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{{Short description|Library consortium in eastern Massachusetts, US}}
The '''Old Colony Library Network'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ocln.org |title=Old Colony Library Network |publisher=Ocln.org |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref> (OCLN) is a cooperative of 28 member [[library|libraries]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocln.org/wp-public/?page_id=24 |title=Member Libraries — Hours & Services |publisher=OCLN |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref> located on the [[South Shore (Massachusetts)|South Shore]] of [[Massachusetts]] in the United States. OCLN membership includes 26 town and city libraries and two academic libraries. OCLN's cooperative approach enables member libraries to provide services that they would not be able to afford separately. OCLN was founded in 1984 and is incorporated in Massachusetts as a [[501(c)3]] corporation. OCLN is recognized as a [[charitable organization]] by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office.
The '''Old Colony Library Network'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ocln.org |title=Old Colony Library Network |publisher=Ocln.org |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05}}</ref> (OCLN) is a [[Library consortium|consortium]] of 28 member [[library|libraries]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ocln.org/wp-public/?page_id=24 |title=Member Libraries — Hours & Services |publisher=OCLN |date= |accessdate=2012-07-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120731224030/http://ocln.org/wp-public/?page_id=24 |archive-date=2012-07-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref> located on the [[South Shore (Massachusetts)|South Shore]] of [[Massachusetts]] in the United States. OCLN membership includes 26 town and city libraries and two academic libraries. OCLN's cooperative approach enables member libraries to provide services that they would not be able to afford separately. OCLN was founded in 1984 and is incorporated in Massachusetts as a [[501(c)(3)]] corporation. OCLN is recognized as a [[charitable organization]] by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office.


OCLN member libraries:
OCLN member libraries:

*[http://www.abingtonpl.org/ Abington Public Library]
Public libraries:
*[http://www.avonpubliclibrary.org/ Avon Public Library]

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*[[Thayer Public Library]]
* [[Abington Public Library (Massachusetts)|Abington Public Library]] [http://www.abingtonpl.org/ (website)]
*[http://www.brocktonpubliclibrary.org/ Brockton Public Library]
* [[Avon Public Library (Massachusetts)|Avon Public Library]] [http://www.avonpubliclibrary.org/ (website)]
*[http://town.canton.ma.us/library Canton Public Library]
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* [[Thayer Public Library]], Braintree
*[http://www.cohassetlibrary.org/ Cohasset Paul Pratt Memorial Library]
* [[Brockton Public Library (Massachusetts)|Brockton Public Library]] [http://www.brocktonpubliclibrary.org/ (website)]
*[http://www.duxburyfreelibrary.org/ Duxbury Free Library]
* [[Canton Public Library (Massachusetts)|Canton Public Library]] [http://town.canton.ma.us/library (website)]
*[http://library.enc.edu/ Eastern Nazarene College Nease Library]
* Paul Pratt Memorial Library, <!--Though there is a article of this name, it is for the old library building, not the current institution. Do not link.-->[[Cohasset, Massachusetts|Cohasset]] [http://www.cohassetlibrary.org/ (website)]
*[http://www.hanovermass.com/library Hanover John Curtis Free Library]
*[http://www.hinghamlibrary.org/ Hingham Public LIbrary]
* [[Duxbury Free Library]] [http://www.duxburyfreelibrary.org/ (website)]
* [[John Curtis Free Library]], Hanover [http://www.hanovermass.com/library (website)]
*[http://www.holbrookpubliclibrary.org Holbrook Public Library]
*Hull Public Library
* [[Hingham Public Library]] [http://www.hinghamlibrary.org/ (website)]
* [[Holbrook Public Library (Massachusetts)|Holbrook Public Library]] [http://www.holbrookpubliclibrary.org (website)]
*[http://www.kingstonpubliclibrary.org/ Kingston Public Library]
* [[Hull Public Library (Massachusetts)|Hull Public Library]] [http://www.hullpubliclibrary.org/ (website)]
*[http://www.massasoit.mass.edu/library/library.cfm Massasoit Community College]
* [[Kingston Public Library (Massachusetts)|Kingston Public Library]] [http://www.kingstonpubliclibrary.org/ (website)]
*[http://ventresslibrary.org/ Marshfield Ventress Memorial Library]
* [[Ventress Memorial Library]], Marshfield [http://ventresslibrary.org/ (website)]
*[http://www.miltonlibrary.org/ Milton Public Library]
* [[Milton Public Library (Massachusetts)|Milton Public Library]] [http://www.miltonlibrary.org/ (website)]
*[http://www.norwellpubliclibrary.org/ Norwell Public Library]
* [[Norwell Public Library (Massachusetts)|Norwell Public Library]] [http://www.norwellpubliclibrary.org/ (website)]
*[http://www.plymouthpubliclibrary.org/ Plymouth Public Library]
* [[Plymouth Public Library (Massachusetts)|Plymouth Public Library]] [http://www.plymouthpubliclibrary.org/ (website)]
*[http://thomascranelibrary.org Quincy Thomas Crane Public Library]
* [[Thomas Crane Public Library]], Quincy [http://thomascranelibrary.org (website)]
*[http://www.townofrandolph.com/Public_Documents/RandolphMA_Library/index Randolph Turner Free Library]
* Turner Free Library, [[Randolph, Massachusetts|Randolph]] [http://www.turnerfreelibrary.org/ (website)]
*[http://www.rocklandmemoriallibrary.org/ Rockland Memorial Library]
* [[Rockland, Massachusetts|Rockland]] Memorial Library [http://www.rocklandmemoriallibrary.org/ (website)]
*[http://www.sandwichpubliclibrary.com/ Sandwich Public Library]
* [[Sandwich Library|Sandwich Public Library]] [http://www.sandwichpubliclibrary.com/ (website)]
*[http://www.scituatetownlibrary.org/ Scituate Town Library]
*[http://www.sharonpubliclibrary.org/ Sharon Public Library]
* [[Scituate Town Library]] [http://www.scituatetownlibrary.org/ (website)]
* [[Sharon, Massachusetts|Sharon]] Public Library [http://www.sharonpubliclibrary.org/ (website)]
*[http://www.stoughtonlibrary.org/ Stoughton Public Library]
* [[Stoughton Public Library]] [http://www.stoughtonlibrary.org/ (website)]
*[http://www.walpole.ma.us/library.htm Walpole Public Library]
*[http://www.weymouth.ma.us/library Weymouth Tufts Library]
* [[Walpole, Massachusetts|Walpole]] Public Library [http://www.walpole.ma.us/library.htm (website)]
* [[Weymouth, Massachusetts|Weymouth]] Public Libraries (Tufts and [[Fogg Library|Fogg]])
*[http://whitmanpubliclibrary.org/ Whitman Public Library]
* [[Whitman Public Library (Massachusetts)|Whitman Public Library]] [http://whitmanpubliclibrary.org/ (website)]

