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Directory of Music Libraries and Collections in New England

 

Massachusetts


Bakalar Music Library

27 Garden Street | Map It | Update Information

Cambridge, MA 02138

(617) 876-0956 ext. 1541

http://www.longy.edu

Personnel

Catherine Klenov, Evening and Weekend Library Supervisor

Roy Rudolph, Head Librarian

Hours

Academic year:

Mon.-Thur. 9 a.m.-10 p.m.

Fri. 9 a.m.-7 p.m.

Sat. 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Sun. 1 p.m.-5 p.m.


Summer session:

Mon.-Thur. 1 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Fri. 1 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Closed Saturdays, Sundays and most of August

Stacks

Open

Access

Open to outside community for reference and listening by arrangement with librarian. Open for loan to Longy students and faculty. 

ILL: Materials not lendable: Sound recordings.

ILL

Contact: Roy Rudolph (617) 876-0956 ext. 541

Fee: Yes

Network Membership

OCLC, Lyrasis, Massachussetts Library System, MassCat, BAML

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Koha

Collection Statistics

  • 6,163 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 300 video recordings (DVD, VHS)

  • 16,880 scores

  • 10,110 sound recordings ((CDs, LPs))

Special Collections

Archival collections: Nadia Boulanger Achive, Margaret Daniels-Giraud Archive. Chamber music performance scores and parts, music for lute, early European dance (Margaret Daniels-Giraud collection).

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Memorial Hall Library

Elm Square | Map It | Update Information

Andover, MA 01810

(phone) 978-623-8401 x31

(fax) 978-623-8407

http://www.mhl.org/

Personnel

Barbara McNamara, Librarian and cataloguer

Ruth Rosensweig, Music Librarian

Hours

Mon-Thurs 9am-9pm; Fri and Sat 9am-5pm; Sunday 1-5pm, except closed in July and Aug

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference and loan in person with MA library card

ILL

Contact: region@mhl.org, 978-623-8401, ext 15 

Fee: None

Network Membership

Merrimack Valley Library Consortium; Northeast Region

Library Type

Public

Integrated Library System

Horizon

Collection Statistics

  • 12,000 sound recordings (CD)

  • 350 scores (Popular, musicals, movies)

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Albert Schweitzer Center


Hulburt Road, RD 1, Box 7 | Update Information

Great Barrington, MA 01230

(413) 528-3124

Personnel

Dr. Kathleen Collins, Director of Collections

Hours

Tue.-Sat. 10 a.m.-4 p.m.

Sun. 12 noon-4 p.m.

Closed Mondays

Stacks

Closed

Access

Open by appointment . ILL possible in future.

ILL

Fee: None

Network Membership

None. Possible in future

Library Type

Special

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 300+ sound recordings ( LP)

  • 400+ sound recordings (Tapes (spoken word and non-commercial))

  • some books

  • some scores

  • 49,000+ books (Photographs)

  • many books (Philatelic items)

  • 400+ video recordings (Motion Picture Films (cans))

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American Antiquarian Society


185 Salisbury St. | Map It | Update Information

Worcester, MA 01609

(508) 755-5221

Personnel

Georgia Barnhill, Curator, Graphic Arts

Nancy Burkett, Librarian

Joanne Chaison, Head of Reader's Services

Ellen S. Dunlap, President

Hours

Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Stacks

Closed

Access

Open to experienced researchers who are working on specific projects that require use of the collections. Must have two forms of identification (one with a photo). Open for listening.

ILL: Materials do not circulate: will send limited amounts of xeroxing and microfilm at cost.

ILL

Contact: Joanne Chaison (508) 755-5221.

Fee: Yes

Network Membership

RLIN

Library Type

Special

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 7,500 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 70,000 scores ( Scores (unbound))

  • 100 sound recordings

  • 100 sound recordings (Cassettes)

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Amherst College


Vincent Morgan Music Library

| Update Information

Amherst, MA 01002

(413) 542-2387 (Circulat

(413) 542-2667 (Music Li

Personnel

Jane A. Beebe, Music Librarian

Ann Maggs, Music Library Assistant

Hours

During term:

Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-11 p.m.

Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sun. 12:30 p.m.-11 p.m.

9-12 M-F summer hours 

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference and listening. Open for loan only to those connected with the 5-Colleges of the Pioneer Valley.

ILL: Materials not lendable: Reference books, collected editions, recordings.

ILL

Contact: Reference Dept., Frost Library (413) 542-2319.

