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Current Library Services as of January 10, 2022

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Due to staff shortages caused by the COVID surge, Abbot Public Library has established new service hours. Starting the week of January 10, 2022 we will close to the public on Tuesdays and Thursdays through the end of February. Curbside Pick Up will be offered 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm on both days. Please see our full schedule below:

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Monday: 9:30 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday: 9:30 am – 8:00 pm
Friday: 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday: 9:30 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday: 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm from January 23 – March 13

Per the Marblehead Board of Health, masks are required inside the library. 

CURBSIDE PICKUP SERVICE
The building will be CLOSED to the public

Tuesday*: 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Thursday*: 1:00 pm – 5:30 pm

*Please Note: Staff will be available to take calls on Tuesdays from 9:30 am – 6:00 pm and Thursdays from 12:00 pm – 6:00 pm.

To register for Curbside Pick-up service, call the library at (781) 631-1481, Ext. 217 or 237 for children’s items, or Ext. 201 or 223 for teen or adult items, or go here and click on an available date and time to pick up your items. All items can be picked up outside the back door, through the rear parking lot off Maverick Street in bags labeled with your last name.

Please wait until you have received a notification that your items are ready for pick up before registering for an appointment. Have questions? Call the library at (781) 631-1481 for assistance.

This service is generously funded by the Friends of Abbot Library.

Please see our website and Facebook for changes to the programs previously scheduled for these days.

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Did you know BookPage is available through the library? Stop by during our open hours to pick up a print copy or view it online here!

FIRESIDE SUNDAYS 

Warm Up at the Library on Sundays

1:00 pm – 4:00 pm from January 23rd to March 13th, 2022.

Our popular afternoon fireside reading program returns from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm. Sponsored by the Friends of Abbot Public Library.

MUSEUM PASSES

The Abbot Public Library is proud to announce the return of our beloved Museum Pass Program. Patrons can log on here to reserve passes and promo codes for some of the best museums in the Greater Boston area. Thanks to the generous support of the Friends of Abbot Public Library, we are able to offer passes and promo codes to:

Patrons without access to the internet can reserve a pass/promo code right at the circulation desk or by calling (781) 631-1481, though some passes may require an email address in order to be used. 

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APL Service Updates Beginning 9/8/21: Open Monday Through Saturday, New Grab and Go Service, And More!

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Abbot Public Library will be opening on Wednesdays from 9:30 am – 5:30 pm beginning on Wednesday, September 8. A Grab & Go Service will replace the current Curbside Pick-up Service on Wednesdays. All items can be picked up inside the library in bags labeled with your last name. Adult and Teen items will be located in the foyer of the front entrance of the library. Children’s items will be located at the entrance of the Children’s Room.

To register, click on an available date and time here or call  (781) 631-1481 to pick up your items.

Public computers are available with limited access to printing.

*Please note: You must receive a notification that your items are ready to pick up before registering for an appointment.

Have questions? Call the library at (781) 631-1481 Monday-Friday from 9:30 am – 5:30 pm and Saturday 9:30 am – 4:30 pm for assistance.

Click on a date and time in the calendar here to register for Curbside Pickup of your library items on September 1 or Grab and Go on September 8.

Please see our full schedule below:

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Monday through Friday: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm

Saturday: 9:30 am – 4:30 pm

Public computers are available with limited access to printing.

NEW GRAB & GO SERVICE

Wednesday: 9:30 am – 5:30 pm

The building is Open to the public. If you would like to pick up your pre-checked out items, please make a reservation here, click the button below, or call (781)-631-1481, Ext. 217 or 237 for children’s items and Ext. 201 or 223 for teen or adult items. Adult and Teen items will be located in the foyer of the front entrance of the library. Children’s items will be located at the entrance of the Children’s Room.

Please wait until you have received a notification that your items are ready for pick up before registering for an appointment.

Please note: Masks are optional. However, we encourage and support the wearing of masks by those who have not been vaccinated or who would prefer to continue to do so.

With thanks to the Friends of Abbot Public Library, we are happy to announce that our popular Museum Pass Program resumes in the Fall. Please check our website for details.

Follow us on Facebook or visit our website to stay updated on our services.

Bedtime Stories for “Adulting” Fatigue

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In times like these, “adulting” is more a necessity than an option. And if you’re feeling somewhat world-weary in consequence, you might take inspiration from one of Boston’s WCRB Classical Radio presenters, who has begun the charming Aurora Bedtime Story Project on Facebook Live and YouTube. Night after quarantined night, you can tune in at 9:30 pm (EST, Sundays-Fridays) to listen yourself into a not-so-grown-up state of wonder and relaxation. On the storytime menu? Alice in Wonderland, Winnie-the-Pooh, The Cricket in Times Square, several Beatrix Potter gems, some Grimm fairy tales, and The Wind in the Willows.

So, in the midst of  this very “adult” crisis, there is still that one, great childhood pleasure available to us: the inestimable comfort of being read to. If you don’t have the freedom in your schedule to tune into live performances, APL’s digital library is here for you 24/7! Our newly-curated hoopla audiobook collection–2020 APL Bedtime Stories for “Adulting” Fatigue–showcases some of the titles mentioned above, along with a number of other classic favorites.

So, if you’ve been meaning to read The Chronicles of Narnia–or at least The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe–since your fifth-grade classmate raved about it decades ago, now is your chance! Or escape into the wondrous world created by C. S. Lewis’s good friend J. R. R. Tolkien in The Hobbit. Or perhaps step into an enchanted Yorkshire realm as you unlock the gate to The Secret Garden. Even if you have read these or the other suggested titles before, it may well be therapeutic to tune in to a tucked-in, ready-for-a-bedtime-story feeling. Happy listening, and sweet dreams!