I love that our library consortium supports Libby. Audio books are such an awesome way to bring the world to me. Non fiction, fiction, memoirs...while I mow the lawn, drive, cook, clean, run.

My roommate and I have loved visiting our local library during our time living in Amesbury. Not only have I been encouraged to branch out into different genres of literature, but also I've had the opportunity to play games, watch movies, and work puzzles that I never would have had access to otherwise. Thank you to the wonderful staff and donors who make knowledge and fun accessible to the community.

The library has been an valuable resource to me. It’s allowed me to always access the hobbies I love when I have had little to no financial resources to spare.

I love my library so much!!!

As a kid, I spent countless hours reading, often devouring multiple books at one time. Books were the way my world expanded, how I learned to empathize with and appreciate people of all kinds, and they fostered my love of writing. Now, as an adult, I find myself still gravitating towards stories as vehicles of hope and joy, reminders that the world is so much bigger than it sometimes seems, and that the human capacity for love, hope, courage, and change is astoundingly large. My library has provided me with an unending source of books and audiobooks, as well as many other useful tools that have connected me to my community and area! I wouldn't be able to afford to buy all the books that I read. The library ensures that cost does not create a barrier to access.

I’m a frequent user of the Amesbury MA Library! The staff is amazing, everyone is friendly, helpful, and creates a safe space for the town. I read ALOT and being able to borrow books saves me SO much money, plus it’s better for the environment. My kids love going to spend time doing arts&crafts, playing with all the cool toys and picking up new reads for bedtime. Thank APL, we LOVE you!!

Thank goodness for our public library! A recent illness left me bed bound - reading books on my Kindle and watching movies from Hoopla have saved the day! Such great services. Thank you!

The library provides reading materials in so many languages, and offers ELL lessons for completely free.

The Newton Free Library is one of the most safe spaces for me, my friends, and almost everyone I know who lives in this town. The library is the place where every kid knows they're welcome to stay as long as they please, no matter what, and the place where librarians stay for hours just so teens have a place to study late into the nights before finals. Our library is magical. Disrupting the funding that goes towards it means disrupting one of the central pillars of our community, and, for many of us, destroying the safest space that we have.