The Tolland library is part of a larger complex of town offices, located off their green. The…read morelibrary shares a lot with the police department. The library itself has plenty of parking, and is divided in two with the desk in the middle. It's well decorated with art completed by patrons on the desk. It also has later hours which make it easier to visit!

The library staff are all very nice and helpful. Since I have broad literary tastes, they…read morefrequently help me find (and order) less usual books through two inter-library networks they are part of. The library is also an attractive space where there are always people reading and sometimes doing picture puzzles. Oh, and the staff are always ready to help those of us less skilled in using the search system on the computers. All in all, a great place and a great staff.

I think this is one of the best libraries my daughter and I have ever been to! Tons of resources…read morefor kids, nice quiet rooms to read, and the staff here was very nice, helpful and accommodating. Definitely a great library to take your kids!

Last week was my first time going to the Public Library in Oxford, MA; and boy have I been missing…read moreout on a cool place to incorporate reading, learning, and playing for my kids. The entire second floor of the Library is dedicated to kids. There are separate rooms on this floor for playing, crafts, and reading. The room for kids to play in is HUGE! There are toys for younger children, such as trucks, dinosaurs, and dolls. They had a little corner with a Barbie House and Barbies to play with; puzzles, board games, and blocks. This is the best room I've seen at a library for kids; and I have visited a lot of libraries in Massachusetts. They have a great selection of books for adults and kids; the librarians were all extremely friendly and helpful; they have computers for the public to use, as well as printers and a copy machine. Unlike the Worcester Public Library, which is the closest library to where I live; my kids and I were able to go here, actually use a computer and print off what we needed; and not be asked 4 times in the parking lot for money and then harassed inside the library for money as well (an EVERYTIME OCCURRENCE AT THE Worcester library ). I truly enjoyed my visit here, and I can safely say it was one of, if not the funniest time, my daughter and son had at a local library. The only thing stopping me from 5 's was that they had very few video games, or at least for the popular systems most kids play today, which was what my son had been most looking forward too; and the ONLY other downfall was the parking. There aren't a lot of places to park, and being on the Main Street of Oxford I feel like parking on certain roads may not be allowed. Other than that, if you haven't visited the Oxford Public Library, bundle up your kids and take advantage of a pretty awesome place to entertain them entirely for free!!

So grateful to have such an inclusive and welcoming library nearby. It's always clean and it's…read moreevident the workers care about their environment.

What happened to our once great Library? It went woke and I will never bring my kids there again…read more During a trip there searching for a first words book for our 2 year old who was having speech difficulties, we found a few books on sex and gender right next to a first words book on the end cap. This is absolutely attempting to groom children for an agenda. I do not expect to see these kinds of books in The Children's room of the public library. These belong upstairs for older kids who have questions about sex and gender. I also find that any adult looking to talk to a toddler about sex and gender to be disturbed.

Love of reading and…read morelifetime learning. The Putnam Library is a small library in a small town. As far as I can tell it was built in 1955 and is not one of the grand and historic ones frequently found in New England. But if definitely is a nice library, The staff here were very friendly and gracious and were a great source of information. They could tell you just about everything you could possible want to know about the library and the Putnam area. Librarians like this are a treasure, a resource that is inreplaceable . The library itself is pleasant with plenty of places of sit and lovely ceiling and windows. Plenty of computers and the usually library stuff. Not a stunning grand old library but a practical and useful place. Definitely not a place that will shock you with it's elegance and aesthetic wonders. But a pleasant and useful place to find a book and perhaps do some research.

Pros: New Playground, new building (5 years) Open late…read more Cons: Unfriendly staff, and despite the website depicting a spot inside for closed drinks and snacks to be enjoyed away from the books, we were told there is none (Not at any of the many tables inside, countless rooms with tables inside, benches etc) The Librarian in the main room had a snippy attitude and told me to go back outside to sit at the picnic tables. I tried to explain we just came in from the playground because it's too cold, I have a Brain Tumor and cannot stay outside for long periods of time when it's windy and/or cold. She shrugged it off and reiterated no food in the Library, at all. So, I asked about the bench we saw before we walked in and she started babbling about people ordering takeout and eating it on the bench, in the lobby (not in the Library, so no books, which was her main argument) After wasting a good 5 minutes going back and forth and me mentioning that it says there is a space inside, on the website and repeating that I have a Brain Tumor and my son is Autistic, she finally agreed to let us eat at the bench if we were "discreet" After setting up hand towels opening the food containers I packed food in and placing the covers underneath them for better support, my son spreading his plushie friends out and setting the drinks out and opening one of the snack trays, an extremely RUDE and arrogant man (looked to be between 45-50 years old) with thick frame glasses and Blonde curly hair, which is being taken over by Grays, abruptly said , "You can't have food here." I tried to explain that the Librarian said it was okay as long as we're discreet and clean up, but before I could even get a full sentence out, Mr. Arrogant cut me off and said, "Yeah well, One person ruined it for everyone. They had food here and left a mess." He then stormed off. We were packing up and trying to think of an alternative place to eat where my Brain wouldn't freeze and Mr. Arrogant came back the other way and my sweet little boy said, "Excuse me, do you know of another place we can eat?" Arrogant breezed by and completely ignored my son. We were forced out into the cold and wind to sit at an old wooden picnic table that has paint chipping from it and wood pieces sticking out of it. It was getting dark, Mosquitoes were out and it was freezing. The outside is unkempt, trash around the playground. Odd that the Librarian and whoever the asinine man with glasses is, would complain about food and the inside. What kind of a public place, with books or otherwise, treats people this way?? And the lack of empathy for patrons who have medical conditions, is appalling. If it weren't for the playground, I would've given them 1 star. DO BETTER PUTNAM LIBRARY!

