This is a list of
public libraries
A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also civil servants.
There are five fundamenta ...
in Massachusetts, USA.
The majority (but not all) of the libraries without a consortium link, in the following counties, belong to:
*Berkshire, Franklin, Hampden, Hampshire, Middlesex and Worcester -
C/W MARSbr>
Member List*Bristol, Norfolk and Plymouth -
SAILS Library Networkbr>
Member ListThere are also a small number of libraries on the MassCat system
Member List
See also
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Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing
The Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing (CLAMS) library network is a non-profit consortium of 35 member libraries and 38 locations throughout Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, and Nantucket. Since it was founded in 1991, the number of items avai ...
(CLAMS)
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C/W MARS (Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing)
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List of Carnegie libraries in Massachusetts
The following list of Carnegie libraries in Massachusetts provides information on Carnegie public libraries in Massachusetts, where 43 of them were built from 1901 to 1917, funded by 35 grants totaling $1,137,500 and awarded by the Carnegie Corpo ...
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Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
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Massachusetts Library System
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Merrimack Valley Library Consortium
The Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC) is an American library consortium created by Nancy Jacobson and Evelyn Kuo in 1982. MVLC manages the resource sharing of 36 automated and partially automated libraries in Merrimack Valley region of no ...
(MVLC)
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Metro Boston Library Network (MBLN)
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Minuteman Library Network
The Minuteman Library Network (MLN), founded in 1984, is a consortium of 41 public and academic libraries in the MetroWest and southern Middlesex County areas of eastern Massachusetts, US that share resources, patrons and services. The Network ha ...
(MLN)
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North of Boston Library Exchange The North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE) is a Library consortium, consortium of 26 libraries on the North Shore (Massachusetts), North Shore of Massachusetts working to improve library service through automation. Seventeen public libraries, eigh ...
(NOBLE)
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Old Colony Library Network (OCLN)
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SAILS Library Network (SAILS)
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List of libraries in 18th century Massachusetts
This is a list of libraries in 18th-century Massachusetts, North America. It includes subscription, rental, medical, church, and academic libraries. In general, it excludes book collections of private individuals.
;Boston
* American Acade ...
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Books in the United States
As of 2018, several firms in the United States rank among the world's biggest publishers of books in terms of revenue: Cengage Learning, HarperCollins, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill Education, Scholastic, Simon & Schuster, and Wiley.
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Further reading
* Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts
v.1-8(1891–1898)
v.9(1899)
v.10-18(1900–1908)
v.19-24(1909–1914)
v.25-27(1915–1917)
v.28-51(1918–1940).
* Massachusetts Board of Free Public Library Commissioners
Free public library buildings of Massachusetts a roll of honor, 1918. Wright & Potter printing co., state printers, 1919
External links
* Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Find a Library Near You(directory)
* Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Massachusetts Library DirectoryMassachusetts Library AssociationBoston Regional Library SystemCape and Islands Libraries Automated Materials SharingSoutheastern Massachusetts Library SystemWestern Massachusetts Regional Library System
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Libraries
A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...
Libraries
A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...