Open Hours at the Bancroft Memorial Library

Exciting news! We are open to the public again. Please note that masks are required, you must sign the contact tracing book, sanitize your hands, and stay 20 minutes or less for browsing and 30 minutes for computer use. We hope to see you soon!

Open and Curbside Hours: 

Monday and Wednesday 

1pm - 6pm

Tuesday and Thursday 

10am - 4pm

Friday 10am-1pm

Saturday 10:30am - 1:30pm

Seed Kits

Ready for spring and planting? The Library is offering seed kits at the beginning of the month. Check out our website and Facebook page for more information. Email us at [email protected] or call us at (508)634-2209 to order your kit today!

Ongoing Monthly Library Events

Hopedale Zoom Book Group

The Bancroft Memorial Library Book Discussion Group meets monthly on the first Wednesday of the month. We are currently holding the book discussions on Zoom. Everyone is welcome to join the Zoom book discussion by computer, ipad, cell phone or landline. Just leave your email contact information at the Circulation Desk and we will add your name to our Zoom invitation list. You will receive a Zoom invitation on the day before the meeting. The library staff will be happy to place a hold on the title for you if needed.

Calling all band groupies! Jump on the bus with Daisy Jones and the Six: A Novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid, on March 3 at 1:00 pm. Join us to discuss this unusual novel format and visit your younger days. “What ever happened to Daisy Jones and The Six, the iconic 1970s rock band that topped the charts and sold out stadiums? It’s always been a mystery why the musicians suddenly disbanded. Taylor Jenkins Reid takes an unusual approach to dissecting the breakup of the fictional rock band by offering a narrative composed solely of transcribed interviews.”-- Kirkus magazine review

April’s book will be American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins. “In a book both timely and prodigiously readable, Cummins offers an unrelenting and terrifyingly you-are-there account of a Mexican mother and son fleeing to America after cartel violence takes their entire family.”  -- Library Journal review

Since this also National Poetry Month, you are invited to bring favorite poem to share.

Friends of the Hopedale Library

The Friends of the Hopedale Library’s Ongoing Book Sale is brimming with new items and open for business! If you prefer curbside service, you may also request a bag of books by genre for $5. Choose from large print, mysteries, nonfiction, trades, YA, juniors, chapter books, first readers, picture books, or a mix! Just email the Friends at [email protected] with your request. Orders will be ready once a week for pickup in the Library vestibule. You will be contacted when your bag is ready. All donated books have been quarantined before being put on display.

News from the Marjorie Hattersley Children’s Room

Celebrate Reading Quilt

March 2 is Read Across America Day! To celebrate, we need your help. Come to the Library the week of March 1 and pick up a fabric square and draw a picture of your favorite book. Return the square to Mrs. Kraimer by March 12. Mrs. Kraimer will put all the squares together to create a special quilt to display in the Children’s Room. The quilt will then be donated to a charity.

Unicorn Storytime and Craft

Join Mrs. Kraimer for a cial storytime about unicorns! The storytime will be available on our YouTube channel on March 17. Unicorn-themed crafts will be available for pickup at the Library at the beginning of the week.

For updates throughout the month, Friend us on Facebook, sign up at https://www.hopedale-ma.gov/subscribe to receive library news via email, and be sure to add the Mobile App to your phone for up-to-date reminders. The library webpage is - https://www.hopedale-ma.gov/bancroft-memorial-library