Minuteman Library Network

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Minuteman Library Network
FoundedDecember 19, 1983 (1983-12-19) [1]
Type Nonprofit organization, Library consortium
Location
Area served
Counties of Middlesex (South), and portions of Norfolk.
OwnerN/A
Website minlib.net
Member of the Massachusetts Library System (MLS)

Founded first as a cooperative, the Minuteman Library Network (MLN) is today a library consortium of over 40 public or academic libraries. [1] [3] [4] The network consists of an aggregate collection of more than 5 million items and more than 690,000 cardholders, as of 2026. [5]

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Membership card eligibility is open to persons who either live, work, or study in Massachusetts; and can be used to borrow items from its member libraries. [6] [7]

The network operates through the pooling and sharing of resources, and offers local library patrons additional services along with access to a more expansive catalog. [8] For example, the network has a OverDrive e-book collection and allows users to sign in with their library card and borrow e-books and audio books from other consortium library networks in Massachusetts. However, since member libraries may individually offer further services even within the MLN, not all services are uniformly available at all member libraries. [8]

Libraries

Framingham Public Library entrance Framingham Public Library Entrance.jpg
Framingham Public Library entrance

The network largely spans the MetroWest area of eastern Massachusetts, in the Greater Boston Metropolitan area of the United States. The network encompasses the counties of Middlesex (South), and portions of Norfolk.

Public Libraries [9]

Academic libraries

Former members

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 Staff writer (2024). "Minuteman Library Network Incorporated (MLN)". CauseIQ. www.causeiq.com. Nonprofit Metrics LLC. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  2. ↑ https://public.tableau.com/views/FY22NetworkAnnualReport/NetworkAddressListDashboard?:language=en-US&:sid=&:redirect=auth&:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link
  3. ↑ Staff writer (2024). "Minuteman Library Network Incorporated". www.dnb.com. Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. Retrieved February 26, 2024.
  4. ↑ "libraries.org: Minuteman Library Network". librarytechnology.org. Retrieved 2023-09-30.
  5. ↑ "About". Minuteman Library Network. Retrieved 2026-01-18.
  6. ↑ "Services: Minuteman library card, Minuteman app". Minuteman Library Network. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  7. ↑ Staff writer (2024). "Library Networks". mblc.state.ma.us. Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners . Retrieved February 26, 2025.
  8. 1 2 "About". Minuteman Library Network. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Our Libraries". Minuteman Library Network. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Home page". Robbins Library.
  11. ↑ "Home Page". Dedham Public Library.
  12. ↑ "Home page". Medfield Public Library. Retrieved December 11, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Home page". Bacon Free Library. Retrieved September 10, 2021.
  14. ↑ "Mount Ida Closure". Massachusetts Department of Higher Education. June 25, 2018. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
  15. ↑ Young, Colin (December 14, 2018). "Newbury College In Brookline Will Close At End Of 2019 Spring Semester". WBUR. Archived from the original on January 18, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
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