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The latest news, information, book lists, and more—from Berlin-Peck Memorial Library!
Visit the library dressed in the daily theme for a chance to win a library swag bag!
We are partnering with @NeighborhoodForest to help green our community and inspire youth environmentalism!
Check out the library’s picks for Black History Month!
Highlighting our online resources—plus, learn about the probate process, make your own zine, and improve your neck and shoulder health.
A fun way to gauge how much heat and passion readers can expect from their romance novel!
Books to help you complete April’s challenge: Read a book with a title that starts with ‘how to.’ All-Year Reading Challenge • 2025
Books to help you complete March’s challenge: Read a book where a crime is committed. All-Year Reading Challenge • 2025
Books to help you complete February’s challenge: Read a book from any ‘best of 2024’ list. All-Year Reading Challenge • 2025
Books to help you complete January’s challenge: Read a book about mental health or social media. All-Year Reading Challenge • 2025
Books to help you complete January’s challenge: Read a book about mental health or social media. All-Year Reading Challenge • 2025
Start the year off with fun and informative events, book clubs, reading challenges, and literary contests.
Eddie Hall is an abstract artist in Berlin, Connecticut creating works using recycled windows which exhibit vibrant colors and geometric patterns.
Featuring similar titles that delve into topics like anxiety, resilience, generational change, and mental well-being.
The Children’s Department December e-newsletter is here, and there’s SNOW much to do this coming month!
We’re so excited to bring The Welcoming Library to Berlin through the end of January! The Welcoming Library is a portable collection of acclaimed picture books chosen to spark conversations about immigration, belonging and welcoming.
Titles by authors who have given talks through Author Talks Online.
Learn about Native American history and hear the voices of Native Americans.
Honoring volunteers and those who serve. Plus, author talks, fun food events, book clubs, and more!
Assemblages by Sarah Schneiderman, on display November 2 through November 30.
We have SO MUCH going on here at the library in the month of November!
Novels that capture the spirit of the times, as well as nonfiction that explore the people and events that shaped history.
Hello Autumn! Check out our Teen events for October and November.
Are you registered to vote? Are you eligible to vote by mail? What are the deadlines? Get answers with this handy FAQ!
🎃 Our October e-newsletter has dropped, and we have plenty of programs and activities to keep the family busy, including a StoryWalk®at the Berlin Veterans’ Park, dancing with Miss Britt, a Minion Matinee, storytimes, and more! 🍂
Moody, mysterious tales of ambition, intellect, and the shadowy side of academia.
Celebrate National Friends of Libraries Week with books about libraries!
September is Library Card Sign-Up Month! Earn entries into our raffle—plus some great events!
September brings storytimes, STEAM, Library Card Sign-Up Month and more!
Learn about food and the food industry, from the history of the humble potato to global agribusiness.
We’re getting NEW picture book shelving! The Children’s Department will be closed on Wednesday, August 14th so we can move books onto our new picture book shelves. We’re really excited and think you’ll love the new shelving! We’ll have a small selection of books in the lobby to check out, however. Thank you for your […]
August brings new Picture Book shelving, Pokemon, a Crafternoon, VR & Virtual Reality, an Ice Cream Party and more!
We’re changing the way we organize our adult non-fiction books!
If you’re a fan of Freida McFadden, try these authors and novels!
Dive into our curated collection of beach reads, perfect for soaking up the sun while losing yourself in captivating stories and lighthearted adventures.
Are you entering grades 7-12? Do you enjoy working with children? Do you need volunteer hours? The Children’s Department is looking for volunteers to assist with our Summer Reading Program!
Explore history and culture, from the American chestnut tree to the invasion of Normandy—plus a workshop on listening skills!
Explore historical events through the lens of both factual accounts and creative storytelling!
Celebrating the contributions and influence of Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Americans to the history, culture, and achievements of the United States.
We’re hosting a multi-generational poetry and art exhibit on the theme of growing!
Spring into April with fun programs for all ages!
Parents, teachers, and caregivers are invited to join us for an evening with author and educator Megan Dowd Lambert.
Feeling lucky? Check out the Children’s Department March Newsletter!
Welcoming Anne as our new Head of Adult Services—plus gardening programs, a book tasting, Let’s Talk Race, and dog behavior.
