Please be advised that most of the Library phones are down right now. The Adult Reference desk is able to receive calls at 978-674-4121. Please be brief in your requests and understand that you may have to leave voicemail as this is the only public phone that is accepting calls.
Email is also available for your more involved questions:
Youth Reference - childrenref@lowelllibrary.org
Information Desk (General Reference) - adultref@lowelllibrary.org
Summer Reading… Not Just for Kids! Why should kids have all the fun this summer? The Pollard Memorial Library is happy to announce that we will be offering a special adult only summer reading challenge again this year for patrons entitled “Lowell Reads – Summer Edition.” Pick up your game card starting today and opportunities…Read More
Cheer on former Lewiston High School soccer player, Abdi Sharrif-Hassan, & teammates as he plays for the River Hawks! Free Admission!Read More
Everyone has an immigration story. Listen to three inspiring stories from U.S. and foreign-born residents with local Lowell ties. Program includes a talk-back with the storytellers about his or her perspective on immigrant integration. Sponsored by the Pollard Memorial Library Foundation in partnership with the International Institute. This event is free and open to the public.  REGISTER HERERead More
As part of Lowell Reads 2018, the Pollard Memorial Library presents Lessons from Lewiston, Maine: A Refugee Story with Cheryl Hamilton. In 2002, Lewiston, Maine garnered national attention when more than 2,500 Somali migrants chose to make the city their home. The unexpected migration changed the city forever, and the lives of many local residents,…Read More
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 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
Jeffrey Kimball's documentary reveals the extraordinary array of wild birds who grace Manhattan's celebrated patch of green and the equally colorful, full-ot-attitude New Yorkers who schedule their lives around the rhythms of migration. (2012) not rated / 59 min.Read More
Nature photographer Brooks Mathewson will discuss the basics of bird photography in the library. Then we'll take a short walk along the Merrimack to practice these concepts in the field. Photographers of all levels are welcome! Please bring your own equipment and wear comfortable shoes.!Read More
[caption id="attachment_1972" align="alignnone" width="300"] still shot from "Birders: The Central Park Effect" showing at the library 9/17 at 6:30pm[/caption] Lowell Reads: The Big Year by Mark Obmasick. A delightful romp thru the world of competitive birding. The aim of our annual Lowell Reads program is to encourage community members to read and discuss the same…Read More
Filmmaker Luc Jacquet spent over a year braving the frigid temperatures of the South Pole to film this annual ritual of the penguins, and this family friendly movie documents their brave struggle to survive, as well as the close emotional bonds between the penguin families. (2005) Rated G | 85 min.Read More
Lowell Reads The Pollard Memorial Library is proud to announce its 2014 Lowell Reads title is The Big Year: A Tale of Man, Nature, and Fowl Obsession by Mark Obmascik. This hilarious romp through the world of competitive birdwatching was chosen as a lead in to The Year of the Audubon 2015—a celebration of the 100…Read More
It's a balmy 40 degrees in the City of Lowell  and now's your chance to thaw out a bit at the annual Winterfest Celebration. We're right in the thick of it today. The Human Dogsled Race was postponed from last night to 2pm this afternoon (so wear your sunblock!). And the Teen Friends of the…Read More
Thank you to all the talented writers and enthusiastic audience members for Lowell Reads What Lowell Writes - 2013 Lowell Reads Wrap Up Party. It was a lot of fun to hold a library event outside of the Library. The staff at UTEC couldn't have been more gracious and the space couldn't have been cooler.…Read More