Own a Piece of Uxbridge History!
Donations of any size are welcome to help fund the purchase of a new microfilm/microfiche reader. For each donation, you will receive a copy of Uxbridge Bi-Centennial 1927, with information about early Uxbridge and many of its historic buildings including the Library itself!
Library Value Calculator
Do you know how much one interlibrary loan costs? This Library Value Calculator might surprise you! In Uxbridge, the Library's Fy2014 portion of the total municipal budget is only 0.85%. Where else can you get value like that?!
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Watch the trailer for The Conjuring, based on Andrea Perron's House of Darkness, House of Light!
Reading Corner
We're Mobile!
Click on or scan this image to access the mobile version of our website!
Make a Tax Deductible Contribution to the Library!
The Library's mission is "to serve the town of Uxbridge as a center for education, culture, recreation and information". This past year the Library offered over one hundred programs for children, teens and adults in the community, many of them sponsored by the Library Board of Trustees or the Friends of the Library. If you would like to make a tax-deductible donation towards future programming, please send contributions to the Library Board of Trustees or the Friends of the Library with "Programs" in the notation field.
Thank you for your support!
Digital Downloads!
Digital books are here! Click the link below for quick access to the CW/Mars digital catalog and start the process.
Explore computers and devices that can be used with eBooks and audiobooks.
Mysteries of the Sun
As you slather on the sunscreen, be sure to take a peek at NASA's website outlining our current knowledge of the sun, its effect onthe earth and the different NASA satellites that provide data for observations and research!
Join our Online Book Group!
We've just created an online book discussion group on GoodReads called the Blackstone Valley Readers! Click here to sign up!
Thought for the day...
"Whatever the cost of our libraries, the price is cheap compared to that of an ignorant nation."
Walter Cronkite
Long Range Plan
Thanks to the collaborative efforts of the members of the Long Range Plan Committee, the Library staff and respondents from the community, the Library has developed a Five-Year Long Range Plan which was approved by the Library Board of Trustees at their August 28th meeting.
To read the Long Range Plan, click here.
To see the results of the online survey, click here.
Donate Your Old Books to Benefit the Library
The Friends of the library now offer you a simple way to support the library--with the donation of your old books/CDs/DVDs. In the back library parking lot you will find a donation box. Simply leave your items in the box. When the box is full, the items will be collected, and the Friends will earn cash for the benefit of the library. Rocket Languages Now Available!
The Library is pleased to offer Rocket Languages, a great new way to learn a new language. Simply click on the button and register using your Uxbridge Library barcode!
Dig Into Reading!
Summer Reading Programs start June 24th
Join us for a summer filled with FREE and FUN activities, raffles, 
giveaways and more! Once you have completed the registration process, all you need to do is read, count your total number of books read for the week and stop by to write it down in our handy notebooks! As long as you record your numbers, you will continue to be eligible for raffle tickets and free stuff!
giveaways and more! Once you have completed the registration process, all you need to do is read, count your total number of books read for the week and stop by to write it down in our handy notebooks! As long as you record your numbers, you will continue to be eligible for raffle tickets and free stuff!For more information, click here!
Second Writers Group Formed
Author Amy Rachiele, facilitator
By public demand, a second Writers Group is being organized at the Uxbridge Free Public Library! Author Amy Rachiele has generously volunteered to facilitate the group who will hold their first meeting on Friday, June 28th from 2-4pm. We are trying to keep the number of participants limited so be sure to sign up early!
Library Auditorium Repairs
Top floor to be closed to the public
The Library's auditorium on the top floor is currently undergoing much-needed repairs. Over the next week or so the entire top floor will be inaccessible as the renovations progress. Obviously this will impact those doing research for genealogy and local history purposes. We will be unable to help with research questions involving those collections until late June and apologize for any inconvenience.
Best Summer Books for 2013
Memorial Day just passed and summer isn't far behind! Check out this list from Publisher's Weekly for the Best Summer Books for 2013!
