LIBRARY NEWS
Carpeting is Complete!
We thank Atkinson Carpet for their excellent and professional installation and for their courtesy and thoughtfulness. You were wonderful to work with!
We also thank the Capital Planning Committee, Finance Committee, Select Board, Town Manager, and Groton Voters for your support of this capital improvement project to replace 17-year-old carpet in all the library areas not included in the last carpet installation.
GPL Carpeting Project: What's Closed & When
Key dates and closures:
- Children's Room: The Children's Room will be closed from Saturday, September 6, through Friday, September 12. It will reopen with regular hours on Saturday, September 13.
- Main Library:
- Sunday, Sept. 7: Closed.
- Tuesday, Sept. 9: Limited hours (open from 3 PM - 9 PM).
- All other days will have regular hours.
- Other Closed Areas: The entryway, Community Room, and Sibley Hall will also be closed at various times during this project.
Job Opening for Library Maintenance Custodian II
To apply, send a letter of interest and resume or town job application to Human Resources, humanresources@grotonma.gov, or mail to Town Hall, 173 Main St, Groton, MA 01450. Deadline: September 19, 2025, or until filled.
GPL's Caretaker of 26 Years, Debbie Ladue, is Retiring!
Debbie was - and is - the library's dedicated, hardworking, and resourceful steward of the building and grounds. She never merely cleaned; instead, she cared for the library and took great pride in keeping it looking its best. Despite often working alone, she connected deeply with staff members, and was always the first to offer food, support, or assistance when anyone was going through a difficult time. She made lifelong friends at GPL.
We are all going to miss her tremendously - even as we celebrate her moving on and enjoying her next stage of life!
Debbie will be retiring at the end of October.
Summer Reading Begins Today!
Adults & Teens: Sign up on Beanstack online or download the app on your mobile device.
Parents & Kids 18 Months to 5th Grade: Sign up in the Children's Room! We make it easy for you! Read more about it.
Events Calendar Now Shows [Age Group] and All Ages
Use the Adult, Teen, or Kids Calendar Tabs from this website? You may have noticed you've not seen an event occasionally, like an art demonstration or a concert. That's because those events were categorized as All Ages, not as Kids, Teens, or Adults. We have rectified this in our calendar tabs.
However, please note if you start with the main calendar showing all events, that you will have to do the same if you filter events manually, by selecting [Age Category] AND selecting All Ages at the same time.
State Databases Cut Starting July 1
The following state-provided library services will continue at least for one more year, thanks to state support: 1. Statewide Commonwealth Catalog (ComCat), 2. eBooks support, and 3. A few of the most heavily used databases: Britannica, Academic OneFile, Opposing Viewpoints, and PebbleGo.
Note: Some of the cut databases are available to Mass. residents online through the Boston Public Library - the Library of the Commonwealth—so get a BPL eCard today!
Summer reading is just around the corner!
Groton's last day of school is Tuesday, June 17, so that's when our Summer Reading Program begins! Sign up June 17 or any day thereafter in person or on Beanstack, our online reading app!
National Library Week 2025: Drawn to the Library!
Millions of people across the country visit their libraries every week. What’s the draw? Everything.
Whatever draws you in, the library has something for everyone. Celebrate National Library Week, April 6 - 12, 2025.