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
Photo by Marianne GriesDon't forget our Youth Services Department has some great April Vacation programs going on including a dolly sleepover, a celebration of Iceland's first day of summer, and of course Lego Club! And, just announced, is our young adult Game Day! Come on down Thursday from 2pm-4pm and test your skill in a…Read More
With the permission of the City Manager, the Pollard Memorial Library will be opening to the public at 11:00AM on the 1st Thursday of the month, starting May 5, 2011.The staff will be using this time before the delayed opening to hold monthly staff meetings and training. I regret the inconvenience to the public, but…Read More
After you attend the early morning, reenactment festivities in Lexington and Concord consider checking out the opening of a special exhibit at the Mogan Center in Lowell:Lowell and the Civil War: First Blood: Lexington of 1861Exhibit and Reception. Monday, April 18, 2011. 2:00 pm – 4:00 pmMogan Cultural Center 40 French Street Lowell.Read More
The Pollard Library will be closed Monday, April 18, 2011 in observance of Patriots Day. The library will reopen on Tuesday at 9am.Read More
Photo by Marianne GriesThank you one and all for the Pollard's Snapshot Day success. We couldn't have done it without you. Keep an eye on the library's flickr account to see photos from the day. And don't forget you can look at the Massachusetts Snapshot Day Pool to see photos from all the participating libraries…Read More
I took this photo looking out at the Smith Baker Center from one of the front windows of the library this morning. It's Library Snapshot Day and I've been taking quite a few photos of all that's been going on inside the library all morning. But since it's also pouring outside, I thought I'd take one of the…Read More
Non-Fiction Booklovers! Thank you all for last month's engaged and thoughtful discussion of River of Doubt: Theodore Roosevelt's Darkest Journey by Candice MillardIt's time to turn your attention to an American National Lexicographical Opus: A is for American: Letters and Other Characters in the Newly United States by Jill Lepore will be discussed on Thursday, May 5, 2011 @ 6:30PM in the…Read More
"Bad Day To Go Fishing" a film by Álvaro Brechner. Or in the original spanish "Mal Dia Para Pescar" un film de Álvaro Brechner.Either way, you don't want to miss it. This Thursday, April 14th at 6:30PM as part of our independent film series.Read More
Literacy Volunteers of the Pollard Library has scheduled a training for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Tutors. This 18 hour training is free for anyone who is interested in volunteering to work with non-native English speakers seeking to improve their English. For full details of this program including how to sign up please…Read More
Here's a video of a some librarians and library friends out in Western Massachusetts participating in a freeze mob at the Holyoke Mall this past Sunday to promote National Library Week. This is certainly a fun and interesting way to gain attention.Read More
This week is National Library Week (April 10th-April 16th) and the Pollard's celebrating by letting you, our patrons, know that you really matter:Massachusetts Library Snapshot DayWednesday, April 13thPollard Library will join libraries across the Commonwealth and the nation to provide a “snapshot” of what happens in a day in the life of libraries. How many…Read More
The PitcherHis art is eccentricity, his aimHow not to hit the mark he seems to aim at,His passion how to avoid the obvious,His technique how to vary the avoidance.The others throw to be comprehended. HeThrows to be a moment misunderstood.Yet not too much. Not errant, arrant, wild,But every seeming aberration willed.Not to, yet still, still…Read More
These Dayswhatever you have to say, leavethe roots on, let themdangleAnd the dirt Just to make clear where they come from …Read More
Sarah Vowell's latest greatest most snarkiest historical adventure is now available for check out. From Publisher Weekly's Review: Recounting the brief, remarkable history of a unified and independent Hawaii, Vowell, a public radio star and bestselling author (The Wordy Shipmates), retraces the impact of New England missionaries who began arriving in the early 1800s to remake the…Read More
As you may know, the Pollard along with the other libraries in the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium (MVLC) will be moving to a new library system this May. The following is a FAQ about the process, currently on the MVLC website. Stay tuned for more updates as they are available.What We’re Doing:MVLC libraries will be…Read More