Boscawen Public Library services the residents of Boscawen, New Hampshire
By supplying information, education, and entertainment.

INFORMATION
  • The library currently has over 19,000 items which includes more than 2,900 movies, audiobooks, and magazines!
  • Free library cards are available for Boscawen residents, age 6-years and above, with proof of residence.  Non-residents may purchase a lifetime library card for a one time fee of $20.00.
  • Once you have a library card, you can download magazines, ebooks and audiobooks to your computer, kindle, phone, or any e-reader through our Libby app.  All for Free!
 
PUBLIC COMPUTERS/PRINTERS
  • Internet access is available through public computers for any library patron.  Guest passes are available. 
  • Free Public WIFI.
  • Printer/Copier use (there is a cost per page).

ACTIVITIES & EVENTS
  • Adult Craft Group:  Mondays at 2 pm.
  • Bone Builders:  Mondays & Fridays at 9:00 am
  • Adult Gentle Yoga:  Wednesday at 9:00 am
  • Preschool Storytime:  Wednesdays at 10:30 am
  • Book Discussion:  Second Tuesday of the Month at 2:00 pm.
  • Writer’s Group:  Last Monday of the month at 6:00 pm
  • Special Programs & Events for the entire family!​
SERVICES
 
  • Catalog:  Browse our online catalog and reserve materials.
  • No contact pick-up:  Check out a book online and we will leave it in the lobby for you to pick up.
  • NH State Library Database:  Magazines, newspapers, and even books to provide authoritative research when you need it
  • Interlibrary Loan:  If you don’t see the item you are looking for, we can borrow from another library.
  • Museum & Activity Passes:  These are available through the generous donations from Boscawen local businesses.
  • Technology:  Schedule a one on one appointment for help with your device.
  • Ancestry:  Free access to Ancestry.com while in the library.

HISTORY
The Boscawen Public Library was voted into existence at the Town Meeting in March 1892.  The Town Hall housed the library starting the following year with a collection of 108 books.  The space soon became crowded and insufficient.   John Kimball, Benjamin A. Kimball, and Frank L. Gerrish donated the majority of funds to build a new library.  Guy Lowell, a nationally renowned architect, designed the building in Upper Boscawen,  located in the elongated village center of Boscawen, on the east side of King Street, Route 3 just south of its junction with Route 4.  It is one of New Hampshire's finest examples of small-scale Colonial Revival architecture and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as of 1981.
 
Beginning in 1928, the second floor of the Torrent Hose Firehouse served as the Lower Boscawen Branch for many years.  For the better part of the century, Boscawen was a town with two libraries.  
The Boscawen Public Library is currently located at 116 North Main Street in the Town Municipal Building. This space was dedicated on October 31, 2006 and provides more than twice as much space as the two old libraries combined.