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Services & Collections

Collections

The Morse Institute Library collects books, ebooks, audiobooks, DVDs, CDs, newspapers, magazines, streaming media, and technology that cardholders can borrow. 

How to Find & Request Materials
Find out more about our collections and their lending rules:

Books | Media | Games & Puzzles | Newspapers & Magazines | Museum Passes | Special Collections

Books

You can find fiction and nonfiction books at the library! Our special collections include:

Cooking
Large Print
Mystery
New Books
Paperbacks
Travel
Speed Reads

We have materials in the following languages:

Chinese
Spanish
Russian

See Loan Periods here

See e-books and digital services here

Media

Our media collection includes:

Audiobooks on CD
Audiobooks on Playaway
DVDs
Music CDs

See Loan Periods here

Games & Puzzles

In our collection we have video games for:

PS4
XBox 360
XBox One
Wii
Switch
Tabletop games


For a list of Tabletop games,
Check our catalogue here.

For a list of Puzzles,
Check our catalogue here.

Newspapers & Magazines

The library receives regular deliveries of these newspapers. You can read them in the building or make copies. They are not available to borrow.

Banker & Tradesman
Barron's
Boston Business Journal
Boston Globe
Boston Herald
Metrowest Daily News
Natick Bulletin & Tab (out of business as of 7/30/2021)
New York Times
New York Times Large Print
USA Today
Wall Street Journal
Wellesley Townsman

Library of Things

The library lends a selection of household tools, outdoor supplies, music, and tech items.

Museum Passes

The library provides free or discounted passes to many local cultural institutions.

Passes are purchased with funding from the Friends of the Morse Institute Library.

Special Collections

The library maintains collections related to local history and genealogy.

Books, resources, and article clippings relevant to Natick history and genealogy
Directories of local businesses
Historic maps and atlases
Natick High School Sassamon Yearbooks
Natick Veterans Oral History DVD Collection
Selected town documents such as vital records, annual reports, resident lists, school information, committee reports, and business filings.

Find more information about local history resources: