Bigelow Free Public Library

• 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!

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
• Must be a Clinton resident to borrow a Wi-Fi Hotspot

Just ask at the main desk for more information!

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.

If you attended the Town’s Library Construction Grant Q&A, you’ll remember references to the Feasibility Study. Here is a link.

More information about the MA Public Library Construction Program

More details about the grant process

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Did you know that the Bigelow Free Public Library has Wi-Fi hotspots for Clinton residents (ages 18+) 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.

What’s New??
Do you want to see the latest our library has to offer? View titles that have been added to our collection within the last 14 days!!  Once you are at the list of new titles, you can limit the results by choosing the format you want from the dropdown list (for instance, DVD) and clicking the ‘Search” button. 

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