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WB Green Team Blog Post #1

WB Green Team calculates tree value to environment Reporter: Eric Ames The West Bridgewater Public Library on Howard Street is far more than your average library. Many local patrons come here because they expect we have everything a library should-

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Waves, Sound and Light 7/17/2018

Today with the assistance of the Easton Children’s Museum, our S.T.E.A.M. scientists learned about vibrations, absorption and variables. They discovered the different aspects of sound and light waves. Shadows and colors were investigated. Light was used to see if objects

admin July 23, 2018April 7, 2022 Innovation Grant Read more

Cardboard Construction 7/11/2018

  Today our Cardboard Construction Engineers made a bunch of creative, fun items.  A cat cave, a throwing game and a Star Wars world were all created using recycled cardboard found here at the library.  What could you make using

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Rockets- There & Back Again 7/9/2018

  The Museum of Science presented Rockets: There and Back Again, a  workshop in which participants engineer, launch, and return vehicles for an imaginary space journey.  Participants created their own air rocket which was launched across the room, followed by

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Playful Engineers 6/27/2018

Our Engineers explored mini zip-lines, ping pong ball catapults, exploding popsicle stick snakes, Rube Goldberg machines, mechanical doodads, and more today with presenter Jay Mankita. Even the adults were amazed by the simple machines that can be built with items

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Take Apart Table #3 5/19/2018

Our “deconstruction” experts proved once again that they are willing to accept the challenge of taking apart everyday household items.  The big hits today were a retired printer from the library, the Keurig machine, a bubble machine and our infamous

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Science & Storybooks 5/8/2018

  Today our younger scientists learned, with the help of the Children’s Museum in Easton, that Science can be found all around us.  While reading some of our favorite books like “The Lorax” by Dr. Seuss, our friends were able

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Cape Cod Mini Maker Fair 4/28/2018

Director Ellen Snoeyenbos and some of the student-makers that have used our 3D Digital Printer recently visited the Cape Cod Mini Maker Fair to showcase some of the amazing items that have been made here at the WBPL! Not only

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3D Digital Printer Projects

Director Ellen Snoeyenbos has led almost twenty 3D Digital Printer workshops on Wednesdays since receiving the LSTA grant!  The students have designed jewelry, ornaments, small toys, chess pieces and the newest project- a nightlight with a photo image of the

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Keva Plank Challenges

Challenges have been offered weekly during our school year. These challenges have been offered after school and any students that wished to participate could. Small token prizes were given out to winners. Some of our challenges have included: “Who can

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February Book Club Reads

Chapters Book Club
Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir
(Reading selection for One Book One Community)
Club meets on February 28th

Nonfiction Addiction Book Club
Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019 by Ibram X. Kendi, and Keisha N. Blain
(Reading selection for Black History Month)
Club meets on February 21st

*Copies are available at the circulation desk in the library. *

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Monday                 10:00 – 5 p.m.
Tuesday                 10:00 – 8 p.m.
Wednesday         10:00 – 8 p.m.
Thursday               10:00 – 5 p.m.
Friday                      10:00 – 5 p.m.
Saturday                10:00 – 2 p.m.
Sunday                    Closed

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    80 Howard Street
    West Bridgewater, MA 02379

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    Wednesday: 10 a.m. – 8 p.m.
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    Saturday:   10 a.m. – 2 p.m.
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