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'''Directions/Parking Map:''' https://www.wakefieldlibrary.org/visit/#Directions<br> | '''Directions/Parking Map:''' https://www.wakefieldlibrary.org/visit/#Directions<br> | ||
==Tips for Your Visit== | |||
The building is <b>closed</b> to the public until further notice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote reference services are available by phone and email. Staff in the building can photocopy library material. Visit the library's website for the most current information about access. | |||
==Description of Collections== | ==Description of Collections== | ||
The local history material at the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library focuses on Wakefield, Massachusetts and the surrounding area. Certain collections have been digitized and placed on the Internet Archive thanks to a grant administered by the Boston Public Library and federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Other materials are available for photocopying and staff can send photocopies to individuals who cannot come to Beebe Library in person. Further information about [https://www.wakefieldlibrary.org/local-genealogy/ Beebe Library's local genealogy collection] can be found on the library's website. | The local history material at the Lucius Beebe Memorial Library focuses on Wakefield, Massachusetts and the surrounding area. Certain collections have been digitized and placed on the Internet Archive thanks to a grant administered by the Boston Public Library and federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners. Other materials are available for photocopying and staff can send photocopies to individuals who cannot come to Beebe Library in person. Further information about [https://www.wakefieldlibrary.org/local-genealogy/ Beebe Library's local genealogy collection] can be found on the library's website. | ||
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*'''Maps''' - Wakefield was the first public library in Massachusetts to add its [https://www.wakefieldlibrary.org/wakefield-maps-images/ historic maps] to the [https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search?f%5Brelated_item_host_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Lucius+Beebe+Memorial+Library+Historic+Maps Boston Public Library’s Norman B. Leventhal Map Collection]. The maps are also included in the [http://wakefield.noblenet.org/ library catalog] with links to online versions. | *'''Maps''' - Wakefield was the first public library in Massachusetts to add its [https://www.wakefieldlibrary.org/wakefield-maps-images/ historic maps] to the [https://collections.leventhalmap.org/search?f%5Brelated_item_host_ssim%5D%5B%5D=Lucius+Beebe+Memorial+Library+Historic+Maps Boston Public Library’s Norman B. Leventhal Map Collection]. The maps are also included in the [http://wakefield.noblenet.org/ library catalog] with links to online versions. | ||
[[Category:FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries]] | [[Category:FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries]] | ||