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A Brief History

The library has had many homes since first opening in 1891. After years in the front rooms of many homes, the library moved to the old church, which then burned to the ground in 1953. The town herb garden now occupies that spot. A new building, known as the Albert J. Sargent memorial Library located at 575 Middle Road, was opened in February 1966 and functioned as the town library until early in 2005. Over the years, this building underwent some changes including the creation of the Ella Whitcomb Room in 1977, which housed the children's collection, and the removal of the cupola for safety reasons.

In May 2000, the town approved a project to build a new library. Through the generosity of the residents of Boxborough, and the MLBC grant, plus the hard work of many volunteers, Town Officials, and employees, the new Sargent Memorial Library, in its current location at 427 Massachusetts Avenue, opened its doors to the public in March 2005.

About the library today

The Sargent Memorial Library, now located at 427 Massachusetts Avenue, is a cicrulating member of the CWMARS network. As a member of the network, library patrons have access to over one million materials. The Sargent Memorial library has over 35,000 materials for loan consisting of books, periodicals, VHS videos, DVDs, music, and books on tape/CD.

The library hosts a wireless network and 7 PCs with DVD drives available for public use; five in the adult section and two in the children's room.

The library is governed by an elected board of trustees which meets every month. We continue our tradition of service to Boxborough.

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