From beginner to advanced, fancy to scrap-saving—expand your quilting repertoire.
Read a fictional book based on the life of a real women.! All-Year Reading Challenge • 2024
Check out these new novels and non-fiction exploring Asian and Asian-American heritage!
There’s a lot to love about February: storytimes, a Special Guy Dance, STEAM, Library Littles Playgroup, and more!
Cupcake Wars, Crafts & Conversation, Art and Poetry Nights, and more are in store for February!
Check out the library’s picks for Black History Month!
Read a fictional book based on real life events! All-Year Reading Challenge • 2024
Read a book with a bird on the cover! All-Year Reading Challenge • 2024
Free tax prep for low and middle-income taxpayers. Call 860-828-7126 or visit the Library to schedule.
Read an author’s debut novel or first published book! All-Year Reading Challenge • 2024
Check out these books that will cure your wanderlust and help you escape through the pages of a book!
How to build a library—plus Courageous Conversations and the Six Word Memoir contest!
It’s going to be a wonderful year! Check out what’s in store at the start of 2024!
Be your best self—or even learn a new skill or hobby in the new year!
A community-wide scavenger hunt with a frosty twist!
There’s SNOW much going on the next few months, from the Teen Advisory Board (TAB) and Pop Tart Pillow Making to Booking Around Brrrlin and Late Night Exam Study Hours for BHS students!
Our annual gingerbread house contest—plus, looking forward to 2024!
Our December Children’s Department calendar is here! It’s a busy month, and we’re looking forward to everything from storytimes to a Noon Year’s Eve countdown!
Our November newsletter is here, and we’re having DINO FUN all month long!
Changing seasons, visiting family, and brain health—plus some great events!
Dino-vember is here! Visit us in the Children’s Department for DINO FUN all MONTH LONG! We will have a Dino-mite Scavenger Hunt, Dinosaur Crafts & Michele Urban’s Find Your Dinosaur Roar Program to celebrate!
Your input is vital in shaping our programs and services! Take a moment to complete our Community Survey. ♥
Interested in being a part of a Teen Advisory Board? Need recommendations for new Horror books? Check out the Teen October Newsletter!
The Children’s Department’s October newsletter is here! Open it if you dare!
Check out a horror book for the spookiest month of the year!
Let us know how the library can better serve the community—plus a horror story contest and a TON of events!
Getting ready for Halloween? Check out a cozy mystery or supernatural thriller… at the library!
September is National Suicide Prevention Month.
Our weekly storytimes resume the week of September 12! Join us for Wiggles & Giggles (ages birth – 23 months), Little Waddlers (ages 2-3), or Mother Goose on the Loose (ages birth-5). Visit our Event Calendar for dates and times.
A booklist is created by our summer readers! We’ve done the math to see which books were the most popular in the 2023 Adult Summer Reading program.
A raffle for Library Card Sign-Up Month, new databases, and a chance to provide ideas and feedback on the library!
Books and resources to help understand the events of September 11, 2001.
Celebrating the contributions and rich cultural heritage of Hispanic and Latinx individuals.
Welcome to the world of graphic novels! (Don’t worry—we’ve skipped the superheroes for this list.)
Would you rather be trapped surrounded by too much water (the sea) or not enough (the desert)?
It’s the dog days of summer, and our August calendar is here! From meteorite explorations to Family Jammie Storytime, we have something for everyone!
If you’re a fan of Jasmine Guillory, try these authors and novels!
Tired of the typical beach reads? Looking for something to keep you on the edge of your seat? Check out our latest arrivals in horror!
Is it even Summer without a new Elin Hilderbrand book? While you’re waiting for her newest, here are some similar books and authors!
New carpet, news about ebooks—and we’ll see you at the Kensington Garden Club Plant Sale!
Mother’s Day is coming up on Sunday, May 14! Why not celebrate with a book?
Books that tell the story of those who served in the United States Armed Forces.
This April the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library Children’s/Teen Departments will be hosting a poetry and art exhibit on the theme of water! Click to find out how you can participate!
While you’re waiting for those May flowers, check out these fiction books with floral covers!
National Public Health Week takes place on the first full week of April. This booklist includes excellent books on a wide variety of health topics.
Our Children’s Department April Newsletter is filled with all things Spring! From Spring Vacation programs to storytimes to slime, check out our schedule of events!
