Mobile Self-Checkout & Contactless Pickup now LIVE on the Minuteman App!

In order to make getting your materials as fast and safe as possible, we are excited to announce that you can now book a contactless pickup appointment directly from the Minuteman App available for both Apple  IOS& Android devices!

Coming into the building to pickup materials? You now have a contactless option to check out your materials from within the library! Open the Minuteman Library App, select “Mobile Checkout” and scan the item barcodes to checkout. It is simple, fast, and safe!

Special Sunday Holds Pickups! 

In order to help those who cannot safely come into the Library, we are opening 3 hours of Contactless Holds Pickup on Sundays. Times will be available at 1:30, 2:30, & 3:30. Visit the Contactless Holds Pickup webpage for all the information on picking up your holds without coming into the library! 

Open for Browsing: Morse Express

We are very excited to have launched Morse Express, our first phase of our reopening plan. We are taking many precautions when it comes to the safety of our staff and patrons.

Morse Express In-Person Library Hours: 
Monday – Friday: 9am-10am (senior & at-risk), 10am-6pm
Saturday: 10am-2pm

Contactless Pickup will still be available for patrons who choose to use this service, and are also offering contactless delivery for those who cannot physically come to the building. For more information on this phase of reopening, please head to morseinsitute.org/express! 

Genealogy

Are you interested in learning more about genealogy & family history? We’ve got a great place to start! Our MIL Librarians have curated resource lists on our Digital Branch to help you get started! Check out: Genealogy & Family History & Vital Records for Genealogy. 

We also have remote access to many databases available to you for free from home using your  library card number and PIN! Click here to see our genealogy databases and e-resources available with your library card. Our subscription to Ancestry.com has been made accessible through December 2020 from home with your Morse Institute Library card!

Interested to learn more? Register for our weekly, Thursday meet-up, “Exploring Genealogy & Family History,” from 3-4pm on Zoom.  It is a small group so you will have an opportunity to ask questions, and learn from others.   Can’t make it? Email Research Librarian Karol Bartlett and set-up an appointment to learn how to use some of the online family history and genealogy resources the library has to offer.  

The new Digital Branch of MIL combines all of the wonderful resources that are available virtually.  Get access to library staff and resources from home! Chat live with a MIL Librarian, get reading suggestions, borrow books and more digitally, get research help, and find out about virtual events. All of your choices for using the library remotely, collected in one place. Visit the new Digital Branch of the Morse Institute Library! https://morseinstitute.libguides.com/digital-branch

Relaxing coloring for Teens

Relaxing Coloring
Join us for a coloring session with exclusive coloring sheets - and chat with other Teens & Tweens on Zoom! Hosted by Teen Librarian Robin. If you want to take the coloring sheets and color on your own time, that’s OK, too!
Open to Teens ages 11-18 + 5th graders.
Monthly, from 3:00-4:00pm

Friday, Nov 13: Cute Animals

Friday, Dec 11: Dragons