Welcome

The Brooklyn Town Library is now hosting a Children's Story Time on Monday mornings at 10:30 a.m. Please join us for movement, music and, of course, stories!

Meet the Librarians

Martha E. is a Librarian/Clerk at the Brooklyn Town Library. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from Eastern Connecticut State University as well as a Master’s degree in Library and Information Science from the University of Rhode Island, and is excited to put her degree to use in the library of her childhood. One of her goals as an employee is to help the library develop more programs to serve more community members, with a focus on adult programming.

When not at the library, Martha enjoys learning about history, crocheting, trying out new recipes, and hanging out with her cat. Her favorite genres include fantasy, historical fiction, and dystopian fiction, but she’ll give most anything a try.

Lisa Joseph is the new librarian/clerk at Brooklyn Town Library. She holds a degree in Art History from the University of Hartford, and has worked in many museums and libraries, as well as being an apprentice optician, a licensed Black Jack dealer, and certified paralegal. She currently heads Story Time at BTL and is looking forward to using her eclectic training and background towards new workshops and programs for library patrons of all ages.

Lisa loves books, gardening, art, history, geneology, old houses, and animals. At home, she has one husband, two dogs, three children, four cats, several ghosts, and about thirty chickens. Lisa loves to collect 19th century transferware, teapots, and frog figurines. Her hobbies are reading, weaving, knitting, and raising chickens. She will read anything. One of her future dreams is to raise ducks, goats, or maybe both.

Lisa Burbank's vision for the Brooklyn Town Library is to create a safe and friendly community gathering space for all walks of life. Book clubs, writers’ workshops, fiber arts, and children’s programs are all planned for the future of our library. An avid reader, she understands how important that book is! Some of her favorite authors are Celeste De Blasis, Angie Sage, Juliette de Bairacli Levy, Lydia Maria Child, Alberta Wilson Constant, Maud Hart Lovelace, Karen Cushman and J. K. Rowling.

When not serving our community as the Director of the Brooklyn Town Library, Lisa is a writer, blogger, herbalist, and homesteader. She has been published in the Providence Sunday Journal, Mary Jane’s Farm, and Cobblestones’ magazines, as well as once writing and reporting for WINY radio. She holds both a BA and an MFA in Creative Writing with Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU), and has just completed her first novel, Sparrow's Flight. She holds certifications in Herbal Medicine, Reflexology, and Reiki. When not being rescued by unwanted books and pets, Lisa strives to adopt a 19th century lifestyle while listening to medieval-folk rock and heavy metal.

Come Read with Us!

Brooklyn Town Library has added a new book club to its programming. We will meet the first Monday of each month (unless a holiday falls on the first Monday) at 3 p.m. at the Brooklyn Town Library.

Please see below for this year's selected books.

Hope to see you there!

The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins…August 3, 2026 North River by Peter Hamill…August 31, 2

For our younger readers...

August 16, 2025 – Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan September 20, 2025 – Ivy & Bean (Bk.1

Adopt-A-Book

Pick a book on the bulletin board that you wish to purchase. Bring the advertisement to a staff member and pre-pay so that we may pre-order. Once the new book has arrived, you get to read it first and we will include a book plate inside the front cover commemorating your generosity. When you have finished reading it, the book gets returned to the library for others to enjoy, too! This not only helps the library but provides a unique way for those who can to pay something forward in support of the library. It's a win-win for everyone!

Stop in for a Yarn!

*Patrons must supply their own yarn

For our local writers!