New computers (finally!) and a new statement on diversity, equity, access, and inclusion.
Our Children’s Department March Newsletter is here! From a Leprechaun Scavenger Hunt to a Family Jammie Storytime, we’re gearing up for Spring!
Check out the library’s picks for Black History Month!
F is for February and finances. Plus, our second annual First Line Literary Contest is here!
Books to make you happy you’re single, help you get over a breakup, and more!
Looking to read about the U.S. Presidents? Here’s are some quick links to the Library’s collection!
Check out these new novels and non-fiction exploring Asian and Asian-American heritage!
Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by learning more about the man and his mission!
The Berlin-Peck Memorial Library is starting a new, year-long initiative to help adults fall in love with reading.
Looking to explore new skills in 2023? We’ve got you covered: learn meditation, become a little smarter, try your hand at writing a memoir (in only 6 words!), organize and declutter, and communicate more effectively with your healthcare provider among many other programs.
Happy New Year! Start the year off right by accepting a snowman-themed winter reading challenge, attending a playgroup, or playing some board games!
Wanna build a snowman? Check out all the *cool* events happening this month!
Everything going on for teens at the library in December and January!
Hands down, the best thing about the library this year is you, our patrons.
Winter is in the air… it’s time to break out the warm socks and hot drinks!
Learn about Native American history and hear the voices of Native Americans.
Learn about Ukrainian history, culture, and current events.
Get in the holiday spirit with streaming Hallmark movies and a bow making class, plus Kensington Garden Club’s annual Veterans Memorial Tree.
The Children’s Department’s November Newsletter has arrived, and it’s dino-mite!
Do you like working with children? Do you love video gaming, crafting, building, robotics, coding, and/or making in general? Then consider applying to be a Makerspace Mentor!
Our Children’s Department newsletter for October is scary good!
This month we are offering several programs focused on nature—plus a 5-week, in person program focused on helping you find purpose, feed your brain, and challenge your mind daily.
Check out what your fellow Berlin-Peck readers recommend!
The choice of classic whodunits, Victorian serial killers, assassins, and even employers. This Halloween, read up on the scary world of poisons and other toxic substances.
This October, the Library’s display case will feature books written by authors from—and set in—countries all over the world.
Take care of your brain to live a happy, healthy, fulfilling life!
In honor of Netflix’s new adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman, we’ve put together a quick guide to this classic 90s graphic novel.
Set yourself up for a great school year with the library! The Berlin-Peck Memorial Library has everything your student needs to stay engaged with learning and have a great school year whether they are entering preschool or starting their last year of middle school. Click for our Back-to-School Newsletter.
Embrace the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of college with these novels about the college experience.
Discover the world’s most popular drinks: tea, coffee, milk, beer, wine, and cocktails!
Summer is in full swing! We don’t yet have a hammock—but we do have an outdoor projector for a movie night under the stars, life-size Jenga, puzzles, board games, and yard games! Plus, the Friends book sale has additional hours this month.
Click to view the Children’s Department August newsletter!
Learn about the chocolate industry, make some tasty chocolate treats, or read a chocolate-themed novel!
Our newest books on America, early American history, and the American Revolution.
The Berlin-Peck Memorial Library Children’s Department is excited to announce that the Booking Around Berlin Community Scavenger Hunt has retuned! It runs through July 31, 2022, and people of all ages are welcome to participate!
Check out what’s happening this summer! The Teen Scratch Ticket Challenge, Games Unplugged, Books & Bites, Jamilah Henna Creations, and more!
Our full summer calendar of events is here! Read & Bead, the Super Ducky Club, and so much more!
Events for Juneteenth, voting and elections, wildlife, two author talks, a mini concert—and more!
June is LGBTQIA Pride Month! We’ve gathered together some great fiction, non-fiction, memoir and biography.
Juneteenth commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States, as well as African American freedom, education, and achievement.
Click on the link to view our May Newsletter! It’s egg-ceptional!
A thanks to our Friends, Amazon Smile supporters, and the Berlin Lions Club—plus, check out our new library app, and some awesome events in May!
Library Connection Mobile (LCI Mobile), is now LIVE for both iOS and Android. The app allows you to search the library catalog, access your account, see upcoming events, borrow museum and zoo passes, connect to databases, and more.
