Griswold Memorial Library

We're open!

Please wear a mask as per the "advisory" passed by the Colrain Select Board on March 9, 2022.

Service hours:

Mondays and Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m.
Fridays, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Saturdays, 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Email requests to griswold@colrain-ma.gov, call us at 413-624-3619, or visit our catalogue to find items and place holds online.

Download the Libby app from the play store or Apple, or browse our collection of ebooks, magazines, and downloadable audiobooks online.

GML is proud to share online programming, including Crafts Online with Ms. Betty, and Stories & Songs Online (ages 0-6).

Ms. Betty's Take and Make Crafts

Pick up one of Ms. Betty's Take and Make Craft kits while supplies last at Griswold Memorial Library! Watch Ms. Betty's videos or follow the printed instructions to make your own craft of the month.

Stories & Songs online with Julie Stepanek!

Stories & Songs online with Julie Stepanek helps little ones to build their pre-literacy muscles with music, movement, and books! Access past recordings here, or email us at griswoldmemoriallibrary@gmail.com for information about how to join Julie LIVE by Zoom on Wednesday mornings at 11:00.

Join the Kindness Reading Project!

The Kindness Reading Project meets every other month to read and discuss books about social issues that affect us all. Join us on April 20th at 6:00 by Zoom to learn more about Colrain's own William Apess, a veteran, minister, scholar, and activist. Email griswoldmemoriallibrary@gmail.com to sign up. Copies of the book are available in print at GML.

The next Kindness Read after this will be The 1619 Project, by Nikole Hannah-Jones. Copies are available in print, or online through OverDrive/Libby.

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