Springfield City Library

Have you kicked off the summer with Springfield City Library yet? Catch our last Kick-off Party for the downtown neighborhood at Central Library on Saturday, June 20 at 11am-1pm 🌻 🎉 📖

★ Real miniature Party Pigs at 11:30-12:30 in Rice Hall!
★ Activities for all ages at 11am-1pm:
* Bubbles, BIG lawn games, Mass Wildlife and Fisheries BigBass Game & Popsicles on the Quad
* Summer Reading Sign-ups, Sign-up Prizes, Bookmarks & Free Books in the Rotunda
* The Flower Shop (crafts to grow our indoor Community Garden) & Refreshments in the Community Room
* Picnic and a movie in the Teen Space
* A sensory retreat in the Children’s Program Room (with Sensory Playgroup to follow at 3pm)

Help us grow a this summer!

Attend this 60-minute session to learn the Business Model Canvas and leave with a completed draft canvas and feedback prompts to refine it.

Visit the library for a musical performance!

PaxSax is a quartet of professional saxophone musicians (ranging from soprano to baritone and bass sax), who will present an hour-long concert. Their music covers a wide range of genres, from ragtime, Americana, show tunes, swing, jazz, to contemporary composers. During their performance they’ll present a little background on each composer and composition and include lots of conversation with the audience!

This program is supported in part by a grant from the Springfield Cultural Council, a local agency of the Massachusetts Cultural Council.

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Happy Pride Springfield! The Forest Park Branch is celebrating this Saturday (6/20) with crafts for all! Come explore the history of the NAMES Project AIDS Memorial Quilt while learning how to quilt yourself!

See what's new this week at the Springfield City Library at:

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There are six new bestsellers, one new movie, 21 new audiobooks, eight new children's books, and 53 other new books, including 54 that are available online.

The Springfield Symphony Orchestra's Musical Petting Zoo is coming to a library branch near you! Learn about different instruments and give them a test run in this fun and informative traveling exhibit!

Join us at the East Forest Park branch library on Wednesday, June 24th for a presentation on peonies!

Go back in time to the origin of peonies and learn a bit from a master gardener about their history. The “how to” part of this presentation will teach you to select, install, care for and divide them, followed by a photographic showcase and Q&A session.

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It's time for Summer Reading! Kick off the summer at Springfield City Library with parties all across the City this week 🎉 🌻 🎵 📖 Learn more and sign up for Summer Reading to earn prizes and grow a !

Tween RPG Club is back for the summer! Join us on the 4th Saturday of the month in the Central Library children's room from 1:30 to 4 pm for epic adventures, intriguing puzzles, and all kinds of chaos!