Cute. Sharon's…read morelibrary is housed in a squat brick building just off the main square. The infrastructure is nothing to write home about but there are near daily activities for children, an excellent array of books on hand and more museum passes than you could shake a stick at... all things that combine for a great library going experience. The staff are cheerful, the late fees are lenient and the patrons friendly. It's the kind of place where fellow borrowers will be thrilled when you put them on to Huxley after seeing them checking out Orwell. Sharon Public Library is a quaint and restorative athenaeum.

There's very limited parking, if it's even remotely busy, you will have no place to park your car…read more The librarians are extremely noisy. You can hear their entire conversations, all the time, and despite them working here, they seem to have no clue about their loud voices. Good luck focusing on anything while at the computer terminal as the librarians behind you are in full blast mode seemingly oblivious to the people around them trying to focus, very frustrating. Don't ask for change for the copy machine as the librarian at the front desk became extremely snarky about how the library is not supposed to make any change for anyone at anytime. I was seeking change for a $1 to make some copies, but live and learn... It's doesn't get any better at the front desk of the library where the workers sometimes walk around, being helpful, but again so incredibly loud that you can clearly hear them from the opposite end of the 1st floor. It's not only the librarians that are loud, it's the people in there and the library staff very rarely ask anyone to quiet down. The librarians will go above and beyond to be of assistance, but this library is best off being not visited especially if you hope for a quiet atmosphere.

The Library has everything you need, great book selection. My kids enjoy spending time there. The…read morestaff are very helpful

This library is great. Staff is friendly…read more I came at the 6:30pm reading to kids night today and Megan was superb . Had a great time and enjoyed the atmosphere . Thank you Megan and staff.

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 really like the Mansfield public Library. They are very…read morenice and extremely helpful people. Kristin was a huge help to me today, she was very patient and showed me how to use Microsoft Word, attach a resume, save it, etc. Such a great place. with nice people like her, what a difference her kindness made, She knows computers and has a easy way of talking and dealing with people, just awesome. The girls up front are friendly and also very nice. I highly recommend you stop in.

I really want to like this library. I really do. I have…read morenever been here before and was hoping for the best. But the fiasco printing here was not pleasant and wasted a whole lot of time. I used to be very skeptical of going to random libraries. I really like to get everything I need to get done whenever I go out to go somewhere for something. It's just easier not to make separate trips to do separate things. I don't work in or live near Mansfield, so I haven't been here before, and won't likely return. However, I was in the area and figured that it couldn't hurt to stop here and get the documents printed that I needed. Plus, just recently I visited another random library and had an excellent experience (the printers work very well at the Bellingham Library....). I don't mind printing my personal documents at the school I work at, but prefer to do them either at home (too bad I don't have a printer anymore....) or go to a library. Over a long period of time, I have come to the conclusion, after buying way too many ink cartridges and various printers, that it's just easier to go to the library to print. So I came in here, got a guest pass, and got onto a computer. Either the Wifi was really, really PAINFULLY slow, or the computer was not up to date with the current updates. It seemed like a combination of both. My documents were changed, not to my knowledge when they went to the printer, so nothing came out correctly. I came in to print thirty documents, and sent them all to the printer before printing any. Long story short, the documents all printed incorrectly. I wasted 30 minutes messing with a computer that didn't like loading, or printing things correctly, and wasted over four dollars printing. Too bad I didn't need to run any errands in Bellingham, because it took me so much less time to print and I actually got what I needed. What a waste. Unfortunate, they haven't updated their computers or printers here. 2 stars. Oh, and by the way, the entire parking lot area and exterior are of this library was in shambles with metal, other materials and stuff everywhere. What is going on here?

The Holbrook Public Library is a nice little single floor library with a parking lot. The staff…read morewas pleasant and happy to help. There are computers available for use, and a copier with the first few copies free. In addition to your normal books, audio books, DVDs, they have different kind of play station games, a library of things, and a children's area with a puppet stage. They currently participate in collecting plastic bread tags and water bottle caps for recycling. There's also a coffee sample that you can take home to enjoy if they haven't run out that week. They are closed Sundays and Mondays, but are open late (for a library) a few days a week.

In my time using the Putterham Branch (1-2 years now), I have always found the staff to be…read moreextremely friendly and helpful. Keep up the great work'

I'm writing this review hoping a staff member will see it and take action to improve the customer…read moresatisfaction. The place is great (really close to my house and for that I'm grateful). Clean tables and floors, nice staff. However, every time I go into the library to study I end up really annoyed by 2 things: 1. There are very few ( I think only 1) electrical outlets near the tables. This makes no sense because most people nowadays study with laptops and carry their chargers around. So many times I have been forced to either leave or wait for the one table that is next to the plug to be emptied, so I can go ahead and connect my charger. It would be nice if they can add more outlets. 2. The most annoying thing however, is to study in this library after 3pm on weekdays. The reason is that mothers or nannies come with the little kids that have just gotten out of school, apparently to spend time. The kids start running, screaming at the top of their lungs and nothing is done about it by either the parents or the staff. I think the library staff could bring it to the attention of the parents, rather than let the screaming kids disrupt study time for the rest of us.

A guy named…read moreBen Way back in 1778 the small town of Exeter decided to change it's name to Franklin in honor of Benjamin Franklin and in gratitude Ben gave a whole bunch of books to the town. At first the town didn't really know what to do with them but wise minds got together and decide that the whole town should have access to the books. And so the very first "public" library in the United States was born. The books sort of got tossed around for a while until in 1904 the present building was constructed. Strong and stout looking, it is one of those places that looks like it will last forever. Even though the outside of the library is rather plain the inside is a whole different story. All kinds of very cool murals, old paintings, elaborate staircases, beautiful lights and fantastic wood work is everywhere. Definitely one of those libraries that would be a great place to visit even without the books. The library was extensively renovated in 1987 to the appearance of the original. They certainly did a great job because the library is now stunning. Most towns now have libraries and in fact just about every town and village in New England has one. But the small town of Franklin has the distinction of having the very first one in the country. All thanks to a very cool guy named Ben.

This is a great little library with plenty of programs for babies and toddlers. There's something…read moreto do almost every day of the week! It is perfect for stay at home parents and even working parents because they offer evening and weekend programming as well.

The staff is efficient, the bathrooms are always clean but despite the homeless epidemic. They have…read moreprinting services, for 15¢ a sheet. A lot of people don't realize this, but since the pandemic login the library now rents out things like musical instruments, metal detectors, portable Wi-Fi boxes, laptops, portable DVD player TVs etc as well as they are open 6 days a week

Full disclosure, first. I worked here six years ago. Have been back a couple of times since…read more Notwithstanding that, this has to be the ultimate overachieving library. Located in one of the toughest towns in Massachusetts, with a budget that should be at least doubled, and seriously understaffed this library delivers an incredible range of services. The collections are the best found in any local library of its size in the state and the historical collections are a treasure trove of Southeastern Massachusetts heritage matched only by larger facilities in Boston. Most outstanding is the quality of reference service delivered to the ever-changing needs of city residents. With a large transient population that has few other outlets for meaningful information the reference department has put together a collection and commitment to service that meets a huge level of need at minimal cost. How they do business could serve as a case study in a library school. A decade ago city residents led by the former director persevered and raised enough to renovate the early 20th century Carnegie building and give its collections a proper home. One would hope the city's residents value this gem in their midst.