Hubbardston Public Library

The Hubbardston Public Library was founded in 1872, and originally housed its collection of books in the local Mechanics Hall. In 1874, Jonas G. Clark, a native of Hubbardston and founder of Clark University, purchased the Main Street Property and funded the construction of the brick and stone library building.

The building is in the Second Empire/Italianate style and was designed by Elbridge Boyden and Son, of Worcester. In September 1875, the Hubbardston Public Library opened the doors at its current location 7 Main Street, where you can find it today.

The main floor was originally half library, half post office, hence the plaques flanking the front door. The former post office is now an inviting children’s room. To take advantage of the two-story space, a gallery level was added to the rear of the main reading room in 1929. Many residents recall the gallery's original translucent glass floor which has since been reinforced with a wooden floor. The gallery level currently houses a legacy collection of Library books, including some from the Hubbardston Library Association that predated the public Library and some from Mr. Clark’s donation of books.

The Hubbardston Historical Society’s collections are on the second floor. The gallery level and second floor are no longer open to the public due to limited accessibility by a single narrow staircase.

The property underwent a historical restoration project in 2000 to create the Children’s room and to address many of its needed repairs. In 2016, the library had an interior restoration which included restoring the original heart pine floors, new carpet in the entry, electrical work, a new sunny yellow paint in the children’s room and some new furnishings. In 2019, the library roof was replaced with slate tiles in the original pattern. The Library building celebrated 150 years of operation in September 2025.

The present day library serves the Town by providing a wide variety of materials, services, and events. Best selling books, videos, ebooks and magazines are available for loan. Visit the Library Website to see the library’s catalog and schedule of activities: hubbardstonpubliclibrary.org