Grafton Public Library (Grafton, Massachusetts)

Grafton Public Library

Grafton Public Library
Country United States
Established 1927
Location Grafton, Massachusetts
Other information
Director Beth Gallaway
Website graftonlibrary.org

Grafton Public Library is located in Grafton, Massachusetts. The building was built in 1927 with money donated by Jerome Wheelock, a local inventor. The 2009 population estimate is over 17,700. According to its mission statement, GPL "strive[s] to provide our residents with equal opportunity to access resources that will satisfy individual educational, occupational, cultural, and recreational needs and interests."

GPL belongs to Massachusetts Library System (MLS) and Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing, Inc. (C/W MARS).

Services

GPL offers storytimes; programs for all ages, community service opportunities, and a home delivery program[1] for residents who cannot use the facility for physical reasons.

Grafton residents who have library cards are eligible to borrow museum passes[2] to various regional museums and parks.

The Friends of Grafton Public Library hold fundraisers and sponsor the Down Under Bookstore.[3]

Internet access, wifi, and word processing are available to the public.

Director and trustees

One director oversees the library, and there twelve other employees, both part-time and full-time. The trustees[4] are elected from within the community and help oversee operations.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.graftonlibrary.org/grafton/delivery.asp Archived December 25, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ http://www.graftonlibrary.org/grafton/museum.asp Archived December 25, 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20110726125630/http://www.graftonlibrary.org/grafton/bookstore.asp. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved December 16, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ https://web.archive.org/20081225234507/http://www.graftonlibrary.org:80/grafton/trustees.asp. Archived from the original on December 25, 2008. Retrieved December 16, 2008. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

Coordinates: 42°12′23.14″N 71°41′06.33″W / 42.2064278°N 71.6850917°W / 42.2064278; -71.6850917

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