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 7 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 free of charge.

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.