I was up visiting Massachusetts a few weeks ago, and I spent part of a day roaming around Easton,…read moreso of course I had to check out the Ames library. Walking up to the library, you're struck by just how grand it looks, atop a hill, with beautiful stone work. It has a town in the middle, a chimney off to the right side, and a great big archway entrance facing the street, although the actual entrance is located around the corner from that. I'm always enamored with old buildings and this was such a treat. A lot has been done to maintain the original features of the inside. On the first floor near the elevators they have a bunch of WW1 era posters proudly displayed in the hallway. There are a few busts perched on shelves near the entrance. To get upstairs you can take a set of stairs located near the elevator, or you can take the hidden staircase located on the street-facing side of the building. The hidden staircase is pretty neat. The second floor is beautiful. They have a great big children's section with window seats, some open floor space, plenty of natural light, and beautiful ceiling lights. The second room is all non-fiction books. It has a nice high ceiling, and small reading nooks with tables. The third room is where the fireplace is, and some historic artifacts from Ames' and Easton's history. There are also collections of book on local history and some decades old public records. I spent a lot of time upstairs, just in awe of everything. The architecture and interior design are beautiful. I wish I had a library this nice in my town!

I came here on a rainy day while visiting from out of town. It's lovely. Beautiful building with an…read moreexcellent variety of offerings. Great place to sit, relax, and read. The little garden in back is really nice as well.

I have come to this library for over a year to do work until recently and i will not be going back…read more The ladies at the front desk were laughing and carrying on so loudly for over an hour that nobody could even concentrate. I went and got the library director because it got so bad and she said to me "The library is noisy you should have brought headphones." Seriously! The library isn't noisy your workers are! And nobody expects silence but we expect it to be relatively quiet so we can hear ourselves think. Nobody was making any noise but the workers at the front desk being obnoxiously loud. Then she told me "This isnt a college library." Lady I am 30 years old but thanks for the compliment.

Today I think I met the most unpleasant woman on the South Shore. Long gray hair, foul attitude,…read moreshe treated my polite requests with scorn. She was completely uninterested in helping me -throwing back snide comments like "I've never heard of that..." I think her sister was the employment woman in Mrs. Doubtfire. Our taxes pay for people like this, thank you! Go elsewhere.

A beautiful clean library. A wonderful friendly staff . They are very informative and attentive…read more They have a big parking lot that's free . No worries on parking.

Great campus, great academics, decent food, decent sports but D1 is a plus, and great housing…read moreoptions. But the WiFi sucks so it gets 1 star.

Where should you apply to college? Big school? Small school? Business school? Strong focus on…read moreliberal arts? Design? Business? Near? Far? City? Rural? Middle of the road? Sports? Scholarship opportunities? These were the things I thought about when I was in high school, looking at different options for college. I ended up focusing on schools that had a strong liberal arts program, were close to (but not in) a city, and were out of Connecticut. Stonehill fit the bill, and out of the 7 schools I applied to, this was my #1 choice, for a variety of reasons. Fact. You will scour the internet looking at rankings, reviews, ratings...(even this very review)...and that all has merit. But keep an open mind, and check out a lot of different schools, and talk to a lot of different people. Why are they there? Why did they choose to go (and stay) there? Don't get hung up on the small stuff. Where will you be happy for 4 years? Don't just take the cookie cutter tour - make sure you find the time to see everything. For me, the choice was Stonehill. I liked everything about the campus, the people, the mission, and the opportunity to grow. I had no idea what I wanted to do, and Stonehill was that blank canvas that allowed me to pave the way to where I am today. College. A blur. Year after year, I became more and more attached to everything that was Stonehill, my friends, and the life I built here. I look back and only now know how good I had it. The petty stuff that bothered me (and will inevitably bother you) is nothing. Ah, four years of absolute freedom - where the biggest decision you have to make on any given night was simply where you were going - and how many places you would end up and how many different groups of friends you would see. I don't care that the SEM is small, far, and old. I was a SEM kid, and I will always be a SEM kid. I maintain all rooms should have sinks in them. Can't have your car for the first year? Yeah, you'll get over that. (Unless that has changed..) Sports? We're no D1, but we have teams that are a hell of a good time to root for. Not in a city? Well, embrace (parts of) Brockton and travel to Boston. Find out what you are interested in, and get involved. There are plenty of different ways to do this here. Don't get hung up on who is or isn't doing it - take the opportunity to find a new interest and grow. Among other things, I chose Res Life, and being an RA for the last 2 years I was at Stonehill was the best choice I could have made - some of the people in Res Life (and residents that I had) became my best friends post-college. I also made a point to make a change in who I was. My quiet, reserved, hating-the-spotlight persona was shifted overnight into a front-facing, middle of everything kinda guy. I purposely put the spotlight on myself to become different (better) - I could think of no better place to do this. Well, it worked. Being the go-to guy for 70+ residents at a time with pages of responsibilities will do that to a person. Post College. I can't wait to graduate! Sure - we all thought that. Class of '07 - time to head out! I got a job in the Boston area and kept close with a lot of my friends that also chose to stay around. My education prepared me for the post- college world, and I did pretty well. Like many others - I miss college. Everyone tells you it will be "the best 4 years of your life", and they are undoubtedly telling the truth. Since then, not even in grad school, did I have such an open opportunity to grow, explore, learn, and become a better me. Stonehill gave me the opportunity to learn from some of the best professors out there, and I believe that I wouldn't be where I am today if it wasn't for them. So why now, 5+ years after graduating, do I choose to write this? I am in a time of transition, and I find myself thinking about my college experiences - everything I learned, how I grew, and how it is helping me take action to move my career forward and figure out what is next. If you embrace your Stonehill experience, you'll be a Skyhawk (or in some cases, a Chieftain/Skyhawk hybrid) through and through. I live and breathe NYC on the daily right now, and still pump myself up with Dropkick Murphys while rumbling along on the PATH into 33rd Street. I could have gone a lot of different places - and I chose Stonehill for good reason. So should you.