There's a book sale downstairs throughout the month of September. I like this library. It is…read moremodernized and it is very pretty.

Great library! I enjoy visiting a few times a year when going to UCONN. The book sale fundraiser…read moreis always nice. I only wish that during business hours a live person would answer the phone (the few times I've called, I've always had to leave a message in the voice mailbox).

A very, very special…read morelibrary The first Hopedale library started back in 1855 and it was just a few hundred books stuck in the back of a school until Joseph Bancroft built this library in 1898 in honor of his wife Sylvia. He stated he wanted something very, very special to be constructed in her memory and he definitely got his wish. I've seen a whole heap of libraries but this is one that that made my jaw drop. Just so many unusual and different things to look at, the books inside seem absolutely irrelevant. The first thing that catches your eye is the building itself, made of pink Milford granite and fashioned after an Oxford chapel, it is indeed stunning. Strange and mysterious, it looks like it was just plunked down from somewhere else. If you go over to the side you will notice a huge fountain. This was a gift from another local resident and was actually used as a for drinking until the board of health decided it probably wasn't a good idea to have people drinking from the same fountain as horses, dogs and pigeons. Once inside the library your eyes will immediately seek the ceiling. Exposed beams and intricate carvings will strain your neck and your sense of reality. How can this really be a library? The quiet and darkness just adds to the ambiance. Plenty of cool old pictures of cool old people long gone and strange antiques are everywhere and dark and spooky corners and rooms complete the bizarre and extraordinary landscape. The librarian was friendly and helpful but rather reserved, like she knew she worked in the coolest damn library in the whole state and there was no need to be obvious about it. I've seen a lot of libraries and it takes a very special library to really impressive me but the Bancroft Library certainly did the trick. Sylvia Bancroft did indeed get something, very, very special in her memory.

Great collection, friendly librarians and aides, a real service to Westborough and the surrounding…read morecommunities. Anyone who thinks that these days libraries are just about books has never visited WPL. Great programs for kids and their moms, for non-English speakers as well as English speakers, for people who want audiobooks, internet access and much, much more. And did I mention the Library of Things? The historic building in which the library is housed is currently undergoing a huge renovation, and the library is currently located in temporary digs in the shopping center near Roche Brothers and Panera. Go enjoy the space -- you'll get a very good idea of how well an historic institution can respond to trying circumstances! And on your way out the door, say something nice to the staff - they have created a place for our town to be proud of.

Interesting material and customer-oriented service, easy and free to park on the street, etc…read more Except movies, the vast majority of material can be kept up to four weeks. You can borrow up to fifty materials.

Had a great experience visiting for the first time in February & March (last month). I'm a resident…read moreof Worcester & wanted to try a new library close to home. The staff was very friendly & helpful. I was searching for a book series & couldn't find it on my own. The lovely woman at the help desk lead me to a storage shelf on the 2nd floor & found the books quickly. The 2nd floor is the jewel of the library!. It looks like a beautiful study with a fireplace. The architecture of the library's exterior is beautiful as well. Most importantly, it's clean & well-organized with a large selection. Will return again.

Airplanes quilts and…read moreAndrew The Millbury Library is one of the zillions of libraries in New England that was funded by Andrew Carnegie. It was complete in 1915 in sort of a Tudor Revival style but has had so many additions and changes over the years that the original is hardly recognizable. This is one of those libraries that just seems to ramble on in a pleasant sort of a way. Lots of different things to look at, including the ubiquitous library quilts to a whole bunch of cool photos of airplanes. Lots of space to spread out and study or do research or to find a comfy spot to read a book. Everything here is logical and convenient and very functional. A pleasant library that has friendly and helpful staff, working wifi and computers but still manages to retain a link to the past.