News & Updates

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Beginning in June, Wilmington Memorial Library will be the designated CSA pickup site for Farmer Dave’s of Dracut!

Pickup at the library will be on Thursdays from 3p-6p during the season.

To learn more or sign up visit Farmer Dave’s. 

The library will host an information session about CSAs on May 30th at 7pm, with representatives from the Wilmington Farmer’s Market and Farmer Dave’s.

Only pre-boxed shares and fruit shares will be available for pickup at the library and surplus produce will be given to the Wilmington Food Pantry.

Watch Library Director Tina Stewart and Adult Services Librarian Marissa Szumowski on the latest episode of "Where's Wilmington"!

Where's Wilmington - Episode 66 from Wilmington TV on Vimeo.

Join the library as we visit China through progams that explore the life, culture, and politics of China.  If you're interested in learning more, take a look at this Goodreads list of books that take place in China.

Check out our latest quarterly brochure for upcoming events and programs in March, April, and May.

The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners is investigating the creation of a new statewide library card program, and we would like to know your thoughts.  Your participation in this short survey http://mblc.state.ma.us/cardsurvey will  help us provide you with a better library experience throughout Massachusetts.

The Yentile Farm Development Committee has launched an effort to gather input from the community at-large for the new recreational area to be developed at the recently purchased Yentile Farm property.

Please click on the link below to participate. The survey is 8 questions and takes less than 5 minutes to complete. The survey page may take a minute to load, please be patient.

Thank you for your input.

Yentile Farm Survey

Starting September 8th, we are now open on Saturdays from 9am-5pm. Remember to stop by the Book Store Next Door (run by the Friends of the Library) on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 10am-4pm.

Join us for the 2012 Community Fair on Saturday, September 22 from 10 am-1 pm on the Swain Green!  

Local Organizations
Looking for services or looking to get involved?  A variety of local organizations will be on hand to answer your questions about joining or volunteering.  

Gift Basket Raffles
Raffle tickets will be sold for a variety of gift baskets put together by the non-profit organizations. 

Local Venders
Select vendors from the Farmer’s Market will be on hand to sell their wares.

Shredding Truck
Clean out your files and have them shredded for free. You simply drive up to the truck and shredding is done on site. The shredding truck will be there rain or shine.

Magician
Joe Ferranti, strolling magician and Wilmington resident, will be on hand to perform magic tricks.

Face Painting
Visit the MOMs Club table for free face painting.

StoryTime
Barbara Raab, Children’s Librarian, will present storytimes at 10:30, 11:00, 11:30, and 12 noon.

Henna Tattoos
Henna artist, Nimmi Sehgal, will be giving free henna tattoos.  Traditionally, henna tattoos are part of Asian-Indian celebrations such as weddings and festivals, but have become a fashion item in the West. The tattoos are temporary.

Wilmington Through Art Contest
In celebration of Wilmington’s 282nd anniversary of incorporation on September 25, 1730, the library is sponsoring “Wilmington Through Art Contest.”  Entries must be hand produced art work and must represent Wilmington.   Click here for applications and contest details.  Paintings will be on display at the library the week of September 17 through September 22. 

Wilmington Town Crier Digitization Project
Want to know what was happening in Wilmington in 1969? Doing research on Whitfield School? Curtis Wyant, Technology Librarian, will demonstrate how to access the Town Crier archives back to 1955 at 3 pm in the library’s Banda Room.

Wilmington Stories:  Times Gone By 
The library will be capturing and preserving personal and historical memories of Wilmington.  Residents are invited to stop by the library from 10 am to 1 pm to talk about their memories of growing up in Wilmington.  Library staff will record these stories and post them to share with others. 

Wilmington Coloring Book
Hot off the press….the first and only coloring book depicting the Town’s history will on sale for $5 per copy at the Friends of the Library table.  

The library catalog for the Merrimack Valley is in the process of getting both a new look and some new features. 

Some of the new features are:

• Cleaner look & faster loading
• Better search options
• Keep track of items you've checked out
• More bookbags options (now called My Lists)
• Stay logged in at home
• Text notifications (coming soon)

Click here to try out the beta version.  Love it or hate it, please submit your feedback through the "Patron Catalog Survey" link in the top right corner of the new catalog! Or, talk to any library staff person - and ask us questions, too!