WILLIAMSTOWN, Mass. — The public is invited to celebrate at a 150th Anniversary Open House at the Milne Library, 1095 Main Street in Williamstown on Saturday, March 9, 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

 

Attendees can visit with library staff, volunteers, trustees, and Friends.

 

Trio Café Budapest will entertain with music and Davis Bates, award winning singer and storyteller, will present two programs of participatory folk songs and stories for all ages at 11:15 a.m. and 1:15 p.m.

 

Robin Brickman, nationally known illustrator and school workshop leader, will present two one-hour bookmark-making workshops for children (ages 5 and up) at 11:15 a.m. and 12:45 p.m.  

 

There will be cupcakes and lemonade from M & J's Taste of Home Events and Catering.

 

There will also be free drawings for a variety of prizes.

 

Other celebrations will occur throughout the year. The list of events can be found on the library's website: www.milnelibrary.org.

 

The Williamstown Public Library's 150th anniversary open house is made possible through funding by Trustees and Friends of the Milne Public Library.

 

In 1874, the citizens of Williamstown voted to establish a public library, supported by funds collected from dog licenses. From its beginnings in a corner of Cole's General Store on Water Street, the Milne Public Library now boasts a collection of 53,500 books, 6,700 card holders, and a circulation of over 100,000 last year.