This was my second "office" for the day after enjoying coffee at a coffee shop in Westwood. I…read moremanaged to find a quiet and comfortable spot here and spent a few hours on my laptops, sending emails and working on stuff. The library has a free wifi and it worked well. I spotted a table in a corner and was able to plug in and recharge my electronics. And while I'm not a Norwood resident, that doesn't matter for using the library. You only need to be a resident to borrow materials. [Review 18612 overall - 1193 in Massachusetts - 2134 of 2022.]

Awesome places to sit around and ... learn. I really like going to this place looks like great. The…read morelibrary people are very laid-back.

Nice and Quiet. Staff here is very friendly. Answered all my questions ! I would recommend this…read moreorganization to anyone who likes some peace and quiet. It's a great place just to relax and read some great books here! I haven't been here since the latest 80's. It is a wonderful place just to sit and read books !​

Medfield Library is the best! The people there are very friendly, professional and always ready to…read morehelp. No matter what book or DVD series I am trying to find, if it's not readily available at Medfield, they find it within their network and have it sent to the Medfield library. Their 'Library of Things' has a lot of cool stuff, with something for everyone and their event calendar offers a lot for members of all ages. Thank you!

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.

As I was picking up my holds on the bottom shelf library, I put a small amount of pressure on the…read moreshelf when I was reaching for my holds and the shelf got dislodged and many of the books fell of the shelf. These shelves are ONLY supported by FOUR clips! After speaking with the director, she said that she would contact the Library Board of Trustees about this the situation,but it would take quite a while to remedy the situation. When advised that the hold bookshelves were not Handicap Accessible, I was informed by the library director that " the new library was HP compliant with our state laws, but not COMPLETELY accesible! This person was very non professional and extremely indignant and rude. Apathetic would be a compliment to her general behavior. The CITIZENS of Sharon deserve a more caring and customer service director. This is not a personal attack. No one likes to be treated with being treated with rudeness, not MEANNESS AND pompous behavior! I think it is time to hire a nes director ASAP new director. Someone who really CARES about their profession and service to our community our. All the other librarians are very customer friendly, knowledgeable, veryhelpful, and make the experience of visiting an enjoyable experience! Maybe they can set an example for our library director. Luckily in this situation " the fish does not stink from the head"

When a town doesn't have much in it, smaller things make a bigger difference. Norfolk is really in…read morethe middle of nowhere, and doesn't have much in it. The center is based on a gas station, Dunkin Donuts, Walgreens, a few other small shops, and this library. Now, I was looking forward to a great experience at the Norfolk Public Library. I needed to print a few things out, and thought I'd stop by before going to the amazing book sale this library has annually, as I go to it every year, and it is always amazing. I may a day of going to this sale, as the book sale this library puts on every year is always amazing. Speaking of the book sale, I would rate that at 5 stars. It is, in my opinion, triple-tied with Natick & Auburndale as the best book sale in Massachusetts. It occurs at the DPW Garage on Medway Branch Road, in April every year, presented by the Friends of this Library. Anyway, upon entering the library, it was actually quite nice. It seemed somewhat new, super clean, and a large variety of books, DVD's, and a huge children's section for such a small town. As I said before, I stopped at the library to print some things out (as I don't have (but should) a printer at home anymore), and was greeted by John at the reference desk. John was friendly and kind, but simply, disappeared right as I got to one of the computers. Since I don't live in Norfolk, and patronize one of my favorite libraries in Dedham, I have a MLN library card, not in the Norfolk network. I tried to find John, and then just went to the front desk. It was crowded, with one woman working and about 3 people in line waiting to check out books and some DVD's. Long story short (well, it might be too late for that, but whatever), it took me about 10 minutes to tell her I needed a guest pass, and then after waiting an additional 10 minutes for her to come over to the reference area, I just left. I have NEVER been treated so poorly at a public library. Normally, I have only good experiences at libraries (except for the Westwood Public Library, and now here), but this left me disgusted with the staff at the Norfolk Public Library. If you need a library in the Norfolk area, go to either the Walpole Public Library, or the Franklin Public Library, dependent upon which side of town you are on. This is NOT what a library should be like. 2 stars.

