Mobile Library

Help us hit the road! Quincy Public Library is hoping to bring back the beloved bookmobile and restore a Quincy tradition with the new and improved Mobile Library initiative!

The Mobile Library will feature shelves full of our most popular current materials, high-speed Internet capabilities, and other features enabling us to host classes and events of different sizes, inside and out!

Our Mobile Library will provide all the same services you can find at our physical branch! Browse our shelves for books, music, audiobooks, movies, and more! You will be able to put items on hold, have them delivered, and pick them up the next time the Mobile Library comes to your area!

At certain stops, we will offer story times, digital literacy classes, and other programs and events! The vehicle itself will be a mobile hotspot, so you can connect to our WiFi anytime! This project will be supported with grant funding and private donations.

Why a Mobile Library?

The Mobile Library will help QPL create community, bridge technology gaps, reinforce education, and create connections for the people of Quincy. QPL’s Mobile Library will:

• Provide library patrons who may not be able to access the same free educational resources and one-on-one services offered at our brick-and-mortar location.
• Offer access to technology. The vehicle will be equipped with the Internet, laptops, and tablets to use on the road.
• offer access to the entire collection at QPL. Though the vehicle will be limited in space, it will have the capacity to bring any of our resources to patrons. Users will be able to request specific titles to be brought to the stops.
• Foster literacy of all kinds for all ages.
• Provide a place for neighborhoods and communities to gather.
• Support culture and creativity through programs and events.
• Develop lifelong literacy and engage families in reading.

Libations for the Library Fundraising Event

Join the Mary Weems Barton Quincy Public Library Foundation as they host Libations for the Library: Dueling Bartender Fundraising Event!

May 21, 2022 @ 6:30 P.M. hosted by The State Room at Calftown Corners.

Tickets are $50 and include heavy hors d’oeuvres, a drink ticket, and a complimentary wine glass. Click the link above for tickets!

Enjoy an evening of drinks, food, and a friendly competition as two of the region’s best bartenders compete for the title of “Libations for the Library Bartender!”

All proceeds support the Mobile Library Project at the Quincy Public Library.

The evening will have a silent auction on exclusive experiential items and an informational exhibit on the Quincy Public Library’s Mobile Library project — you won’t want to miss this event!”

Support QPL Mobile Library with a Donation!

Your donations will help us purchase the vehicle, along with materials and equipment to get the vehicle on the road! Additionally, donations will help us form a maintenance fund to help with ongoing repairs! With your help, we can expand access to invaluable library resources.

Request a Mobile Library Stop

Though it will be a little while before our Mobile Library is ready to hit the road, we would love your suggestions for stops! Request a stop by emailing reference@quincylibrary.org!