Library Closed The library is closed due to the weather.  Should precipitation change to all rain, we may open later in the day.  Please call 978-486-4046 before you venture out.

Emergency Preparedness 

The Littleton Fire Department has a page with links  to information to help you prepare for the next emergency.  You were going to buy new batteries, weren't you?

The Friends of the Littleton Council on Aging, the Littleton Historical Society, and the Reuben Hoar Library are collecting stories about the December 12-13, 2008 ice storm. We hope to have a gathering in January to share experiences and make a video with Littleton Community Television, but in the meantime please send us your own experiences and especially photos. Email should go to BJTRM@aol.com with “Ice Storm” in the subject line. Letters can be sent to “Ice Storm” at the Reuben Hoar Library, 41 Shattuck Street, Littleton, 01460. We’d like to hear about the good, the bad, the cold, the dark, what you did while the power was out and how you felt when it came back on. Please send us only copies of your material. We cannot promise to return anything. The goal of this project is to document the event so that in one hundred years people will know what we experienced.

Continuing Education

The catalogs for course offerings for Winter and Early Spring have been posted.  Learn something new or improve your skills.

Free Things to Do

Click here  for suggestions about free and low-cost activities. Indian Hill Music invites you to Bach's Lunch on Jan. 15 at noon with Laurel Martin on Irish fiddle. Bring your own lunch and enjoy music and beverages. Theatre III in West Action has a free dress rehearsal of The Cemetery Club: a comedy of life after loss, on Feb. 26 at 7:30 p.m.

Books to Read Aloud

Here's a list of suggested books to read aloud.

Library Use Value Calculator

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Reuben Hoar Library Fund

In anticipation of the need for funds to explore future library expansion and community enrichment, the Reuben Hoar Library Trustees have established The Reuben Hoar Library Fund with the Community Foundation of North Central Massachusetts.

The short term goal is to establish a permanent library fund for community enrichment.  The Trustees have created this fund with $5,000 and hope residents and patrons will contribute generously to the growth of this fund.

In the upcoming months we plan to host community enrichment activities such as an author series.

Donate now  using MasterCard or Visa or send your contribution clearly marked as a donation to the Reuben Hoar Library Fund to:

Community Foundation of North Central MA

285 John Fitch Hwy, Suite 1

Fitchburg, MA 01420-5998

Inclement Weather

The library is closed when Littleton schools are closed because of inclement weather.  However, sometimes conditions improve during the day.  The library may open in that case.  On stormy non-school days the senior staff member consults the Public Works and Police Departments and then decides about opening.  The same procedure occurs when a storm develops during the day.  Be sure to telephone 978-486-4046 to see if the library is open before you leave home.  You might be pleasantly surprised.

Looking for the databases?

Click on "Databases, Newspapers & Magazines" on the upper right side of this page.  

Overdrive Audio Books

Download audiobooks   to your computer and save them to an MP3 player or an iPod.  Some books may be burned to a CD.  

Library Elf

Register on Library Elf to be reminded that your library materials WILL BE due, are overdue, or that items are in for pick up.  You may register just your own card or the cards of all family members.