Minuteman Library Network Explained

Minuteman Library Network
Formation:	1983
Type:	Nonprofit organization, Library consortium
Website:	https://www.minlib.net/

The Minuteman Library Network (MLN),^[1] founded in 1984, is a consortium of 41 public and academic libraries in the MetroWest and Middlesex County areas of eastern Massachusetts, US that share resources, patrons and services.^{[1] [2]} The Network has over 6 million items and over 680,000 cardholders. Most resources are shared.^[1] People who live, work, or study in Massachusetts are eligible for a card, which can be used to borrow items from Minuteman libraries.^[3] Not all resources are available at all libraries.

It has an OverDrive E-book collection and allows users to Sign in with their library card and borrow E-books and audio books from other library networks in Massachusetts.

Libraries

Public Libraries^[4]

• Acton Memorial Library
• Robbins Library, Arlington^[5]
• Ashland Public Library
• Bedford Free Public Library
• Belmont Public Library
• Public Library of Brookline
• Cambridge Public Library
• Concord Free Public Library
• Dedham Public Library^[6]
• Dover Town Library
• Framingham Public Library
• Franklin Public Library
• Holliston Public Library
• Cary Memorial Library, Lexington
• Lincoln Public Library
• Maynard Public Library
• Medfield Public Library
• Medford Public Library
• Medway Public Library
• Millis Public Library
• Morse Institute Library, Natick
• Bacon Free Library, Natick^[7]
• Needham Free Public Library
• Newton Free Library
• Morrill Memorial Library, Norwood
• Sherborn Public Library
• Somerville Public Library (Central Library, East Branch, West Branch)
• Randall Library, Stow
• Goodnow Library, Sudbury
• Waltham Public Library
• Watertown Free Public Library
• Wayland Free Public Library
• Wellesley Free Library
• Weston Public Library
• Westwood Public Library
• Winchester Public Library
• Woburn Public Library, Woburn

Academic libraries

• Dean College, E. Ross Anderson Library, Franklin
• Framingham State University, Henry Whittemore Library
• Lasell College, Brennan Library, Newton
• Olin College Library, Needham, Massachusetts
• Regis College Library, Weston

Former members

• Massachusetts Bay Community College, Perkins Library/Learning Resource Center, Wellesley & Framingham (moved to HELM)
• Mount Ida College, Wadsworth Learning Resource Center, Newton (closed 2018)^[8]
• Newbury College, Brookline, MA (closed 2019)^[9]
• Pine Manor College, Annenberg Library, Chestnut Hill (Now part of Boston College)

See also

• Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing (CLAMS)
• CW MARS (Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing)
• Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC)
• North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)
• Old Colony Library Network (OCLN)
• SAILS Library Network

External links

• The Minuteman Library Network
• Bacon Free Library in South Natick

Notes and References

1. Web site: About . Minuteman Library Network . 10 September 2021 .
2. Web site: libraries.org: Minuteman Library Network. 2023-09-30. librarytechnology.org.
3. Web site: Services: Minuteman library card, Minuteman app . Minuteman Library Network . 10 September 2021 .
4. Web site: Our Libraries . Minuteman Library Network. 10 September 2021 .
5. Web site: Home page. Robbins Library.
6. Web site: Home Page. Dedham Public Library.
7. Web site: Home page . Bacon Free Library . 10 September 2021 .
8. Web site: Jun 25, 2018 . Mount Ida Closure . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221208001815/https://www.mass.edu/mountida/ . Dec 8, 2022 . Feb 10, 2023 . Massachusetts Department of Higher Education.
9. News: Young . Colin . Dec 14, 2018 . Newbury College In Brookline Will Close At End Of 2019 Spring Semester . WBUR . live . Feb 10, 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230118052420/https://www.wbur.org/news/2018/12/14/newbury-college-closing . Jan 18, 2023.