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We are visiting every town library in Massachusetts. Choosing libraries as our waypoints came out of my deep love of libraries, books, and reading and of wanting a theme to our weekend wanderings.
This week - The Blackstone Public Library. Follow along as we attempt to visit all 406+ town libraries in Massachusetts. New post every week. masslibraryproject.com/2025/11/16/b...

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Blackstone Public Library – #50 out of 406
I drove to the next town over to visit the Blackstone Public Library. Blackstone is a town I have never visited and, to the best of my memory, have never been aware of. Traveling along the highways…
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November 16, 2025 at 5:47 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #libby, #library, #Massachusetts, #Hopedale, #Bancroft, #Mustang
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…
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October 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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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🤢✅
October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #libby, #library, #Massachusetts, #Mendon, #Mustang, #travel
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…
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October 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #libby, #libraries, #library, #Massachusetts, #Milford, #Mustang
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…
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October 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #Foxboro
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…
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October 4, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Medfield
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…
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September 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Newton
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…
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September 13, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #Brookline
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…
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September 1, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Brookline
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…
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August 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Brookline
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…
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August 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Waltham
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…
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August 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Groveland
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…
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August 1, 2025 at 10:18 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Boxford
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…
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July 25, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Lawrence
July 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Dracut
Moses Greeley Parker Memorial Library – #36 out of 400
I’m trying to bounce back from last week’s late post, so here’s my latest, posted on a Friday, but late on a Friday. Everyone is familiar with the surprise adulting responsibilities that crop up in…
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July 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Boxborough
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…
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July 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Lincoln
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…
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June 27, 2025 at 10:12 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Griswold #Colrain
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…
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June 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Greenfield
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…
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June 13, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Athol, #Carnegie
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…
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June 6, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Westminster
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 …
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May 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
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May 23, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Fitchburg
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…
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May 23, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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...

#books, #censorship, #FirstAmendment, #freespeech, #history, #library, #Massachusetts, #reading, #Tewksbury
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…
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May 15, 2025 at 8:54 PM