Read This Next…Pride Month

June is LGBTQIA Pride Month!ย  We hope you attended one of our events or browsed the many displays throughout the library.ย  We spent the month reading some great fiction titles that focus on LGBTQIA authors and themes.ย  Here are a few of our favorites: Deanna Recommends: The Guncle by Steven Rowley “Maisie and Grant have … Continue reading Read This Next…Pride Month

Fall Reading Challenge – What We Are Reading

We hope you are enjoying this yearโ€™s Fall Challenge!ย  It will probably come as no surprise that we are reading books in the challenge categories right along with you!ย  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

Health and Wellness Resource Center

Comprehensive consumer health resource that provides authoritative information on the full range of health-related issues, from current disease and disorder information to in-depth coverage of alternative medical practices, and includes full-text medical journals, magazines, reference works, multimedia, and much more.

Board of Trustees

About the Trustees The Board of Library Trustees consists of seven community members elected for three years, in staggered terms. The Trustees may also seek to appoint Associate Board non-voting members. Trustees ensure that the Library supports the needs of our community and reflects the community’s values. The Trustees are authorized to set policies for … Continue reading Board of Trustees

Local Meeting Space

In addition to the meeting rooms available at the Library, there are many other sites in the area that can be used for meetings and events. Contact each site below for more details and costs. Site Contact Notes Chelmsford Center for the Arts (CCA) at Old Town Hall Susan Gates, 978-250-3780 Variety of room, gallery, … Continue reading Local Meeting Space

2.14 Art Exhibition Policy

The Chelmsford Public Library welcomes the opportunity to allow groups, organizations, or individuals to use the library picture rail on the main level for art exhibits. Space is provided for educational, cultural, civic, or recreational exhibits. Space is not available for strictly commercial purposes. The purpose of the exhibit policy is to provide guidance in … Continue reading 2.14 Art Exhibition Policy

Motherhood in Novels

With Mother’s Day around the corner, Chelmsford Library has put together recommendations that span the triumphs alongside the trials that come with motherhood and the mothers in our lives. Read on for a variety of fictional experiences with motherhood! Black Cake, by Charmaine Wilkerson We canโ€™t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who … Continue reading Motherhood in Novels

While You Are Waiting for… Malibu Rising

This Summer’s blockbuster book is Malibu Rising, by Taylor Jenkins Reid, and if it proves to be as entertaining as her previous novels, it should be worth the hold-queue wait. The novel begins by introducing us to the adult Riva children, in the early 1980s, getting ready for a massive bash at their Malibu mansion. … Continue reading While You Are Waiting for… Malibu Rising

Chelmsford History

Chelmsford is a suburban community located in northern Middlesex County approximately 24 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts. Chelmsford was incorporated in 1655 and has grown from a small rural community to a thriving residential suburban town of more than 33,000 people. To find out more about the history of this land prior to its incorporation, … Continue reading Chelmsford History