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.

Great location and plenty of parking, all offices are located right off the front entrance. City…read moreemployees are always very helpful.

The women in the Manomet Branch Library are very helpful. The availability to computers and a copy…read moremachine have been wonderful as I have to replace both of mine at a later date when the economy is not so challenging. Andi M.

A little library…read more The Manomet Branch Library is just a little library but then most branch libraries are. The purpose of the branch libraries are to serve the immediately area and are great for people that don't drive or have problems getting around. They also are very useful for people that just happen to be going through and want some information or perhaps some local history. Manomet isn't a place where you will find a whole heap of books but you will get plenty of information. Of course like virtually all libraries it has computers and wifi and some amazing friendly and informative librarians. The library manages to fit in a nice kids area and even has a little community room downstairs. A very pleasant place to stop when you have something you need to know.

I really love this library. When we moved to Norwell a few years ago, the renovation was in process…read moreand so we frequently visited the temporary Hanover location. It was always clean and we were always able to get the assistance we needed finding any books. Now with the new building, not only is it beautiful, the same friendly and helpful people are still here. There is a lovely garden entrance, multiple meeting rooms, and even a back porch for outdoor reading. My son enjoyed an event that was recently held here, a community art project where different colored stickers form a large image, and being able to borrow different items like puzzles, games, and binoculars, in addition to books. We tried the binoculars on the porch and spotted some deer!

Important tot understand: the original, wood-faring location is under a complete reno and has since…read moremoved indefinitely to the Dollar Tree plaza beside Target in Hanover. Semantics aside, the space and staff are wonderful - keeping we, the layfolk - informed and armed to checking out with minimal interaction. Meaning? With the exception of digital media, you can check out your hardcover goodies with a scan-out kiosk. Scan your card, scan your books, and GTFO. They have a tremendous (and largely untapped) digital media collection. Books are cleanly organized and the space itself is incredibly well-kept. No drop box? Bummer. Pick up your books, drop 'em off, and bounce like a baller.

A fairly new development (a village, really) set amidst mostly unspoiled, rural land between…read morePlymouth Center and the Cape Cod Canal, the Pinehills centers mostly around a golf course, with homes on and near the course and a small number of businesses situated in a rather charming village square. It is an interesting place in a way, but it also feels a bit barren and cold to me. Some sections for instance, have big houses and McMansions with all the trees torn down around them, while the village square, while quaint in a way, also feels a bit too planned. Probably not a bad place to live if you like golf and/or are retired, though.

Historical Station 5 was part of the earlier Weymouth Fire Department at Colombian Square…read more It's now a Jeweler's store. During the Christmas event they have huge ice sculptures. There's more info on the local Weymouth Historical websites.

Guns ocean and…read morethorns The Sagamore Hill Historic Site is the remains of an old battery of two 155 mm artillery pieces that were placed here in WW 2 to protect the Cape Cod Canal and surrounding area against German subs. Like most coastal defense forts, the guns were never fired in anger and were removed after the war. The fort was decommissioned and turned into a park. The site has wide and open trails in the beginning and getting to the site where the old guns were is pretty easy. You can see a few remains of the artillery battery but the main attraction is the great views of the ocean and hills around Sagamore. The site is a nice place for some hiking, easy off road bike riding or snow shoeing and cross country skiing in the winter. However if you try and complete the whole loop be advised that the trail narrows considerably after you reach the artillery site and in the summer gets over grown with impressive thorns, very healthy poison ivy and hordes of ticks. A pleasant and seldom used place that offers a bit of history, great views of the ocean or some exercise. But like many trails in this area it's probably best left till the cold weather.

One librarian for two…read morelibraries Freetown, Ma isn't a very large place but it does have two cool libraries, one of each end of town. On the west side is the ancient Guilford Hathaway Library with no running water and crowded and spooky interior and on the east side is the "modern" James White Memorial Library. The James White Library was established in 1947 and still looks a lot like the original house. In fact if it wasn't for the small sign it would be impossible to tell that this was a library. Just kind of blends right in with the neighborhood. The inside is small, just basically one room, but they manage to get almost 25,000 volumes in here as well as the usual magazines and computers. It even has running water and real bathrooms. The library has the usual programs and events and even had a very cool therapy dog come in to assist in a kid's reading program. Both of Freetown's two libraries have the same librarian and she goes back and forth between the two. The libraries of course have different hours but it is still quite a chore for the librarian to keep up with things. Somehow she manages to remain very friendly and helpful in the small town library sort of way and even remembers what library she's in. Freetown has two interesting libraries and one very cool librarian.