Preserving and Sharing Wakefield's History

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The library will be closed Sunday, March 31.

As we announced in the fall, Beebe Library is pleased to be the recipient of an $8,500 Library Services and Technology Grant on the topic of Archives Arrangement.

Recently we launched our year-long project called Memory-Keeping: Preserving and Sharing Wakefield’s History. Through next October, staff will be working to better organize and safeguard the library’s special collections, increase public awareness of and accessibility to the collections, and provide patrons with the tools to organize and protect their own personal archives.

To read more about this initiative and watch our introductory video, check out our latest edition of Buzzworthy!

Upcoming Programs

Beebe Trivia

Tuesday, March 26 at 7:00 PM

Lecture Hall

Tell your friends and relatives; gather your 2024 dream team, because Trivia is happening again in the Library's beautiful Living Room!

Your librarians create the whole game from scratch using our plentiful library resources, so come out and test your quizmaster IQ! Teams can have up to 6 players, and there are prizes from local eateries for first and second place. If you don't have a team, you can play solo, or find others who are looking for a team.

For more information, please contact the Reference Desk at 781-246-6334, or email us at email@wakefieldlibrary.org. Check our calendar for details about upcoming games.

Starting Seeds: a presentation by the Massachusetts

Gardener Association

Wednesday, March 27

7:00 - 8:30 PM - Lecture Hall

Get a jump on the season by starting your plants from seeds! Doing so is cheaper than buying transplants and offers a much broader variety of plants. Seed starting can become quite addictive. Whether you are interested in annuals, perennials, edibles, or even shrubs and trees, this lecture will give you the information you need from starting a seed to planting in the ground.

Tiny Art Returns!

In-Person Painting Events

Monday, April 1 - 6:30 to 8:30 PM

Thursday, April 4 - 6:30 to 8:30 PM

Saturday, April 13 - 2:30 to 4:00 PM

Lecture Hall / Program Room

Tiny Art returns to Beebe Library! In celebration of springtime, this Tiny Art project will feature hexagonal canvases that will be arranged in a honeycomb display--highlighting the diverse talents within our community.

We'll provide you with a tiny canvas, a few basic paint colors, and 2 brushes. You'll have a few weeks to work on your canvas (which you can do during our in-person painting events or at home on your own or with friends.) Then, you return your canvas to the library by April 26th, and we'll put your art in the show!

We will return your art to you after May 30th.

For more information and to register

Tech Class: Searching the Digital Daily Item

Tuesday, April 2 at 7:00 PM

Lecture Hall

Did you know you can now search back issues of the Wakefield Daily Item from the comfort of your own home? The library has long been the repository for back issues of our local newspaper, but until recently those issues were only available on microfilm (remember scrolling through microfilm?).

With the advent of digital search technology we are now able to offer a much more useful and fully searchable database that you can use from any computer. With a few clicks of a mouse button and some well-chosen keywords, anyone can learn about all the Wakefield happenings fit to print since 1894!

Come and learn how it works in this class led by Karen Stern, Head of Reference and Information Services.