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<h2 id="libraries">Libraries</h2> <p>The network largely spans the <a href="/facts/MetroWest/48BVAUxh">MetroWest</a> area of eastern <a href="/facts/Massachusetts/9uumCbFI">Massachusetts</a>, in the Greater Boston Metropolitan area of the United States. The network encompasses the counties of <a href="/facts/Middlesex_County,_Massachusetts/jXvKhAuN">Middlesex</a> (South), and portions of <a href="/facts/Norfolk_County,_Massachusetts/TuwFUBe3">Norfolk</a>. </p> <p>Public Libraries<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a> </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Acton_Memorial_Library/k7trgXcX">Acton Memorial Library</a></li> <li>Robbins Library, <a href="/facts/Arlington,_Massachusetts/ofGs64Rd">Arlington</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Ashland,_Massachusetts/5hxPEHds">Ashland</a> Public Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Bedford,_Massachusetts/jeVLY8Cu">Bedford</a> Free Public Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Belmont_Public_Library/XGX2n2bS">Belmont Public Library</a></li> <li>Public Library of <a href="/facts/Brookline,_Massachusetts/UouEcmuN">Brookline</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Cambridge_Public_Library/cuvInXMx">Cambridge Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Concord_Free_Public_Library/4v8z1VAe">Concord Free Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dedham_Public_Library/GEz0ITQ4">Dedham Public Library</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:10" href="#fn:10"><sup>10</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Dover,_Massachusetts/6Thub7PP">Dover</a> Town Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Framingham,_Massachusetts/K6Cf93qq">Framingham</a> Public Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Franklin_Public_Library_(Massachusetts)/MWsF6Qk7">Franklin Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Holliston,_Massachusetts/Lf7rBYFz">Holliston</a> Public Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Cary_Memorial_Library/VyHaLE9j">Cary Memorial Library</a>, Lexington</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lincoln_Public_Library_(Lincoln,_Massachusetts)/xqxd2EME">Lincoln Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Maynard_Public_Library/z7l0JGhG">Maynard Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Medfield,_Massachusetts/Vf8QkzpD">Medfield</a> Public Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Medford,_Massachusetts/G84sqSBr">Medford</a> Public Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Medway,_Massachusetts/56suqPvm">Medway</a> Public Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Millis,_Massachusetts/RAqMRuwW">Millis</a> Public Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Morse_Institute_Library/1aCj7RXP">Morse Institute Library</a>, Natick</li> <li>Bacon Free Library, <a href="/facts/Natick,_Massachusetts/hnIXBqXU">Natick</a><a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:11" href="#fn:11"><sup>11</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Needham,_Massachusetts/Tu5jrErM">Needham</a> Free Public Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Newton_Free_Library/046jSEzQ">Newton Free Library</a></li> <li>Morrill Memorial Library, <a href="/facts/Norwood,_Massachusetts/yM5EwXll">Norwood</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Sherborn_Library/nAAQmmyp">Sherborn Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Somerville,_Massachusetts/v9y5XsC3">Somerville</a> Public Library (<a href="/facts/Central_Library_(Somerville,_Massachusetts)/cJWlh8gg">Central Library</a>, East Branch, <a href="/facts/West_Somerville_Branch_Library/uhzXU5DN">West Branch</a>)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Randall_Library/vrnFK526">Randall Library</a>, Stow</li> <li><a href="/facts/Goodnow_Library/pd3UUFdj">Goodnow Library</a>, Sudbury</li> <li><a href="/facts/Francis_Buttrick_Library/Ic8ksTb8">Waltham Public Library</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Watertown,_Massachusetts/RgNIKR5s">Watertown</a> Free Public Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wayland,_Massachusetts/XKHJyDSG">Wayland</a> Free Public Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Wellesley,_Massachusetts/B66vsojB">Wellesley</a> Free Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Weston,_Massachusetts/nsn8URRI">Weston</a> Public Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Westwood,_Massachusetts/EmK8xNC0">Westwood</a> Public Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Winchester,_Massachusetts/vkQoebvF">Winchester</a> Public Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Woburn_Public_Library/NelUpdCD">Woburn Public Library</a>, Woburn</li></ul> <p>Academic libraries </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Dean_College/acpevR8T">Dean College</a>, E. Ross Anderson Library, Franklin</li> <li><a href="/facts/Framingham_State_University/Wvacux5c">Framingham State University</a>, Henry Whittemore Library</li> <li><a href="/facts/Lasell_College/UBpL9eBa">Lasell College</a>, Brennan Library, Newton</li> <li><a href="/facts/Olin_College/DhFjaWQQ">Olin College</a> Library, Needham, Massachusetts</li> <li><a