Welcome to the Library
The Lincoln Public Library welcomes readers of all ages to enjoy its collection of more than 80,000 items. The library's collection includes books, magazines, compact discs, books-on-tape and videos.

As a member of the Minuteman Library Network, the Lincoln Public Library provides its patrons with access to the nearly 2 million items owned by the thirty-seven network member libraries.

Library service to children, parents, caregivers, and teachers continues to be an important element of the library's overall service plan. Story hours, book talks, craft programs, and special events are presented throughout the year.

In addition to providing an outstanding selection of new fiction and non-fiction, the Lincoln Public Library also offers a full-range of reference services, an on-line index to periodicals and to community resources and organizations, and both text-based and graphic Internet access for the public through the Minuteman Library Network. In the coming year the library will explore options for expanding public access to the Internet. Photocopying and fax service (both sending and receiving ) are available at a nominal fee.

Upcoming programs and events are listed in the library's brochure, mailed to all Lincoln homes three times each year.

Friends of the Lincoln Public Library                      
This association supports many library programs and activities, including passes to the following museums:

Aquarium       Museum of Fine Arts       Children's Museum     
Museum of Science        Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum

Call the Library (259-8465) in advance to reserve passes
 

Book Sale
The Friends' monthly (except January) book sale, in one of the Hartwell Pods at the Lincoln Public School complex, is an ongoing fund-raiser. The Book Sale is becoming Big Business! We are averaging $450 every sale, with one exciting Saturday when we actually took in $800.

People seem to know about us now: that the sale is held THE SECOND SATURDAY IN EVERY MONTH (except January), that they can leave donations of books outside the Friend's room at Bemis Hall any weekday when the building is open, and that they can find bargains galore!!

Each Wednesday afternoon, we Book Sale Ladies can be found, usually hip-deep in cartons and bags of books, sorting and boxing the generous donations of the week. Often, a second day is necessary to move all the books into the sorting room, for they overflow into the hall.

Our Book Sale crew of Friends has also grown. We used to get along with three or four of us to sort on Wednesdays and, with the help of six or so more volunteers, set up and run the sale. This year there are sometimes as many as nine of us sorting once a week, and another dozen people setting up tables and carrying books into the front hall for the sale, and yet another six or eight helping at the sale itself. We are most grateful to these strong and willing volunteers!  The Library is grateful, too. For the Book Sale helps to support the Xerox machine, computers, special programs for children, and meetings for adults.