The Charity Guild Enters CyberSpace Fundraising

The Charity Guild has been providing food, clothing and a variety of household appliances and other goods to the greater Brockton area since 1971. Located at 501 Main Street, the Charity Guild's mission is to:
                      "To provide basic and necessary services
                        to those unable to meet their primary needs
                        of food, clothing and household goods."

Since April of this year they created an Ebay site to help expand the reach of fundraising to potentially the whole world. Please check out their Ebay site and tell your friends and relatives not living in the area about the great deals and also to help support a good cause.

Brockton Public Library Presents Snuggle Up with an EBook Poetry Contest

Brockton Public Library presents Snuggle Up With An EBook poetry contest

The days are short but our imaginations are long. Use the cold weather to fuel your creativity and you could win a new Kindle through the library’s “Snuggle Up With An Ebook” poetry contest. Applications are available at all three Brockton Public Library locations. All ages are invited to enter the contest. The rules are simple: write an original poem with the theme “Reading on a Wintery Day.” Submit your poem to the library by Saturday, January 26. We will have a reception for all participants on Saturday, February 2 where Mayor Balzotti will award Kindle prizes for three categories (children 12 and under, teens, and adults aged 18 and over.) All entries will be displayed in the library for the month of February.

Since library staff are not eligible to enter the contest, here is the director’s entry in advance: In darkened night/And quiet times/The words tumble and take shape before my inquiring eyes/They freeze on the pulpy page/Like snowflakes on glass/Each word attracts another/Every sentence unique/Their messages chill/They form and endure/Yet in the reading/In the oddest twisted way/Keep my mind from doing the same. For more information, contact Elizabeth Marcus, library director at emarcus@cobma.us or 508-580-7890 x101.

Brockton Public Library is located at 304 Main Street, Brockton, MA, 508-580-7890. All programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. You do not have to be a resident of Brockton to attend. We are a member of Old Colony Library Network (OCLN.) Any resident of Massachusetts can register for a free Brockton Public Library card; bring photo ID and proof of current address to the main circulation desk. For more information, call 508-580-7890 x101. For branch hours and locations, calendar updates, and online/downloadable products, check out our website at www.brocktonpubliclibrary.org; Twitter at brocktonlibrary; Facebook fanpage at www.facebook.com/brocktonpubliclibrary.

Brockton Public Library Presents Christmas Caroling on the Front Steps

Brockton Public Library presents Christmas Caroling on the Front Steps 12-21-2012

Good cheer to one and all. Join us on the front steps of Brockton Public Library on Friday, December 21 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. for a hearty round of Christmas caroling with South Shore Community Church Carolers. Bundle up and come prepared to sing along. If you get too cold, step inside the library where our generous staff members will have coffee and holiday goodies waiting for you.

Brockton Public Library is located at 304 Main Street, Brockton, MA, 508-580-7890. All programs are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted. You do not have to be a resident of Brockton to attend. We are a member of Old Colony Library Network (OCLN.) Any resident of Massachusetts can register for a free Brockton Public Library card; bring photo ID and proof of current address to the main circulation desk. For more information, call 508-580-7890 x101. For branch hours and locations, calendar updates, and online/downloadable products, check out our website at www.brocktonpubliclibrary.org; Twitter at brocktonlibrary; Facebook fanpage at www.facebook.com/brocktonpubliclibrary.

Elizabeth Marcus (Wolfe), Director

Brockton Public Library

304 Main Street

Brockton, MA 02301

508-580-7890 x101

emarcus@cobma.us

www.brocktonpubliclibrary.org

Milk & Cookies Holiday Arts Fair

Brockton Arts Poetry Series

Saturday, December 15, 2012, 12:00 pm - 4:30 pm

Every third Saturday, Fuller Craft Museum hosts the Brockton Arts Poetry Series. Whether you wish to participate in the workshop, read your work during the open mike, or listen to one of the featured poets–it proves to be a fun and creative afternoon well spent. Click here to see photos from the last month’s gathering.
The upcoming featured poets will be:
September 15 Michael Brown & Valerie Lawson
October 20 Wendy Drexler & XJ Kennedy
November 17 Harris Gardner & Lanie Senechal
December 15 Reggie O. Gibson
The basic schedule is below:
12:00 – 2:00 pm workshop
1:30 – 2:00 pm open mic sign up
2:15 – 3:15 pm open mic
3:30 – 4:30 pm features

Fourth Annual Winter Coat Drive

Crescent Credit Union is partnering with local cleaners in giving back to the communities we serve.
During regular business hours through Saturday, January 12, Crescent Credit Union branches will be accepting contributions of gently used winter coats and jackets for all ages and in all sizes.
In Brockton and Norwell, Crescent branches will be collecting coat donations in partnership with Anton's Cleaners, who will clean the coats at no charge and distribute them via over 60 distribution partners throughout Massachusetts.
Click here for a list of Anton's distribution partners. In Taunton, Crescent branches will be collecting coat donations in partnership with Dermody's Cleaners, who will clean the coats free of charge and deliver them to the St. Vincent de Paul Society Center for distribution to the needy.
For more information about the coat drive, please visit your nearest Crescent Credit Union branch, or call 508-408-6351.