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It's the last day we're open before the Labor Day Weekend closure! Stop by before 5pm to stock up on books, movies and m...
09/04/2026

It's the last day we're open before the Labor Day Weekend closure! Stop by before 5pm to stock up on books, movies and more.

We will be closed Saturday, September 5 through Monday, September 7, returning to normal hours on Tuesday, September 8. Our digital library of ebooks, e-audiobooks, videostreaming, and music is always open at abbotlibrary.org.

Have a good long weekend!

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Though the dino-themed Summer Reading Program has ended, dinosaurs haven't gone extinct yet at Abbot Public Library! ๐Ÿฆ•๐Ÿฆ•๐Ÿฆ•...
09/03/2026

Though the dino-themed Summer Reading Program has ended, dinosaurs haven't gone extinct yet at Abbot Public Library!

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Join us for Kids Craft Afternoons on Thursdays from 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm in the Children's Room. Today's craft features a sauropod grazing in a field.

๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ง๐!The September BookPage is here and features fantasy novels that involve a quest. Y...
09/03/2026

๐‰๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐จ๐ง๐  ๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค๐ž๐ง๐!

The September BookPage is here and features fantasy novels that involve a quest. You can also join this month's Massachusetts Center for the Book reading challenge to read a book about a journey.

Visit the library to check out the Odyssey and other books about real or fictional journeys. We're open Noon - 6pm today, on Thursday, September 3 and tomorrow, Friday, September 4 from 9:30 am - 5 pm.

Find out more about the Reading Challenge at massbook.org/readingchallenge.

Join us tonight at 7pm in person or online via Zoom to hear about Captain Nicholson Broughton, First Captain of the Priv...
09/02/2026

Join us tonight at 7pm in person or online via Zoom to hear about Captain Nicholson Broughton, First Captain of the Privateer Hannah, in this Marblehead 250 talk!

More info and access to Zoom link: tinyurl.com/M250-Broughton

Marblehead Rev250

๐ˆ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž! ๐Ÿฅซ๐Ÿฅซ๐Ÿฅซ๐ŸฅซWe will be collecting shelf-stable food donations until we close at 9 pm...
08/31/2026

๐ˆ๐ญ'๐ฌ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฅ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐€๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž!

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We will be collecting shelf-stable food donations until we close at 9 pm tonight, on Monday, August 31. Check out our blog for more information at abbotlibrary.org/donate-to-our-august-food-drive.

Thank you so much for all your contributions! We are happy to help the Marblehead Food Pantry stock their shelves for those in need in our community.

September is coming up, and so is another month of programs at the library! Get in the back-to-school spirit with bookma...
08/28/2026

September is coming up, and so is another month of programs at the library! Get in the back-to-school spirit with bookmark making for kids, 3D printing for teens and adults, and a Marblehead 250 talk about Captain Broughton of the schooner Hannah.

All this and more can be found in our print calendars or on our website at abbotlibrary.org/events.

๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ!๐Ÿ–‹๐Ÿ–‹๐Ÿ–‹๐Ÿ–‹Interested in getting feedback on your work? Want to practice reading your writing in front of o...
08/27/2026

๐‚๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ!

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Interested in getting feedback on your work? Want to practice reading your writing in front of other people? Join our upcoming programs for writers! Our new Writers Group will start next Wednesday, September 2 at 6:30 pm, and our monthly Open Mic will resume on September 9 at 7 pm.

Find out more: abbotlibrary.org/events

Abbot Public Library was sad to hear of Dolly Parton's passing. Her Imagination Library has helped over 3 million childr...
08/26/2026

Abbot Public Library was sad to hear of Dolly Parton's passing. Her Imagination Library has helped over 3 million children access books, helping kids in five different countries to find their dreams. Read more about this literary icon by checking out her books, or listen to her music with the hoopla app. Visit marblehead.noblenet.org to browse our catalog.

๐Ÿฅซ๐Ÿฅซ ๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž! ๐Ÿฅซ๐ŸฅซMonday, August 31 is the last day we'll be collecting for the Marblehead...
08/25/2026

๐Ÿฅซ๐Ÿฅซ ๐–๐ž'๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ง ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ข๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ฐ๐ž๐ž๐ค ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐…๐จ๐จ๐ ๐ƒ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž! ๐Ÿฅซ๐Ÿฅซ

Monday, August 31 is the last day we'll be collecting for the Marblehead Food Pantry. Drop off your non-perishable, shelf-stable donations during the library's open hours.

Visit our blog at abbotlibrary.org/news or stop by our donation table for a list of much-needed items.

Thank you for your generosity! Your help is making a difference to those in need.

Check out the new quilt hanging on the wall across from the Children's Room! ๐Ÿฆ†๐Ÿฆ†"Walking in the Rain" was patterned by Ap...
08/24/2026

Check out the new quilt hanging on the wall across from the Children's Room! ๐Ÿฆ†๐Ÿฆ†

"Walking in the Rain" was patterned by Apples and Beavers, and pieced and quilted by Irina Gutman of in Marblehead. Come check it out!

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Marblehead, MA

Opening Hours

Monday 9:30am - 9pm
Tuesday 9:30am - 6pm
Wednesday 9:30am - 9pm
Thursday 12pm - 6pm
Friday 9:30am - 5pm
Saturday 9:30am - 5pm

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+17816311481

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