Sixteen Acres Branch Library

PROGRAMS:

“America and the Middle East” Lecture Series Begins in January

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Explore American and Middle Eastern culture, history, and politics in a series of monthly Saturday lectures, with a question and answer period, by retired professor and Springfield resident Dr. Donald Murphy. These lectures will run from 1-2 p.m. in the Sixteen Acres Branch Library Community Room, 1187 Parker Street. More...

Small Business Workshops at Sixteen Acres in February

This is a series of presentations designed to help people understand the business of setting up a small business or franchise. The first and third presentations will be by Raymond Milano of the Small Business Administration; the second will be led by Frank Dunne of FranNet, a national organization charged with helping people set up and maintain a franchise. All workshops will be held in the Sixteen Acres Branch Library Community Room, 187 Parker Street, (413) 263-6858. More...

TEEN TECH WEEK AT THE LIBRARY!
Animoto and Wordle for Teens

Sixteen Acres, Saturday, March 10, 12-1:30 pm

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To celebrate Teen Tech Week local teens can try their hand at two fun computer programs, Animoto and Wordle. According to their creators, “Wordle is a toy for generating word clouds from text that you provide. You can tweak your clouds with different fonts, layouts, and color schemes. The images you create with Wordle are yours to use however you like. You can print them out, or save them to the Wordle gallery to share with your friends.” And Animoto quickly and easily will turn your photos and video clips into professional video slideshows.

Teens in the Sixteen Acres area will have a chance to try these fun programs at the Sixteen Acres Branch Library, 1187 Parker Street, on Saturday, March 10 from 12-1:30 p.m. with no pre-registration necessary. Questions about the event at this location should be directed to Doris at (413) 263-6858 or email dmadsen@springfieldlibrary.org .

Funding for this program is provided through the generosity of the Friends of the Springfield Library.

Thursdays at 10 a.m., Sixteen Acres Branch, 1187 Parker Street
Beginning January 19, appropriate for ages 3 1/2 - 5

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COLLECTIONS include:

• Children's and adult books
• Fiction and non-fiction materials
• Feature films, children's videos, and documentaries
• CD-ROMS and cassette/book kits
• CDS and cassettes

SERVICES include:

• Reference: assists patrons in finding answers and/or materials
• Reader's Advisory: helps patrons of all ages find the right book
• PACS to access local and regional library catalogs
• Interlibrary and intralibrary loan service
• Access to databases with general, health and business information for adults and children
• Computer access: sign up at reference desk
• Word processing: 30 minute slots
• Internet: 30 minute slots

FOR CHILDREN:

• Drop-In Crafts, Saturdays, 11 - 3
• Origami Workshop: Third Saturday of the month, 12 - 2 (Note: No origami in August)
• Children's programming
• Storytimes for young children
• School Vacation Week activities
• Summer reading program

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