Friendly staff and great selection! I take my nanny kid here for baby time once a week and he…read morereally loves it. I've picked up a book here and there and I can always find something that sparks my interest. All the staff are very helpful and informative!

Reliable, clean, quiet. Spacious. Friendly and helpful staff. Plenty of Parking. Solid wifi.read more

I discovered this little gem through the OCLN Library Crawl. In 1962 an architecturally sympathetic…read moreaddition was built to supplement the imposing 1901 structure. There are two small interesting exhibits inside two-way windows of paraphernalia associated with running a library before computers became prolific--a trip down memory lane for some of us, lol. The library actively engages with the community through outreach including a Fiber Crafts Circle and a local seed library. I wish my library had these programs!

One of the best things about Sharon is the annual Independence Day Fireworks display and carnival…read moreat the ever popular Lake Massapoag - great for boating and fishing, light on the swimming due to the muck in the water. Definitely a small town, Sharon has a relatively diverse population (several Jewish, Christian, and Muslim communities centers). It also ranks high in gay family friendliness with a welcoming Unitarian Universalist Church right in the center of town. The town center has a post office, two classic New England churches, the town library, two small bank branches, a former-Starbucks-turned-French cafe, and a lot of trees. Also, two restaurants are worth mentioning: Pizzagando in the center of town has some decent NY style pizza, which is rare in New England, and Alice's Mandarin Taste is the best Chinese food outside of Boston, and they offer a gluten free menu, too. Down the road there is also Ward's Berry Farm, a popular local destination for picking your own fruit and picking up a few local organic supplies inside the main building. The Moose Hill Wildlife Sanctuary and Borderland State Park, each huge reserves of land on opposite sides of Sharon, keep the town quietly nestled away from nearby Rt 95 and the busier parts of neighboring towns: Stoughton, Canton, Easton, Mansfield, Foxboro and Walpole. Despite the quiet life, living in Sharon allows you to be less than 20 min from: IKEA, Walmart, Barnes & Noble, Whole Foods, Starbucks, Big Y, Shaws, Stop and Shop, Home Depot, Apple Store, British Beer Company, TD Bank, Bank of America, Norwood Hospital, Sharon Veterinary Clinic, gas stations and fast food on Rt 1, and two major movie complexes in Dedham and Foxboro in addition to the local 8 screen movie house (aptly named Sharon 8). There's a parking lot ($4/day or monthly pass) at the Sharon commuter rail station, but a lot of residents just walk using the numerous sidewalks if they live anywhere near the center of town. 20 min later you're in downtown Boston - pretty sweet. Halfway between Boston and Providence, R.I., Sharon was established in 1673. In 2011 Sharon was voted #11 in Money Magazine's Top 100 Places to Live (in the U.S. - not just in MA)

The BUILDING DEPARTMENT/ANTOINETTE REFUSE TO GIVE ME A PERMIT TO FIX MY NO HOT WATER AND NO HEAT…read more.. ANTOINETTE HER HIGHNESS AT THE DPW SEEM TO RUN THE TOWN..because I owed a trash in water bill that I was chipping away at. My 501c3 serving every race color and Creed in the state for decades was robbed so fundraising has been low since covid.. not one person in the town cared except the deputy chief who helped. The chief told me it was Antoinette and Chris at the council on aging the new immigrant that were running the show.. communism is here in Sharon. Not one official helped accept the deputy chief.

The Norwood Public Works Department is amazing. Last year I had spoken to Town Hall about concerns…read morewith several intersections that did not have stop signs. They forwarded it to the traffic board and sent me an email within a few weeks stating that they will send out the sign guy from public works to install the new signage. Many other nearby towns like Westwood, Walpole, Dedham ALL SUCK for public works. Norwood is amazing and they should be recognized for consistently going above and beyond for the safety of residents in Norwood. I am so impressed with their work and their successful ability to save the town money through having all of their own electricity and lighting services. Westwood should take note of Norwood's hard work because the Westwood DPW is the worst and does not respond to any concerns.