A public library that keeps the public out: Somerville closing central library for hours each weekday after bad behavior By Spencer Buell Globe Staff,Updated August 29, 2024, 5:43 p.m. 319 ...

Local News Somerville library to go back to normal hours, but with private security The adjusted hours were due to incidents that had “really shaken staff and members of the public.” The ...

SOMERVILLE - A public library branch in Somerville, Massachusetts is modifying their hours after a string of violence targeting staff and patrons. "People that pay taxes deserve to use it ...

Somerville Public Library staff announced on Aug. 27 that, starting Sept. 3, the library’s Central branch would close in the hours surrounding the dismissal time of nearby Somerville High School. The ...

Somerville Public Library announced that starting on Sept. 3, the first day of school for students, its Central Library branch on Highland Avenue will temporarily “implement a modified afternoon ...

SOMERVILLE, Mass. — The city of Somerville is considering private security guards to keep the Central Library open after dangerous and disruptive teen behavior forced officials to close the ...

What are likely the most overdue books ever to be returned to the Somerville Public Library are now back where they belong. The books were just discovered recently by Bob Alvarez, 63, who found ...

July 1 (UPI) -- A Massachusetts library said 10 books returned to the facility by a man who found them in a box in his basement had been due back at the facility in 1937. Bob Alvarez, 63, said he ...

SOMERVILLE — The borough library will host a family holiday program, featuring stories, crafts and desserts from various cultures around the world on Saturday, December 4, at 2 p.m. In ...

From citizenship classes to storytimes, the Somerville Public Library has been there for us all during 2020. So, the Journal reached out to the Somerville Public Library to get their ...

The newly renovated Somerville Public Library West Branch at 40 College Ave. will open for curbside service starting June 1. Pickup will be at the building’s new front entrance weekdays from 9 a ...