By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
As a part of Medfield’s Historical Weekend, the Medfield Public Library (MPL) housed an exhibit for Hannah Adams, which was run by Theresa Knapp, president of the Hannah Adams Women’s Club. Knapp played the role of Adams, dressed in authentic attire from the late 18th...
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
After much anticipation, Medfielders gathered together at various points throughout this past weekend to take part in Medfield Historical Weekend. Historical sites were open to the public during this weekend long event, after two challenging years; these sites had been previously shut down, due to...
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
The Medfield Public Library (MPL) opened its doors to former First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt at the beginning of the month. Eleanor Roosevelt was played by Sheryl Faye, from Sheryl Faye Presents: Historical Women, Making The Past Present. The event was hosted by Medfield Historical Society,...
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
At the end of March, as we closed out the winter months, Medfield Public Library (MPL) opened its doors for art to bloom within every room. The Medfield Garden Club teamed up with talented high school students from Medfield High School to create this stunning...
By Julia Beauregard
Hometown Weekly Editor
The Medfield Public Library (MPL) welcomed Joy Marzolf from Joys of Nature and all of her animal teacher friends to meet Medfield locals last Wednesday afternoon. The room was filled with families, many of whom arrived early, excited to meet and greet the variety of...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
Medfield children in search of fun holiday activities recently headed to the Medfield Public
Library (MPL) for some unique winter tales. The library’s meeting room provided the venue for
kids to spread out and get comfy, either in chairs or on the floor, as they welcomed storyteller
Big Ryan and eagerly awaited...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
Medfielders embraced the holiday spirit over the weekend by ambling around town to visit local vendors and organizations for the 2022 Holiday Stroll and Sale. The stroll saw neighbors casually exploring town’s prime locations, such as the Medfield Public Library, Zullo Gallery, and United Church...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
The return of both sweaters and pumpkins is synonymous with autumn, so the idea of combining the two into an upcycled craft makes perfect sense -- and that's exactly what the Medfield Library did on Thursday, October 20.
Held in the Meeting...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
Local children and families were in for a treat on Saturday, October 22, as Kurt Jackson and the Medfield Library hosted a Halloween party, complete with “not-so-spooky stories”, games and costumes.
The gazebo provided a perfect spot to gather around and enjoy...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
Medfield Public Library welcomed kids and caregivers to the gazebo on Friday morning, October 7, for a special puppetry performance. Sponsored by the Friends of the Library, Through Me to You Puppetry performed a singalong storytime outside, thoroughly brightening the weeks of the children in...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Medfield Public Library recently bid farewell to summer with a congratulations to all who were involved in this year's summer reading program. Adult Services and Programming Librarian Bri Ozanne, as well as...
By Lauren Schiavone
Hometown Weekly Staff
Last Tuesday ended the school year in Medfield, and staff at Medfield Public Library wasted no time organizing events and programs for the warmer months.
The first of these events was a festive Summer Reading Kickoff, which featured an outdoor Rhyme Time,...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
It’s been just over a year since the Medfield Public Library shut its doors to patrons for what was expected to be a short time. Except for a brief time in the fall, patrons have since been unable to visit the library without an appointment....
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Medfield Public Library is famous for its unique and captivating crafting classes. On Thursday, February 4, crafters met over Zoom to take on yet another project. This time, they were collaging.
Prior to the class, local attendees picked up a bag...
By Amelia Tarallo
Hometown Weekly Staff
The Medfield Public Library (MPL) closed its doors in March out of precaution for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Since then, frequent patrons have been resigned to attending Zoom meetings and doing contactless pickup to get their MPL fix. However, on September 10, the Medfield Public...
As of Thursday, September 10, the Medfield Public Library has partially reopened. There are a few new rules a way to keep patrons safe and help decrease the chance of spreading the coronavirus. As of now, only the first floor of the library will be open, and only for limited hours each week....
The Medfield Public Library is back to serving patrons. Though not physically open, patrons can now take out materials through the hold take-out system to get their hands on books, movies, and other physical materials. Patrons can place items on hold using their account on find.minlib.net, the Minuteman Library app (MLNmobile), or by...
The Medfield Public Library has launched its summer reading program. From now through August, library patrons can participate in some of the reading activities being offered this summer.
Kids can register and print a summer reading log to keep track of their reading. Patrons can also pick up a...
