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Founded first as a [[cooperative]], the '''Minuteman Library Network''' ('''MLN''') is today a [[Library consortium|consortium]] of over 40 | Founded first as a [[cooperative]], the '''Minuteman Library Network''' ('''MLN''') is today a [[Library consortium|consortium]] of over 40 public or [[academic library|academic]] libraries.<ref name="CauseIQ">{{cite web |author=Staff writer |author-link1= |year=2024 |location= |title=Minuteman Library Network Incorporated (MLN) |script-title= |title-link= |url=https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/minuteman-library-network,222518058/ |url-access= |trans-title= |department=CauseIQ |website=www.causeiq.com |script-website= |trans-website= |publication-place= |publisher=Nonprofit Metrics LLC |publication-date=2024 |at= |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=February 26, 2025 |via= |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Staff writer |author-link1= |year=2024 |title=Minuteman Library Network Incorporated |script-title= |title-link= |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-information.web_search_portals_libraries_archives_and_other_information_services.us.massachusetts.natick.html |url-access= |trans-title= |website=www.dnb.com |script-website= |trans-website= |publication-place= |publisher=Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. |publication-date=2024 |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=February 26, 2025 |via= |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=libraries.org: Minuteman Library Network|url=https://www.librarytechnology.org/library/42053|access-date=2023-09-30|website=librarytechnology.org}}</ref> The network consists of an aggregate collection of over sum 6 million items and over 680,000 cardholders. Membership card eligibility is open to persons who: live, work, or study in Massachusetts; and can be used to borrow items from its Minuteman libraries.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Services: Minuteman library card, Minuteman app |author= |website=Minuteman Library Network |date= |access-date=September 10, 2021 |url=https://www.minlib.net/services/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Staff writer |author-link1= |year=2024 |location= |title=Library Networks |script-title= |title-link= |url=https://mblc.state.ma.us/programs-and-support/library-networks/index.php |url-access= |trans-title= |website=mblc.state.ma.us |script-website= |trans-website= |publication-place= |publisher=[[Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners]] |publication-date=2024 |agency= |at= |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=February 26, 2025 |via= |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript=}}</ref> | ||
The network operates through the pooling and sharing of resources, and through this offers patrons more services along with access to a more expansive catalog.<ref name=about/> For example, the network has a [[OverDrive, Inc.|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]]. Given certain libraries may individually offer further services even within the MLN not all services are uniformly available at all member libraries.<ref name=about>{{Cite web |title=About |author= |website=Minuteman Library Network |date= |access-date=September 10, 2021 |url= https://www.minlib.net/about/}}</ref> | The network operates through the pooling and sharing of resources, and through this offers patrons more services along with access to a more expansive catalog.<ref name=about/> For example, the network has a [[OverDrive, Inc.|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]]. Given certain libraries may individually offer further services even within the MLN not all services are uniformly available at all member libraries.<ref name=about>{{Cite web |title=About |author= |website=Minuteman Library Network |date= |access-date=September 10, 2021 |url= https://www.minlib.net/about/}}</ref> | ||
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* [[Lincoln Public Library (Lincoln, Massachusetts)|Lincoln Public Library]] | * [[Lincoln Public Library (Lincoln, Massachusetts)|Lincoln Public Library]] | ||
* [[Maynard Public Library]] | * [[Maynard Public Library]] | ||
* [[Medfield, Massachusetts|Medfield]] Public Library | * [[Medfield, Massachusetts|Medfield]] Public Library <ref>{{Cite web |title=Home page |author= |website=Medfield Public Library |date= |access-date=December 11, 2025 |url=https://www.medfieldpubliclibrary.org/}}</ref> | ||
* [[Medford, Massachusetts|Medford]] Public Library | * [[Medford, Massachusetts|Medford]] Public Library | ||
* [[Medway, Massachusetts|Medway]] Public Library | * [[Medway, Massachusetts|Medway]] Public Library | ||
Latest revision as of 03:34, 12 December 2025
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Founded first as a cooperative, the Minuteman Library Network (MLN) is today a consortium of over 40 public or academic libraries.[1][2][3] The network consists of an aggregate collection of over sum 6 million items and over 680,000 cardholders. Membership card eligibility is open to persons who: live, work, or study in Massachusetts; and can be used to borrow items from its Minuteman libraries.[4][5]
The network operates through the pooling and sharing of resources, and through this offers patrons more services along with access to a more expansive catalog.[6] 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. Given certain libraries may individually offer further services even within the MLN not all services are uniformly available at all member libraries.[6]
Libraries
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[7]
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- Acton Memorial Library
- Robbins Library, Arlington[8]
- Ashland Public Library
- Bedford Free Public Library
- Belmont Public Library
- Public Library of Brookline
- Cambridge Public Library
- Concord Free Public Library
- Dedham Public Library[9]
- Dover Town Library
- Framingham Public Library
- Franklin Public Library
- Holliston Public Library
- Cary Memorial Library, Lexington
- Lincoln Public Library
- Maynard Public Library
- Medfield Public Library [10]
- Medford Public Library
- Medway Public Library
- Millis Public Library
- Morse Institute Library, Natick
- Bacon Free Library, Natick[11]
- Needham Free Public Library
- Newton Free Library
- Morrill Memorial Library, Norwood
- Sherborn Public Library
- Somerville Public Library (Central Library, East Branch, West Branch)
- Randall Library, Stow
- Goodnow Library, Sudbury
- Waltham Public Library
- Watertown Free Public Library
- Wayland Free Public Library
- Wellesley Free Library
- Weston Public Library
- Westwood Public Library
- Winchester Public Library
- Woburn Public Library, Woburn
Academic libraries
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- Dean College, E. Ross Anderson Library, Franklin
- Framingham State University, Henry Whittemore Library
- Lasell College, Brennan Library, Newton
- Olin College Library, Needham, Massachusetts
- Regis College Library, Weston
Former members
- Massachusetts Bay Community College, Perkins Library/Learning Resource Center, Wellesley & Framingham (moved to HELM)
- Mount Ida College, Wadsworth Learning Resource Center, Newton (closed 2018)[12]
- Newbury College, Brookline, MA (closed 2019)[13]
- Pine Manor College, Annenberg Library, Chestnut Hill (Now part of Boston College)
See also
- Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing (CLAMS)
- CW MARS (Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing)
- Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC)
- North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE)
- Old Colony Library Network (OCLN)
- SAILS Library Network
References
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