Buy a map and support the Blackstone Library! Local artists Jean Polka and Pamela Morgan and local illustrator Pamela LaRegina worked with Blackstone Library staff and Town Historian Jane Bouley to create a beautiful one-of-a-kind map of Branford, highlighting Shoreline neighborhoods and points of interest, to commemorate the 375th anniversary of Branford’s founding. Read more…

We hate to post this kind of notice, but it must be done.

To get a better elevator, our current one will be out of service starting next week, from October 23 to December 9. For those who can’t use the stairs, computers will be available on the ground floor and our staff will be happy to get any books/material you need from upstairs. We know this is inconvenient and we apologize if you are impacted. Thank you for understanding!

The new entry was opened in September!  The teen room is also open, and several teen programs are held there each week.  The new fiction room will be open in a few weeks; then the new children’s space will be completed.  We’re almost there – thanks for hanging in there with us! Photo Credit: Dave Wenchell

The library is pleased to offer remote access to two new databases for Blackstone Library cardholders. You can search thousands of newspapers through Newsbank by using this link and entering your 14 digit barcode. To search the New Haven Register, from 1988 to the present, click here.

If you are using a library computer, you can access the database without entering a barcode.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact the Reference desk at 203-488-1441, ext. 318.