The North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE) is a

consortium A consortium (plural: consortia) is an association of two or more individuals, companies, organizations or governments (or any combination of these entities) with the objective of participating in a common activity or pooling their resources for ...

of 26 libraries on the North Shore of Massachusetts working to improve library service through automation. Seventeen public libraries, eight college libraries, and one special library are members. NOBLE was the first automated resource sharing network in the state and the first Massachusetts library network on the Internet. It was established in 1980 by five libraries sharing their circulation system. By 1995, NOBLE served 32,000 college students and 522,000 residents and kept a database that featured more than 2.3 million items."Designing Internet services for a consortium: the NOBLE experience"
''Computers in Libraries'', October 1, 1995 NOBLE is governed by its member libraries who approve the annual budget, establish NOBLE policies, and elect officers. An executive board, composed of the four officers and five at-large library directors, more closely oversees NOBLE operations. A professional staff manages operations. NOBLE is a

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non-profit corporation and is recognized as a charitable organization by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office.

Member libraries

Public libraries: * Beverly Public Library * Peabody Institute Library of Danvers * Everett Public Libraries * Sawyer Free Library, Gloucester *

Lynn Public Library The Lynn Public Library building is a historic library at Five North Common Street in Lynn, Massachusetts. Although library services were offered in Lynn as early 1815, it was not until a bequest in 1896 that the city began planning a permanent ...

* Lynnfield Public Library * Abbot Public Library, Marblehead * Melrose Public Library * Peabody Institute Library, Peabody *

Reading Public Library The Reading Public Library (RPL) is the main public library of the City of Reading, Pennsylvania and the district library center (DLC) of Berks County. RPL's services and collections serve the City of Reading, its suburbs, greater Berks County, ...

* Revere Public Library * Salem Public Library * Saugus Public Library *

Stoneham Public Library The Stoneham Public Library is the public library of Stoneham, Massachusetts. It is located at Main and Maple Streets. History The library was founded in 1859 by a committee of leading citizens, initially renting space near the intersection of ...

* Swampscott Public Library *

Lucius Beebe Memorial Library The Lucius Beebe Memorial Library is the main library for the town of Wakefield, Massachusetts. The building that currently holds the town's main library was opened in 1923 and is named after the first library commissioner. History Originally, t ...

, Wakefield * Winthrop Public Library and Museum Special library: *

Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners The Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (est.1890) is a state agency that supports libraries in Massachusetts. The governor appoints each commissioner. The current board consists of librarians, academics and library trustees: Carol B. Caro ...

Professional Library, Boston Academic libraries: *

Bunker Hill Community College Bunker Hill Community College (BHCC) is a public community college with multiple campuses in the Greater Boston area. Founded in 1973 in the Charlestown neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts, BHCC provides higher education and job training servi ...

Library, Charlestown * Endicott College, Halle Library, Beverly *

Gordon College Gordon College may refer to: * Gordon State College, a public college in Barnesville, Georgia * Gordon College (Massachusetts), a Christian college in Wenham, Massachusetts * Government Gordon College, a Christian college in Rawalpindi, Pakistan * ...

, Jenks Library, Wenham * Merrimack College, McQuade Library, North Andover * Montserrat College of Art, Scott Library, Beverly *

Northern Essex Community College Northern Essex Community College (NECC) is a public community college in Essex County, Massachusetts. The college serves residents of the Merrimack Valley and Southern New Hampshire. It has campuses in Haverhill and Lawrence. The college is part ...

, Bentley Library, Haverhill and Lawrence *

Phillips Academy ("Not for Self") la, Finis Origine Pendet ("The End Depends Upon the Beginning") Youth From Every Quarter Knowledge and Goodness , address = 180 Main Street , city = Andover , state = Ma ...

, Oliver Wendell Holmes Library, Andover * Salem State University Library, Salem

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Official site
Library consortia in Massachusetts Non-profit organizations based in Massachusetts Organizations established in 1980 {{Massachusetts-stub

Member libraries

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