The Library will be closed on Monday, January 20 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We will reopen Tuesday, January 21 at 9:30am.

Gale Free Library


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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 2025

New Years Wednesday, January 1st
Martin Luther King Day Monday, January 20th
Presidents Day Monday, February 17th
Patriots' Day Monday, April 21st
Memorial Day Saturday - Monday, May 24th - 26th
Juneteenth Thursday, June 19th
Independence Day Friday, July 4th
Labor Day Saturday - Monday, August 30th - September 1st
Federal Holiday Monday, October 13th
Veterans Day Tuesday, November 11th
Thanksgiving Thursday, November 27th
Christmas

Thursday, December 25th

*subject to change based on final Town holiday schedule


 

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.