A Bird’s Eye View of Haydenville, 1886
Twelve years after the devastating 1874 Mill River Flood, artist and lithographer Lucien R. Burleigh published this bird’s-eye view of…
Celebrating Women’s History Month Rochelle Wildfong “Super Librarian”
Generations of Meekins Library patrons know Children’s Librarian and Assistant Director Rochelle. For more than four decades, she has welcomed…
Is it a Medicine Bottle?
Small and interesting—this six inches tall, light blue-green tinted, rectangular glass bottle was a recent gift to the Meekins Library…
Puppet Patrol: Some Puppets from the Meekins Library Collection
Puppets have long been a part of the Meekins Library story. From simple finger puppets to colorful hand puppets, to…
Jenkins Store Sells Ice Cream
For thirty-five years, Carroll Fordyce Jenkins kept a general store on the corner of North Street and East Main in…
Building Meekins in 1896
The original stately granite Meekins Library building is 130 years old this year, 2026. The new town library was named…
Meekins Library Love
February 14th is Valentine’s Day and February is National Library Lover’s Month and February 9-13, 2026, is Library Lovers Week….
Tiny Art Comes to the Meekins Library
#throwbackthursday Visit the Meekins Library and see the “tiny” artwork on display under the Bacon Rotunda. Community members coming together…
Snowy Meekins
Over the years, the Meekins Library has seen all kinds of crazy winter weather. It’s been buried in show, shines…
The 2025 Meekins Year—A Time to Reflect
Challenging, creative and chock full–that’s the Library’s last year in a nutshell. With the general loss of federal funds supporting…
New Year’s Greetings from Meekins
Happy New Year to our Meekins community near and far! In whatever way you close out 2025 and welcome 2026,…
Wishing You Peace, Joy and Light
The solstice has passed. Our days are getting longer. Snow will come and so will spring. As we wind down…