Click to view the April Children’s Department Newsletter!
Learn about the lives of people with autism, as well as self-help and treatment advice, and the science behind autism.
Maverick climate scientists, forest wisdom, and plastic squid—this Earth day, discover more about the Earth we live on!
Our March Children’s Department Newsletter is here! We’re thinking colorful Spring thoughts here in the Children’s Department this month! We’re so excited about all the wonderful things that Spring brings, including a rainbow-themed drop-in, a weather-themed scavenger hunt, a special St. Patrick’s Day Treasure Hunt, and of course, lots of brand new books.
Learn about the women have made to history, science, culture, and contemporary society.
Additional optional reading for March 2022’s Courageous Conversations discussion.
Additional reading for February 2022’s Courageous Conversations on Health Care.
Our Teen Services February newsletter is here! What’s new? Switch, PS4, Xbox, and Wii games are now available to check out from the Children’s Department! Just grab the case of the game off the shelf and ask for the disc or cartridge at the Front Desk when you check out. Video games check out for one week, limit 3 per library card.
Winter holidays and events—plus tax season information and our new Lucky Day collection!
February is filled with LOVE! Help us celebrate Valentine’s Day and Library Lovers’ Month with drop-in and Grab & Go activities. Participate in Take Your Child to the Library Week between January 31 and February 5 and earn a goodie bag. And if you love video games, the Children’s Department is now circulating Switch, PS4, Xbox, and Wii games! There’s a lot to love at the library.
Get ready for Valentine’s Day with 2022’s best new romance!
Check out these novels and memoirs exploring Asian and Asian-American heritage!
Celebrate with us! Bring your child to the library and check out children’s materials between Monday, January 31, and Saturday, February 5 for a special goodie bag! One bag per child, while supplies last.
The Library’s new Courageous Conversations program is in the news!
Top checkouts of 2021, courageous conversations, AARP Tax Aide, and more!
As we celebrate the end of 2021 and the beginning of the new year, let’s take a look back at the year’s most popular books!
It’s the time of year for mittens, hot chocolate, twinkly lights, and SNOW!
Winter updates; fine-ally free (no more fines!); and a quick Tax Aide update.
Useful advice for navigating the holidays and communicating with family.
November is Dinovember! Join us all month long for a ROARING good time @ the library.
Explore mental health tools and techniques, learn about psychology, and process your own personal experiences.
Veteran memoirs, real stories, and other non-fiction about the armed services.
We’re splitting the newsletter into adult, teen, and children’s! Plus, great books for Thanksgiving.
Berlin-Peck has hundreds of cookbooks as well as books on pie, cookies, cake, and baking! We’ve gathered together some great books to help you get in the spirit of the holiday.
The Kensington Garden Club will display their annual Veterans Memorial Tree to honor those who have served. To add the name of a local Veteran or a family member of a local resident, fill out this quick form!
Slow down and express gratitude for the good things in life ♥
October means changing leaves—and book releases! Plus our Vaccine Clinic on October 21, upcoming Director’s hours, and our new subscription to BBC Literary Adaptations.
Join us for storytimes in Sage Park! Little Owls and Mother Goose on the Loose storytimes (birth – preschool) include stories, music, fingerplays, and fun! Registration is required.
A booklist is created by our summer readers! We’ve done the math to see which books were the most popular in the 2021 Adult Summer Reading program.
Summer Reading comes to a close, COVID-19 updates, and upcoming author talks!
Books and resources to help understand the events of September 11, 2001.
Read about the complex issues surrounding Afghanistan and the Taliban.
August is coming to an end, and you know what that means!
Check out an iPad (for in-library use) at the Children’s Reference Desk! Our iPads have pre-loaded apps and games for kids, and don’t connect to the internet. Adults can check one out (with a valid photo ID) for use in the Children’s Department. iPads are disinfected after each use. Questions? Call us at (860) 828-7127.
Lawn games, summer reading, new Spanish and Polish collections, and more!
Get in the Olympic spirit with non-fiction, memoirs, novels, and movies.
A welcome from the library’s new director, Kim McNally—plus a community scavenger hunt, yard games, and more.
Audiobooks narrated by famous actors (and famous authors!)
Celebrate National Grilling Month and National Picnic Month!
