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<h2 id="member-libraries">Member libraries</h2> <h3>Public libraries</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Acushnet_Public_Library/bG2JNEV7">Acushnet Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Guildford_H._Hathaway_Public_Library/GMyKCVE6">Guildford H. Hathaway Public Library</a> (<a href="/facts/Assonet,_Massachusetts/Dqjj6bRj">Assonet</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Attleboro_Public_Library/Mmy7uqwL">Attleboro Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Berkley_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/wEuBGs2M">Berkley Public Library (Massachusetts)</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Bridgewater_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/5nLRC9Ks">Bridgewater Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Carver_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/tW498CDC">Carver Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dartmouth_Public_Libraries_(Massachusetts)/mDqcjCcT">Dartmouth - North Dartmouth Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dartmouth_Public_Libraries_(Massachusetts)/mDqcjCcT">Dartmouth - Southworth Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dighton_Public_Library/u6kVV3ew">Dighton Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/East_Bridgewater_Public_Library/DJNoVaLB">East Bridgewater Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/James_White_Memorial_Library/GMyKCVE6">James White Memorial Library</a> (<a href="/facts/East_Freetown,_Massachusetts/PJPpS80M">East Freetown</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Ames_Free_Library/F0Y1G2L0">Ames Free Library</a> (<a href="/facts/Easton,_Massachusetts/Fzxxr5EA">Easton</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/The_Millicent_Library/cdREWYoc">The Millicent Library</a> (<a href="/facts/Fairhaven,_Massachusetts/aSdNWMuX">Fairhaven</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Fall_River_Public_Library/24lMfk0c">Fall River Main</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fall_River,_Massachusetts/24lMfk0c">Charlton Library of Fall River History</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Boyden_Library/He7UYhQE">Boyden Library</a> (<a href="/facts/Foxboro,_Massachusetts/He7UYhQE">Foxboro</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Holmes_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/jyHl6zpy">Holmes Public Library</a> (<a href="/facts/Halifax,_Massachusetts/jyHl6zpy">Halifax</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Hanson_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/GEqug7Cq">Hanson Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Lakeville_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/PaR1NvbT">Lakeville Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Mansfield_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/uo0aX3FM">Mansfield Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Elizabeth_Taber_Library/r5zeCoWo">Elizabeth Taber Library</a> (<a href="/facts/Marion,_Massachusetts/r5zeCoWo">Marion</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mattapoisett_Free_Public_Library/16BwUcBE">Mattapoisett Free Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Middleborough_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/ohKMC7qp">Middleborough Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/New_Bedford_Free_Public_Library/mnf4zKEY">New Bedford Bookmobile</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/New_Bedford_Free_Public_Library/mnf4zKEY">Casa da Saudade Library</a> (<a href="/facts/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts/mnf4zKEY">New Bedford</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/New_Bedford_Free_Public_Library/mnf4zKEY">Howland-Green Library</a> (<a href="/facts/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts/mnf4zKEY">New Bedford</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/New_Bedford_Free_Public_Library/mnf4zKEY">Lawler Library</a> (<a href="/facts/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts/mnf4zKEY">New Bedford</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/New_Bedford_Free_Public_Library/mnf4zKEY">New Bedford Main Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/New_Bedford_Free_Public_Library/mnf4zKEY">Wilks Library</a> (<a href="/facts/New_Bedford,_Massachusetts/mnf4zKEY">New Bedford</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Norfolk_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/ATCfYB8n">Norfolk Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Richards_Memorial_Library_(North_Attleborough,_Massachusetts)/FBQgaKxw">Richards Memorial Library</a> (<a href="/facts/North_Attleboro,_Massachusetts/FBQgaKxw">North Attleboro</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Norton_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/Y3CQATmy">Norton Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pembroke_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/t511740L">Pembroke Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Plainville_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/nIj2n4Yt">Plainville Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Plympton_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/vmDaud0r">Plympton Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Raynham_Public_Library/ElRN964l">Raynham Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Blanding_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/gEjdMNxW">Blanding Public Library</a> (<a href="/facts/Rehoboth,_Massachusetts/gEjdMNxW">Rehoboth</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Joseph_H._Plumb_Memorial_Library/aYsboCQx">Joseph H. Plumb Memorial Library</a> (<a href="/facts/Rochester,_Massachusetts/aYsboCQx">Rochester, Massachusetts</a>)</li> <li>SAILS Headquarters</li> <li><a href="/facts/Seekonk_Public_Library/TgAfSUh4">Seekonk Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Somerset_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/JacPMsbP">Somerset Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Swansea_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/15HGJ7Pl">Swansea Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Taunton_Public_Library/JT30L7Vn">Taunton Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wareham_Free_Library_(Massachusetts)/522YARfp">Spinney