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Woburn Public Library, previously known as the Winn Memorial Library (1876–79) is a National Historic Landmark in Woburn, Massachusetts. Designed by architect H. H. Richardson, the Romanesque Revival building was a bequest of the Winn family. [3] It houses the Woburn Public Library, an institution that was established in 1856. [4]
The Minuteman Library Network (MLN), [1] founded in 1984, is a consortium of 41 public and academic libraries in the MetroWest and Middlesex County areas of eastern Massachusetts, US that share resources, patrons and services.
Library websites can offer: [1] Interaction with the library catalog. An Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) provides the ability log into a library account to renew or request items. Gateway to electronic resources. Libraries may organize the various periodical indexes, electronic reference collections, and other databases they subscribe to.
The Woburn Sentinel newspaper began in 1839; In 1840 the first membership library opened; The telegraph started operating in Woburn in 1867 "America's oldest active gun club," the Massachusetts Rifle Association, was founded in 1875 and moved to Woburn in 1876. The public library opened in 1879
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Benjamin Thompson's cradle, exhibited within the house. A Rumford fireplace, with its shallow angled sides, is visible in the background. The Benjamin Thompson House (also known as the Count Rumford Birthplace) is a historic house museum and National Historic Landmark at 90 Elm Street, in the North Woburn area of Woburn, Massachusetts.
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Captain Edward Johnson (1598–1672) was a leading figure in colonial Massachusetts, and is one of the founders of Woburn, Massachusetts. [1] 19th-century painting by Albert Thompson, on display at the Woburn Public Library, depicting Thomas Carter's ordination as minister of Woburn, Massachusetts on November 22, 1642. Capt.