Wilks Library

NEW BEDFORD, MA.

The Wilks Branch is located in the north end of the city at the southeast corner of Brooklawn Park. It was built in 1958 with funds left in trust to the library by Sylvia Ann Howland Green Wilks whose mother was Hetty Green. The collection has approximately 35,000 items, including newspapers, magazines, DVDs, videos, and audio cassettes as well as public Internet access. There is a meeting room available for community use.

Woo Collection – This branch has materials on Chinese culture purchased with funds left in trust to the library in memory of Chuck Woo.