Palmer Public Library

08/31/2026

Correction: Office Hours this week in both the Town of Palmer and in The Town of Warren, MA have been rescheduled.

Office hours originally scheduled for Tuesday, September 1, have been moved to Wednesday, September 2. The times and locations remain the same.

Palmer Public Library
Wednesday, September 2 | 10:00–11:00 AM

Warren Senior Center - West Warren, MA
Wednesday, September 2 | 11:30 AM–12:30 PM

No appointment is necessary. We look forward to seeing you Wednesday!

08/26/2026

Attention local authors! We're accepting applications now through Friday, September 25th from local authors (of books for adults and/or teens) to participate in our first local author fair on Saturday, November 7th. For more information, or to apply online, please visit: https://www.palmerlibrary.org/2026/07/09/local-author-fair-application/

Printed informational sheets and applications are available at our Reference Desk on the 2nd floor of our library.

08/25/2026

A huge loss of a fabulous literacy-supporter.

ALA is heartbroken at the passing of country music legend, cultural icon, and champion of literacy Dolly Parton.

Dolly’s award-winning Imagination Library initiative, inspired by her father’s inability to read or write, has put hundreds of millions of free books into the hands of children across America and was considered by her to be one of her greatest achievements.

“We’re giving books to kids who wouldn’t have a chance to get them otherwise,” she told American Libraries in a 2018 interview. “A lot of people think this is just for poor children—it’s for all children. It’s important to get books into the hands of any child that we can.”

ALA was proud to confer Dolly with an honorary lifetime membership, the Association’s highest honor, in 2023 for her lasting impact on librarianship, libraries, and the communities they serve.

Dolly was also part of ALA’s Celebrity READ campaign, in which she holds a copy of 'The Little Engine That Could.'

“I’ve always related to that book because I’m the little engine that did!” she said.

Thank you, Dolly. ❤️

08/25/2026

Library Lock-In Party '26! Young adults who completed 40 hours of reading during the summer reading program earned an invitation to the Library party of a lifetime! From 7pm-7am, there was pizza & snacks, glowsticks, an epic game of Capture the Flag, a pinata, s'mores & campfire games in the parking lot, movies, many varieties of Ramen noodles, nail painting, crafts, puzzles, gaming gaming and more gaming, even a deluxe waffle bar in the morning - the only thing there wasn't much of was sleep! Congrats to all of our stellar readers!

08/20/2026

Be sure to sign the scroll while you're here picking up your summer reading rewards! Huzzah!

08/13/2026

It’s finally here! You can sign up for Karen Jou’s cooking class now! This time she is making wonton soup! Space is limited and goes fast!

https://palmerlibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/homemade-wonton-soup-with-karen-jou/

08/07/2026

Due to the threat of rain tonight’s movie at Old Mill Pond is cancelled. We appreciate everyone’s support for the summer movie series and hope to have more weather success next year!

08/06/2026

Announcing the launch of Mango Languages, a free online language learning tool available to Palmer Public Library card holders! Choose from over 70 languages including American Sign Language!

Get started by visiting: https://connect.mangolanguages.com/palmer/start and click “Sign Up” to create your profile! You will need your Palmer Public Library card to register.

Family Profiles are available so the whole family can learn together. Learn English as a second language. And so much more!