Don’t worry if you are not ready to come visit the ACL in person yet. We will continue to offer our ACL To-Go services with Tuesday and Saturday morning pick up times between 10am-12pm, as well as free bicycle delivery to Auburndale, West Newton and Newton Lower Falls. Please continue to make your book requests… Continue reading ACL To-Go
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The Auburndale Community Library is a non-profit community library staffed by volunteers and funded 100% by donations.
ACL Express In-Person Browsing
We are so excited to launch ACL Express In-Person Browsing and to welcome you back into the library! Starting on Saturday, May 1, you can book 15 minute appointments to come visit the library in person on Thursday evenings between 5pm-7pm and Saturday afternoons between 2pm-4pm. Bookings can be made via this link (https://tinyurl.com/ACLBrowsing). Just… Continue reading ACL Express In-Person Browsing
Thank you to our volunteers and Sponsors!
Thank you to the following volunteers for keeping ACL To-Go running smoothly all these months! If you see them around town, please give them a huge THANKS! Charlotte Anderson, Margaret Braccio, Maria Bueche, Jill Butler, Caroline Cai, Johanne Campbell, Susan Cassidy, Ellen Chu, Barb Day, Carol Gladden, Laurie Friedell, Dana Hanson, Phyllis Katz, Suruchi Kaul,… Continue reading Thank you to our volunteers and Sponsors!
Re-opening Plans!
Many thanks to the folks who have already filled out our re-opening survey. If you have not filled it out yet, please do so as it will help us with our re-opening plans. We are still closely monitoring the guidelines from the city and state as well as protocols from other local libraries regarding in-person… Continue reading Re-opening Plans!
Valentine’s Day Storytime and Craft-order by noon February 5
Here is our Valentine’s Day Story Time! (https://youtu.be/llW2CcKoRbo) If you would like to order our Valentine Craft-to-Go, just enter that in our order form: https://tinyurl.com/ACLbookrequest You can choose Saturday, Feb. 6th or Tuesday, Feb. 9th to pick up your bag. We will call you when your craft-to-go is ready. Let us know if you need… Continue reading Valentine’s Day Storytime and Craft-order by noon February 5
Annual Meeting Tuesday February 16–Join us!
Please join us for our annual ACL general board meeting on Tuesday, February 16 at 7pm via Zoom. It’s a time to bring everyone together to discuss the state of the library. If you are interested in meeting the board members, taking part in some of our behind-the-scenes discussions, or have any questions about the … Continue reading Annual Meeting Tuesday February 16–Join us!
ACL in the News
If you haven’t seen it yet, Village 14 has run an article co-written by our own, Janet Linder, about the two community libraries in Newton – the Auburndale Community Library and the Waban Library Center. The link to the article is here.
Inclement Weather Reminder
Please note that the ACL will follow the Newton Public Schools (NPS) decision on closures. We want our volunteers to be safe during these days so a closure may affect our delivery schedule. Rest assured, we will get your book requests fulfilled/delivered as soon as it is safe to do so. NPS announcements are on… Continue reading Inclement Weather Reminder
Library closed Tuesday February 2nd-no ACL Books To-Go
Due to the impending storm, we’ve decided to close. Stay warm and safe, everyone — and curl up with a good book!
New Story Time and Craft-to-go!
We’re back with a new Story Time and Craft-to-Go! This week’s Story Time theme is Thank You, Helpers, all about the people who help us in many ways, and about the many ways we can all be kind to each other. The Craft-to-Go will be decorating stars for anyone you want to thank for being… Continue reading New Story Time and Craft-to-go!