Acton MA Archives - Literary Massachusetts https://literaryma.com/places/tags/acton-ma/ Literature Lives Here Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:39:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://i0.wp.com/literaryma.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-Literary-MA-Logo-Favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Acton MA Archives - Literary Massachusetts https://literaryma.com/places/tags/acton-ma/ 32 32 197999973 W. Acton Citizens Library https://literaryma.com/places/w-acton-citizens-library/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=w-acton-citizens-library Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:39:25 +0000 https://literaryma.com/?post_type=gd_place&p=1247 The Massachusetts Historical Commission says, “The Citizens’ Library, one of the oldest [existing] buildings on Windsor Avenue, was most likely built, in the 1840s by Phineas Wetherbee, who by 1856, resided there and lived at this address until 1894. Mr. Wetherbee, a farmer who served as a town selectman from 1880 to 1883, was a ... Read more

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The Massachusetts Historical Commission says, “The Citizens’ Library, one of the oldest [existing] buildings on Windsor Avenue, was most likely built, in the 1840s by Phineas Wetherbee, who by 1856, resided there and lived at this address until 1894. Mr. Wetherbee, a farmer who served as a town selectman from 1880 to 1883, was a benefactor of the Citizens’ Library. In 1883, Phineas Wetherbee met with 39 others at the West Acton railroad depot (since demolished) to form a Citizens’ Library.”

The group initially opened the library room in the Grand Army Hall (later demolished) then moved to the Universalist Church on Central Street. Mr. Wetherbee died and bequeathed his house at 21 Windsor to the library. In 1900, after the estate was settled, the Citizens’ Library moved to the Wetherbee house. The library remains in this location.

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]]> 1247 Acton Memorial Library https://literaryma.com/places/acton-memorial-library/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=acton-memorial-library Wed, 10 Nov 2021 17:28:46 +0000 https://literaryma.com/?post_type=gd_place&p=1244 Acton Memorial Library is a public library at 486 Main Street in Acton, Massachusetts. In 1889 William Allan Wilde, a Sunday school publisher and philanthropist who was a native of Acton, donated funds to construct the library to memorialize Acton’s citizens who served in the American Civil War. Mission Statement The mission of the Acton ... Read more

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]]> Acton Memorial Library is a public library at 486 Main Street in Acton, Massachusetts. In 1889 William Allan Wilde, a Sunday school publisher and philanthropist who was a native of Acton, donated funds to construct the library to memorialize Acton’s citizens who served in the American Civil War.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Acton Memorial Library is to serve the informational, educational, and recreational needs of Acton residents of all ages and backgrounds. Recognizing the diversity of the community and the high level of demand, the Library supports the mission by developing collections in a variety of formats to meet known and anticipated community needs; strives to make residents aware of its services and collections, and to make those resources as accessible as possible both on-site and through electronic means. The Library strives, also, to use the Library resources of staff, technology, and building accommodations to ensure their most efficient possible use.

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