Fall Book and Bake Sale!
Please join us for the Friends of the Guilford Free Library Fall Book and Bale Sale, running Friday, September 25th through Sunday, September 27th!
Book donations paused
The library will not be accepting donations beginning Monday, September 14th to allow our volunteers to prepare for the Friends of the Library Annual Book and Bake Sale. The library
Cool Beats from Teens
In April, teen patrons completed a five-week course in music production at the library. Hear their tracks!
Recently added “Things”
Check out the items that have been recently added to the Library of Things.
Library Closure Notice, Week of May 5th
The library will be undergoing a carpet replacement project. For the safety of our patrons and staff, we will have limited hours and access during the week of May 5th.
Celebrating 90 years
On Tuesday, January 23rd, 1934 at two-thirty in the afternoon, Guilford Free Library opened its doors for the first time.
Teens, read to ease the winter blues
Are you feeling the winter blues? Grab a blue book from the display in the teen area and get lost in a story.
We are closed on January 15th
In observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, on Monday, January 15th, the library will be closed.
Read the New Haven Register and USA Today online
The New Haven Register is now available to read online, in full page display, via NewsBank. Click through for instructions.
December at the Library
The holiday season is upon us and at the Library, we’re ready with lots of offerings!
The Great New England Hurricane of 1938
85 years ago, on September 21, 1938, one of the most destructive and powerful hurricanes in recorded history struck Long Island and Southern New England.
Grab a summer read
Summer reads! Briskly-paced, compulsively readable, fun and enjoyable. Save the weighty themes, socially significant issues and lexical development for the end of vacation and the return to real life. Check out some books that we recommend you bring to the beach, the park or the trail.
Check out a memory kit
The Guilford Free Library has recently added two memory kits to the library of things. The kits offer activities and experiences that can be shared by people with Alzheimers and their caregivers.
Expanded service hours starting March 22
The library will be open, beginning Monday, March 22nd:
Monday & Thursday:10 am – 2 pm / 3 pm – 8 pm
Tuesday & Wednesday: 10 am – 2 pm / 3 pm – 6 pm
Friday: 10 am – 2 pm / 3 pm – 6 pm
Saturday: 10 am – 1 pm
Sunday: (April 11 – May 23): 1 pm – 4 pm