Saturdays are back! Plus, the FCC’s Emergency Broadband Benefit, masks in the library, and a short summer reading update.
June is LGBTQIA Pride Month! We’ve gathered together some great fiction, non-fiction, memoir and biography.
Celebrate Memorial Day with a book that tell the story of those who served in the United States Armed Forces.
Looking to sell your house, repair your credit, settle an estate, or go to small claims court? If you need legal advice, check out a NOLO guide!
Love books? Love crafts? Show off your love of the written word with these fun book crafts!
Updates on the Seed Library, RBdigital, the Friends book sale, and new bookdrop hours.
Earth Day is coming up April 22! We’ve gathered together some books to help you get in touch with nature.
If thou wouldst like to read more about the Bard and his works, get thee to a library and borrow these books!
Roll up your sleeves—April 14 is National Gardening Day! We’ve gathered our best new books on gardening for your enjoyment.
National Library Week is April 4-10 this year! Celebrate with a book about libraries or librarians.
World Poetry Day is Sunday, March 21! Celebrate with a book of poetry.
We currently own nearly 80 different games for all ages (including preschoolers, elementary school students, tweens, teens, and games for families). They are located in the Children’s Department.
Love the idea of a book subscription box but don’t want to spend the cash? Teen Take Out Boxes to the rescue! Each monthly box will include a YA library book in your choice of genre, a snack, a craft, and bookmarks, buttons, stickers, and other goodies. You keep the goodies and return the book!
From the civil rights movement to women’s basketball, astronomy, and Britney Spears—celebrate Women’s History Month with a book about women!
Starting March 2021, the Friends of the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library Booksale will be open Wednesdays 9:30 am to 1:00 pm.
Your Berlin-Peck library card now gives you access to The Wall Street Journal online.
Updates on the Friends book sale, our new FamilySearch affiliation, library cards for Berlin businesses, board games, teen take out boxes, and the new teen section!
Get your personal finances in order with these books on retirement, saving, and building wealth!
Interested in learning more about vaccines and pandemics? Check out these books compiled for our recent program on COVID-19.
Check out these tasty books we enjoyed in this winter’s online Book Tasting event!
Check out the news about our passport office, homework help, assistance for veterans, tax forms, the seed library—plus events coming up in February.
Check out these inspiring titles in honor of Black History Month.
Check out the library’s picks for Black History Month!
New Playaway Launchpads are here! These popular learning tablets feature high quality, ad-free learning apps, and games that are both fun and educational for kids in preschool through fifth
grade.
Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day by learning more about the man and his mission!
Penguins: Flight School by Lita Judge Little Penguin has the soul of an eagle, but he wasn’t built to soar. With irrepressible spirit, Penguin follows his dreams to flip, flap, fly! Even if he needs a little help with the technical parts, this penguin is ready to live on the wind. Library Catalog One Day […]
If you’ve watched and loved Bridgerton on Netflix and are now anxiously awaiting reading the books, check out these read-alikes while you wait!
Check out the new arts, crafts, and literature books we’ve added since July!
Happy New Year! 2020 was very hard, so let’s start fresh. We’d like to support your goals towards health, happiness, and comfort in 2021.
Check out the new cooking and gardening books we’ve added since July!
From America’s most dangerous amusement park to the last years of World War II, check out the new history books we’ve added since July!
What’s going on in America today? Check out the new social and political books we’ve added since July!
Check out all the new books we’ve added since July, to help handle stress and anxiety, build good habits, get inspired, and make the world a better place!
As we celebrate the end of 2020 and the beginning of the new year, let’s take a look back at the year’s most popular books!
You will still be able to browse, borrow, and enjoy all the same great ebooks and audiobooks you loved in the RBdigital app—now available through OverDrive and the Libby app.
Get movin’ and groovin’ with these children’s books about rhythm and music, and inspire learning and conversation around music, instruments and musicians!
Get creative this winter with our 11th Annual Gingerbread House Contest! Plus some great library resources to help you learn, create, and have fun.
Check out all the new speculative fiction we’ve added since July—including science fiction, fantasy, horror, paranormal, magical realism, and more!
Need something to inspire the Christmas spirit this year? Grab your fuzzy Santa socks, snuggle up on the couch, and enjoy one of the library’s new Christmas books!
