White James Memorial Library

One
librarian
for two
libraries
Freetown, Ma isn’t a very large place but it does have two cool libraries, one of each end of town. On the west side is the ancient Guilford Hathaway Library with no running water and crowded and spooky interior and on the east side is the «modern» James White Memorial Library.
The James White Library was established in 1947 and still looks a lot like the original house. In fact if it wasn’t for the small sign it would be impossible to tell that this was a library. Just kind of blends right in with the neighborhood.
The inside is small, just basically one room, but they manage to get almost 25,000 volumes in here as well as the usual magazines and computers. It even has running water and real bathrooms.
The library has the usual programs and events and even had a very cool therapy dog come in to assist in a kid’s reading program. Both of Freetown’s two libraries have the same librarian and she goes back and forth between the two.
The libraries of course have different hours but it is still quite a chore for the librarian to keep up with things. Somehow she manages to remain very friendly and helpful in the small town library sort of way and even remembers what library she’s in. Freetown has two interesting libraries and one very cool librarian.