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Welcome to the Greenfield Public Library

library in spring The Leavitt-Hovey House was designed by Asher Benjamin who wrote the first architectural pattern book published in America. Built in 1797 for Atty. Jonathan Leavitt, it was later owned by George Hovey, a local area merchant. In 1907 the Town of Greenfield purchased the building for the purpose of renovating it to become a public library. While the exterior was preserved, the wings needed to be rebuilt. The library opened on January 11, 1909 with close to a thousand people in attendance. (Kellogg, History of Greenfield 1900 - 1929).

 

Directions to the library:

From Boston or points south or east:
1. Take Route 2 West. Get off at the Greenfield/Routes 5 & 10 exit. Turn left onto Federal Street. At the third stop light, turn left onto Main Street. The library is the second building on the left. The second driveway on the left is a public parking lot that patrons can use. Please note the meters only take quarters and run for one hour per quarter.
2. Take the Mass Pike West. Get off at Exit 4 (West Springfield/Route 91). Bear left coming out of the toll booth, then turn right onto Route 91 North. Get off at exit 26 and then immediately off the rotary onto Main Street. Go straight through 3 sets of traffic lights. The library is the second building on the left after the third set of lights. The second driveway on the left is a public parking lot that patrons can use. Please note the meters only take quarters and run for one hour per quarter.

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From the north: Take Route 91 South to exit 26 (Mohawk Trail). Get off at the third exit off the rotary onto Main Street (Route 2A). Go straight through 3 sets of traffic lights. The library is the second building on the left after the third set of lights. The second driveway on the left is a public parking lot that patrons can use. Please note the meters only take quarters and run for one hour per quarter.

From the west: Take Route 2 East (Mohawk Trail) into Greenfield. Pick up Main Street (Route 2A) from the second exit on the rotary where Routes 2 and 91 intersect. Go straight through 3 sets of traffic lights. The library is the second building on the left after the third set of lights. The second driveway on the left is a public parking lot that patrons can use. Please note the meters only take quarters and run for one hour per quarter.

 

 

 

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