Hours
Monday : 9 am to 9 pm
Tuesday: 9 am to 9 pm
Wednesday : 9 am to 9 pm
Thursday : 9 am to 9 pm
Friday : 9 am to 6 pm
Saturday : 9 am to 5 pm
Sunday Schedule for 2025-2026
Hours: 1 pm to 5 pm
Begins: 9/14/25
Ends: 6/7/26
Closed: 4/5/25 and 5/24/25
You may return library materials at any time, even when we are closed, using the book drops by the Avon Street entrance. The drops are located on either side of the doors.
Maps & Directions
The Lucius Beebe Memorial Library is located at 345 Main Street in Wakefield Square next to the Post Office at the corner of Main and Avon Streets. The Library does not have its own parking lot. On-street parking is available nearby in one-hour and two-hour spots.
By Car : To reach the Library from Route 128/95, get off at Exit 57 (North Ave. Wakefield/Reading). If coming from the south, turn right at the bottom of the ramp If coming from the north, turn left at the bottom of the ramp. Continue on North Avenue past a cemetery on your left. Go through the set of lights. After the lights take your second left, which is Avon Street. The Library is at the end of Avon Street on the left.
By Subway: Take the Orange Line to Oak Grove station. From there take any MBTA bus numbered 136 or 137. Get off at Wakefield Center.
By Train: Take the commuter rail’s Reading/Haverhill Line and get off at the Wakefield stop. Cross North Avenue and walk to your left towards Anton’s Cleaners. One block beyond is Avon Street. Turn right onto Avon and proceed to the Library at the end of the block.
Holiday Schedule
Holiday Closing Schedule 2026
Christmas ’25: Thursday, December 25 (Close at 1:00 on Wednesday, Dec 24)
New Year's Day ‘26: Thursday, January 1 (Close at 1:00 on Wednesday, Dec 31)
Martin Luther King: Monday, January 19
Presidents' Day: Monday, February 16
Patriots' Day: Monday, April 20
Memorial Day: Monday, May 25
Juneteenth: Friday, June 19
Independence Day: Saturday, July 4 (Closed on Friday, July 3)
Labor Day: Monday, September 7
Columbus/Indigenous Peoples Day: Monday, October 12
Veterans' Day: Wednesday, November 11
Thanksgiving: Thursday, November 26 (Close at 5:00 on Wednesday, Nov 25)
Christmas ‘26: Friday, December 25 (Close at 1:00 on Thurs, Dec 24; closed on Dec 26 & Dec 27)
New Year's Day ‘27: Friday, January 1 (Close at 1:00 on Thursday, Dec 31)
