A “crawl,” or tour, is a fun way to visit multiple Libraries in your area. Travel from Library to Library; meet the friendly staff and learn more about what the libraries around have to offer!

We have many different Libraries on the crawl. The challenge is to visit as many as you can and take a picture of yourself with a designated item in each library – it’s a 21st century scavenger hunt! Show your pictures to a librarian and receive a PRIZE, see how many you can collect. Post your pics and tag the libraries #mlncrawl2024 – we love our social media :)

What a way to spend a lazy summer day. All are welcome to participate – children, families, adults, everyone!

Start where you want, end where you want – it’s a self-guided crawl

Locations:

❖ Acton

⮚ Acton Memorial Library: 486 Main St, Acton

▪ Fitzgerald Piano

▪ Stone tablets at Main St entrance

⮚ Acton Citizen’s Library: 21 Windsor Ave, Acton

▪ The fireplace

▪ The library charter

❖ Arlington

⮚ Arlington Main Library: 700 Mass Ave, Arlington

▪ What's the buzz on the balcony

▪ Where is Charlotte's web?

⮚ Arlington Fox Branch: 175 Massachusetts Avenue, Arlington (12-8pm)

▪ White fox figure

❖ Ashland: 66 Front St, Ashland, MA 01721

⮚ Portrait of Andrew Carnegie

⮚ Bean Bag Chairs

❖ Bedford: 7 Mudge Way, Bedford

⮚ Murphy the Turtle

⮚ Tile Mural celebrating the Bicentennial in 1976

❖ Dover: 56 Dedham St., Dover

⮚ Dover's Boston Post Cane

⮚ The Stone Pony

❖ Framingham Public

⮚ Main Library, 49 Lexington Street, Framingham

▪ Zab portrait behind new circulation desk

⮚ McAuliffe Branch, 746 Water Street, Framingham

▪ Dress Form (what’s it wearing?!)

❖ Holliston: 752 Washington St, Holliston

⮚ Holliston Mural in the Children’s Room

⮚ The Fireplace

❖ Lincoln: 3 Bedford Road, Lincoln

⮚ Bust of Athena

⮚ Stain Glass Windows

❖ Maynard: 77 Nason St, Maynard, MA 01754

⮚ Goodnight Moon mural

⮚ Library Story Walk

❖ Millis: 961 Main St. Millis

⮚ Fireplace

⮚ Wonderbook Display

❖ Natick: Bacon Free Library, 58 Eliot St, Natick

⮚ Antique Steps on Book Stacks

⮚ Smiley Face on Bookdrop

❖ Natick: Morse Institute Library, 14 East Central Street, Natick

⮚ Art Cubes by Tom Gilligan

⮚ Civil War Flag "Battle of the Wilderness"

❖ Needham: 1139 Highland Avenue, Needham

⮚ Needham Artist Giovanni Castano Paintings

⮚ Ann MacFate Plaque 10

❖ Sherborn: 4 Sanger St. Sherborn

⮚ "Frog and Toad"

⮚ A Fireplace

❖ Sudbury: Goodnow Library, 21 Concord Rd, Sudbury

⮚ Nipmuc Tribe Photography Display

⮚ George H. Barton Display

❖ Waltham: 735 Main St, Waltham

⮚ Yoda "READ" poster

❖ Watertown: 123 Main Street, Watertown

⮚ Sculptor Harriet Hosmer's (1830-1908) engraved and monogrammed silver perfume flask

⮚ Find the library's Zine collection. Don't know what a Zine is? We'll tell you when you visit!

❖ Wellesley

⮚ Main Library, 530 Washington St. Wellesley

▪ Reach For Knowledge sculpture

⮚ Wellesley Hills Branch, 210 Washington St. Wellesley Hills

▪ Short Story Dispenser

⮚ Wellesley: Wellesley Fells Branch, 308 Weston Rd. Wellesley Hills

▪ Fountain

❖ Woburn: 45 Pleasant Street, Woburn

⮚ Two medallion profiles of the Marquis and Marquess of Pescara, Francisco d'Avalos and Vittoria Colonna, circa 1520

⮚ Civil War artillery shell