Winter is here! But it's warm inside. Come in and join us for programs or pick up some entertaining reads, games, or films.
It’s Our 2025 “Take Your Child to the Library Day!” Saturday Feb 1st from 12-3. A Bluey party! Don’t Miss It ! Games, Crafts, Treats, and a Special Visitor at 1:15.
Add a brick to our walkway! Purchase a customized brick; 2 sizes remaining. Click Pic for Forms...
Every week our Youth librarians hold club get-togethers like: Anime, Games & Movie Nights, and the Teen Advisory Board. Check our Facebook, Children's & Teens' pages, or pick up a calendar for details!
Visit our Games & Puzzles page!
Visit our Job Search Resources Page!
For resumé help, state unemployment sites, social media, webinars and other job related venues and opportunities.
Visit our Arts Page! Links to Galleries & Museums, Classes & Activities. Featuring the amazing Navy Art Collection.
Visit our Tech Tips and Digital Resources Page!
They include access to: learning, reading, video, & tech materials.
Visit our Virtual Museum Page for Virtual Tours, Videos, Activities & More!
View Aquariums & Wildlife on Webcams!
Go to Children's page to visit zoos & virtual museums for exciting adventures and activities.
Please use the upper level entrance off the main parking lot. The lower level is closed for renovation. Children’s and Teen’s materials & programs are on the main level until the lower level is complete. Due to the work in progress there is no access to restrooms. Town Hall or the Senior Center are the closest facilities.
We apologize for the inconvenience and are looking forward to seeing all our patrons again. This time – upstairs!
Thank you for your patience and continued support.
Birding Backpack Available to Borrow!
The Community Fund of Middlesex County presented BML with a birding backpack sponsored by the Janvrin Fund.
It includes: binoculars, the backyard birdsong guide book, bird identification guide, pocket guide to bugs book, bug collector kit, information and ideas for exploring nature and outdoor scavenger hunt cards. This backpack is available for patrons to check out and take along on a nature and birding adventure. Ask at the circulation desk to borrow!
NEW! Afternoon Crafts! 1:30 – 3:30
Patrons asked for an adult daytime craft program. We’re pleased to provide projects in our warm, bright library!
No need to go out in the cold & dark. Come in, relax, and create!
Crafting Connections: Macrame Heart Wall Hanging
Wednesday, Feb. 5, 5:30pm
Valentine’s Day is just around the corner. Join Crafting Connections this month as we use a few knots and macrame cording to create a Valentine’s heart wall hanging. Please note that space is limited for this program and registration is required. This craft is for ages 16+. Register here.
Brainerd Memorial Library’s Culinary Club- Red food!
Wednesday, Feb. 12, 6:30pm
We are getting creative this month with our cooking. We will be making red food using only natural red coloring. Are you up to the challenge? A requirement of the club is to bring a dish. Register here.
We still need squares to finish the quilt!
If you have one please drop it off – we’d be pleased to include it!
The Book Nook has returned [in its usual location in the back corner] with some enjoyable and interesting titles for perusal and purchase. Maybe pick up some stocking stuffers for family and friends! Best prices in CT!
Popsicle Stick Birdfeeder
Wednesday, Jan. 29, 6:00-8:00pm
Bring out your inner child (or bring a child, 10 years or older) and use popsicle sticks to make a birdfeeder. (If bird flu becomes an issue, please save your feeder for next year) Use plain sticks or mix and match with colorful sticks. Sign up here.
We still have spring bulbs!
Although the ground is frozen, you can still enjoy these in a few months.
Stop in for a great flower bulb deal!
Next time you visit the library, stop in the lobby and peruse the book bundles. Choose one for your children or grandchildren!
Sign up for our E-Newsletters!Don’t miss anything! Events, Programs, & Activities, New Resources, Friends’ News, New Materials & Services, and Local News & Important Information.
For a more interactive experience, visit our Social Media sites.
Genealogy at BML
The History Series Continues!
Join us: 3rd Tuesdays at 6pm
Genealogy Club!
We also offer a Genealogy Club on the 1st Tuesdays of the month.
Here is a link to Ancestry.com to begin your family searches.
Booklist Reader is here!
Booklist Reader is a magazine that features diverse readers’ advisory recommendations for readers & listeners of all ages. It’s filled with high-interest, top 10 themed lists showcasing books you can read & check out now. Booklist Reader’s pages also provide read-alikes, trend alerts, & new releases, plus content from their partners; LibraryReads & PBS Books. Copies of Booklist Reader at the check out area. Don’t forget to pick up your copy!
BML magazines include: The Atlantic, Better Homes & Gardens, Birds & Blooms, Booklist, CT Magazine, Consumer Reports, Family Handyman, People, Prevention, National Geographic, Taste of Home, & Yankee to check out.
Brainerd Book Club
Meets the 4th Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm
This group is not staff-run but hosted by the library. They meet on the 4th Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm at a member’s home until the renovations are completed. Email Marijean for the location atconradmarijean@gmail.com. The book choices are rather eclectic as they try to select from diverse genres. Discussion is always friendly and expansive. All are welcome to join. BML orders books in advance which can be checked out as needed. Click here for more info…
Click on the image to access Workforce Solutions through ResearchIT CT!
Ask at the Children’s Desk, where all museum passes are held.
BML’s Game Collection!
Brainerd Library has a fine collection of board games for all ages and Nintendo Switch games for checkout! Call or check the catalog to see what’s available. When it’s too wet or cold to play outside, stop in and grab one of these games!
Hill-Stead was the first architectural project of Theodate Pope Riddle (1867–1946), one of the first licensed female architects in the U.S. The Colonial Revival mansion is one of the few remaining representations of early-20th-century country estates with 152 acres. Hill-Stead gives a personal view of renowned masterpieces, and decorative arts. Paintings include: Monet, Degas, Whistler, Manet & Cassatt.
Visit our games & puzzles page! There are daily puzzles, online games like Wordle, Tetris, Mahjong Solitaire, jigsaws [even create your own] and more fun distractions to try.
Phone & Tablet app for Downloadable eBooks, audiobooks & magazines. Libby can also send library books to your Kindle.
Materials may be borrowed for 14 days.
Materials may be renewed for 14 days if there are no holds on the items. 10 loans at one time
“Resume lab” and live, online job coaches help job seekers: target suitable jobs, prepare and practice for job interviews. The Adult Learning Center provides: career-enhancing skills through test preparation (including GED and the U.S. Citizenship Test) and live, online academic tutors for writing assistance, computer literacy, and software assistance.
ML is Open! 
NEW! Afternoon Crafts! 1:30 – 3:30
Crafting Connections: Macrame Heart Wall Hanging
Brainerd Memorial Library’s Culinary Club- Red food!
The Book Nook has returned [in its usual location in the back corner] with some enjoyable and interesting titles for perusal and purchase. Maybe pick up some stocking stuffers for family and friends! Best prices in CT!
Next time you visit the library, stop in the lobby and peruse the book bundles. Choose one for your children or grandchildren! 
Sign up for our E-Newsletters! Don’t miss anything! Events, Programs, & Activities, New Resources, Friends’ News, New Materials & Services, and Local News & Important Information. 
Genealogy at BML 
Here is a link to Ancestry.com to begin your family searches.
Booklist Reader is here!
Brainerd Book Club
Click on the image to access Workforce Solutions through ResearchIT CT!
BML offers a pass to the:
BML’s Game Collection!
Open Library and Internet Archive
y Overdrive