List of libraries in 18th-century Massachusetts

This is a list of libraries in 18th-century Massachusetts, North America. It includes subscription, rental, medical, church, and academic libraries. In general, it excludes book collections of private individuals.






 * Boston
 * American Academy of Arts and Sciences (est. 1780)
 * W.P. & L. Blake's Circulating Library, Boston
 * Boston Library Society (est.1792)
 * Christ Church
 * Benjamin Guild's circulating library, Boston
 * King's Chapel
 * William Martin's Circulating Library, Boston
 * Massachusetts Historical Library, Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston
 * Massachusetts Medical Society
 * John Mein's Circulating Library, Boston
 * New England Library, collected by Thomas Prince
 * William Pelham's circulating library
 * Town Library, in the Town-House, King St.


 * Boylston, Massachusetts
 * Social Library, Boylston Center (est.1792)


 * Bridgewater, Massachusetts
 * Library in the East Precinct of Bridgewater


 * Cambridge, Massachusetts
 * Harvard College Library


 * Concord, Massachusetts
 * Charitable Library Society, Concord (est.1795)


 * Dorchester, Massachusetts
 * Dorchester Library


 * Douglas, Massachusetts
 * Douglas Social Library Association (est.1799)


 * Falmouth, Massachusetts
 * First Congregational Church Library, Falmouth


 * Franklin, Massachusetts
 * Franklin Library (est.1786)


 * Groton, Massachusetts
 * Groton First Parish Library (est.1793)


 * Haverhill, Massachusetts
 * Haverhill Library


 * Hingham, Massachusetts
 * First Social Library, Hingham Centre (est.1771)


 * Lancaster, Massachusetts
 * Lancaster Library (est.1790)


 * Leicester, Massachusetts
 * Leicester Social Library Company (est.1793)


 * Leominster, Massachusetts
 * Social Library, Leominster (est.1763)


 * Lincoln, Massachusetts
 * Lincoln Social Library (est.1798)


 * Lunenburg, Massachusetts
 * Lunenburg Social Library (est.1792)


 * Marlborough, Massachusetts
 * Social Library, Marlborough


 * Medfield, Massachusetts
 * Medfield Social Library (est.1786)


 * Middleton, Massachusetts
 * Social library, Middleton (est.1772)


 * Newburyport, Massachusetts
 * First Social Library, Newburyport
 * Newburyport Book-Store circulating library
 * Newburyport Library
 * George Jerry Osborne's circulating library, "at his shop, Guttemberg's Head" Newburyport


 * Newton, Massachusetts
 * Newton Library Society


 * Oxford, Massachusetts
 * Social Library, Oxford


 * Pittsfield, Massachusetts
 * Pittsfield Library Society


 * Rowe, Massachusetts
 * Rowe Social Library (est.1797)


 * Royalston, Massachusetts
 * Library Company of Royalston (est.1778)


 * Salem, Massachusetts
 * William Carlton's circulating library, Salem
 * John Dabney's circulating library, Salem
 * Philosophical Library, Salem (est.1781)
 * Social Library, Salem (est.1760)


 * Springfield, Massachusetts
 * Springfield Library Company


 * Wareham, Massachusetts
 * Wareham Social Library


 * Watertown, Massachusetts
 * Union Library Society (est.1779)


 * Westford, Massachusetts
 * Social library, Westford (est.1797)


 * Williamstown, Massachusetts
 * Williams College Library


 * Worcester, Massachusetts
 * Worcester Circulating Library Company
 * Worcester District Medical Library (est.1798)