Academic libraries:

* [[Eastern Nazarene College]], Quincy, Nease Library [http://library.enc.edu/ (website)]
* [[Quincy College]], Quincy and Plymouth

Former members:

* [[Massasoit Community College]] Library (migrated to HELM in June 2019)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Zairo |first=Jessie |date=Nov 19, 2019 |title=Two Libraries Join HELM and Choose ByWater Solutions' Koha Support |url=https://bywatersolutions.com/news/two-libraries-join-helm-and-choose-bywater-solutions-koha-support |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211023012959/https://bywatersolutions.com/news/two-libraries-join-helm-and-choose-bywater-solutions-koha-support |archive-date=Oct 23, 2021 |access-date=Feb 10, 2023 |website=ByWater Solutions}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing]] (CLAMS)
* [[CW MARS]] (Central/Western Massachusetts Automated Resource Sharing)
* [[Merrimack Valley Library Consortium]] (MVLC)
* [[Minuteman Library Network]] (MLN)
* [[North of Boston Library Exchange]] (NOBLE)
* [[SAILS Library Network]]


== References ==
== References ==
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Latest revision as of 19:52, 6 September 2023

The Old Colony Library Network[1] (OCLN) is a consortium of 28 member libraries[2] located on the South Shore of Massachusetts in the United States. OCLN membership includes 26 town and city libraries and two academic libraries. OCLN's cooperative approach enables member libraries to provide services that they would not be able to afford separately. OCLN was founded in 1984 and is incorporated in Massachusetts as a 501(c)(3) corporation. OCLN is recognized as a charitable organization by the Massachusetts Attorney General's office.

OCLN member libraries:

Public libraries:

Academic libraries:

Former members:

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Old Colony Library Network". Ocln.org. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  2. ^ "Member Libraries — Hours & Services". OCLN. Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
  3. ^ Zairo, Jessie (Nov 19, 2019). "Two Libraries Join HELM and Choose ByWater Solutions' Koha Support". ByWater Solutions. Archived from the original on Oct 23, 2021. Retrieved Feb 10, 2023.

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