About Your Library

Hours/Location

Get a Library Card

Borrower's Guide

Microfilm

Outreach Services

Museum Passes

Meeting Room Rental

Staff

Friends of The Brookfield Library

Library Board of Trustees

Library Policies

You Can Make A Difference

Hours/Location

Monday: 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Tuesday: 10:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Wednesday: 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Thursday: 10:00 A.M. - 8:00 P.M.
Friday: 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Saturday: 10:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.

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Holiday Closings for 2008

Location:
The Brookfield Library
182 Whisconier Road
Brookfield, CT 06804
(203) 775-6241, Fax: (203) 740-7723

Directions:
From Route 7/202 North or South:
Follow Route 7/202 North or South until it intersects with Route 25 in Brookfield. Turn onto Route 25 South. The Library is approximately 1.5 miles from this intersection, on the right side of Route 25.

From I-84 Westbound:
Take Exit 9 (Route 25). At bottom of the ramp, turn right onto Route 25 North and follow for approximately 4 miles, to the intersection of Routes 25 and 133 (double traffic lights). The Library is 2/10 of a mile North of this intersection on the left (just past the Old Town Hall, Hegarty Realtors and St. Paul's Episcopal Church).

From I-84 Eastbound:
Take Exit 9 (Route 25). At bottom of ramp, turn left onto Route 25 North and proceed as above.

Directions To The Library from MapQuest

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Get a Library Card

Library Cards are free for residents of Brookfield and will be issued on the day of application.

For an Adult Card:
Brookfield residents age 14 and over are issued adult cards. You will be asked to complete an application card and verify your current address with one of the following:
• A current Connecticut driver's license;
• A document showing a current Brookfield address (rental lease, property deed, phone or utility bill, property tax receipt, postmarked mail, etc.);
• A checkbook with preprinted address;
• A student ID card or parent's proof of residency.

For a Child's Card:
A child under age 14 may have his/her own library card. The child's parent or guardian will be asked to complete and sign the application card for the child, assuming financial responsibility for any fines or lost charges. If the parent or guardian does not have a current Brookfield library card, proof of residency will be required (see above).

There is a $1.00 charge for the replacement of a lost library card.

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Borrower's Guide

View or print The Brookfield Library Borrower's Guide Text | PDF

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The Brookfield Journal on Microfilm

The Library's current holdings run from March 1957 through December 2006.
Click here for a complete listing. (View in PDF)
(Microfilm must be used in the library and may not be checked out. Please ask at the reference desk for assistance.)

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Outreach Services

Homebound Delivery Service
Who? Residents of Brookfield who are unable to come to the library due to illness (short-term or long-term), disability, or non-driver status are eligible for this program.

What? The following materials are available for delivery:
Books (regular and large print)
Books on tape and CD
Instructional Audio Tapes
Instructional Video Tapes
Compact Discs
Magazines

When? Regular deliveries will be scheduled at your convenience.

How? Please contact library by phone (203-775-6241, ext. 101) or e-mail Anita Barney for further information.

Notaries:
We have Notaries on staff and are pleased to offer this service at a charge of $3.00 per document that needs to be notarized.
Criteria that The Brookfield Library Notaries follow:
- Customer must sign document(s) in front of Notary.
(Notaries cannot sign documents unless they are certain that the customer is who he/she purports to be.)
- Customer must provide Notary with valid photo identification.
- A document to be notarized must consist of a legal form.
(It cannot be a handwritten piece of paper.)
- Each Notary will each maintain a journal wherein each transaction will be noted.
- If a state referred to in the document is other than Connecticut, a Notary must cross out the state sited and replace it using the state of Connecticut. Notaries in the library hold credentials only in Connecticut.
- Information to be notarized must appear on the document pages.
(Notaries will not notarize blank pages or pages not related to the body of the document.)

