2aY
History Snapshots

History Snapshot with Dick Vanden Berg: Stamp Act (March 22, 1765)

8 Mar 2023March 22, 2023
https://youtu.be/SOmNCTjjrSk

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Upcoming Events

  • Douglas Writing Club June 8, 2023 at 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm Simon Fairfield Public Library, 290 Main St, Douglas, MA 01516, USA Are you looking for fellow writers to share camaraderie, ideas, works, and more? The Library will be hosting a new writing group starting on March 23. Our goal will be to meet on the second and fourth Thursdays of every month. This is an 18+ group as potentially mature works may be shared for critique…
  • Music and Movement June 13, 2023 at 11:30 am – 12:00 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.
  • Young Reader's Club June 13, 2023 at 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm Call or email Debbie (dsoderman@cwmars.org or 508-476-2695) at the library to register. 
  • Intrepid Readers June 13, 2023 at 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Simon Fairfield Public Library, 290 Main St, Douglas, MA 01516, USA Our June Intrepid Readers at the Simon Fairfield Public Library, 290 Main Street, Douglas, will be meeting on Tuesday, June 13th, 6:30 PM. All are welcomed to join us to discuss Lara Prior-Palmer's Rough Magic: riding the world's loneliest horse race, which captures the extraordinary story of the author as a young 19-year-old woman who forged…

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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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