Trustees of the Bryant Free Library

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Early Voting Info from Town Clerk for Primary Election on 9/1/20

Posted on 08/10/20

August 22 is Last Day to Register for the Primary 2-4 and 6-8.

August 22 starts early voting, 2-4 and 6-8.

August 23 EV 10-12

August 26 Last day to submit an application for vote by mail.

August 27 EV 4-8

At the Community House in my Town Clerk office....

River Update from the Board of Health

Posted on 07/23/20

The Cummington Board of Health is pleased to announce that the Westfield River was tested again on Monday, June 20th, 2020, for Ecoli.

The results of two tests, one near the Lilac Bridge and one near Walker Road both now meet the acceptable limits for Massachusetts Bathing Beaches.

Therefore, the ...

Rt. 112 Road Construction Info

Posted on 07/24/20

On Monday July 20, 2020 – road construction will begin on Bryant Road between Route 9 and West Cummington Road.

Bryant Road will be closed to through traffic from Route 9 (Near the Bryant Library) to the intersection at West Cummington Road near the Bryant

Transfer Station Update -- New Recycling Bins

Posted on 07/24/20

There are now two bins at the Transfer Station for items to be recycled.

The new bin is for the cans, glass, and plastics (i.e., milk cartons, juice boxes, soup/stock containers) and those can be mixed together. Please keep cardboard and paper together (no shredded paper; staples and binding on paper ...

Curbside Delivery at Bryant Free Library Beginning 6/27/20

Posted on 07/24/20

The Bryant Free Library will be open Saturday mornings from 8:30-12:30 with curbside delivery of books, magazines, dvd's etc. starting this Saturday, June 27th. Items can be ordered by calling Librarian Mark DeMaranville at 634-5400 and leaving a message. A mask is required when picking up with 1 transaction at ...

Dog Licenses Available by Mail

Posted on 07/24/20

Dog licences are available by mail through the town clerk. Please send the following info along with a check made out to the Town of Cummington to:

Town Clerk at PO Box 128

Name of dog

Age

Address

Color

Copy of rabies material

Breed

Spayed female

Neutered male

name of ...

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Cummington Trustees of the Bryant Free Library

Member	Title	Phone	Term Start	Term End
John Maruskin Brenda Arbib Eliza Dragon Deborah Hoechstetter Gregory Tessier	Chairperson Member Member Member Member	413-634-5320 413-634-5542 413-212-0604 413-634-5480	2019 2016 2018 2015 2017	2024 2021 2023 2020 2022

Meeting times: First Monday of each month at 7:30pm

Term: Elected for 5 years at the Annual Town Meeting

Compensation: None

Librarian - Mark DeMaranville

Library Hours: Mondays and Wednesdays 6-9pm, Saturdays 8:30-12:30pm The Bryant Free Library and the Librarian's House were built by William Cullen Bryant and donated to the Town of Cummington along with a collection of his books. Today the library holds about 7000 books, 400 video tapes, and 100 audio tapes along with a computer for patrons to use for internet access and a copier for patron use. The library has an annual budget of about $9500 which is used to pay utility bills and to purchase new books. Each year the Cummington library has about 3000 patron visits.