50 Hopedale Street, Hopedale

Contact: Keely Bethel-Penny, Library Director
(508) 634-2209

[email protected]
www.bancroftmemoriallibrary.org

Library News

The Library will be closed on Saturday, August 30th and Monday, September 1st for the Labor Day weekend holiday.

Our Friday Summer Hours (10am-2pm) are in effect through Friday, August 29th.

Community Conversations – Wednesday, August 6th at 6:30pm

Community Conversations will meet in the Program Room to talk about “Lessons on Tyranny”.  This meeting can be attended via Zoom; please email [email protected] to request the link.

News from the Friends of the Hopedale Library:

Help support the Friends of the Hopedale Library!
Did you know that you can shop our Ongoing Book Sale anytime the Library is open? We offer a selection of adult and children’s titles and even puzzles! You can find the sale area downstairs just outside the Program Room.  All monies raised go back to the Bancroft Memorial Library to pay for children’s and adult programs, museum passes, and other expenses not covered by the Library budget.

The Friends of the Library
The Friends of the Hopedale Library, founded in 1983, is an active volunteer, non-profit organization with a town-wide membership and a representative executive board. We work with the Library staff and the Trustees to support the Library in providing funds for equipment, materials, and programs not covered by the Library’s regular operating budget. The Friends of the Hopedale Library meets the second Wednesday of the month, September through June at 6:30pm. New members and ideas are always welcome.

News from the Marjorie Hattersley Children’s Room:

Summer Reading 2025 wraps up on Friday, August 15th so be sure to redeem all reading logs to receive beads, raffle tickets, etc.

Learn to play Pokémon – Monday August 4th from 4-7pm
Learn to play the Pokémon card game with One Up Games!  This program is for children ages 7 – 13 and registration is required.  For more details and to register, visit our Event Calendar at www.bancroftmemoriallibrary.org

Tummy Time Summer Reading Style – Tuesday, August 5th and Tuesday, August 12th at 10:30am
Drop in for some safe and comfortable movement and socialization for infants from birth until 18 months. We will have a new, special activity each week.

Stuffy Sleepover – Wednesday, August 6th from 5-7pm
Let your stuffy spend the night at the Library!  Drop your stuffy off with Miss Laura and they will meet other special stuffies, have sleep over fun and tell you all about it when you pick them up on Thursday morning!  No registration required.

Build Your Own Game Night – Wednesday, August 13th from 5-7pm
We will have assorted items you can use to build your own game! Make up the rules, create a board (or not!) Do you need tokens or movers? Do you need dice? Cards? You bring your imagination and we will have materials you can use to build a game all your own!

Picnic Story Time – Thursday, August 7th and Thursday, August 14th from 11am-12pm
Outside Story Time at the Bancroft Library!  Drop in and join us on the lawn near the Statue of Hope. We will share a story, socialize, dance and play with bubbles. Bring something to sit on and maybe your lunch too. If inclement weather occurs, we will move the Story Time inside to the Program Room across from the Children’s Room - so join us each week, rain or shine!

Movie Matinee  – Friday, August 1st and Friday, August 8th from 11am – 1pm
Movies at the Library? YUP!  Drop in at the Library to beat the heat or just to enjoy a fun, family friendly movie! (G or PG titles only). You can bring a snack, a blanket, a stuffy and even come in your PJs!  Stop by or call the Library to find out what the movie is; with the Summer Reading theme being “Level Up”, all of the movies will have a video game connection!

Builder Saturday – Saturday, August 2nd and Saturday August 9th from 11am-1pm
Drop in and build with Legos, Duplos, Mega Bloks and foam blocks.  

Wrap up Summer Reading Party– Friday, August 15th from 11am-1pm
Celebrate another successful Summer Reading Program at Bancroft Memorial Library with a dance party, bubbles, ice pops and more prizes!

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