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Museum Passes
Passes for free or reduced price admission to selected Connecticut attractions are available for loan, through the generosity of The Friends of The Brookfield Library.
Loan period: 2 days

Passes available:
Peabody Museum of Natural History
Admits 4 people at $5 off the admission price. Admission is FREE on Thursdays
from 2 – 5 p.m.
www.peabody.yale.edu

Mystic Aquarium
Admits Feb. - Oct.: 2 adults at $19.00 each and 2 children at $14.00 each.
Admits Nov. - Jan.: 2 adults at $16.50 each and 2 children at $11.50 each.
www.mysticaquarium.org

The Maritime Aquarium
$2.00 discount on a combination ticket to the aquarium and IMAX theater for up to 6 people.
www.maritimeaquarium.org

Connecticut’s Beardsley Zoo
Free admission for up to 2 adults and 4 children.
www.beardsleyzoo.org

State Parks & Forests Day Pass
Free vehicle entrance fees to Connecticut State Park & Forest Recreation areas for private passenger vehicles carrying fewer than 12 passengers.
www.ct.gov/dep

Timexpo Museum
Free admission for 2 adults and 2 children.
www.timexpo.com

The Children's Museum
One free admission with every paid admission (up to 4)
http://www.thechildrensmuseumct.org/

Museums Offering Free Admission

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Meeting Room Rental

The Library Meeting Room, located on the lower level of the building:
-Is accessible to people with disabilities
-Seats approximately 100
-Includes access to a small kitchen
-Has a projection screen
-May be rented for meetings or programs (but not for private parties)

Rental Information
The Brookfield Library maintains its Meeting Room as a suitable setting in which to hold its own programs and those of The Friends of The Brookfield Library. When not needed for Library use, the Meeting Room is made available to local agencies, clubs, businesses, and other organizations as a meeting site, subject to the rules and regulations of use established by the Library Board of Trustees.
Board of Trustees Meeting Room Policy: Text | PDF

Rental Fee Schedule:
- Town Departments: $15.00 per meeting/class
- Not-for-Profit Groups: $35.00 per meeting for meetings held during the hours the library is open
- Not-for-Profit Groups: $45.00 per meeting for those meetings which begin before the library is open to the public, or which end after the library closes to the public
- For-Profit Groups: $100.00 per meeting
For further information, please call the Library (203-775-6241, ext. 106).
Meeting Room Application: Text | PDF

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Staff

Anita Barney, Director
775-6241, extension 101

Nick Chodoba, Reference Librarian
775-6241, extension 103

Donna Crane, Children's Assistant
775-6241, extension 105

Jennifer Doyon, Information Technology/Teen Librarian
775-6241, extension 115

Elizabeth Elsenboss, Technical Services

George Grumman, Circulation/Office Manager
775-6241, extension 106

Mary Proudfoot, Children’s and Community Services Librarian
775-6241, extension 104

Katherine Van Leeuwen, Adult Services Librarian
775-6241, extension 108

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Friends of The Brookfield Library

More information about the Friends
Interested in joining The Friends?
Contact: Jan Furlong, President

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Library Board of Trustees

Margaret Drapeau, Chair

Elena Goletz, Secretary

Joanne Messer, Treasurer

John A. Barbosa, Jr.

Chris Landelius

Wendy Youngblood

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Library Policies

Policy 100: Borrower Registration & Library Cards Text | PDF

Policy 110: Patron Behavior Text | PDF

Policy 120: Customer Service Text | PDF

Policy 150: Notary Public Practices Text | PDF

Policy 200: Circulation of Library Materials Text | PDF

Policy 203: Confidentiality of Library Records Text | PDF

Policy 250: Internet Use Text | PDF

Policy 401: Public Bulletin Boards Text | PDF

Policy 403: Exhibits Text | PDF

Policy 405: Petitions Text | PDF

Policy 500: Materials Selection Text | PDF

Policy 501: Partisan Literature Text | PDF

Policy 600: Community Room Use Text | PDF

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