The library will be closing early at noon (12pm) on Wednesday, November 27 and will also be closed on Thursday, November 28 and Friday, November 29 for the Thanksgiving holiday. We will be reopening for normal hours on Saturday, November 30 at 9:30am.
The Northborough Free Library is part of a regional, state, and national network of libraries that shares books, movies, journal articles, and other materials across the U.S. If you were not able to find what you wanted in the CW MARS catalog, we can help you find it in another library network.
Commonwealth Catalog
The Commonwealth Catalog searches across all the library networks in Massachusetts. Simply start with a search, login to your account with you library card number and PIN, and then request it! Many Commonwealth Catalog materials should arrive at the library for you within two weeks. They are loaned to you for 3 weeks with no renewals.
WorldCat
WorldCat is the nationwide network for materials that are housed all over the U.S. Although most materials we request arrive within 2 weeks, it may take up to 6 weeks. Please let us know if something is time dependent. Most items from WorldCat can be requested and borrowed, but there is no guarantee that a library will lend their items. Renewals requests can be made unless stated otherwise. Some libraries may have certain stipulations to borrowing items such as:
Some things to know about interlibrary loan:
Call us at 508-393-5025 ext 3, email noboadults@cwmars.org, or use the Interlibrary Loan Form to get the process started.