Add a Little Lace to Your Life!
Kntting Class with Betsy Youngsma
By popular demand, Betsy Youngsma is offering a class on Knitting Lacy Summer Socks! This 6-week course is designed for those who have already taken one of her beginner's classes, or for the more experienced knitter. The class will meet every Thursday starting June 6th and ending July 18th, the exception being Independence Day, from 5-7:30pm. We ask that you commit to being present at all classes. Class size is limited to 8, and signup will be on a first-come, first-served basis.One Book One Community Project
In collaboration with Kirsten Fournier, the Uxbridge High School Librarian, the Uxbridge Free Public Library, the Council on Aging and the Uxbridge Cable Access TV, we are embarking on a One Book, One Community project this year focused on the immigrant experience in America!
The book chosen is Christopher Castellani's final title
in a trilogy based on his parents' immigration to the United States from Italy, due to be published in February of this year and entitled All This Talk of Love. The first 50 people who register for the program will receive a free copy of this title courtesy of the Library Board of Trustees. We ask that there be one copy per family, please!
in a trilogy based on his parents' immigration to the United States from Italy, due to be published in February of this year and entitled All This Talk of Love. The first 50 people who register for the program will receive a free copy of this title courtesy of the Library Board of Trustees. We ask that there be one copy per family, please!Upcoming events will include a panel forum at the Uxbridge High School on Wednesday, July 17th at 7pm on the Immigrant Experience with Chris, Dr. Eileen Angelini, Massachusetts Book Award winner Vincent Cannato (American Passage: a history of Ellis Island), Henriette Lazaridis Power (The Clover House) and Marjan Kamali (Together Tea). Copies of all author's books will be available for purchase and booksigning after the program, courtesy of the Millbury Barnes & Noble.
This fall we plan a film/performance series featuring Mary King & Friends, who will regale us with tales of Irish immigrants in story and song. We are also organizing an intergenerational oral history project involving Uxbridge High School students who will interview seniors in our community about their own experiences. Barry Giles of Uxbridge Community TV will release a finished documentary to be aired on the local cable station.
If you know someone who might be interested in sharing their stories about immigration to the United States, please contact Jane at the Library at 508-278-8624, ext. 101.
New Resources available in LearningExpress Library database!
New practice exams will be available to users preparing the NCLEX-PN, ISEE, and SSAT tests as well the the Praxis II, PLT Practice Tests and AP Biology Preactice Exams to meet the latest specifications for these tests. Patrons will also have access to two additionally Civil Service Practice Exams.
To access LearningExpress Library with your Uxbridge Library card, click here!
Laptops for In-House Lending
With thanks to the Greater Worcester Community Foundation
Thanks to the generosity of the Greater Worcester Community Foundation, the Library was able to purchase four Dell laptops for in-house use under the following criteria:
Users must be at least 18 years of age and have a valid CWMARS library card;
Users must read and sign an Uxbridge Free Public Library Laptop Computer Use Policy;
"Loans" are on a first-come, first-served basis and cannot be reserved in advance;
Laptops must be checked out at the circulation desk, and must be returned to the desk at least 15 minutes before the Library closes;
Laptops are to be used only for job-related activities such as job seeking, applying for jobs online, vocational test taking, writing research papersand creating resumes and cover letters. Any other use will result in privileges being revoked.
Users must read and sign an Uxbridge Free Public Library Laptop Computer Use Policy;
"Loans" are on a first-come, first-served basis and cannot be reserved in advance;
Laptops must be checked out at the circulation desk, and must be returned to the desk at least 15 minutes before the Library closes;
Laptops are to be used only for job-related activities such as job seeking, applying for jobs online, vocational test taking, writing research papersand creating resumes and cover letters. Any other use will result in privileges being revoked.
All laptops are wireless and equipped with MS Office software. Users may use a thumb drive or other similar device to save their work for later printing. The Library currently does not have a networked printer. For more information, call the Library at 508-278-8624.