Want to try knitting a blanket or get into woodworking? Learn how to decorate a cake with fresh flowers or whimsical animals? Get better at outdoor photography during your summer adventures? Make sophisticated beaded jewelry? The Craft & Hobby online platform is a great resource for anyone looking to learn a new skill or who […]
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 […]
Puzzles are free for the taking. Here at the Medford Public Library we give out a lot of things you need to bring back to us. It’s kind of how a library works. But not when it comes to puzzles. For all the puzzle enthusiasts out there it is a take one/leave one policy. So […]
Some of our databases taking you on a deep quest into the depths of dusty archives. This one just gets you ready to go dig in the dirt! Gale OneFile is a database with both full text and peer-reviewed articles from trusted journals, newspapers, magazines, and more. If you are doing hard research on the […]