The Pollard Memorial Library will continue to communicate with you any impacts to services as a result of coronavirus. It is our hope to provide more services in the very near future as we adapt to the continuing situation. As always, you can reach out Circulation Department at 978-674-4120 or talk to our Reference Department…Read More
We're excited to announce we'll be upgrading our museum pass reservation system next week. The new system will be a better experience for patrons and will feature email notifications and reminders. The new system will go live Monday, October 30th at 12pm. No museum pass reservations will be allowed in the morning of Oct. 30th while we…Read More
Our long awaited (and sorely needed) 2017 Re-carpeting Project will commence next week and is projected to last for four weeks. It is safe to say the library will be a rather chaotic place over the next month or so. Week by week, floor by floor, everything currently sitting on a carpeted area will need…Read More
How Can We Help Lowell? Please Join Our Community Visioning Session Monday, May 23rd - 7 PM - 8:30 PM (Time changed from 6PM) Lowell Senior Center - 276 Broadway St. Light Refreshments Served Thank you to those who attended the SOAR exercise on May 9th. The Community Visioning Session is an opportunity for participants…Read More
[caption id="attachment_2956" align="alignnone" width="500"] Our tireless custodian Ray Destrempe unloads the outside book drop next to the newly installed white sign designating the first of two 15 Minute parking spots on Colburn Street. You can just make out the sign for the other 15 minute parking area in the distance on the other side of…Read More
Our consortium's central site is moving their offices this weekend which means our internal computer system will be offline for the entire weekend.* We will be open for regular hours (9am-5pm) this Saturday, June 27, 2015 however please note the following: There will be NO ONLINE CATALOG and LIMITED DATABASES & PATRON COMPUTERS. You will…Read More
If you, or someone you know would like to improve basic computer skills we want to let you know we've got a new fleet of computers in the Senior Branch classroom running on Windows 7 and updated slate of computer classes coming back this September. In addition to revamped PC Skills, Internet, and Word classes…Read More
Today's installation of new printers went well (we hope!) and our public computers are now ready to be reserved at the 2nd floor reference room. So, come on down! (Especially if you need to print—test out our new machines—tell us what you think.) We've got new photocopiers too!Read More
Thanks to the generosity of the Pollard Memorial Library Foundation and a grant from the Digital Federal Credit Union, the Children's Department now has two AWE early stations. These learning stations are computers that are loaded with over 40 educational activities geared for toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarteners and early elementary school children. To learn more about…Read More
You forgot? We forgive! In celebration of National Library Week, return any overdue Pollard Library materials between Monday, April 14th and Saturday, April 19th and we'll waive all fines. Don't let fines get between you and your library.Read More
The U.S. Center for Disease Control has released its most recent statistics for autism rates. The new statistics show 1 in 68 children in the United States is on the autism spectrum. One out of 42 boys is affected by autism. The library does have an online resource for families, our Autism Resources Guide. We…Read More
We recognize it is a tad ironic to notify via the internet that our public computers will be closed Monday, December 9th but just in case you see this and are planning to come down here to avail yourself of our computers for printing or writing a paper, etc. this is to let you know…Read More
As you hopefully know, we currently offer several computer classes to the greater Lowell community at our Senior Center Library Branch. These classes are completely free of charge. While these classes do teach valuable skills, we feel that it is a good time to update our classes to better reflect the skills needed for navigating today’s…Read More
Here's a list of the newly purchased ebook and audiobook titles available for download from Overdrive. You can reserve yours at http://mvlc.lib.overdrive.com  or by clicking on the red "Electronic Resources" book on our website and then "Digital Downloads eBooks and Audiobooks." Audio Books sorted by Title * *City of Ashes* by Cassandra Clare * *Inkspell*…Read More
You may have noticed something different on our Electronic Resources page. Namely the new music download service we've subscribed to called Freegal. All you need is your Pollard Library card and your PIN to download music from Freegal, an online database that provides access to major labels for new and legendary artists. These MP3 files…Read More