Biography & History

For Chelmsford History, please see our Chelmsford History Resource Guide.   Featured Online Resources   Print Biography Collection Main Library, Lower Level We have an extensive collection of adult biography books, at the call number Biog/ and arranged alphabetically by the last name of the person they are about. Also in this collection are large … Continue reading Biography & History

Fall Reading Challenge – What We Are Reading

We hope you are enjoying this year’s Fall Challenge!  It will probably come as no surprise that we are reading books in the challenge categories right along with you!  We thought we would share a few that we have enjoyed so far: READ A BOOK THAT FEATURES BAKING OR INCLUDES RECIPES Deanna read: Recipes for … Continue reading Fall Reading Challenge – What We Are Reading

Chelmsford Library’s Best Books of 2022

The year is wrapping up, and the Chelmsford Library’s staff have been waiting to share their favorite books with you! From mystery to graphic novels, fiction and nonfiction, we’ve read books from all over. Here are some of our staff’s favorite reads from this past year. Vickie Assistant Director of Support Services Profiles in Ignorance, … Continue reading Chelmsford Library’s Best Books of 2022

Career & Employment

  Featured Online Resources   Print Materials Help Wanted Newspaper Classifieds – Sunday papers are in the Newspaper Room Interviewing, Resume & Cover Letters, Starting Out/Returning To Work, Industry/Company Research – Check out the Career Resources section, located next on the tables by the Reference Desk Additional Online Resources 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group of … Continue reading Career & Employment

Chelmsford Independent

Note: Publication merged with Westford and Littleton papers May 2019, continues as Eagle-Inpdependent. Full-text content of weekly newspaper of Chelmsford, Massachusetts (published every Thursday). Paid advertisements are excluded. [12/8/2005-5/30/2019] Chelmsford newspapers available on microfilm: Chelmsford Independent 1986-present; Chelmsford Newsweekly 1940-1993

Bibliobites in November/December: Flour Power

Local legend/pastry queen/James Beard Award winner Joanne Chang is a very busy baker indeed.  In addition to running the nine locations of her well-loved Flour Bakery and Cafe, she’s written five cookbooks, and with her husband, chef Christopher Myers, she owns Myers + Chang, a pan-Asian restaurant in Boston.   Plus, she’s recently somehow found the … Continue reading Bibliobites in November/December: Flour Power

Genealogy & Obituaries

Featured Online Resources   Local History Room Main Library, Lower Level The Local History Room holds a valuable collection of books and other documents about the history of the Chelmsford area and people. A shelf listing of these materials is available through our catalog. These materials do not circulate, but library visitors may access the … Continue reading Genealogy & Obituaries

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

As everyone knows by now, On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous by Ocean Vuong is our One Book Chelmsford 2022 title. Jess and Deanna talk about On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous in the latest installment of Bookmarked!  They discuss several of the main themes of the novel, as well as offer some great readalike suggestions. The … Continue reading On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous