The Library will be closing at noon on Tuesday, December 24, and will reopen Thursday, December 26 at 9:30am. Staff will be available to assist patrons remotely on Tuesday the 24th between noon and 8pm. 

Gale Free Library


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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 2024

New Years Monday, January 1st
Martin Luther King Day Monday, January 15th
Presidents Day Monday, February 19th
Patriots' Day Monday, April 15th
Memorial Day Saturday / Monday, May 25th, 27th
Juneteenth Wednesday, June 19th
Independence Day Thursday, July 4th
Labor Day Saturday / Monday, August 31st and September 2nd
Indigenous People's Day / Columbus Day Monday, October 14th
Veterans Day Monday, November 11th
Thanksgiving Thursday / Friday, November 28th-29th
Christmas

Wednesday, December 25th*

*building closes at 12 noon on Dec. 24; staff will be available to help online from 12-8 pm

 


 

Gale Free Library
23 Highland Street
Holden, MA 01520
(508) 210-5560



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Click here for personalized driving directions to the Gale Free Library

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.