Creating opportunities for lifelong learning, personal fulfillment and enjoyment that make arlington a great place to live, work, study, and visit. Some reference materials and consumer research periodicals, and materials in the center for local history collection. Powered by aspen discovery supported by bywater solutions v. All ill materials will be available for pickup and return only at the askalibrarian desk at central library. Robbins library is open on sundays from october may only. Robbins library community reads and book club members last activity aug 02, 2012 03. To get started, text signup to the phone number 83320118. The reading room and the lobby area on the first floor in the original 1892 wing of the robbins library is available for rental when the library is closed. Network may be requested from the library through our interlibrary loan service. Present your mln library card to borrow items from the robbins library, fox branch library or from any other mln library. Provides full text access to the boston globe, 1980current.
The fox branch library, formerly known as the east arlington branch of the robbins library, was established in 1916. Catalogue of books of the town library, arlington, mass 9781103984435. This book is available for simultaneous use through hoopla, so there are digital copies for everyone with an arlington library card. Arlington, ma was first settled by europeans in 1635, and was a village known as menotomy. Livergood provided a short history of the library beginning in 1807 to the present. Catalogue of books of the town library, arlington, mass. The robbins library in arlington center and the fox branch library in east arlington are the public library system that serves arlington, mass. If you get stumped, its ok to ask a librarian for help. We have more than 3,000 books, ebooks and eaudiobooks in chinese, hindi, japanese, korean, polish, russian and spanish. Robbins library blog your friendly guide through the. Get library notices sent directly to your mobile phone or tablet with text message notices. Let us recommend the best subscription databases and web resources we know to get you started.
Built in 1892 in the style of an italian renaissance palace as a public library for the people of arlington, the front entrance of the library is modeled after the cancelleria palace in rome. The collection of the library contains 279,321 volumes. Visit the databases page at robbins library or this faq from the minuteman library network for more info. Robbins library blog your friendly guide through the universe. The robbins library in arlington center and the fox branch library in east arlington are the. Massachusetts readers advisory 81 members last activity feb 07, 2019 05.
Arlington, ma mystery authors at the robbins library. Complete a homebound delivery service request form see below. Ask the robbins library reference librarian to help you request books from the mln or other networks through interlibrary loan. A message will be sent to the email address we have on record for you. Arlington center is a moderately walkable neighborhood in arlington with a walk score of 69. Robbins newest book group is dedicated to reading and. Robbins library has 1610 books on goodreads, and is currently reading spinning silver by naomi novik, belle revolte by linsey miller, and unfollow. The friends of the robbins library provide support for the robbins library in arlington, ma through book sales, special programs. The robbins library book discussion group has gone.
For another 72 hours, return to the link as many times as you like. The robbins local history librarian and the school librarian at arlington high worked with an awesome team of arlington high students who compared copies of yearbooks at both institutions then chose the best ones for digitization. Robbins library robbinslibrary arlington, ma 1,610 books. Meets at arlington destinations on the third wednesday of the month at 7 p. The friends of the robbins library is a 501c3 charitable organization and all donations are taxdeductible. Robbins library events and concerts in arlington robbins.
An extensive annotated bibliography of cinderella and beauty and the beast texts, films, music, objects, and criticism. Friends of the robbins library, arlington, massachusetts. Boston public library by signing up for a bpl ecard, massachusetts residents get remote access to many boston public library eresources. Choose a lobster or chicken salad roll, clam or corn chowder by the ipswich clambake company and enjoy dessert. The mission of the robbins library is to be a vital community resource, costeffectively providing. Cds, and audio books are dropped off and picked up by our homebound delivery volunteers. Robbins library arlington, ma circulating art prints coordinator, parttime march 2018present robbins has a unique circulating art print collection. Simply text a reply to renew your items or get details about your library account. In addition to houses in arlington center, there were also 6 condos, 1 townhouse, and 3 multifamily units for sale in arlington center last month. Arlington heights is further out from boston, and is found further northwestward along mass ave, just before the town of lexington. Borrow materials with your arlington public library card. Description based on yearbook for 1989 title from 1957 to 1988 the indian. The friends of the robbins library provide support through their book sales. As the art print coordinator, i select and process new prints, decide whether to repair or withdraw damaged prints, and maintain a finding aid.
Arlington library home page arlington library home page. The mission of the robbins library is to be a vital community resource, cost effectively providing residents with a broad range of materials, information and. Request books, microfilm, articles, and materials not owned by the library to use interlibrary loan ill, you must be an arlington county resident with a current library card in good standing. Robbins library book discussion group discusses sweet tooth by ian mcewan zoom meeting monday, may 4 7. The town of arlington is seeking a fulltime adult services librarian to join the innovative and dynamic adult services department at robbins library. The library serves a population of 44,000 residents. Robbins library 78163200 x2 or fox library 78163198 please have your library card number handy. Robbins library robbinslibrary arlington, ma 1,609 books. The library has thousands of books, magazines, movies, music and more available in many different languages. Mystery authors at the robbins library arlington, ma patch. The adult services team is dedicated to developing responsive programs for our diverse communityprograms like queer book group, cookbook club and dropin technology help sessions.
Arlington council on aging news news the arlington. These guides by popular subject areas are a great place to go when youre not sure where to begin your research. Public libraries need private donations since citizen requests for materials and. View robbins librarys upcoming event schedule and profile arlington, ma. This form is designed to help you articulate what exactly youd like and would not like to be reading. Samantha sheehy samanthasheehy arlington, ma 514 books.
A maximum of 90 people can be accommodated with limited seating. Minutes of the board of library commissioners date. Our outside book drops at robbins and fox are locked, and we do not have personnel on site to. You can also use this form to request a temporary card from robbins library during the closure. Its current town boundaries and name were set in place in 1867. All events are at the arlington senior center, 27 maple st. Arlington center is home to approximately 12,504 people. Find out when your hold is ready for pickup or get reminders about your items and account status. Items marked in the catalog for inlibrary use only cannot be borrowed. Your library loans will have their due dates extended and will not accumulate fines.
Librarian, adult services, robbins library, arlington, ma. If you are considering an endowed fund or bequest, or wish to target your donation in support of a specific campaign, please visit the website for the arlington libraries foundation. No rental request will be scheduled until the written application has been received with all. Regulations for use of robbins library for functions. Through this program, library materials are delivered to arlington residents who are. The tables, book shelving and the oriental rug will be removed from the. Have a night out with the library at this destination book and social club. If you do not receive an email, please contact your local library for assistance. Your minuteman library network card available through robbins library lets you borrow materials from any library in the mln. Because we are a busy library, there may be times when you will need to call back or leave a message with your card number and request. Robbins library the public library of arlington, ma. Robbins library 700 massachusetts avenue arlington, ma 02476.