Novel Conversations

The Novel Conversations Book Group meets on the first Friday of the month at 12:30 pm.  February 2nd will be the last HYBRID meeting format.  Starting in March, the group will meet in-person.  The location of the meeting will also change to the conference room downstairs. The group is led by volunteer Debbie Smyton, and … Continue reading Novel Conversations

Finished Game of Thrones? Binge your next literary TV show with us!

History, romance, thrillers, and fantasy! The golden age of TV has given us some amazing adaptions of some of our favorite novels. Check these titles out from the library as we give you access to them both on the page and on the screen! Can’t find the latest season? Just put in a request and … Continue reading Finished Game of Thrones? Binge your next literary TV show with us!

Winter Reading Challenge: What Chelmsford is Reading

Spring is in the air, and our Winter Reading Challenge has officially come to a close! Our winners this season are Betsey D, Alexis G, and Ibrahim S. Congratulations to our winners, and thank you to everyone who participated! Read on to explore what our forty entrants read this winter, which you can pick up … Continue reading Winter Reading Challenge: What Chelmsford is Reading

Read This Next…Check Out Our Nonfiction

Have you been downstairs at the library lately?  If not, the Winter Reading Challenge is the perfect opportunity to take a peek!  This year, our challenge has several categories that encourage us to read bigger by venturing into nonfiction categories.   READ A TRUE CRIME BOOK ABOUT A HEIST, A CULT, OR AN UNSOLVED CRIME … Continue reading Read This Next…Check Out Our Nonfiction

Read This Next…Scary Books!

‘Tis the season for spooky reading!  What is the scariest book you have ever read? For me?  I had to sleep with the lights on for two weeks after reading Salem’s Lot by Stephen King!  Whether you like truly scary stories like that, or ghost stories, or gothics, or classics like Dracula and Frankenstein, see … Continue reading Read This Next…Scary Books!

Library Policies & Guiding Principles

Mission Statement We are the community’s bridge to exploration, engagement, and enjoyment. Approved by the Library Trustees, 2019 Strategic Plan Read the Library’s Strategic Plan 2020-2025 to see the values that shape our services and our goals for the future. Library Policies Section I: Personnel 1.0 Please contact Library Administration 978-256-5521 x1100 for staffing information … Continue reading Library Policies & Guiding Principles

Meet the Staff: Jeff Hartman

Jeff Hartman Marketing and Community Outreach Specialist jhartman@chelmsfordlibrary.org 978-256-5521 x1109 Jeff loves reading many different genre, but particularly likes science fiction and fantasy, historical fiction, mysteries, and nonfiction that touches on American or medieval European history. He prefers to read authors who create complicated nuanced characters and worlds that teach us something about ourselves and … Continue reading Meet the Staff: Jeff Hartman

LGBTQ+Equality

The last few decades have seen major strides in civil rights for Americans who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer. In fact, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2020 that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 protects employees from being discriminated against on the basis of their sexual orientation and … Continue reading LGBTQ+Equality