Jim - Mass Library Project

Bancroft Memorial Library – #49 out of 406 I doubled back to Hopedale to visit the Bancroft Memorial Library, which opened 30 minutes later than the Taft library. The five libraries I ended up visiting this Saturday morning were all very cl…

This week - The Bancroft Memorial Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 406+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every week. masslibraryproject.com/2025/10/28/b...

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Ignore all laws about altering historic properties ✅
Pave over Rose Garden for tacky Mar-A-Lardo Patio ✅
Demolish East Wing after lying that "It won't interfere with the current building. It'll be near it but not touching it" ✅
Build gaudy $250M Ballroom as public struggles financially ✅

#Ugh🤢✅

Taft Public Library – #48 out of 406 My next stop was a few towns over where I found the Taft Public Library in Mendon. I found myself as the sole patron in the library again and ended up chatting with one of the library’s trustees. I…

This week - The Taft Public Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 406+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/10/21/t...

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Milford Town Library – #47 out of 406 Midway through March provided an opportunity to head south again to visit with family. And since it was a late afternoon visit I had a chance to stop at some libraries on the way. The first one I s…

This week - The Milford Public Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 406+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/10/11/m...

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Boyden Library – #46 out of 406 Sorry for the missed post everyone, the flu I’d thought I’d gotten over came back for round two. It wasn’t so much coughing and sneezing as it was crushing fatigue. I’m feeling better and hoping to…

Sorry about last week, the flu got me - The Boyden Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 406+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/10/03/b...

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Medfield Public Library – #45 out of 406 The weekend after Valentine’s Day we headed to Rhode Island to visit family We used the opportunity to visit two libraries, starting with the Medfield Public Library. It’s an example of an original…

This week - The Medfield Public Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 406+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/09/19/m...

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Newton Free Library – #44 out of 406 Sorry for the missed post all, it wasn’t until I was away that I realized all of my photos and notes were still on the home computer. I’m using this weekend to catch up and get a few posts complete…

This week - The Newton Free Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/09/13/n...

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Public Library of Brookline – Putterham branch – #43 out of 406 The upside to having my August upended by that external inspection is that it provided a valuable insight. I’ve been managing my postings one at a time, which worked well for half of the year until…

This week - The Public Library of Brookline – Putterham. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/09/01/p...

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Public Library of Brookline – Coolidge Corner branch – #42 out of 400 It seems as though the external inspector will never leave and so here I am again posting on Saturday instead of Friday. Thanks to all my readers for following along. We were still on our way to th…

This week - Brookline Part 2 – Coolidge Corner. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/08/23/p...

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Public Library of Brookline – Brookline Village branch – #41 out of 400 After lunch at In a Pickle in Waltham we headed south into Brookline and sought out the main branch of the Public Library of Brookline, the Brookline Village branch. As you can see from the picture…

This week - The Public Library of Brookline. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/08/16/p...

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Waltham Public Library – #40 out of 400 The next weekend in February we were booked for a fireside dinner at the Hemlock Grill. It’s a small event for three tables of 10-12 people with a tasting menu and matching wines. The food and atmo…

This week - The Waltham Public Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/08/09/w...

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Langley-Adams Library – #39 out of 400 We continued east into Groveland to visit the Langley-Adams Library, finding a small, but active library surrounded by snow. I avoid taking pictures if there are patrons about and even google doesn…

This week - The Langley-Adams Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/08/01/l...

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Thanks for reading. It’s getting more challenging as the libraries I haven’t visited keep getting further away.

Boxford Town Library – #38 out of 400 We continued our drive east, aiming to visit the Boxford Town Library, but first looking for some lunch. We didn’t have anything pre-planned, so we went with a trusted name and enjoyed a nice pizza…

This week - The Boxford Town Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/07/25/b...

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This week - The Lawrence Public Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/07/18/l...

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This week - The Moses Greeley Parker Memorial Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/07/11/m...

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Sargent Memorial Library – #35 out of 400 A quick apology to all my followers. I’ve done a good job in putting up a new post every Friday, sometimes early, sometimes late, but always on a Friday. Some challenges that needed my attention an…

This week - The Sargent Memorial Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/07/06/s...

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Lincoln Public Library – #34 out of 400 I don’t remember if visiting 5 libraries in one month wore us out a bit or if the weather in January kept us home. Either way, January passed before we found ourselves out looking for a new library…

This week - The Lincoln Public Memorial Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/06/27/l...

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The easiest answer is a bookmark, every library has a stack at the front desk. But what am I going to do with 400 bookmarks?

Project twins! Good luck with your project as well!

Griswold Memorial Library – #33 out of 400 We head one town over and one town north and a light snowstorm makes us question the wisdom of taking the Mustang up into the mountains. We ease on into Colrain and find the Griswold Memorial Libra…

This week - The Griswold Memorial Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/06/20/g...

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Greenfield Public Library – #32 out of 400 Continuing up Route 2A we find the next open library – Greenfield Public Library. We’ve driven more than halfway across the state and we are down to the last couple of hours that the remaining libr…

This week - The Greenfield Public Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/06/13/g...

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Athol Public Library – #31 out of 400 – Carnegie Library We skip the three towns between Westminster and Athol, those libraries aren’t open today, which reflects the logistical challenge in trying to visit every library in Massachusetts. Each trip involv…

This week - The Athol Public Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/06/06/a...

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Forbush Memorial Library – #30 out of 400 We continued our trip west on Route 2A to the next town over, Westminster, and the Forbush Memorial Library.  Forbush had a large historical collection inside and is another example of an original …

This week - The Fitchburg Public Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/05/30/f...

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Fitchburg Public Library – #29 out of 400 Back at the start of the year we took a drive out to western Massachusetts to look at some land that was for sale. We plotted a path out Route 2A that would take us past a bunch of libraries. Our f…

This week - The Fitchburg Public Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/05/23/f...

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Tewksbury Public Library – #28 out of 400 This is the second library visit to come about as a result of picking Samantha up at Logan Airport. Our wandering home on a nice fall day took us past Tewksbury and so we pulled in to check out the…

This week - The Tewksbury Public Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 400+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/05/15/t...

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It's a fantastic book - download it - buy it - or just borrow it and read it. The Dust Bowl Triolgy are worth the effort.

Wilmington Memorial Library – #27 out of 400 These next two library visits came about as a result of another trip. Samantha flew back from visiting family and I picked her up at Logan Airport. It was mid-morning on a nice fall day and so we d…

This week - The Wilmington Memorial Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 391+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/05/09/w...

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Newburyport Public Library – #26 out of 400 As part of our trip to the Newburyport Brewing Company we of course stopped to check out the Newburyport Public Library. We grabbed lunch at The Grog, a great place with great food. It would be a f…

This week - The Newburyport Public Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 391+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every Friday. masslibraryproject.com/2025/05/02/n...

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