CW MARS Welcomes Our Newest Member Libraries


This summer we welcomed four new small member libraries to the CW MARS family:

  • The Robertson Memorial Library in Leyden is located in Franklin county with a population of 734 at the 2020 census. Leyden is automating their collection and for the first time their residents will be able to search and place holds online.
  • The Grace Hall memorial Library in Montgomery is located in Hampden County and has a population of 819, as of the 2020 census.
  • The Russell Public Library is also located in Hampden County and the population was 1,643 at the 2020 census.
  • The Sandisfield Public Library is located in Berkshire County with a population of 989 at the 2020 census.

Over the past five years, seventeen small public libraries in Massachusetts have joined CW MARS including: 

  • FY2024 - Becket, Chester, and Goshen
  • FY2023 - Hinsdale, Middlefield, and Huntington
  • FY2022 - Brimfield, Conway, Hardwick (Paige Library), New Braintree, and Tyringham 
  • FY2021 - Phillipston and Windsor
  • FY2020 - Hancock