Community & Technology Services

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.

The following materials are examples of what is available for delivery:

• Books (regular and large print)
• Books on CD
• DVDs
• Compact Discs
• Magazines

Regular deliveries will be scheduled with our home delivery coordinator, Lynn Harrison, at your convenience.

Please contact library for further information.

We have 14 computers available for public use. We also offer printing at the cost of $.15/page for black and white and $.50/page for color.

Take the internet with you! We have several mobile hotspots available for checkout. Learn more.

We have a 3D printer available for public use. More details here.

Convert your old home movies on VHS to DVD! More information.

Convert your old home movies on Super 8 or 8mm film to DVD! More information.

Do you need help with your iPad, Kindle, cell phone, or other electronic device? Please complete this form to request an appointment for one-on-one help.

We have a document and photo scanner available for public use.

We have Notaries on staff and are pleased to offer this service.

Criteria that The Brookfield Library Notaries follow:

• You 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 and one other form of identification with or without a photo (for example, a credit card). Both forms of identification must include your signature.
  • Acceptable forms of Identification include:

• • • State-issued driver’s license
    • State-issued identification card
    • U.S. military identification card
    • Resident alien identification card (green card)
    • U.S. passport
• 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 cited 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.)
• We do not notarize:
  • Powers of Attorney
  • Health Care Documents
  • Last Will and Testaments or land records that would end up in the Town’s Vault.

We will fax documents at the cost of $1.00 per page. There is no fee for the cover page.

We have a microfilm and fiche reader available for public use. We also have The Brookfield Journal and The Housatonic Times on microfilm from March 1957 forward.