December 4 is National Cookie Day… and wow, do we have some cookie cookbooks for you!
Looking for a silly book to read? Check out these fun picture books about food!
Celebrated on November 20, Transgender Day of Remembrance is an annual observance that honors the memory of the transgender people whose lives were lost in acts of anti-transgender violence. Learn more about this day of remembrance with GLAAD.
“The willingness of America’s veterans to sacrifice for our country has earned them our lasting gratitude.” ~Jeff Miller
Celebrated on November 13, World Kindness Day is meant to highlight good deeds and the power kindness. Want to hear stories about kindness or understand kindness a little better? We’ve gathered together a great collection of books on kindness for you to enjoy!
Berlin-Peck has hundreds of cookbooks as well as books on pie, cookies, cake, and baking! We’ve gathered together some great cookbooks (and a few cozy mysteries) to help you get in the spirit of the holiday—plus some tips to have a safe Thanksgiving!
Get into the Halloween spirit with a scary (or not-so-scary) movie! This list has kid-friendly favorites like Hocus Pocus—dark and moody choices like The Shining and Interview with the Vampire—fun horror flicks like Beetlejuice or Scary Movie—and don’t forget classics like The Addams Family!
Edgar Allan Poempkin—that’s Edgar Allan Poe plus Pumpkin—is the library’s first-ever entry into the Pumpkin Decorating Contest! Photos will be posted on Facebook, and you can vote for the People’s Choice winner.
Voting will be October 27-30: https://www.facebook.com/TownBerlinCT
Grab your flashlight, crawl under the covers, and check out one of these scary reads!
As we prepare for Election Day on November 3, why not learn more about the right to vote? Don’t forget to check out our comprehensive guide to this year’s election!
With some minor exceptions, the library has returned to normal service. Masks are required for all unvaccinated individuals, required for all individuals in the Children’s Department, and strongly suggested for everyone.
World Mental Health Day is an international day for global mental health education, awareness and advocacy against social stigma.
With the Governor’s announcement of Phase 3 reopening on October 8, we will be making a few changes here at the Library.
If you’ve never heard of them before, podcasts are episodic audio recordings, much like radio programs or audiobooks. In celebration of International Podcast Day, we’ve gathered together a list of our favorite podcasts for your enjoyment!
Tis the season for all things spooky, and we’ve got you covered with our lists of spooky books for kids! We have lists of only slightly scary books for little ones as well as some lists of more spine-tingling titles for older readers. And if spooky is not your thing, we’ve got lists of Fall […]
This Friday, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg passed away at the age of 87. Although she is no longer with us, she has left a lasting legacy in her inspiring work—and her words. Want to learn more about Ruth Bader Ginsburg? Check out the books in this list.
Tuesday is the first day of fall! As the days grow shorter, curl up with a warm blanket and a good book—maybe even a warm cup of tea.
These books were new in February and March—but due to COVID-19, not many people had a chance to see them in our New Fiction section.
Labor Day is a creation of the labor movement and is dedicated to the social and economic achievements of American workers. It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country. In honor of Labor Day, we’ve gathered together some interesting reads!
Depending on your viewpoint, August either flew by or was slow as molasses. However you felt, it’s a fact that September is upon us.
In celebration of National Wildlife Day, we’ve gathered together some great books on wildlife and conservation. Other great ways to observe National Wildlife Day include taking a hike, donating to conservation groups, and picking up trash!
Women’s Equality Day commemorates the 1920 adoption of the Nineteenth Amendment, giving women the right to vote. In honor of this important holiday, we’ve gathered together some great books on the women who fought for the right to vote, as well as modern issues faced by women today.
Travel the world without leaving your couch… or putting on a face mask! Whether you’re in the mood for a spy thriller set in 1960s Cuba, a modern-day English romance, or a real-life foodie tour—these books will take you all around the globe.
This Book Lovers Day, celebrate by reading a book… about books!
Starting August 10, the library will be returning to normal weekday hours for lobby and curbside pickup service—plus an early senior hour on Wednesdays and Fridays!
Whether you’re sunning yourself—with plenty of distance!—at the beach, hanging out by the pool, relaxing in your back yard… or enjoying in the air conditioning inside… nothing’s better than a book! Here are some of the best beach reads to enjoy this summer.
