Autumn is here! Find out what BML has planned for fall.
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 available 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 available.
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.
The Friends are Selling Spring Bulbs!
Bulb kits are $5 and $10 while supplies last. Single iris bulbs are $1.
Plant now for Spring color!
Make a Pool Noodle Wreath!
Wednesday, Nov. 20, 6:00-8:00pm
Using a pool noodle, we will make a wreath. Wrapped with fabric, felt or ribbon and decorated with seasonal items. You choose how festive and fancy to make it!
Space is limited to 10. Sign up hereor call 860 345-2204.
Doodle and Chill
Wed. Nov. 20th 5:30 PM
Grades 5-8
Certified Art & Meditation teacher Miss Faith will teach children how to doodle in a way that helps calm the brain. A technique for all skill levels! Register here.
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.
Our Genealogy Series Continues!
Join us on the 3rd Tuesdays at 6pm
December 17th; January 21st
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 will be near 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, Smithsonian, Taste of Home, & Yankee to check out.
Brainerd Book Club
Meets the 4th Wednesday of each month at 6:30pm
November meeting moved to December 4th
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.
BML is Open! 
nds are Selling Spring Bulbs!
Make a Pool Noodle Wreath!
Doodle and Chill
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. 
Our Genealogy Series Continues!
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
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