The Old Colony Library Network (OCLN) is a
consortium of 28 member
libraries
A library is a collection of Document, materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or electronic media, digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a ...
located on the
South Shore of
Massachusetts
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in the United States. OCLN membership includes 26 town and city libraries and two academic libraries. OCLN's cooperative approach enables member libraries to provide services that they would not be able to afford separately. OCLN was founded in 1984 and is incorporated in Massachusetts as a
501(c)(3) corporation. OCLN is recognized as a
charitable organization
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
The legal definition of a ...
by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office.
OCLN member libraries:
Public libraries:
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Abington Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Avon Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Thayer Public Library, Braintree
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Brockton Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Canton Public Librarybr>
(website)* Paul Pratt Memorial Library,
Cohassetbr>
(website)*
Duxbury Free Librarybr>
(website)*
John Curtis Free Library, Hanove
(website)*
Hingham Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Holbrook Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Hull Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Kingston Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Ventress Memorial Library, Marshfiel
(website)*
Milton Public Library
The Milton Public Library is located in Milton, Wisconsin. It is one of the seven libraries that make up the Arrowhead Library System, which also includes the libraries of Janesville, Edgerton, Clinton, Evansville, Beloit, and Orfordville. ...
br>
(website)*
Norwell Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Plymouth Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Thomas Crane Public Library
The Thomas Crane Public Library (TCPL) is a city library in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is noted for its architecture. It was funded by the Crane family as a memorial to Thomas Crane, a wealthy stone contractor who got his start in the Quincy quarri ...
, Quinc
(website)* Turner Free Library,
Randolphbr>
(website)*
Rockland Memorial Librar
(website)*
Sandwich Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Scituate Town Librarybr>
(website)*
Sharon Public Librar
(website)*
Stoughton Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Walpole Public Librar
(website)*
Weymouth Public Libraries (Tufts and
Fogg)
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Whitman Public Librarybr>
(website)
Academic libraries:
*
Eastern Nazarene College
The Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) is a private, Christian college in Quincy, Massachusetts. Established as a holiness college in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1900, the college moved to Rhode Island for several years. With its expansion to a four-ye ...
, Quincy, Nease Librar
(website)*
Quincy College
Quincy College (QC) is a public community college in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is an open admission commuter school that offers associate degrees, bachelor degrees, and certificate programs. It was founded in 1958 and enrolls approximately 4,500 ...
, Quincy and Plymouth
Former members:
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Massasoit Community College
Massasoit Community College is a public community college in Brockton, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1966 and named for Massasoit, the Great Sachem of the Wampanoag. Massasoit Community College is accredited by the New England Commission of H ...
Library (migrated to HELM in June 2019)
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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CW MARS (Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing)
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Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC)
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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)
*
North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)
*
SAILS Library Network
References
External links
Library consortia in Massachusetts
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