• More Storytime with Miss Tricia

    Wednesdays at 10:00 a.m., weather permitting

    drawing of a woman reading to children at story time
    One Storytime is not enough! Come join Miss Tricia for a seceond Storytime with a different book and craft on Wednesdays! Children of all ages are welcome and no registration is necessary.
  • Storytime!!!

    Mondays at 1:00 p.m.


    Come join Miss Tricia for a great book and craft!  Children of all ages are welcome and no registration is necessary. 
  • Not Just Knitting is Back!

    December 5th and 12th from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m.


    Bring your needles, hooks, crossstitch, felting, yarn or what have you and spend a couple hours with other crafters.  No registration is necessary, Just come and have fun!
     

Holiday Hours for December

The Library will be closed on Monday December 25th for the Christmas Holiday and on Monday January 1st, for New Year's Day.  Hope your holiday season is merry.

Curbside Pickup is still available during open hours

How It Works:
  1. Place the item(s) you want on hold in the library catalog, at www.cwmars.org. You must be logged into your library account to do this.
  2. When your items come in and are placed on our holds shelf, you will receive an email or telephone call from us when your item(s) are available for pick up.
  3. You can schedule a convenient time for you to pick up your items during our normal business hours.  Let us know the make and model of the vehicle your will be using for pick up.
  4. The library staff will check out your item(s) to your library card.
  5. When you arrive at the library, park on Main Street (Route 68 Southbound) and we will bring your checkouts to you in a bag and you will be on your way.
 
 

Hey! There's an app for that!

Now you can place holds and more with your phone

Check out the CWMARS app for your phone!  No more trying to remember the name of the author or book that somone suggested for you.  Just open the app and or it right there.  You will need a valid CWMARS library card and PIN to access your account.  Give us a call at 978-928-4775 or reach out to us via our Facebook Page for help setting your app up..

Click on the link below for your phone to get started!




Library History

Black and white picture of the library  The Hubbardston Public Library was founded in 1872, and originally housed its collection of books in the local Mechanics Hall. In 1874, Jonas G. Clark, a native of Hubbardston and founder of Clark University, purchased the Main Street Property and funded the construction of the brick and stone library building.
 
The building is in the Second Empire/Italianate style and was designed by Elbridge Boyden and Son, of Worcester. In September 1875, the Hubbardston Public Library opened the doors at its 7 Main Street location, where you can find it today. The first floor was originally half library, half post office, hence the  plaques you might notice flanking the front door. The gallery level was added to the rear of the building in 1929. Many residents recall the gallery's original translucent glass floor.
The property underwent a historical restoration project in 2000 to address many of its needed repairs.
In 2016, the library had an interior restoration which included restoring the original heart pine floors, new carpet in the entry, electrical work, a new sunny yellow paint in the children's room and some new furnishings.
Up next for the library is developing a long range plan.