by Susan Larson | Jul 26, 2019 | Book Bits
Recently a grandfather came into Milton Public Library with his preschool-aged granddaughter, who was visiting from out of state. He asked where to find books for her, and looked overwhelmed when shown the many sections we have for children. Where to start? This...
by Susan Larson | Jun 4, 2019 | Summer Reading Program
Summer Reading BINGO for Adults runs June 1 through August 31, 2019, at Milton Public Library. For enrolling, and then for each BINGO card completed, you enter your name into a drawing for a monthly prize. June’s prize is a $25 gift card. July’s prize is a...
by Susan Larson | May 23, 2019 | Summer Reading Program
Enrollment begins June 1, 2019, for “A Universe of Stories,” this year’s summer reading program at Milton Public Library. When you complete the online enrollment form on our website or in the library at the front desk, you are entered to win prizes for...
by Susan Larson | May 15, 2019 | Book Bits, Book Lists
By Susan Larson June 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots, considered the pivotal point in the equal rights movement for gays. On June 28, 1969, police raided the Stonewall Inn, a gay bar in New York City’s Greenwich Village neighborhood. It...
by Susan Larson | Apr 18, 2019 | Book Bits
By Susan Larson, Director, Milton Public Library The public library of the 21st century is a community center offering resources and services beyond books. Of course, books are still a cornerstone of our mission, and we have them for adults, young adults, and...
by Susan Larson | Apr 18, 2019 | Book Bits, Booklists
By Susan Larson, Director, Milton Public Library When someone comes to the desk asking for science fiction recommendations, I rattle off the names of the classic writers, like Isaac Asimov, Frank Herbert, Ray Bradbury, or Ursula K. Le Guin. The response is usually,...
by Susan Larson | Apr 5, 2019 | Board of Trustees
Milton Public Library’s Board is comprised of five trustees, elected by the residents of Milton. The 2019-20 trustees are: Chairperson Lisa Barron term expires March 2020 Vice Chair Judy Schmidt term expires March 2022 Treasurer Veronica Valz term expires March...
by Susan Larson | Mar 15, 2019 | Book Groups
In recognition of National Poetry Month 2019, the daytime and evening adult book groups are reading poetry. The evening group, which meets 6:30 – 7:45 p.m. Thursday, April 4, is reading “The Dark Between Stars” by Atticus. The Canadian poet who...
by Susan Larson | Mar 4, 2019 | Book Bits
I’m reading a book that makes me uncomfortable. It’s “White Fragility: Why it’s So Hard for White People to Talk about Racism.” In it author Robin DiAngelo explains how, “we are taught to think about racism only as discrete acts committed by individual people, rather...
by Susan Larson | Feb 5, 2019 | Taxes
Update March 11, 2019 Federal 1040 tax form booklets and instructions are now available at the library. You may also download them from the internet, or order them online for by telephone. View and download Federal forms from the web by visiting the IRS online...
