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
After the Thanksgiving holiday our children's book club for grades 3 - 5 will meet on Tuesday, November 28th at 6 PM to chow down on pizza and talk about our favorite books. This will be our last meeting this year so please make sure to join us! Sign up by visiting the Ground Floor Children's Reference…Read More
What is Dinovember? Every week in November a picture of the library's dinosaur toys will be posted on our Dinovember display across from the Children's Reference desk and the library's Facebook page of what the dinosaurs do at night at the Pollard Library. Refe and Susan Tuma, the creators of Dinovember have also written the picture book…Read More
Children in grades K-4 and their families are invited to join us for a Halloween movie in your Halloween costume this coming Saturday, October 28th at 1 P.M.! We will also be decorating mini pumpkins with a sticker craft kit. Sign up by visiting the Ground Floor Children's Reference desk or calling 978-674-1529.Read More
The library's children's book club, Book Bites will be meeting Tuesday, October 24th at 6 P.M.! Children in grades 3-5 are invited to bring your favorite book with you to share and your appetite for a special book club at the library. Pizza and drinks will be provided. Sign up by visiting the Ground Floor…Read More
Join us for a special storytime for babies from age birth to 18 months old this Thursday, October 12th at 10:30 A.M. This storytime will feature, songs, rhymes, books, music, and play. This program emphasizes one-on-one interaction with you and your baby that will encourage early literacy skills. No registration is required and this program is not…Read More
Book Bites is back! We had so much fun this summer talking about books and eating pizza that we decided to make the children's book club, Book Bites a monthly program at the library. This first session is coming up this Tuesday, September 26th from 6 - 7 P.M. Children in grades 3-5 are invited…Read More
In conjunction with the American Library Association’s Banned Books Week, the Pollard Memorial Library will be celebrate Banned Books Week, September 24 - 30. Every year, there are hundreds of known attempts to remove books from bookstores, libraries and schools. That’s thousands of lost opportunities to explore ideas that fuel understanding. Words have power…Read More
Join us for a special storytime for babies from age birth to 18 months old this Thursday, September 14th at 10:30 A.M. This storytime will feature, songs, rhymes, books, music, and play. This program emphasizes one-on-one interaction with you and your baby that will encourage early literacy skills. No registration is required and this program…Read More
Come celebrate Grandparents' Day with us! Join us for a grandparent themed program of stories, songs, and more. All children and their grandparents (and "grandparent-like" favorites) are welcome. This activity is free but sign up is required. Stop by the Children's Desk or call 978-674-1529 to reserve your spots. Grandparents' Day Event Wednesday, September 13,…Read More
Take a bite out of a good book at the library! Do you have a favorite book, series, or author? Join us on Tuesday, August 8th from 12 - 1 P.M. for a special summer reading book club! Children in grades 3 - 5 are invited to bring your favorite book with you to share…Read More
Join us this coming Tuesday, August 1st at 2 P.M. for a Perler Bead Crafternoon! Children in grades 3 through 8 are welcome to come and use their creativity to create a craft with Perler beads. Craft supplies will be provided. Sign up by visiting the Ground Floor Children's Reference desk or calling (978) 674-1529.…Read More
It's not too late to sign up for the last session of our Summer Storytime coming up this Monday, July 31st at 2 P.M.! Children of ages 4 - 7 are invited to this afternoon storytime and craft. Sign up by visiting the Ground Floor Children's Reference desk or calling (978) 674-1529.Read More
The last session of our summer reading program, Hour of Code is coming up this Monday, July 24th from 10:00 - 11:30 A.M. This program will take place in the computer lab at the Pollard Library Senior Center branch at 276 Broadway Street in Lowell. Sign up by visiting the Children's Reference Desk on the…Read More