When you’re looking for a fiction book, check out the new changes we have made to organizing our shelves. First of all we are in the process of labeling each book with the author’s last name and genre to make books quicker to find. So much easier to browse the stacks! We’re not quite there […]
Libby is a free app that unlocks thousands of ebooks, audiobooks, and magazines you can enjoy on your phone, tablet, or computer. Everything you borrow or place on hold shows up together on your “Shelf,” and just like with physical media you borrow from the library, there are never late fees, except with Libby, the […]
Learning Express Library includes nearly 1,000 online tutorials, practice tests, and e-books, covering job search and workplace skills improvement, skill building in reading, writing, math, and basic science, career certification and licensure exam prep, college and grad school entrance test prep, GED test prep, and more! […]
Here at Medford Public Library, we have undertaken the great project of digitizing our microfilm, which includes newspapers that date back to the 1880s, and can be found on our Local History site. As a librarian here, curiosity got the better of me one day and I started looking up what happened at my own […]
Complete our Summer Reading Challenge We have THREE summer reading challenges this year: grades K-5, grades 6-12, and adults! All three challenges are available at https://medfordlibrary.beanstack.org/. Read or do other activities to complete challenges. Then record your triumphs on Beanstack and earn raffle tickets for tons of awesome prizes, from a pizza to gift cards to free […]
Did you know you can fill your summer with fun for free? We have many different items available in our Library of Things. From magnetic fishing poles and regular fishing poles to gardening kits to inflatable kayaks — there’s something for everyone! Want to make your own ice cream? We have that. Want to learn to play guitar? We have that. Want to try metal detecting? We […]
Want to know more about your family history? Or the history of your neighborhood? Uncover your story with Medford Public Library’s genealogy resources! With Ancestry Library Edition, available for free onsite at the library, you can search census records, passenger ship manifests, immigration records, military draft cards, and more from collections around the world. You […]
Retro technology fans rejoice! The Library has a self-service fax machine on the first floor next to the copier. Rates are $1.75 for the first page, $1 for each additional page. International rates are more. The only payment option is credit/debit cards. […]
Want to brush up on your writing skills? Interested in learning about accounting or entrepreneurship? Maybe you want to improve your language skills? Universal Class offers dozens of online learning and CE courses on topics ranging from computer training and office skills, to personal development and hobbies. Courses are free, online and self-paced so you […]
As I mentioned in the last newsletter, I will be retiring at the end of April. I am sad to be leaving but looking forward to what comes next. And sleeping late. I started working in a library when I was in high school, and was very fortunate to find work that I liked so […]