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By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE – Ninety-eight children and adults stopped by Moore-Leland Library last week to interact with some animals they’re unlikely to encounter on an average day.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — The Selectboard and Finance Committee have agreed to scale back the proposed budget cuts for the Arms Library.

By GUSTAVO ATENCIO FLORES

GREENFIELD — The Friends of the Greenfield Public Library crowned Christian Drake the adult winner of this year’s Poet’s Seat Poetry Contest.

By AALIANNA MARIETTA

ASHFIELD — Visitors to Belding Memorial Library last weekend gained insight on the colorful process that is pysanky, the Ukrainian tradition of decorating Easter eggs.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — There were 558,899 victims of child abuse and neglect nationwide in 2022, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Child Maltreatment Report from that year.

By EVELINE MACDOUGALL

What can you get at a local library that you aren’t required to return? The answer can be found at Greenfield Community College. Now in its 10th year, their seed library has a new logo and new name honoring longtime librarian Hope Schneider, now retired, who helped launch the college library’s program in 2015. Hope’s Seed Library now contains expanded offerings, including seeds collected from GCC gardens. While library patrons aren’t required to return seeds, growers are encouraged to consider bringing seeds saved from resulting plants, thereby helping the program to thrive.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

With all Institute of Museum and Library Services having been placed on administrative leave and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners announcing cuts to services and grants on Wednesday, local librarians are anticipating continued uncertainty heading into fiscal year 2026.

By CHRIS LARABEE

Three Franklin County libraries will offer increased accessibility resources for patrons with disabilities thanks to grants from the American Library Association’s Libraries Transforming Communities: Accessible Small and Rural Communities program.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

GREENFIELD — Residents are invited to the Greenfield Public Library to learn about the legend of Paul Revere and his 1775 ride warning Massachusetts colonists that the British were coming.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE — The Community Preservation Committee is recommending voters fund four projects, including replacing an elementary school playground and replacing the Arms Library elevator, for a total of $154,000, at this year’s Annual Town Meeting.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

ERVING — While the COVID-19 virus began raising alarm in March 2020, former Erving Public Library Director Barbara Friedman recalls being skeptical of the pandemic shutting down the new library, which had just opened to the public on March 1.

By DOMENIC POLI

ORANGE — If awarded the money, the town is looking to allocate $326,500 in Community Development Block Grant funding toward a new Wheeler Memorial Library roof.

By ERIN-LEIGH HOFFMAN

TURNERS FALLS — Representatives from four companies visited the Carnegie Public Library Wednesday morning to express interest in acting as the project manager for either a library renovation or creation of a new library at 38 Avenue A.

By GUSTAVO ATENCIO FLORES

GREENFIELD — With a 10-year background as a book editor specializing in personal growth books, Rachel Shields Ebersole is bringing her interest in literature and self-improvement to a new club.

By DOMENIC POLI

WENDELL — The Friends of the Wendell Free Library have agreed to fund $25,000 associated with replacing the damaged play structure removed from its property in September 2023.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

Have you ever thought about walking the Camino de Santiago, but don’t know where to start or if the famous pilgrimage is even the right adventure for you? Ashfield resident Helene Leue will be sharing stories from her own journeys walking the Camino and giving tips for planning your own during a presentation at the Belding Memorial Library on Wednesday, March 5 at 6 p.m. 

By TINKY WEISBLAT

Eric Bennett of Northampton will share his lifelong love of penguins next Saturday morning at the Greenfield Public Library.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

SHELBURNE FALLS — Get your library cards ready because Arms Library is working to develop a “Library of Things” this spring.

By MADISON SCHOFIELD

The Greenfield Public Library welcomed its first local artist as part of a new program to host monthly art exhibitions. “Clouds in Shades of Gray” by Paul Jablon will be on display in the conference room gallery till the end of February. 

By CHRIS LARABEE

Civil rights activists, war tax refusers, supporters of local agriculture and advocates of simple living Wally and Juanita Nelson left an outsized impact during their decades in Franklin County.