March 2023

Library Hours

Monday through Thursday : 9:30 am - 8 pm

Friday & Saturday: 9:30 am - 3 pm

Contact us:

Call 508-966-1660

Email us

Message us through our website!

March Programs

Click here for information or to register!

Click on the images for more info and to register!

Virtual 50+ Job Seekers Networking Group

This group, formed by the Tewksbury Public Library is open to all! March meeting dates and topics:

Developing a Resume, Part 1

Wednesdays, March 1st at 9:30 am and March 8th at 6 pm

Developing a Resume, Part 2

Wednesdays, March 15th at 9:30 and March 22nd at 6 pm

Register on the library calendar to get the Zoom link!

Bellingham Skein Artists Adult Knitting Group

Thursdays from 11 am to 1 pm in the Teen Room

Do you enjoy knitting, crocheting, or any of the other fiber arts? Come and join us! All skill levels are welcome, including beginners. Please bring your own materials. No registration.

Children's Programs

See the library calendar for details!

Mondays

9:30 am - Rhyme Time with Miss Laura (starts March 13th). Drop in!

10:30 am - Sensory Story Time with Miss Melissa - Registration Required

2:30 pm - Magic: The Gathering Club, please register!

Tuesdays

10 am - Ring a Ding, drop in!

11 am - Rhyme Time, drop in!

Wednesdays

10:30 am - Sensory Story Time with Miss Melissa - Registration Required!

11:30 am - Baby Time. drop in!

Fridays

10 am - Ring a Ding, drop in!

11:30 am - Baby Time, drop in! No class on March 17th.

Special Programs in March

Thursday, March 2nd at 4 pm, Monster Squad - Please register!

Saturday, March 4th at 10 am, 1st Saturday Family Fun - Build a Leprechaun Trap! Drop in!

Thursday, March 9th at 6 pm, Homeschool Meet Up - For parents and kids. Drop In!

Thursday, March 16th at 4 pm, Building and Engineering Fun. Drop in!

Thursday, March 23rd at 6:30 pm, Starlight Story Time. Drop in!

Thursday, March 30th at 12:30 pm. Troll Party! Drop in!

After School Programs

Monday - Thursday

After School Kids, for grades 4-6, 2:30-4:45 pm. One-time registration required.

Teen Room Activities, for grades 7-12, 2-4:45 pm. No registration necessary

Fridays

Fun Fridays, 2-5 pm.

Please note, March is the last month the library will be offering Fun Fridays for this school year. The library closes at 3 pm on Fridays and there will be no After School Programs in April through the end of the school year.

Friends of the Library Monthly Meeting

Tuesday, March 14th at 7 pm

Email us for the Zoom Link!

Library Board of Trustees Monthly Meeting

Thursday, March 9th at 7 pm

in the Conference Room at the library

Book Discussion Group

Monday, March 6th at 6:30 pm

Email Cecily Christensen for details.

Writing Group for Adults

Thursday, March 9th at 6:30 pm

Meets at Bellingham Historical Museum

Contact Marjorie Turner Hollman for details

Yoga

Tuesdays at 8:30 am and Thursdays at 6:15 pm. See the library calendar for details and to register!

Library Resources

of the Month

Genealogy

The Bellingham Public Library subscribes to three online resources to help with your genealogy research: Ancestry.com, HeritageQuest, and Fold 3. All three of these resources can be accessed in the library on both the library computers and on our WiFi network using your own device. The library’s website also provides a link to the Norfolk Country Registry of Deeds genealogy page, which you can access from any location with an Internet connection.

Ancestry.com  is the world’s largest online family history resource. It gives access to hundreds of years of history in billions of historical documents and millions of historical photos from all over the world. Access vital records, census lists, immigration records such as passenger lists, military records, directories, African American and Native American records, and more! Images of original documents enhance research. You can search over 30,000 Ancestry.com record collections and 11 billion records with the click of a button, from as far back as the 1500s to the 2000s.

HeritageQuest contains census records, family histories, military and bank records, city directories, and more! Access to census records include U.S. Federal Census Records going back as far as 1790, Canadian Census Collection 1825-1921, and the U.S. Indian Census Rolls 1885-1940. Military records contain a premier collection of Revolutionary War records called the U.S. Revolutionary Pension and Bounty-Land Warrant Application Files, 1800-1900. Freedman’s Bank Records, 1865-1874, is a great source for genealogists researching their African American heritage. You are also able to search the Social Security Death Index 1935-2014, and city directories from 1821-1989. Search HeritageQuest’s many records to reveal your family’s story!

Fold 3 features premier collections of original military records. These records include the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served in the military. Many of the records come from the U.S. National Archives, the National Archives of the U.K., and other international records. The records at Fold 3 help you discover and share stories about these everyday heroes, forgotten soldiers, and the families that supported them.

Norfolk County Registry of Deeds Genealogy Resources consist of land documents dating back to 1793, deeds, mortgages, death certificates, plans of land, and old city/town atlases, along with other documents that are useful in examining the past. These records can provide a vast amount of information for those wishing to conduct genealogical study. For instance, land records can be especially useful to help establish the whereabouts of a person at a particular time and place. Deeds, used in conjunction with other documentation, can bridge gaps in historical research when other records fail to do so.

To access these resources, go to the Bellingham Library’s website at www.bellinghamlibrary.org. Click on the Online Resources tab, and then click Genealogy/Ancestry.com.