At Your Library: Audio a new way to read Nov 19, 2009
Applications are available at Brooks Free Library, online at www ... Brooks Free Library maintains a collection of NLS books and players ... For a list of accessible digital players that play OverDrive or NLS downloaded materials, call Brooks Free Library at 508-430-7562. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: Browsing leads to new discoveries Nov 6, 2009
A glass display case holds information about the history of Brooks Free Library ... Joanne Clingan is a senior library technician at Brooks Free Library. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At the Library: Brooks offers Halloween fun for all ages Oct 30, 2009
The Brooks Free Library is celebrating Halloween with our annual Halloween Parade ... Ann Carpenter is the Youth Services Librarian at the Brooks Free Library. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: For bestsellers, get on the hold list Oct 24, 2009
Brooks Free Library purchases hundreds of new items each month, but you won t find the most popular books on our shelves ... At first glance that might sound like this isn t such a good deal for Brooks Free Library patrons ... For example, a Brooks Free Library item won t go to the first patron on the hold list. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
White Cane Safety Day at Brooks library Oct 8, 2009
Throughout the month of October Brooks Free Library will feature a display commemorating Oct. 15 as White Cane Safety Day ... Carla Burke is the VITAL coordinator at Brooks Free Library. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: After-school activities are plentiful Sep 25, 2009
In the Youth Services Department of the Brooks Free Library, September rarely brings a dull moment as we switch gears from summer programming to homework help and after-school programs ... If you don t own a computer, or have several children fighting over who gets to use the one you have, you should know that the Brooks Free Library has five computers dedicated to homework use in the youth section ... Ann Carpenter is youth services librarian at Brooks Free Library. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: Patrons read better with Max Sep 13, 2009
With money donated to the Vision Impaired Technology Assistance at the Library (VITAL) fund, which is managed by the Friends of the Brooks Free Library, the library recently purchased a portable video magnifier ... In addition, the Brooks Free Library owns an Optelec Clear View desktop video magnifier ... For people wishing to access the computer, the Brooks Free Library has magnification software programs. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: Its a music lovers delight Sep 3, 2009
In addition to all of the previously mentioned items, did you know that the Brooks Free Library owns a fantastic music collection ... At Your Library is a contribution of Brooks Free Library. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: Dont pay for free stuff Aug 19, 2009
In the fall, the Chatham COA, 508-945-9800, will be offering new computer classes, and also in the fall we will once again be offering free one-on-one computer tutoring sessions here at the Brooks Free Library ... Of course if you are sitting at home without a computer and need a quick question answered, you can always call the Reference Desk here at the Brooks Free Library 508-430-7562 (ask for Reference) where trained staff are ready to assist you during all open hours ... Jennifer Pickett is... (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Brooks Free Library adds board games to its collection Jul 24, 2009
To help combat these problems, the Brooks Free Library is pleased to announce that along with books, music, DVDs and video games, we are now offering board games as part of our library circulation ... Ann Carpenter is the youth services librarian at Brooks Free Library. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Off the clock, but not offline Jul 20, 2009
Theodore Weldon, clad in swim trunks, sat in front of Brooks Free Library in Harwich, but his mind was very much in Chicago, his home, as he caught up with work over the facility s free Wi-Fi signal ... But the Brooks Free Library offers free wireless Internet signal, pulsing out the door even when the doors are closed ... He did it all from his laptop in the Brooks Free Library. (Boston Globe)
Project Linus helps Cape Cod children Jul 4, 2009
When the Knit Lit group at the Brooks Free Library decided to begin another project for charity, member Marie O Sullivan suggested making afghans for Project Linus ... Carla Burke is the VITAL coordinator at the Brooks Free Library. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
'Inkheart' on the big screen at Brooks library Jun 27, 2009
Brooks Free Library on Saturday, June 27, will present a free showing of the movie Inkheart, starting at 10:30 a.m. Popcorn will be provided. No registration is required. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Cindy Sheehan still fighting to end the fight Jun 27, 2009
On Sunday June 28, Sheehan will return to Cape Cod, when she talks at Brooks Free Library in Harwich ... Where: Brooks Free Library, 739 Main St., Harwich. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Anti-war activist Sheehan to speak in Harwich Jun 16, 2009
Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war activist who attracted international attention when she set up camp outside President Bush s Texas ranch in 2005, will speak at Brooks Free Library in Harwich on Sunday, June 28 1 p.m.. Sheehan s son was killed during his service in the Iraq War in 2004. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: Remembering Bob Maull Jun 16, 2009
Here at the Brooks Free Library we consider all the members of our staff to be valuable assets, and recently we lost one of our most valuable players who will not easily be replaced ... Here at the Brooks Free Library we have had more than a few library technicians with master s degrees, and although it can be hard to replace someone like that when they leave, I think our well-qualified staff has made significant contributions to the library we are today ... Jennifer Pickett is the Reference... (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Harwich Evening Womens Club marks 40th year Jun 16, 2009
The HEWC now has 76 members who meet once a month at the Brooks Free Library in Harwich. The original members who joined the club 40 years ago and who attended the recent luncheon were Beverly Winston, Patricia Klammer, Helen McCormick, Dusty Morris, Shirley Norcross, Evelyn Robinson, and Jane Walker. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: What does disability mean to you? May 29, 2009
Now through June 19, the Brooks Free Library is featuring a display of posters created by Harwich Middle School students who participated in the 2009 Cape Cod Youth Disability Poster Project ... All winners will be published in both the 2009-10 Cape Cod Disability Access Directory (copies of which will soon be available free at many Cape locations including the Brooks Free Library) & the Cape Cod Disability Access Calendar ... The public is invited to visit the Brooks Free Library to view all 20... (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: How to find the right book for you May 24, 2009
