132 South Street, Plymouth, MA 02360

     


An essential supporter of library services in Plymouth for over 100 years. The Plymouth Public Library Corporation has brought the successful construction of the state-of-the-art South Street library facility, funding for outstanding exhibits and programs, a corps of library volunteers and an increase in overall state aid to libraries through lobbying.

The mission of the Library Corporation is to ensure that the Plymouth Public Library has the means to provide quality services and resources to the community in a variety of accessible formats and locations. The Corporation is committed to planning for the future, increasing community awareness of library services and programs, and securing financial support. To find out more about becoming a part of this dynamic organization, please call 508-830-4257.

Current Board of Trustees:

  • Dr. Joseph Grant O.D. (President)
  • Andrew Boteiri (Vice-President)
  • Thomas F. Gloster (Treasurer)
  • David Aronson
  • Jerry Benezra
  • Kathy Cartmell-Sirrico
  • Gordon Dunn
  • Kevin Feeney
  • Elspeth Franks
  • Donna Good
  • Bill Keohan
  • Alice Lague
  • Eileen Paris

Corporation Staff

  • Julie Vaitkus - Development Officer & Volunteer Coordinator - 508-830-4250
  • Kayanne Edmonds - Meeting Room & Volunteer Coordinator - 508-830-4250
  • Gail Rege - Executive Assistant -508-830-4250

To make a donation, please send a check payable to the Plymouth Public Library Corporation. If you would like to make a donation in honor or in memory of an individual, please indicate whom you would like the donation in honor of and the address of the individual to whom you would like an announcement of the donation sent. The Plymouth Public Library Corporation and its programs would like to thank you in advance for your much appreciated contribution.
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  • Beyond Plymouth Rock: America's Hometown in the 20th Century - Ties That Bind, 1900-1945
    This is the story of how Plymouth attracted and assimilated a post-Yankee wave of Italian, Portuguese, German and French immigrants through the largest rope manufacturing company in the world, transformed its local economy, became a tourist destination, bedroom community and solidified its position as America's hometown.

    During the 20th century, Plymouth grew from a mill town of 9,500 residents to a sprawling community of more than 50,000. This is a story told by the people who lived it.

    Volume 1, The Ties That Bind, 1900-1945 is an oversized paperback book of 180 pages with over 150 photographs, maps, illustrations, bibliography, index, 35 original chapters and 8 chapters that are reprinted in this edition.

    Copies are available for purchase at the library for $29.95 plus $1.50 MA sales tax. Add $7.50 for shipping and handling for mail order copies. Please make checks payable to the Plymouth Public Library Corporation. Call 508-830-4250 for more details.

  • Burial Hill in the 1990s
    This is the first major work that locates and documents conditions of more that 2,000 gravestones in Plymouth's oldest cemetery, dating from 1657.

    Previously published works by Bradford Kingman (1892) and Benjamin Drew (1894) provide epitaphs for graves that had them. The only monuments and gravestones of Mayflower passengers are those of Gov. William Bradford and John Howland.

    This book is the most accurate, up-to-date information available for genealogists (family researchers), libraries, descendants of the 17th century Pilgrims and students of gravestone studies.

    Copies are available for $45.00 at the library. Add $7.50 for shipping and handling for mail order copies. Please make checks payable to the Plymouth Public Library Corporation. Call 508-830-4250 for more details. [Currently out of print. If interested, contact the Plymouth Public Library Corporation. This publication may be reprinted if enough interest is expressed.]

  • Genealogical & Local History Resources Available in Plymouth, MA
    This handbook is the first of its kind in Plymouth for an organized start to discovering the genealogical and local history sources available in this town. A unique aspect of this handbook is that it includes material from the library's collection and resources from other historical collections in Plymouth.

    Copies are available for $6.00 at the library. Add $2.00 for shipping and handling for mail order copies. Please make checks payable to the Plymouth Public Library Corporation. Call 508-830-4250 for more details.
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Volunteering your time and skills at the Plymouth Public Library provides an enjoyable way to serve your community. Volunteers compliment the library by assisting the staff with essential library operations. For more information call (508) 830-4250.

Volunteer opportunities include:

  • Answering telephones
  • Book preservation
  • Data entry
  • Monitoring the Plymouth Collection
  • Program assistance
  • Shelf reading
  • Shelving library materials
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The Plymouth Public Library's convenient, comfortable meeting rooms are one of the most popular services offered to the community. Audiovisual equipment is available. Meeting rooms are free of charge to nonprofit groups. Three distinct rooms accommodate various needs. To request a meeting room, to check for the date and time you require, click here Request for Room. By clicking on the calendar for the date you are requesting, you can immediately see if the meeting space is available. If available, fill in the room request form with the data requested and submit. You will receive an email confirmation when your request is approved. Room fees must be paid before your meeting will be confirmed, and prior to payment of fees your reservation will appear on the calendar as pending rather than confirmed.

Room
Capacity
Seating
Fee/3Hr.Min.
Fee/Addt'l Hour
Otto Fehlow Room
250
130
$100.00
$25.00
Board Room
24
16
$50.00
$10.00
Manomet Room (Branch)
35
25
$45.00
$10.00

For additional information on meeting room use click here. Any further questions, please contact Kayanne Edmonds, Meeting Room Coordinator 508-830-4250 x228.

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The Junior Friends was originally founded to attract young people into the library, and to provide community service hours. It has developed into a vibrant group of young adults, ages 11 - 18, whom activally support the library through volunteering, fundraising, and sponsoring programs aimed at involving youth in the library.

In the past, we have portrayed characters at the Story Book Breakfast which is sponsored by the FRIENDS of the PPL, assisted in the booksales, and operated games and activities at the September Yard Sale.

The Junior Friends meet regularly every month. Typically each meeting lasts for one hour. At the meetings, we discuss ongoing and upcoming events, and any improvements we could make. Please check at the Reference Desk for the date of our next meeting.

Please stop at the desk in the Children's Room for an application to join the Junior Friends.
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