Clean, bright, friendly, good parking, lots of places to chill and well-distributed bathrooms…read more Edit: I look white and left a 5 star review but I'm downgrading it. I just read some of the reviews below. Stoughton Public Library, get your shit together.

The staff was amazing. I brought participants from the day program I work at and the staff was so…read morenice and helpful and patient with them.

I once rated it a five, but it's worth noting that one of the librarians is ridiculously loud. So…read moreloud that I know way too much about the vacation habits of some random person who lives near the library, all talked about because that person's daughter had just left, and then a different convo occurred about various movies and Netflix shows just watched...and I heard all of this even with headphones in. So...Lol if you came to the library to read, you're better off reading on an empty bench in front of town hall. Otherwise, it's a lovely little library when you have your headphones turned on max.

I come here to do work sometimes, but the librarians continuously talk to each other during the…read moreentirety of my stay. It's really hard to focus and do what I need to do when I can hear them from across the room at a high volume.

Beautiful dog friendly property. Free parking, free access. It is a very nice picnic spot and great…read morefor a leashed dog walk if you live in the area. However, as far as a long hike with lots of paths, I would say this doesn't quite fit that bill. A few lovely ponds, but not extensive walking paths. We did appreciate some of the mowed paths.

A lovely property management by the Trustees of the ryeservation. It is a historical estate by…read moreformer governor ames a long time ago. It's a really nice leisurely hike through some fields and you have a great view of a couple of ponds with lots of lily pads and friendly critters. Ideal for all families and it's very peaceful and a good place for picnicking.

They have great John L. Sullivan (heavyweight champion boxer) artifacts donated by John's former…read moreAbington neighbors. They have a bit of everything to see in regard local historical artifacts, books and photos. Fun time. Be sure to make an appointment. Staff are friendly and extremely helpful.

Live on the South Shore? Wondering about the history of your town, a monument, or something you'd…read moreheard about from a neighbor? You're in luck, because there's the Dyer Memorial Library, a small yet important institution that's devoted to collecting and preserving the history of Abington, Rockland and Whitman (full disclosure: I have done consulting work here). The Dyer was founded through the will of Marietta White Dyer in 1930 to promote and preserve the history of Abington. It's in an early 1930s structure on Centre Avenue that looks like a mansion. Inside are the library stacks, exhibit spaces and a reading room where patrons can review manuscripts, genealogical resources, photographs and newspapers. What makes the Dyer special is its focus on the area around Abington. It holds an extensive collection of town reports dating into the 1800s, as well as newspapers circulating in the area and artifacts often seen in the library's exhibits. While some items in the collection address subjects and areas outside of the Abington area, the beauty of its collection is that it is focused almost exclusively on the South Shore. From its founding to the present day the Dyer's personnel and trustees have been a great source of strength and direction. Although the staff is small it is versatile and has an extensive knowledge of its collections. Moreover their preservation efforts over the last decade or so have made tremendous strides toward improving the conditions of its holdings. The area between Boston's immediate southern suburbs and Cape Cod sometimes gets overlooked by shoppers, business and the media. Thanks to the Dyer, its history is kept safe and well secured.