Joanne Clingan is a senior library technician at Brooks Free Library. At Your Library appears every week. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: Heres what youngsters are reading May 20, 2009
Ann Carpenter is Youth Services Librarian at Brooks Free Library. At Your Library appears every week. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Firefighter override vote on Tuesday May 15, 2009
There are three seats available on the Brooks Free Library Board of Trustees. Kathleen A. Remillard and Elizabeth A. Drewes are running, and there is one write-in Jeannie Wheeler. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Reminder: Homebuyer lottery meeting Thursday May 14, 2009
Applications are available at Housing Assistance Corporation, Harwich Town Hall, and Brooks Free Library. All applications must be returned to Housing Assistance Corporation, 460 W. Main St., Hyannis, MA 02601 by 5 p.m. June 26. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Explorer documentary at Harwich library May 12, 2009
Discover the story of Harwich explorer John Kendrick in the premier of the new documentary film about the 18th century sea captain, Sunday, May 17, 2 p.m. at Brooks Free Library. Hit and Run History, The Columbia Expedition was produced by Andrew Buckley of Chatham based on research he did in writing his historical novel The Bostonner, which also involved the story of Kendrick and his Columbia expedition. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: Mysteries of the Cape Cod File May 8, 2009
You will need to enter a Brooks Free Library card number to access this database ... Jennifer Pickett is the Reference Librarian at the Brooks Free Library. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Get Caught Reading in May May 3, 2009
On Sunday, May 3, the Friends of Brooks Free Library is sponsoring a program with Mairead Doherty playing Irish songs on the harp ... Suzanne Martell is the public services librarian at Brooks Free Library. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Spring cleaning at Brooks Free Library Apr 29, 2009
Still, with help from Friends of the Brooks Free Library, we have been able to pass on many of these used books ... With help from a volunteer, we are in the process of inventorying art and antiques in the whole building and want to keep the files relating to the history of Brooks Free Library in the local history room ... Mary J. Metzger is a clerk at Brooks Free Library. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Audubon program coming to Harwich library Apr 28, 2009
A program called "All About Turtles of Cape Cod" will be presented Thursday, April 30, 6:30 p.m. at Brooks Free Library. Bob Prescott, director of Mass Audubon's Wellfleet Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, will talk about turtles of land, sea and marsh found on Cape Cod. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Guest Commentary: The old rec deserves better Apr 20, 2009
Visitors remark on the building's interior charm and intimacy, its natural lighting, its proximity to all three public schools, to town offices, Brooks Free Library, and its central location as a hub for cultural education, community sharing, and growing our creative natures. The old rec also mirrors its architectural sister across the street, Brooks Academy. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: Activities galore during school vacation Apr 19, 2009
Brooks Free Library has a lively line-up of events to keep youngsters occupied and entertained ... At Your Library is a contribution of Brooks Free Library and appears every week. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Brooks Free Library trustees seek funding restoration Apr 16, 2009
The Brooks Free Library faces up to $14,000 in budget cuts this year. Several of its trustees attended the selectmen s meeting Monday night, asking for the restoration of these funds to maintain the facility s current hours. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Help wanted at the library! Apr 11, 2009
The Books on Wheels program, run by the Friends of the Brooks Free Library, delivers library materials to homebound patrons and others in Harwich who have difficulty coming in to the library ... Suzanne Martell is the Public Services Librarian at the Brooks Free Library. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: April brings music, nature, solar power talks Apr 4, 2009
On the first Sunday of each month, our Friends of Brooks Free Library group sponsors a program at 2 p.m. This month it will be held on April 5 and will feature a talk on Container Gardening by Jeanie Gillis, the Director of Horticulture at the Heritage Plantation Museum ... Suzanne Martell is the Public Services Librarian at Brooks Free Library. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Solar energy topic of lecture at Brooks Free Library Mar 27, 2009
Luke Hinkle will present a program at Brooks Free Library called In My Back Yard, about the practical applications of solar energy. The event is April 2 at 7 p.m. "There is a nuclear power plant 100 million miles away beaming energy right to your house. Why does solar energy make sense now? How does it work? What are the economics of installing it on a house or business?" These questions will be answered with illustrations and practical examples. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: Carla Burke an American hero Mar 20, 2009
The Friends of the Brooks Free Library began fundraising, and a computer and the software programs were purchased with donations from service clubs, businesses, and individuals ... Ginny Hewitt is the Library Director at the Brooks Free Library. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
Four-week loan for library art collection Mar 15, 2009
For more than 20 years, Brooks Free Library has maintained a circulating art collection. The collection was donated by Friends of Brooks Free Library and Guild of Harwich Artists ... Joanne Clingan is a senior library technician at Brooks Free Library. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: A little help for taxpayers Mar 1, 2009
Jennifer Pickett is the Reference Librarian at the Brooks Free Library. At Your Library appears every week. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: Preserving the WPA sketches Feb 22, 2009
This history has been preserved at Brooks Free Library in the writings of Lee Baldwin who researched the 10 pencil sketches done by Lawrence Robbins, part of a Works Project Administration (WPA) program. Under the New Deal, between 1935 and 1943, the WPA provided more than 8 million jobs. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
At Your Library: The best in childrens literature Feb 8, 2009
Ann Carpenter is the Youth Services Librarian at the Brooks Free Library. At Your Library appears every week. (Harwich Oracle, MA)
