Please note: All Library locations will close at 2 pm Tuesday, December 24 for Christmas Eve and will be closed Wednesday, December 25 for Christmas.

All Library locations will close at 5pm Tuesday December 31 for New Year's Eve and will be closed Wednesday January 1 for New Year's Day.

Directions

Brookline Village

Brookline Village Library
361 Washington St.
Brookline, MA 02445

The Brookline Village Library is located on Washington Street in Brookline Village near the intersection of Washington, School, and Cypress Streets. It is on a little hill next to the Town Hall, across the street from the Courthouse and Public Safety building (Police/Fire Headquarters).

From the West: Route 9 heading toward Boston. Turn left at Cypress St. At third traffic signal, turn right onto Washington Street. The Library is immediately on the left.

From the East (Boston): Take Huntington Avenue (Route 9) outbound to Washington Street. Turn right onto Washington Street and get into the left lane. At the fork where Harvard Street meets Washington Street, bear left to stay on Washington Street. The Library is almost two blocks farther on your right.

Parking: Metered parking is available along Washington Street and Cypress Street. A small underground parking garage is accessible from the driveway between the Library and Town Hall; bear left at the bottom of the driveway. Five short-term spaces (15 minutes or less) are available in the curved driveway in front of the Library.

Accessible parking is available in the curved driveway in front of the Library. Note that there is no accessible entrance directly to the Library from within the parking garage.

Directions by T or Bus


Coolidge Corner

Coolidge Corner Library
31 Pleasant St.
Brookline, MA 02446

From the west: Take Beacon Street toward Boston. After the intersection of Harvard and Beacon take first left across the Green Line tracks and turn left back onto Beacon Street, and immediately get into the right lane. Take first right onto Pleasant Street. The Coolidge Corner Library is roughly a block up on the right.

From the east (Boston): Take Beacon Street west through Kenmore Square. Turn right onto Pleasant Street (if you reach Harvard Street in Coolidge Corner, you’ve gone too far). The Coolidge Corner Library is roughly a block up on the right.

Parking: There are a number of parking “cubbies” down the driveway on the side of the building.

Accessible parking: There are two accessible parking spots available at the Coolidge Corner Library. There is one accessible space on the street directly in front of the main entrance. The other is near the rear of the building with a long ramp up to the street and the front entrance.

Directions by T or Bus


Putterham

Putterham Library
959 West Roxbury Parkway
Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

Take Route 9 heading toward Boston. Turn right at Hammond Pond Parkway. At the Horace James Circle, take third exit onto Newton Street. Bear right at West Roxbury Parkway. At Putterham Circle go halfway around the rotary to the continuation of West Roxbury Parkway. The Library will be on left.

Parking: There is a small parking lot at the Library.

Directions by T or Bus