Summer Reading 2021

Summer Reading Challenge June 5 – September 4, 2021 Sign up for the Summer Reading Challenge hosted online! Visit our Beanstack website to participate by clicking the link below, or download the free Beanstack Tracker app on the iOS App Store or Google Play (and then search Chelmsford Public Library) to register yourself or your … Continue reading Summer Reading 2021

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Library Use Value Calculator

Calculate the Value of YOUR Library Use! Curious how much the services the library provides you would cost if you had to pay for them directly? To find out, just enter in the lefthand column the number of times you or your family use each service listed down the center. The estimated retail value of … Continue reading Library Use Value Calculator

Bibliobites in March: Showtime!

It’s an embarrassment of visual riches when it comes to cooking.Β  In addition to cookbooks with stunning, eat-off-the page photography, we have access to an almost limitless number of cooking shows, cooking competitions, and how-to cooking videos. Public television may have started the video revolution (thanks to Julia Child), but now cable channels, streaming services, … Continue reading Bibliobites in March: Showtime!

Poverty & Food Insecurity

As of September 2020, the Census Bureau reported that 34 million people lived in poverty in America, and in 2019 The National Alliance to End Homelessness reported that 567,715 people were experiencing homelessness in America. More than 30 million people in America need the government’s help to keep from going hungry, including 5.3 million elderly … Continue reading Poverty & Food Insecurity

Senior Services: Health and Wellness

  In the Collection Local Assistance Chelmsford Senior Center –  A communal space for seniors that provides a variety of services for different needs. They provide transportation services, recreational activities and other social programs that may be of interest to seniors. Chelmsford Board of Health – The mission of the Chelmsford Board of Health is to achieve … Continue reading Senior Services: Health and Wellness

Language & Travel

Skip to resources for speakers of other languages learning English (ESL/ESOL). Featured Online Resources   Conversation Circles & Other Groups The Chelmsford Library, as well as other libraries in the area, offer informal groups for people learning languages. These do change over time, so please check our event calendar or contact the library in question … Continue reading Language & Travel

Bibliobites in September: Jeepers! Keepers?

“Keeper” is a word that’s wormed its way into practically every aspect of modern life.Β  A keeper can be a person, a thing, an idea, or….a recipe!Β  The quest for these sometimes-elusive keepers has us plowing through all manner of cookbooks; but, one may reasonably ask, what constitutes a keeper?Β  After all, a keeper is … Continue reading Bibliobites in September: Jeepers! Keepers?

Read This Next…Scary Books!

‘Tis the season for spooky reading!Β  What is the scariest book you have ever read? For me?Β  I had to sleep with the lights on for two weeks after reading Salem’s Lot by Stephen King!Β  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!

Bibliobites in April: One Pot, One Pan, One Book

Sustainability: it’s a word and an idea that’s on everyone’s radar.Β  But it’s such an all-encompassing concept that often it’s hard to figure out how we can and should apply it to different aspects of our lives. In the supermarket and in the kitchen, then, what does sustainable mean, and how would we incorporate such … Continue reading Bibliobites in April: One Pot, One Pan, One Book