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Thayer Public Library Thayer Public Library (TPL) provides resources and services to the Town of Braintree and is a member of Old Colony Library Network.

Thayer Public Library celebrated 150 years in September 2024 -- Serving, Educating, and Connecting Braintree since 1874. Town of Braintree Social Media Pages https://braintreema.gov/socialmedia
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Whether you’re AI curious or AI cautious, we want to keep you informed about some new AI updates that are available to y...
10/24/2026

Whether you’re AI curious or AI cautious, we want to keep you informed about some new AI updates that are available to you in the Libby App!

-a title with an AI narrator & content disclosure
-Reporting an AI content concern for a given title
-AI Content Controls Menu
-“Inspire Me” book suggestions after you place a hold

Looking to change your AI content settings? First, open Libby and select the middle menu button at the bottom & scroll down to “content controls”. Second, select AI contributions. Third, select the option(s) you’d like: AI Authors, Human Authors Involved, Human authors only. By default, Libby has set text, translation, audio, and graphics to "All" which means your search results will "allow titles written by/titles translated by/ titles voiced by/and titles with artwork by humans or by AI" to display.

Lastly, the “Inspire Me” tool is available after you place a hold or you can view it anytime by selecting the middle menu. After you place a hold, you can will see some suggested genre tags as well as some titles that may be similar to what you placed a hold on. You can browse a limited amount of thee each day, as Libby as set limits on this feature. Don't like what you see? Listen to Libby and come see us!

Happy reading!

Hands-on STEM and imaginative playgroup for children ages 2 - 5 and their parent or caregiver. Join us for Little Builde...
10/23/2026

Hands-on STEM and imaginative playgroup for children ages 2 - 5 and their parent or caregiver.

Join us for Little Builders, a play-based program where young children can design, build, create and explore! Through blocks and other open-ended materials, children will strengthen fine motor-skills, problem-solving, creativity, language and teamwork while having fun.

Held in the Children's Room. No registration needed. Usually held on the 4th Monday of each month.

This program is presented by Miss Kristi, and is funded by the Coordinated Family and Community Engagement (CFCE) grant awarded to the Quincy Braintree Family Network, by the Dept. of Early Education and Care. The Quincy Braintree Family Network is a program of Quincy Community Action Programs, Inc.(QCAP.)

Looking for a little time to yourself to get some reading done? Want to set aside a an hour and a half to work on your w...
10/22/2026

Looking for a little time to yourself to get some reading done? Want to set aside a an hour and a half to work on your writing project? Join us for silent book club & writing night!

Join us in the Reading Room (or Cafe if you want to bring snacks) for Silent Book Club & Writing Night on Tuesday October 27th from 7:00-8:30pm (6-7:30pm in the fall-spring).

Bring a book to read or work on your current writing project with other like-minded readers and writers in our community.

Open social time (aka optional grab your coffee, snack, talk to a friend you brought or met) 7:00-7:30pm in the Friends Cafe. Silent Reading book club & writing time 7:30-7:80pm. Reading/writing locations in the Reading Room, Cafe, & Newspaper corner.

This is a drop-in program, so signups are not required in advance. Please email [email protected] with any questions.

Tween Book Club! Join for exciting reads, fun discussions and pizza! Next meeting is Thursday, November 19th at 6pm!For ...
10/22/2026

Tween Book Club! Join for exciting reads, fun discussions and pizza! Next meeting is Thursday, November 19th at 6pm!

For ages 9-12!

Register online! Then pick up your book at the circulation desk with your library card.

Children and their care-givers may stop in on Fridays anytime between 10 am and noon to play with toys, puppets, blocks ...
10/21/2026

Children and their care-givers may stop in on Fridays anytime between 10 am and noon to play with toys, puppets, blocks and for social interaction. For little ones through age 5.

Held in the Children's Room. No registration needed.

10/20/2026

Welcome back to 60 Second Recs! How about sometimes funny, sometimes serious story about a vengeful doll?

https://www.bookpage.com/dig.thayerpubliclibrary/
You can find this title in the catalog at catalog.ocln.org
Either you want to read these or you don't and Christina will see you next week with a new rec!

Music "Beat Blitz" by Shinto© via Canva.com
Music "Spooky" by music for video© via Canva.com
Music "Spooky House" by Universfield© via Canva.com

YA pick of the week!
10/20/2026

YA pick of the week!

Join us Tuesday October 6th @7:00-8:30pm in Logan Auditorium for the Mystery & Suspense Book Club. Visitors and new memb...
10/20/2026

Join us Tuesday October 6th @7:00-8:30pm in Logan Auditorium for the Mystery & Suspense Book Club. Visitors and new members are always welcome! Registration is not required, but is appreciated. Our next book is...Exposure by Ramona Emerson (book 2 in the series).
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Please note, this is a popular book club. In the event that we run out of physical copies of the regular print edition (made available at the library's Circulation Desk one month ahead of the meeting) ebook and eaudiobook copies may be found on the Libby app (and sometimes Hoopla!) Plan ahead - don't forget you can place & suspend your holds on Libby!

Visit https://thayerpubliclibrary.libcal.com/ to register.

All readers are always welcome! Questions or having trouble borrowing a copy of the book? Email Christina at [email protected] !

Thayer Public Library hosts experienced instructor Jennifer Lynn in this warm and supportive environment for parents and...
10/19/2026

Thayer Public Library hosts experienced instructor Jennifer Lynn in this warm and supportive environment for parents and caregivers to connect with their newborns and infants through gentle movement and songs. Class is for newborn babies to pre-crawling with their parent or caregiver.

Held in the Children's Room. No registration needed. The program is free. This weekly program is made possible through the use of State Aid to Public Library Funds.

Address

798 Washington Street
Braintree, MA
02184

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 9pm
Tuesday 9am - 9pm
Wednesday 9am - 9pm
Thursday 9am - 9pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm

Telephone

+17818480405

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