Country United States Location Grafton, Massachusetts Website graftonlibrary.org | Established 1927 Director Beth Gallaway Phone +1 508-839-4649 | |
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Address 35 Grafton Common, Grafton, MA 01519, USA Hours Closed now Friday10AM–5PMSaturday10AM–5PMSundayClosedMonday10AM–9PMTuesday10AM–9PMWednesday10AM–9PMThursday10AM–9PM | ||
Grafton Public Library is located in Grafton, Massachusetts. The building was built in 1927 with money donated by Jerome Wheelock, a local inventor. The 2009 population estimate is over 17,700. According to its mission statement, GPL "strive[s] to provide our residents with equal opportunity to access resources that will satisfy individual educational, occupational, cultural, and recreational needs and interests."
Contents
GPL belongs to Massachusetts Library System (MLS) and Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing, Inc. (C/W MARS).
Services
GPL offers storytimes; programs for all ages, community service opportunities, and a home delivery program for residents who cannot use the facility for physical reasons.
Grafton residents who have library cards are eligible to borrow museum passes to various regional museums and parks.
The Friends of Grafton Public Library hold fundraisers and sponsor the Down Under Bookstore.
Internet access, wifi, and word processing are available to the public.
Director and trustees
One director oversees the library, and there twelve other employees, both part-time and full-time. The trustees are elected from within the community and help oversee operations.