Melrose Public Library

The Melrose Public Library is a cornerstone of the community! A place where all people can be comfortable and enjoy the benefits of a first-class library. The staff are warm, enthusiastic and professional! They truly care about their patrons.

Wonderful new building with the same amazing staff. Always a pleasure and privilege.

It's a public library. How can it not have five stars? One of the special things this library has is a seed library. Take some seeds in the spring to plant in your garden; return more seeds in the autumn.

The newly renovated children’s room was a huge disappointment—far too underwhelming for the time and budget invested. For some reason it even closes an hour earlier than the rest of the library. Not a welcoming place for families with kids.

Visited the new library today with my daughter. Building looks nice, librarians were helpful but I was totally shocked to see that after months of renovations and what seems like a huge budget the children's room was just really plain. Only books, chairs and tables. That's it. No toys, no play area, not even one single puzzle. I was really surprised and disappointed. Their children's programming seems pretty sparse too. Every other library has a dedicated children's area and wonderful activities. This was just sad. I was hoping this could be a great resource as a free community space to play, read and meet other families. Really hoping they do add something in. The librarian I spoke with was very vague about it - didn't leave me with a ton of confidence anything was going to change. So dis