Locations & Hours
Main Library
Hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
9 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
9 a.m. - 8:30 p.m.
9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Closed
Open Sundays seasonally from November - April, except for holiday weekends.
3 Salem Square
Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 799-1655
Frances Perkins Branch
Hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
12 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
12 p.m. - 8:30 p.m.
9 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Closed
Closed
470 West Boylston Street
Worcester, MA 01605
(508) 799-1
Great Brook Valley Branch
Hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 2 – 5:30 p.m.
9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 2 – 5:30 p.m..
9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 2 – 5:30 p.m.
9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 2 – 5:30 p.m.
9 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. & 2 – 5:30 p.m.
Closed
Closed
89 Tacoma Street
Worcester, MA 01608
(508) 799-1729
Burncoat Branch
Hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
Closed
Closed
3 – 5:30 p.m.
3 – 5:30 p.m.
3 – 5:30 p.m.
Closed
Closed
526 Burncoat Street
Worcester, MA 01606
(508) 799-8328
Goddard Branch
Hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
3 – 5:30 p.m.
3 – 7 p.m.
3 – 5:30 p.m.
3 – 5:30 p.m.
3 – 5:30 p.m.
Closed
Closed
14 Richards Street
Worcester, MA 01603
(508) 799-8330
Roosevelt Branch
Hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
3 – 5:30 p.m.
3 – 7 p.m.
3 – 5:30 p.m.
3 – 5:30 p.m.
3 – 5:30 p.m.
Closed
Closed
1006 Grafton Street
Worcester, MA 01604
(508) 799-8327
Tatnuck Branch
Hours
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
3 – 5:30 p.m.
3 – 7 p.m.
3 – 5:30 p.m.
3 – 5:30 p.m.
3 – 5:30 p.m.
Closed
Closed
1083 Pleasant Street
Worcester, MA 01602
(508) 799-8329
Upcoming Closings
Memorial Day: May 23 & 25, 2026 (Saturday/Monday)
Juneteenth: June 19 & 20, 2026 (Friday/Saturday)
Independence Day: July 3 & 4, 2026 (Friday/Saturday)
Labor Day: September 5 & 7, 2026 (Saturday/Monday)
Indigenous Peoples' Day: October 12, 2026 (Monday)
Staff Development Day: October 22, 2026 (Thursday) Main Library, Frances Perkins Branch, and Great Brook Valley Branch will be open 2 - 5:30 p.m.
Veterans' Day: November 11, 2026 (Wednesday)
Day Before Thanksgiving: November 25, 2026 (Wednesday) Main Library will close at 5:30 p.m.
Thanksgiving: November 26, 27, 28 & 29, 2026 (Thursday/Friday/Saturday/Sunday)
Christmas Eve: December 24, 2026 (Thursday) Main Library, Frances Perkins Branch, and Great Brook Valley Branch will close at 2 p.m.
Christmas Day: December 25 & 26, 2026 (Friday/Saturday)
New Year's Eve: December 31, 2026 (Thursday) Main Library, Frances Perkins Branch, and Great Brook Valley Branch will close at 2 p.m.
New Year's Day: January 1, 2027 (Friday)
Tech @ the Library
Spaces
Bookmobiles
The Worcester Public Library brings the library to the community with our Mobile Library Express vehicles — Libby and Lilly. These mobile libraries follow a regular schedule around the city, offering books, audiobooks, DVDs, and other materials for checkout at neighborhood stops.
Patrons can borrow up to six items on the Mobile Library and may request additional items through the online catalog for delivery to any stop. Both vehicles are ADA-compliant and serve people of all ages throughout Worcester.
If you’d like the Mobile Library Express to visit your school, public space, or community event, contact us for scheduling and availability.
Questions? Please email the Mobile Library team at mobilelibrary@mywpl.org
or call the library at 508-799-1655 for more details.
Talking Book Library
The Worcester Talking Book Library provides free services to Massachusetts residents of any age who are unable to read traditional print materials due to a visual or physical disability. We have access to more than 1.2 million volumes of material, including digital books, large type, described videos, braille, and 100 magazine titles in recorded and braille format.
Talking Book Library
Providing mail-order service by telephone as well as service on a walk-in basis, the Worcester Talking Book Library serves customers from 9 months to over 100 years old. The Worcester Talking Book Library is located at the Worcester Public Library, and is funded through an annual legislative appropriation administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
Library Vending Machines
Find a mix of popular new books at the Worcester Public Library Vending Machines, located at the the EcoTarium, Worcester Senior Center, and Union Station.
All you need to check out items is a Worcester Public Library card or any library card from the CW MARS consortium. Find out how to get a library card here.
Items from the Library Vending Machines have standard loan periods and automatic renewals. Materials may be returned to the Library Vending Machines or at any library in the CW MARS consortium.
The Library Vending Machines are restocked on a regular basis with some of the newest and most in-demand titles! Question? Call 508-799-1655 ext. 2.
Locations (click links for hours and location details):
EcoTarium
222 Harrington Way
Worcester, MA 01604
508-929-2700
128 Providence Street
Worcester, MA 01604
508-799-1232
2 Washington Square
Worcester, MA 01604
The City of Worcester and the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC), with the assistance of the Institute of Museum and Library Services, funded the library vending machines.