Memorial Branch Library</a> (<a href="/facts/Wareham,_Massachusetts/522YARfp">Wareham</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wareham_Free_Library_(Massachusetts)/522YARfp">Wareham Free Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/West_Bridgewater_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/uMySJgA4">West Bridgewater Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Westport_Free_Public_Library/WvGYGdfQ">Westport Free Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Fiske_Public_Library_(Wrentham)/SXVFB9wf">Fiske Public Library</a> (<a href="/facts/Wrentham,_Massachusetts/SXVFB9wf">Wrentham</a>)</li></ul> <h3>Academic libraries</h3> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Apponequet_Regional_High_School/zYezR33s">Apponequet Regional High School</a> (<a href="/facts/Freetown,_Massachusetts/GMyKCVE6">Freetown</a>/<a href="/facts/Lakeville,_Massachusetts/PaR1NvbT">Lakeville</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Attleboro_High_School/Wl93bEJC">Attleboro High School</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Rehoboth,_Massachusetts/gEjdMNxW">Beckwith Middle School</a> (<a href="/facts/Rehoboth,_Massachusetts/gEjdMNxW">Rehoboth</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dighton,_Massachusetts/u6kVV3ew">Dighton Elementary School</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dighton,_Massachusetts/u6kVV3ew">Dighton Middle School</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dighton-Rehoboth_Regional_High_School/Swvo6Jc8">Dighton-Rehoboth Regional High School</a> (<a href="/facts/Dighton,_Massachusetts/u6kVV3ew">Dighton</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/B.M.C._Durfee_High_School/3L7bBocg">B.M.C. Durfee High School</a> (<a href="/facts/Fall_River,_Massachusetts/24lMfk0c">Fall River</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/East_Bridgewater,_Massachusetts/DJNoVaLB">East Bridgewater Central School</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/East_Bridgewater_High_School/B6u26qVo">East Bridgewater High School</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Foxborough,_Massachusetts/He7UYhQE">John J. Ahern Middle School</a> (<a href="/facts/Foxborough,_Massachusetts/He7UYhQE">Foxborough</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Foxborough_High_School/He7UYhQE">Foxborough High School</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Massachusetts_Maritime_Academy/fSKFAG7v">American Bureau of Shipping Information Commons</a> (<a href="/facts/Massachusetts_Maritime_Academy/fSKFAG7v">Massachusetts Maritime Academy</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/New_Bedford_High_School/gBhoSzLb">New Bedford High School</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Norfolk,_Massachusetts/ATCfYB8n">Freeman Kennedy School</a> (<a href="/facts/Norfolk,_Massachusetts/ATCfYB8n">Norfolk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Norfolk,_Massachusetts/ATCfYB8n">H. Olive Day School</a> (<a href="/facts/Norfolk,_Massachusetts/ATCfYB8n">Norfolk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Rehoboth,_Massachusetts/gEjdMNxW">Palmer River Elementary School</a> (<a href="/facts/Rehoboth,_Massachusetts/gEjdMNxW">Rehoboth</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/George_R._Martin_Elementary_School/GbSu05nU">George R. Martin Elementary School</a> (<a href="/facts/Seekonk,_Massachusetts/TgAfSUh4">Seekonk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Dr._Kevin_M._Hurley_Middle_School/TgAfSUh4">Dr. Kevin M. Hurley Middle School</a> (<a href="/facts/Seekonk,_Massachusetts/TgAfSUh4">Seekonk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mildred_H._Aitken_Elementary_School/3erhbj6q">Mildred H. Aitken Elementary School</a> (<a href="/facts/Seekonk,_Massachusetts/TgAfSUh4">Seekonk</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Seekonk_High_School/maXWAvdz">Seekonk High School</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Somerset_Berkley_Regional_High_School/FqDLqM7F">Somerset Berkley Regional High School</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Southeastern_Regional_School_District_(Massachusetts)/U70v9qeD">Southeastern Regional School District</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Wrentham,_Massachusetts/SXVFB9wf">Delaney Elementary School</a> (<a href="/facts/Wrentham,_Massachusetts/SXVFB9wf">Wrentham</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wrentham,_Massachusetts/SXVFB9wf">Roderick Elementary School</a> (<a href="/facts/Wrentham,_Massachusetts/SXVFB9wf">Wrentham</a>)</li></ul> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Cape_Libraries_Automated_Materials_Sharing/ruA50NVV">Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing</a> (CLAMS)</li> <li><a href="/facts/CW_MARS/jdx5VuX6">CW MARS</a> (Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Merrimack_Valley_Library_Consortium/2WhFKYnM">Merrimack Valley Library Consortium</a> (MVLC)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Minuteman_Library_Network/fJsLMydd">Minuteman Library Network</a> (MLN)</li> <li><a href="/facts/North_of_Boston_Library_Exchange/XgYjWxSK">North of Boston Library Exchange</a> (NOBLE)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Old_Colony_Library_Network/br2KHc4y">Old Colony Library Network</a> (OCLN)</li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"SAILS Membership Manual" (PDF). SAILS Library Network. November 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019. <a href="https://www.sailsinc.org/Corpdocs/Membership-Manual.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sailsinc.org/Corpdocs/Membership-Manual.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"About Us". SAILS Library Network. 17 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2019. <a href="https://www.sailsinc.org/about-us/" target="_blank">https://www.sailsinc.org/about-us/</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"SAILS Membership Manual" (PDF). SAILS Library Network. November 2018. Retrieved 6 February 2019. <a href="https://www.sailsinc.org/Corpdocs/Membership-Manual.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.sailsinc.org/Corpdocs/Membership-Manual.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>Laidler, John (4 May 2018). "Work underway at Norton Public Library". The Boston Globe. 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