LATEST NEWSService changes effective 11/2/2021
Posted October 26, 2021; updated May 5, 2022 Starting Tuesday, November 2, no appointments will be needed to visit the Children's Room. Just drop in. Also starting in March 2022 the Program Room will be available for groups of 30 people or less to reserve. The capacity limit reflects the size of the space and CDC guidance on social distancing. In all cases, visitors to the library are asked to be mindful of CDC recommendations regarding transmission of Covid-19, and the presence of children under 5 in the building. Announcing a new local history project!
Posted June 24, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic is an unfolding global event with historic significance. Years from now, people will want to make sense of what happened and understand how it affected ordinary folks. Most of the first drafts of this history are being written exclusively in digital media: on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. We're concerned that some of these memories and emotions will be lost over time if we don’t take intentional steps to preserve them. During tumultuous times like these, the Bolton Public Library believes that there is value in reflecting and documenting our lived experience. We are therefore inviting all Bolton residents to participate in a creative documentary initiative we’re calling Living Our Lives During COVID-19 The basic idea of the initiative is to collect and store the creative output of our residents during this pandemic. Beginning on July 6, 2020, we will be accepting submissions on an ongoing basis. Throughout the summer, we will provide some prompts in case people feel stuck. There is no correct submission, but here are just some ideas of what people could submit:
We are encouraging people to make hard copy donations so that we can have physical artifacts. Also, this pandemic has revealed how important it is to be physically connected to one another, and we believe that physical submissions are a substitute (albeit imperfect) for the human connection we’re all missing. Please mail your submissions to: Bolton Public Library P.O. Box 188 Bolton, MA 01740 ATTN: COVID-19 PROJECT OR place your items in an envelope, box, or bag, label Pandemic Project, and leave on the tables in the entry. Please don't submit via the book return, where other incoming items may damage your submission. Include your name, address, contact Information, and anything else you'd like future historians or researchers to know about you. Submissions to this effort are considered gifts to the Town of Bolton, without restriction, and as such are not returnable or negotiable. If you have questions or comments about this project, please contact the Library Director, Kelly Collins, to discuss. That email address is kcollins@cwmars.org |
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