Libraries in New Bedford, MA

Fresh reviews:

This is the library branch of the NB Whaling Museum, housing (I believe) all of their written collections — logbooks, historical documents, a lot of art, most of it sent over from the Kendall Whaling Museum when it was absorbed by the NB Museum. I can’t imagine anyone comes here who isn’t doing specific…

Ger T.

New Bedford Whaling Research Library

A beautiful old building on the outskirts of the Whaling Historical Park. It boasts the Whaleman statue on one corner and the Lewis Temple statue on the other, so a good spot for photo ops in NB. As far as collections go, most of the books here are really old, older than I’ve seen in most libraries in…

Ger T.

New Bedford Free Public Library

AnicebranchThe Wilks library was opened in 1958 with money left by Sylvia Ann Howland Green Wilks. Sylvia certainly had a whole bunch of names and also loved libraries and left money for the construction of several.Many city branch libraries can be pretty run down, dirty, stinky and worn out looking. But the…

Brian S.

Wilks Branch Library

WindowsandparksThe Lawler Branch Library is one of the four libraries in the city of New Bedford. It was built in 1960 with money donated by Sylvia A.H.G. Wilkes and is located right next to Buttonwoods Park.The library is fairly large for a branch library and is basically one large room that has all the…