The Old Colony Library Network (OCLN) is a
consortium of 28 member
libraries
A library is a collection of materials, books or media that are accessible for use and not just for display purposes. A library provides physical (hard copies) or digital access (soft copies) materials, and may be a physical location or a vir ...
located on the
South Shore of
in the United States. OCLN membership includes 26 town and city libraries and two academic libraries. OCLN's cooperative approach enables member libraries to provide services that they would not be able to afford separately. OCLN was founded in 1984 and is incorporated in Massachusetts as a
501(c)(3) corporation. OCLN is recognized as a
charitable organization
A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good).
The legal definition of a ...
by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office.
OCLN member libraries:
Public libraries:
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Abington Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Avon Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Thayer Public Library, Braintree
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Brockton Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Canton Public Librarybr>
(website)* Paul Pratt Memorial Library,
Cohassetbr>
(website)*
Duxbury Free Library
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br>
(website)*
John Curtis Free Library, Hanove
(website)*
Hingham Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Holbrook Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Hull Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Kingston Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Ventress Memorial Library, Marshfiel
(website)*
Milton Public Library
The Milton Public Library is located in Milton, Wisconsin. It is one of the seven libraries that make up the Arrowhead Library System, which also includes the libraries of Janesville, Edgerton, Clinton, Evansville, Beloit, and Orfordville. ...
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(website)*
Norwell Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Plymouth Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Thomas Crane Public Library
The Thomas Crane Public Library (TCPL) is a city library in Quincy, Massachusetts. It is noted for its architecture. It was funded by the Crane family as a memorial to Thomas Crane, a wealthy stone contractor who got his start in the Quincy quar ...
, Quinc
(website)* Turner Free Library,
Randolphbr>
(website)*
Rockland Memorial Librar
(website)*
Sandwich Public Librarybr>
(website)*
Scituate Town Library
Scituate is the name of some communities in New England in the United States:
* Brunswick, Maine, formerly named Scituate
*Scituate, Massachusetts, a New England town
** Scituate (CDP), Massachusetts, an area in the town of Scituate
* Scituate, Rh ...
br>
(website)*
Sharon
Sharon ( he, שָׁרוֹן ''Šārôn'' "plain") is a given name as well as an Israeli surname.
In English-speaking areas, Sharon is now predominantly a feminine given name. However, historically it was also used as a masculine given name. In I ...
Public Librar
(website)*
Stoughton Public Library The Stoughton Public Library is part of the Old Colony Library Network (OCLN), a cooperative of libraries located on the South Shore of Massachusetts. In addition to books and print materials, the library offers patrons access to eBooks and database ...
br>
(website)*
Walpole Public Librar
(website)*
Weymouth Public Libraries (Tufts and
Fogg)
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Whitman Public Librarybr>
(website)
Academic libraries:
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Eastern Nazarene College
The Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) is a private, Christian college in Quincy, Massachusetts. Established as a holiness college in Quincy, Massachusetts, in 1900, the college moved to Rhode Island for several years. With its expansion to a four-y ...
, Quincy, Nease Librar
(website)*
Quincy College, Quincy and Plymouth
Former members:
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Massasoit Community College
Massasoit Community College is a public community college in Brockton, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1966 and named for Massasoit, the Great Sachem of the Wampanoag. Massasoit Community College is accredited by the New England Commission of H ...
Library (migrated to HELM in June 2019)
See also
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Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing (CLAMS)
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CW MARS (Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing)
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Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC)
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Minuteman Library Network
The Minuteman Library Network (MLN), founded in 1984, is a consortium of 41 public and academic libraries in the MetroWest and southern Middlesex County areas of eastern Massachusetts, US that share resources, patrons and services. The Network h ...
(MLN)
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North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)
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SAILS Library Network
References
External links
Library consortia in Massachusetts
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