Hours and Directions
Monday |
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
Tuesday |
9:30 AM - 8:00 PM |
Wednesday |
9:30 AM - 8:00 PM |
Thursday |
9:30 AM - 8:00 PM |
Friday |
9:30 AM - 5:30 PM |
Saturday* |
9:00 AM - 4:00 PM (9:00 AM - 1:00 PM SUMMER) |
Sunday |
CLOSED |
*The library closes at 1:00 PM on Saturdays in the summer (Memorial day through Labor day)
The library will be closed for the following holidays in 2022*
New Years |
Saturday, January 1st |
Martin Luther King Day |
Monday, January 17th |
Presidents Day |
Monday, February 21st |
Patriots Day |
Monday, April 18th |
Memorial Day |
Monday, May 30th |
Juneteenth |
Monday, June 20th |
Independence Day |
Monday, July 4th |
Labor Day |
Monday, September 5th |
Columbus Day |
Monday, October 10th |
Veterans Day |
Friday, November 11th |
Thanksgiving |
Thursday / Friday, November 24th-25th |
Christmas* |
Saturday / Sunday, December 24th-25th |
*some holiday closures have yet to be decided. We will update our listing as we learn more.
Gale Free Library
23 Highland Street
Holden, MA 01520
(508) 210-5560
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From the Massachusetts Turnpike:
- Take Exit 10, Auburn. Follow Route 290 East through Worcester to Exit 19, Holden, which puts you on I-190 North.
- From I-190, take Exit 2, Ararat St. At the traffic light, turn left onto Ararat and go through the next traffic light to the T-intersection at Brattle St.
- Turn left onto Brattle. Cross the train tracks, then immediately turn right onto Holden St.
- Follow Holden St. 1.4 miles to the traffic light, which is just past the Holden Municipal Light Department building. Turn left onto Shrewsbury St.
- Go west on Shrewsbury St. At the traffic light, bear right onto Route 122A, Main St.
- Stay on 122A to the intersection with Route 31, about 1.8 miles. Turn right at the intersection, onto Rte 31 North. The Gale Free Library is the first driveway on the left.
From Route 2:
- Take the exit for I-190, Worcester.
- From I-190, take Exit 3, West Mountain St. Turn right. (West Mountain St. becomes Doyle Rd. in Holden.) Continue to the light and turn left onto Shrewsbury St.
- Go west on Shrewsbury St. to the intersection with Route 122A, Main St. Bear right onto Rte. 122A, Main Street.
- Stay on 122A to the intersection with Route 31, about 1.8 miles. Turn right at the intersection, onto Rte. 31 North. The Gale Free Library is the first driveway on the left.