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The Nevins Library Is The Public Library for The City Of Methuen.

The Nevins Memorial Library at 305 Broadway in Methuen, Massachusetts was built in 1883 to honor David Nevins, Sr. as a memorial gift from his wife Eliza Nevins, his elder son David Nevins, Jr., and his younger son Henry Cotton Nevins. The library is located at 305 Broadway in Methuen and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. The Nevins Memorial Library offers resources including free Wi-Fi internet access, book clubs, an outreach program to deliver books and media for home-bound individuals, and so on. The library is also the custodian of the Nevins Memorial Library Historic Collection, much of which is in storage and for which viewing appointments should be made. The collection includes manuscripts and printed materials, genealogical resources, vital records, assorted object art and collectibles, and the stained glass windows of the library itself.

10/29/2026

A bit of a spooky Did You Know the week before Halloween!

Dracula by Bram Stoker has made a really big resurgence recently with a new Audible recording of the tale, and the Dracula Daily mailing list (and saying that it's a resurgence is saying something too, since there have actually been more than 200 Dracula films made, and Christopher Lee has starred in an astounding 11 of them.

The book Dracula was also almost titled The Undead, and Count Dracula's name in Stoker's drafts was Count Wampyr. It's also an amazing book, but, some of its popularity back in the start may also be attributed to the fact that due to Stoker's whoopsie, the book went straight into the public domain after publication. And, finally speaking of publication, it hasn't been out of publication as a book (you can find it for free at Project Gutenberg if you don't want to put it on hold from the library) in the United States since 1931 when there was a very famous movie version made starring Bela Lugosi.

10/27/2026

We Deliver! The Nevins Library offers home delivery service for those who can no longer get to the library! Request books, movies, music... The Delivery Schedule is that on the First Thursday you can request from library staff during the visit, or call the library and speak with someone at the Main Desk. Then on the Second & Fourth Thursday you can also request material. Then when you get notification it is available call and let someone at the library know. We will add you to the next home delivery.

To find more information or sign up you can contact us here by Phone: (978) 686-4080 x16 or by email contactcirc @ nevinslibrary . org.

10/26/2026

Awesome job on the "Pie or Cake: A Boston Cream Pie Quiz"! Congratulations to Laura C, and a few other anonymous players for scoring perfectly! Thanks to Jean L, Mary H, Jas, Carolyn C, Kat M, Ellen P, Susan, Annemarie R, Christy S, J, Janet J, Merry G, Karen G, Kathy D, Fran M., Kathy G, Paula A, MmmmPie!, Sandy L, Yummy!, Nancy R, Carol d, JO'D, Sharonella, Liz Z, Valerie D, Kathy & Mike, Angela D, Maria B, and a few more anonymous players for playing. See you Friday for a brand new quiz.

10/26/2026

You can now filter AI content in your Libby App! It just takes a few steps to do it.

First go to settings (tap on the libby logo in the middle bottom of your app and then scroll past your libraries). Then tap on Content Controls, then on AI Contributions. You will be presented with a range of options after that. You can turn allow all AI, or you can turn off AI narrators, AI authors, AI translators, AI artists, or, you can go in between and select that there has to be at least one human involved in any of those categories. You can also choose whether you want the selections that you've made to apply to all libraries (you'll have to toggle the 'deep search only' button to the left), or just to the libraries that aren't part of the MVLC. After that, you're done. You can go back to your shelf, or to searching for your next book, or tap out of the app entirely.

Check it out and give it a try.

10/23/2026

Happy Friday! Time for another fun Friday quiz. Today is National Boston Cream Pie Day! Invented in October 1856 by a French chef at a Boston establishment, this dessert that's not quite a pie, yet not exactly a cake has been delighting taste buds ever since. In 1996, Massachusetts even declared it the official state dessert. So, head on over to your favorite bakery, grab a slice (or a whole cake), and put your dessert knowledge to the test. Good luck! To play, please go to our profile page, click on the "Learn More" button and then click on "Fun Friday Quiz".

10/23/2026

Thank you to all the Friends of the Nevins Library. From those who who are retiring from board positions after serving for so long, to those who are new, to those who are members right now!

What better way to celebrate National Friends of the Library Week than by joining the Friends?

The Friends of the Nevins Library supports the library through fundraising, online resources, museum passes and more!

If you’ve been wanting to learn more about the Friends of the Nevins Library or are thinking of becoming a member check out our web page to learn all about it!

https://www.nevinslibrary.org/friends-of-nevins/

10/22/2026

A note about our upcoming hours. The library will be closing early on Wednesday, October 28 at 5pm for a Staff Event.

10/22/2026

In honor of National Reptile Day, tonight's Did You Know is all about Dinosaurs! The most relieving fact that I know is that the Velociraptor, aka, the terrifying dinosaur from the Jurassic Park movie in fact wasn't the size of a human like in the movie, but more like the size of a turkey. Although, now that I think about it, some of the wild turkeys around New England these days are pretty velocirapt-y too.

Another fact that surprised me was that there was a dinosaur, the Troodon, that had hands that could grasp, stereoscopic vision (aka it could take two slightly different images from each eye and combine it into a single three-dimensional image, and it had a brain that was similar in size to a mammal or bird that lives today. I'm not sure if I'm impressed, or terrified.

And finally, there's the Deinocheirus... I'm not sure that any description that I could give either of its bones, or what paleontologists think that it looked like would do it justice. Let's just say that it's... unique... in a platypus sort of way, except bigger.

10/20/2026

Nevins Library has an app that's available for free from your app store (just search "MVLC Mobile"), this app will store your library card number, help you to place requests for books, check due dates, and more!

If you have any questions or need any help - please call 978-686-4080 or stop in!

10/19/2026

Check it out! The Friends of the Nevins Library has a page!!!

Address

305 Broadway
Methuen, MA
01844

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 9pm
Tuesday	9am - 9pm
Wednesday	9am - 9pm
Thursday	9am - 9pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm

Telephone

+19786864080

Website

http://www.nevinslibrary.org/

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