Bigelow Free Public Library

It’s that time of the year!

Taxes are due on April 18th this year!
Visit our ‘Tax Time’ page for tax resources to help make filing a little easier.

Get a CW MARS eCard

CW MARS has rolled out an electronic library card (eCard) to allow patrons without library cards faster access to their local library’s electronic collections. The CW MARS eCard makes library content more accessible for patrons who have difficulty physically getting to the library or who primarily borrow electronic content (such as eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines, and databases). The eCard can be upgraded to a full library card by visiting your local CW MARS library.

The eCard is for patrons who do not already have a CW MARS library card and may be upgraded to a physical library card with borrowing privileges by visiting your local library. For more information about the eCard, read our FAQ.

You are eligible to apply for a CW MARS eCard, if you…

• live in a Massachusetts town with a CW MARS member library,
• are age 13 or older,
• and do not currently have a library card from a CW MARS member library.

Contact your local library if you are not eligible to register online or to renew an expired card.

Funding for electronic content is provided by CW MARS member libraries, and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners with funding from the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

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*An account is required to access this resource. On your next visit, you can use this account to get access to your saved Career Prep materials. An email address is not required to signup for an account.

• The Library of Things (LoT)?
  
• Library of Unexpected Items (LOUI)?
• Non-Traditional Items?
• Non-Book Materials?

It doesn’t really matter what this collection is called.
All that matters is that you are aware it exists.
So far, the library has the following “unexpected” items to lend:

Loan Instructions:

• Must be 18 years or older to borrow
• Must have a valid CW MARS Library Card in good standing
• Item must be picked up inside the Library and returned to the main desk
• Items have a two-week loan period

Just ask at the main desk for more information!

Did you know that the Bigelow Free Public Library has Wi-Fi hotspots for Clinton residents to borrow with their library card? Are you going on vacation where the Wi-Fi might be sketchy (or non-existent)? Borrow a hotspot!

What is a hotspot?
Put simply, a portable hotspot taps into cellular networks, just like a smartphone does. Once it’s zeroed in on cellular data connection (using the T-Mobile/Sprint network), a mobile hotspot can share that connection via Wi-Fi with nearby smartphones, laptops, tablets, or any device that can connect to a Wi-Fi network.

Please see our new Hot Spot Lending & Circulation Policy for more details.

Did you know that the Bigelow Free Public Library
offers discount passes to 22 local attractions?

Did you know that you can make a reservation
for a discount pass with your library card online?

The library now has an online system to reserve your own museum passes —
you can search by date or by museum.

Please check the particular museum’s website to find out the most accurate and up-to-date information concerning open hours, museum pass discounts, benefits, and restrictions before your visit.