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The Melrose Public Library is a historic library at 69 W. Emerson Street in
Melrose, Massachusetts Melrose is a city located in the Greater Boston metropolitan area in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. Its population as of the 2020 census was 29,817. It is a suburb located approximately seven miles north of Boston. It is situate ...
. The original T-shaped building was built in 1904, and is a two-story
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structure faced in brick with
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trim. It was built with funds contributed by philanthropist
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to a design by Lynn architect Penn Varney, and features stained glass windows by Wilbur H. Burnham. A modern single story addition was added in 1963 to the rear and left side of the building. The building was listed on the
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in 1988. The Library is a member of the North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE) consortium.


Resource collections

* General (fiction, nonfiction, reference materials, serials, etc.) * Children's library * Teen Zone * Digital library * Seed library


Other services

* Computer stations * Wi-fi * Printing * Museum passes * Room reservations for non-profit, educational, civic, or cultural groups


See also

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National Register of Historic Places listings in Middlesex County, Massachusetts This is a listing of places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Middlesex County in the U.S. state of Massachusetts that are listed in the National Register of Historic Places. With more than 1,300 listings, the county has more listings than a ...


References


External links


Official Website
Library buildings completed in 1904 Public libraries in Massachusetts Carnegie libraries in Massachusetts Buildings and structures in Melrose, Massachusetts Libraries on the National Register of Historic Places in Massachusetts Libraries in Middlesex County, Massachusetts National Register of Historic Places in Middlesex County, Massachusetts {{MiddlesexCountyMA-NRHP-stub