href="/facts/Regis_College_(Massachusetts)/9GyvGAdP">Regis College</a> Library, Weston</li></ul> <p>Former members </p> <ul><li><a href="/facts/Massachusetts_Bay_Community_College/UIYkAex3">Massachusetts Bay Community College</a>, Perkins Library/Learning Resource Center, Wellesley & Framingham (moved to HELM)</li> <li><a href="/facts/Mount_Ida_College/IIp9UDWH">Mount Ida College</a>, Wadsworth Learning Resource Center, Newton (closed 2018)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:12" href="#fn:12"><sup>12</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Newbury_College_(United_States)/qxkuW5hn">Newbury College</a>, Brookline, MA (closed 2019)<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:13" href="#fn:13"><sup>13</sup></a></li> <li><a href="/facts/Pine_Manor_College/9Nc6xECm">Pine Manor College</a>, Annenberg Library, Chestnut Hill (Now part of Boston College)</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/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> <li><a href="/facts/SAILS_Library_Network/YeIrD3EB">SAILS Library Network</a></li></ul> <h2 id="external-links">External links</h2> <ul><li><a href="http://www.minlib.net">The Minuteman Library Network</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.baconfreelibrary.org">Bacon Free Library in South Natick</a></li></ul> <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>writer, Staff (2024). "Minuteman Library Network Incorporated (MLN)". CauseIQ. www.causeiq.com. Nonprofit Metrics LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2025. <a href="https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/minuteman-library-network,222518058/" target="_blank">https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/minuteman-library-network,222518058/</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>writer, Staff (2024). "Minuteman Library Network Incorporated". www.dnb.com. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. Retrieved February 26, 2025. <a href="https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-information.web_search_portals_libraries_archives_and_other_information_services.us.massachusetts.natick.html" target="_blank">https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-information.web_search_portals_libraries_archives_and_other_information_services.us.massachusetts.natick.html</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"libraries.org: Minuteman Library Network". librarytechnology.org. Retrieved 2023-09-30. <a href="https://www.librarytechnology.org/library/42053" target="_blank">https://www.librarytechnology.org/library/42053</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"Services: Minuteman library card, Minuteman app". Minuteman Library Network. Retrieved September 10, 2021. <a href="https://www.minlib.net/services/" target="_blank">https://www.minlib.net/services/</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>writer, Staff (2024). "Library Networks". mblc.state.ma.us. Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Retrieved February 26, 2025. <a href="https://mblc.state.ma.us/programs-and-support/library-networks/index.php" target="_blank">https://mblc.state.ma.us/programs-and-support/library-networks/index.php</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>"About". Minuteman Library Network. Retrieved September 10, 2021. <a href="https://www.minlib.net/about/" target="_blank">https://www.minlib.net/about/</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"About". Minuteman Library Network. Retrieved September 10, 2021. <a href="https://www.minlib.net/about/" target="_blank">https://www.minlib.net/about/</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Our Libraries". Minuteman Library Network. Retrieved September 10, 2021. <a href="https://www.minlib.net/our-libraries" target="_blank">https://www.minlib.net/our-libraries</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Home page". Robbins Library. <a href="https://www.robbinslibrary.org/" target="_blank">https://www.robbinslibrary.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:10"><p>"Home Page". Dedham Public Library. <a href="http://www.dedhamlibrary.org/" target="_blank">http://www.dedhamlibrary.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:10" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:11"><p>"Home page". Bacon Free Library. Retrieved September 10, 2021. <a href="https://www.baconfreelibrary.org/" target="_blank">https://www.baconfreelibrary.org/</a> <a href="#fnref:11" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:12"><p>"Mount Ida Closure". Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. June 25, 2018. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2023. <a href="https://www.mass.edu/mountida/" target="_blank">https://www.mass.edu/mountida/</a> <a href="#fnref:12" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:13"><p>Young, Colin (December 14, 2018). "Newbury College In Brookline Will Close At End Of 2019 Spring Semester". WBUR. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023. <a href="https://www.wbur.org/news/2018/12/14/newbury-college-closing" target="_blank">https://www.wbur.org/news/2018/12/14/newbury-college-closing</a> <a href="#fnref:13" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>