REVISED HOURS! (effective October 13th) THE LIBRARY IS OPEN WITH LIMITED SERVICES AND HOURS. Please visit our reopening page for information about services available and current hours for public access and curbside pickup.
Curbside hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, & Thursday 10 am – 9 pm, Friday & Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm, by appointment only. For more information visit our curbside-pickup page.Â
Please return your items to our outside book drop. Returned items will be temporarily quarantined before being checked into the system, so patrons may experience a delay in seeing them removed from their account.
Thank you to everyone who participated in this years Lowell Reads Happy City program. Whether you read the book, participated in the discussion, or took in the documentary Urbanized, or the Lowell Walks panel discussion, or the jazz concert, or danced laughed and smiled at our block party—we were truly happy to see so many people…Read More
Just in case you need an excuse to miss tonight's debate. The free screening of Urbanized at Luna Theatre tonight will be followed by a Q&A with Urban Planners.Read More
Join us for a panel discussion / salon type talk about Lowell Walks and how walking, waterways, natural places, and great stories can improve the quality of life for everyone in a city like Lowell. Richard P. Howe, Jr. will moderate a panel of Robert Forrant, Jane Calvin, and Paul Ratha Yem, but the night…Read More
Join our Non-Fiction book club as we discuss the 2016 Lowell Reads selection, Happy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design by Charles Montgomery this Thursday, September 8th at 6:30pm. A full list of 2016 Lowell Reads: Happy City events available here.Read More
Our group is free and open to the public. Copies of books up for discussion are available for patrons to borrow on a first come first serve basis at the 1st Floor Information Desk. You may also reserve a copy by calling the Community Planning Department at 978-674-1542. For more information about this group please contact…Read More
The library is a good place to go to get some relief from the heat. Despite historical challenges, our air conditioning is working pretty well this year thanks to the tireless efforts of the DPW lands and buildings team. We also have wifi (and three poke stops, if you're into that kinda thing). We're open…Read More
Pollard Library Non-Fiction book club meets on the first Thursday of every month at 6:30PM in the ground floor meeting room. Our group is free and open to the public. Copies of books up for discussion are available for patrons to borrow on a first come first serve basis at the 1st Floor Information Desk. You may…Read More
Pollard Library Non-Fiction book club happens at 6:30 on the first Thursday of every month. It is free and open to the public. Copies of books up for discussion are available for patrons to borrow on a first come first serve basis at the 1st Floor Information Desk. You may also reserve a copy by…Read More
Just a reminder that the city is instituting a 90 day pilot program of new hours this summer for City Hall and the city offices in JFK Plaza that are not Police, Fire, or Health. It also will not apply to the Senior Center. Beginning this week through September 30th the office hours for city offices…Read More
Pollard Library Non-Fiction book club happens at 6:30 on the first Thursday of every month. It is free and open to the public. Copies of books up for discussion are available for patrons to borrow on a first come first serve basis at the 1st Floor Information Desk. You may also reserve a copy by…Read More
From the book jacket: In Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight, Alexandra Fuller remembers her African childhood with candor and sensitivity. Though it is a diary of an unruly life in an often inhospitable place, it is suffused with Fuller's endearing ability to find laughter, even when there is little to celebrate. Fuller's debut…Read More
[caption id="attachment_3179" align="alignnone" width="240"] Paul Carrol Irish Baladeer[/caption] This spring marks the 100th anniversary of the Irish Republic's Easter Rising we are hosting a historic commemoration featuring a display of historic photos detailing the history of the Easter Rising. Â Dave McKean will give a short talk followed by a performance by Irish Balladeer Paul Carroll.…Read More
It is April, and once again, we turn to the stacks to celebrate National Poetry Month. Thankfully, we have our Young Promethean Poetry Collection right next to our Kerouac Corner on the first floor from which to pull selections. You should come on down and do the same. This selection is from Hart Crane's masterwork The…Read More
The Pollard Library Foundation's Tenth Annual Meet the Author event features B.A. Shapiro, Thursday, April 21, at 6:30PM. The highly anticipated annual events features book signing and hors d'oeuvres in the magestic setting of Memorial Hall (the Pollard's 2nd Floor Reference Room). Suggested Donation: $50 per person. Proceeds to benefit the Pollard Memorial Library Foundation.…Read More