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MacKay Branch Is Now Open

The renovation is complete, and the MacKay Branch Library is once again open to the public.

On Friday, Dec. 21st, the MacKay Branch’s doors reopened, and many North Chelmsford were there waiting. All library services are available, but staff will be spending the next couple weeks finishing up loose ends and putting on the final touches.

For more information on the renovation, take a look at our renovation photos or read the Chelmsford Independent’s article on the reopening.

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December Holiday Hours

For the Christmas and New Years Eve holidays, Library hours will be:

Christmas Holiday Hours:

New Years Holiday Hours:

For information about our change in operating hours or help with our website, please contact the Reference Desk.

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MacKay to Reopen Dec. 21st!

The month-long renovation project at the MacKay Branch Library has been completed! All the walls have a fresh coat of paint, the entire first floor has new carpeting, all the new bookshelves are in, and all the library materials are back in place, ready for patrons.

Staff will continue to put the finishing touches on the library over the coming weeks, but MacKay’s doors will be open to the public this Friday, Dec. 21st. Staff is also planning on having an open house party in January, inviting all of Chelmsford to come see all the new changes.

Stop in to MacKay to see the new look, or check out the photo gallery of the renovations. Thanks to everyone for your patiences during the renovations, and be sure to let us know what you think.

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Discover’s Snow Facts

In the January 2008 issue of Discover magazine, Susan Kruglinski lists “20 Things You Didn’t Know About Snow.” With all the snow the Merrimack Valley has gotten lately, perhaps you can ponder a few of these facts while you’re outside shoveling:

• No two alike? …Many [snow] crystals are almost identical in their early stages of growth, and some of the fully formed ones are pretty darned similar
• A snow crystal can be 50 times as wide as it is thick
• According to Guinness World Records, the largest snowflake ever recorded was a 15-incher that besieged Fort Keogh, Montana, in 1887
• In Antarctica, the hard, flat snow reflects sound waves with incredible efficiency. Some researchers say they have heard human voices a mile away

Read the rest of the “20 Things You Didn’t Know About Snow” article at discovermagazine.com, or check out the Chelmsford Library’s copy.

Source:
Kruglinski, S. (2008, January). 20 Things You Didn’t Know About Snow. Discover, 29(1), 80.

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That’s funny, too

A few weeks ago, I posted an article about humorous books at the library. One I included was Rejection Collection : Cartoons you never saw, and never will see, in the New Yorker. Since then, a new volume of rejects has been published, and it’s every bit as warped and wacky as the first. If you enjoyed the first one, be sure to take a look at Rejection Collection vol. 2 : the Cream of the Crap. Let me know if you think they’re funny, too, or if it’s just me.