Minuteman Library Network
The Minuteman Library Network (MLN[1]), founded in 1983, is a nonprofit consortium of 42 public and academic libraries in the MetroWest and southern Middlesex County areas of eastern Massachusetts that share resources, patrons, and services.[1] The Network has over 5.5 million items and over 685,000 cardholders.[1] People who live, work, or study in Massachusetts are eligible for a card, which can be used to borrow items from Minuteman libraries.[2]
Libraries
Public Libraries[3]
- Acton Memorial Library
- Robbins Library, Arlington
- Ashland Public Library
- Bedford Free Public Library
- Belmont Public Library
- Public Library of Brookline
- Cambridge Public Library
- Concord Free Public Library
- Dedham Public Library
- Dover Town Library
- Framingham Public Library
- Franklin Public Library
- Holliston Public Library
- Cary Memorial Library, Lexington
- Lincoln Public Library
- Maynard Public Library
- Medfield Public Library
- Medford Public Library
- Medway Public Library
- Millis Public Library
- Morse Institute Library, Natick
- Bacon Free Library, Natick
- Needham Free Public Library
- Newton Free Library
- Morrill Memorial Library, Norwood
- Sherborn Public Library
- Somerville Public Library (Central Library, East Branch, West Branch)
- Randall Library, Stow
- Goodnow Library, Sudbury
- Waltham Public Library
- Watertown Free Public Library
- Wayland Free Public Library
- Wellesley Free Library
- Weston Public Library
- Westwood Public Library
- Winchester Public Library
- Winn Memorial Library, Woburn
Academic Libraries
- Dean College, E. Ross Anderson Library, Franklin
- Framingham State University, Henry Whittemore Library
- Lasell College, Brennan Library, Newton
- Pine Manor College, Annenberg Library, Chestnut Hill
- Regis College Library, Weston
Former Members
- Massachusetts Bay Community College, Perkins Library/Learning Resource Center, Wellesley & Framingham (moved to HELM)
- Mount Ida College, Wadsworth Learning Resource Center, Newton (closed 2018)[4]
- Newbury College, Brookline, MA (closed 2019)[5]
See also
- Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing (CLAMS)
- CW MARS (Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing)
- Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC)
- North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)
- Old Colony Library Network (OCLN)
- SAILS Library Network
References
- ^ a b c "About". Minuteman Library Network. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Services: Minuteman library card, Minuteman app". Minuteman Library Network. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Our Libraries". Minuteman Library Network. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
- ^ "Mount Ida Closure". Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. Jun 25, 2018. Archived from the original on Dec 8, 2022. Retrieved Feb 10, 2023.
- ^ Young, Colin (Dec 14, 2018). "Newbury College In Brookline Will Close At End Of 2019 Spring Semester". WBUR. Archived from the original on Jan 18, 2023. Retrieved Feb 10, 2023.
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