Jacob Edwards Library | Town of Southbridge, Massachusetts, USA |

Jacob Edwards Library

Jacob Edwards Library
236 Main St., Southbridge

The Jacob Edwards Library is Fully Wheelchair Accessible, including study & meeting rooms, computers and other facilities. Call for more information!

Welcome!

236 Main St.
Southbridge, MA 01550
Telephone: 508-764-5426
Children's Department: 508-764-5427
Fax: 508-764-5428

Library Information

Library Hours

Monday 9 - 8

Tuesday 9 - 5

Wednesday 9-5

Thursday 9-8

Friday 9-5

Saturday 9 - 1 (September - May)

Closed Saturdays in the summer (June, July & August)
Closed all public holidays and Friday after Thanksgiving

Library Staff & Contact Information:

Library Director James Patterson x101 jpatters@cwmars.org

Adult Services, Reference, Genealogy Margaret Morrissey x105 mmorriss@cwmars.org

Children's Services Karla Gartsu x108 kgartsu@cwmars.org

Circulation & Interlibrary Loan Corinna Peña x102 cpena@cwmars.org

Technical Services Susan Chaplin x106 schaplin@cwmars.org

Directions to the Jacob Edwards Library.

Jacob Edwards Library Board of Trustees.

Friends of Jacob Edwards Library.

Services and Programs of the Jacob Edwards Library.

Check Out What's New at the Library!

Book and Audio listings feature

The Jacob Edwards Library has another feature for web users- a listing of all new materials added to the library's collection. That list is updated each month, and can be viewed by clicking this link:

http://www.cwmars.org/booklists/forlibs/sbnewbooks.html
Or... for Audio Books, click here:
http://www.cwmars.org/booklists/forlibs/sbnewaudio.html

Catalog (CWMARS)

You may browse our entire library Catalog at http://cmars.cwmars.org/search~S52/ You may also browse through other libraries' collections by selecting "Other Libraries" from the home page.

To renew your library books online, click on "Log In" (located underneath the catalog selections). Enter your name and library card number and follow the directions.

Or, you may renew books by phoning the library during open hours.

Reference & databases

Patrons of Jacob Edwards Library have easy free 24-hour access to a national network of Reference Librarians through MassAnswers. The service is offered by the Central Massachusetts Regional Library (CMRLS). If you have a reference question, please click on the icon to be connected with the 24/7 Reference Service.

These databases are provided to you by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners and the Central Regional Library System.

Have your library card handy to use many useful databases from your computer. Here are a few suggested links:

Periodicals, Health Reference, Newsbank & NetLibrary: http://www.mlin.lib.ma.us/cgi-bin/remote.pl
Novelist: http://search.epnet.com/cpidlogin.asp?custid=s8916584