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table filled with assorted secondhand items including baskets, clocks, lamps, books, framed art, mugs, kitchenware, and various knickknacks in a thrift store or flea market setting.

Meekins Market is 17!

Saturday, November 22, 2025, is the big day! The Meekins Market, Williamsburg library’s special holiday tradition, will be 17 on…

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Old Village Hill Cemetery Gravestones

Established in 1773, Old Village Hill Cemetery, that quirky, hilly burial ground, has character and many stories to tell. In…

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Williamsburg Grange #225 Turns 125 in 2025

Affectionately known as Burgy Grange, our local Grange was founded on November 1, 1900, making it exactly 125years old this…

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a carved pumpkin with jagged teeth and slanted eyes glows with an orange light in a dark setting.

Meekins Does Halloween and The Day of the Dead

For years now, the Meekins Library has been a spooky haven for town Trick-or-Treaters. From scary pumpkins—to spooky stories—to ghostly…

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Voices of Our Town

Wonder what it was like growing up in Williamsburg and Haydenville? Do you and your family have stories of your…

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a wooden bookshelf displays various stuffed animals and dolls, including a lion, eagle, frog, pink bear, and elephant, arranged on three shelves.

Meet the Stuffies of Meekins Library

Did you know that the Meekins has its own small and well-loved collection of stuffies large and small. The red-heart…

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people gather outside a historic stone building with columns on a sunny day, with tents set up on the lawn and autumn trees surrounding the scene.

October Arrives with the Traditional Book Sale at Meekins

October Arrives with the Traditional Book Sale at Meekins: For decades the Friends of the Williamsburg Libraries have held a…

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Noticing the Small Things

October is here, and autumn has arrived. The sky is bright blue, sometimes populated with white pillow clouds; the leaves…

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“Dr. Who” at Meekins

The British science-fiction television series “Dr. Who” has always had its followers. Born in 1963, the extraterrestrial Doctor had been…

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a display of books about cats is arranged on a wooden table near a window, with signs celebrating “cat month” and various cat themed decorations.

Happy Cats—A Gallery of Meekins Cats

September 2025 is Happy Cat Month—a time dedicated to celebrating the importance of our cherished companion cats. The month offers…

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9/11—We Will Not Forget You

September 11, 2001 – on this 2025 anniversary day, decades later, the Meekins Library remembers and honors the victims, families,…

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Do you Remember Sadie?

Do you remember Sadie, the much loved Meekins library cat? Sadie purred loudly when children visited—taking a break from her…

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