Starting August 10, the library will resume normal weekday hours for limited lobby services, browsing by appointment, and curbside pickup: 10am–8pm Monday to Thursday, 10am–5pm Friday, plus a senior hour Wednesdays and Fridays, 9am–10am. The library will still be closed on Saturdays for the time being.
These books that came out in spring, while the library building was closed. Now that we’re open for curbside pickup, they’re all yours!
Don’t know what to read next, or looking for a new author or series to try? Request a Book Bundle for Teens today!
Do you ever feel overlooked? Well, some of our books definitely do! These haven’t been checked out in a while, but we still think they’re worth reading. Won’t you give them a chance?
The library’s lobby will be opening for limited service starting July 6, including 20-minute express computer, printing, copier, restrooms, and public computers (by reservation, 1 hour per day). Curbside Pickup is still available—and encouraged!
We know that many families are missing being able to browse our shelves for children’s books, so the Berlin-Peck Memorial Library has introduced Book Bundles! Simply fill out a form and the Children’s Department staff will choose 3-5 books (depending on the category) for your child.
Do you ever feel overlooked? Well, some of our books definitely do! These haven’t been checked out in a while, but we still think they’re worth reading. Won’t you give them a chance?
By now, you have noticed that the Library did not re-open on June 17th in Phase 2. Learn more about the factors that need to be addressed before the library building can reopen to the public.
What do black magic folk horror, a space trucker, futuristic crime, giant prehistoric sharks, a memoir about a nurse and her Alzheimer’s patient, and a couple trying in vitro have in common? You’ll find them all in these hot new graphic novels, available on hoopla!
Life is hard. Sometimes you just need to read about people falling in love.
Need more mystery in your life? Check out a mystery audiobook from hoopla! We’ve looked through thousands of titles to bring you some great “whodunits,” from hidden gems to genre-defining classics—plus a list of standout mystery authors.
Knowing where and how injustice exists is the first step to being aware of the problems faced by those around us and finding ways to effect change. Here are some eye-opening books and podcasts to help you on a journey towards social justice.
Send us a photo of your pet(s) (or stuffed animals) reading a book, magazine, ebook, etc. for a chance to win an as-yet-to-be-determined but very cool prize when the library reopens!
I don’t know about you, but sometimes I just need a good treasure hunt or globe-trotting journey.
Our resident fan of sci-fi and horror, Mike, has sifted through over six thousand audiobooks on hoopla to bring you the best in Science Fiction.
Quaranzine is a collection of creative works that share and document how our community is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Everyone is invited to submit their work, from age zero to eleventy-one!
We’re all hunkered down at home, but that doesn’t mean missing out on new books! We’ve put together a list of great reads released March through May, available for immediate download on hoopla or OverDrive.
Mexican and Mexican-American authors, available now on hoopla!
Happy Star Wars Day! Check out these awesome ebooks, available for immediate download on hoopla—free with your library card!
This month: what’s going on with the bookdrop? Plus lots of online programs!
A collection of creative works that show how our community is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. Submit your own work.
Miss Jennifer, Miss Annie, and Miss Cara miss you all so much, so we thought that since you can’t come to us, we’ll come to you! We’ll be posting Online Storytimes on our Facebook Page every Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday morning.
Trees—they clean our air, protect our drinking water, create healthy communities, and feed the human soul. Get in touch with our leafy friends with a book, available now on hoopla!
A collection of creative works that show how our community is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
A collection of creative works that share and document how our community is responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.
We’ve redesigned the entire site, refreshing the look and feel, making it easier to navigate, and adding a blog to showcase library news and special information.
Stay safe, stay at home… stay sane! We’ve gathered together tons of free resources to keep you happy and healthy at home. Read, watch, listen, exercise, relax, craft, learn!
Recently, there have been a lot of tutorials and articles about homemade face masks. Here’s what you need to know.
This month: The library remains closed for now, but we’re here for you online!
This month: Barbara wins the statewide award for Library Volunteer of the Year, and our new monthly caregiver support group.
OverDrive’s new hold redelivery feature gives you more flexibility and control over your holds.
This month: Kindness month, art exhibits, and a new social worker.
This month: Baubles & Bling, music in the library, and pop-up libraries!
A list of lists! Check out every online year-end book list available.
This month: Baubles & Bling, community liaison, and a LED light box tracer.