Bapst Library - Boston College

Clapp Memorial Library in Belchertown is easily one of the most handsome public buildings in town. Built in 1885, its wonderful carved sandstone details and slate roofed cupola are distinctive features of this remarkable Romanesque style building.

The Williston Memorial Library is an excellent example of Arts and Crafts architecture designed by the widely respected Boston firm of Peabody and Stearns. Completed in 1881, its stone walls are embellished with intricate carvings and tooled stone details, and floral motifs are routed into fascia boards and even cast into finials. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

These are images of Hatfield's library which is contained in Dickinson Memorial Hall, a small but richly detailed brick neo-classical building built in 1894.

A lovely small library in Lee, Massachusetts is one of the few remaining Carnegie libraries in Western Massachusetts. It is wonderfully detailed inside and out.

Converse Memorial Library in Malden, Massachusetts is a gorgeous Richardson Romanesque library, the last library designed by H.H. Richardson, built in 1885.

The Dickinson Memorial Library, c. 1898, stands on the site where Dickinson Fort stood in the early 18th century, built as a protection from Indians. It is a handsome Romanesque Revival built of granite and limestone. The architect was H.M. Francis, builder was a Mr. Littlehale of Fitchburg. Library website: http://www.northfieldpubliclibrary.org/

This Neoclassical library in Orange, MA was built c. 1912 - 1914 of limestone and brick and occupies a prominent lot in this small town of about 7,500. While it shares some of the features of a Carnegie Library (e.g. steps rising up to the entry, light posts, Neoclassical design), it was a local benefactor that made this building possible. Library website: http://www.orangelib.org/

The M.N. Spear Memorial library is a one-room wonder of a library. Almost every surface inside and out is some kind of wood, giving it a lovely "summer cottage" feeling. Visit their website: http://www.mnspear.org/

The Gaylord Memorial Library was built in 1904 and, though small, boasts fantastic limestone detailing outside, and wonderful elliptical spaces inside. The Ionic style columns, pilasters and pediments are richly detailed inside and out.

The Joshua Hyde Library is a nicely detailed Colonial Revival library with cupola, slate roof, and buff brick exterior with white marble columns and entablature. Dedicated July 22, 1897, funds for its construction were a gift from George B. Hyde as a memorial to his father Joshua Hyde.

The Merriam-Gilbert Public Library, c. 1880, in West Brookfield has a notable donor: local Charles Merriam, famous for publishing the first Webster's Dictionary. A small but lovely Collegiate Gothic structure made of brick, stone, and slate. Library website: http://www.wbrookfieldlibrary.org/