Fee: None

Network Membership

SUNY/OCLC; NELINET; HAMPSHIRE INTERLIBRARY CENTER (HILC)

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 9,297 books ( Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 90 bound periodicals ( Current Serial Titles)

  • 12,213 scores

  • 14,700 sound recordings (LP)

  • 125 sound recordings (Cassette)

  • 3,500 sound recordings (CD)

  • 51 video recordings ((at Frost Library))

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Berklee College of Music


Stan Getz Library

150 Massachusetts Ave. (Mail sent to 1140 Boylston St.) | Map It | Update Information

Boston, MA 02215

(617) 266-1400

Personnel

Erica Charis, Outreach Librarian

Paul Engle, Director of Library Services

Anna Esty, Library Assistant

Ernie Gillis, Senior Web Developer

Gary Haggerty, Dean of Learning Resources

Rebecca Hunt, Reference Librarian

Jenée Morgan, Catalog Librarian

Zoë Rath, Reference Librarian

Ralph Rosen, Media Center Manager

Jaesung Song, Digital Media Assistant

Yamil Suarez, Library System Administrator

Hours

Sunday: 1:00 PM - 11:45 PM

Monday: 9:00 AM - 11:45 PM

Tuesday: 9:00 AM - 11:45 PM

Wednesday: 9:00 AM - 11:45 PM

Thursday: 9:00 AM - 11:45 PM

Friday: 9 :00 AM - 9:45 PM

Saturday: 10:00 AM - 9:45 PM

Stacks

Open

Access

Library circulates to Berklee students, faculty, staff, and alumni. Visitors are welcome to browse stacks and should contact Paul Engle pengle@berklee.edu for more specific requests.

ILL

Contact: (no network affiliation)

Fee: Yes

Network Membership

BAML

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 61 bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles)

  • 3,000 microform

  • 30,436 sound recordings (CD)

  • 20,000 scores (Scores)

  • 7,000 scores (Lead sheets)

  • 40,000 books (Books)

  • 2,044 video recordings (VHS)

  • 3,233 video recordings (DVD)

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Berkshire Athenaeum


Berkshire Athenaeum Music and Arts Department

1 Wendell Ave. | Map It | Update Information

Pittsfield, MA 01201

(413) 442-1559

Personnel

Mary Ann Knight, Supervisor, Music & Art

Ron Latham, Director

Hours

Regular Hours:

Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Summer Hours:

Mon., Wed., Fri. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Tues., Thurs., 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Stacks

Open

Access

The library is open to anyone for study purposes. Loan available with Berkshire Athenaeum library card. The Music and Arts area was closed in 1991. Materials are available for loan. No listening units.

ILL: Materials not lendable: Music reference materials.

ILL

Contact: Phyllis Zack, Reference Dept.

Fee: None

Network Membership

NELINET

Library Type

Special

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 7,500 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 3,000 scores

  • 12,500 sound recordings (LP)

  • 700 sound recordings (Cassette)

  • 80 video recordings

  • 200 sound recordings (CD)

  • 2,000 books (Art works (mounted prints))

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Boston College


John J. Burns Library Irish Music Center

140 Commonwealth Ave. | Map It | Update Information

Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

(617) 552-3956

(617) 552-3282 (Burns ma

Personnel

Elizabeth Sweeney, Librarian, Irish Music Center

Hours

By Appointment

Stacks

Closed

Access

By Appointment

ILL

Fee: None

Network Membership

BAML

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

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Boston College


O'Neill Library Media Center

140 Commonwealth Ave. | Map It | Update Information

Chestnut Hill, MA 02467

(617) 552-4472 (Ref.)

(617) 552-8828 (fax)

Personnel

Julie DeCesare, Digital Media Reference Librarian

Sonia Ensins, Reference Librarian

Hours

http://www.bc.edu/libraries/about/hours/

Stacks

Closed for most A/V materials. Open for books and scores.

Access

See library "hours" page 

http://www.bc.edu/libraries/about/hours/

ILL

Fee: None

Network Membership

BAML

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

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Boston Conservatory


Albert Alphin Music Library

8 The Fenway | Map It | Update Information

Boston, MA 02215

(617) 912-9131

(617) 912-9101(fax)

http://bco.kohalibrary.com'

Personnel

Robert Cunningham, Cataloging Assistant

Reginald Didham, Cataloging and Acquisitions Librarian

Rachel Fox Von Swearingen, Public Services Librarian

Jennifer Hunt, Director of Library

Hours

REGULAR SEMESTER HOURS 

Mon.-Thurs. 8 a.m.-11 p.m.

Fri. 8 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sun. 2:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.

Stacks

Closed for monuments, complete works, sound recordings; all others open

Access

Generally not open to the public. Those not associated with the Conservatory may arrange an appointment to use the collection with the Library Director. (617) 912-9132

ILL

Contact: Reg Didham (617) 912-9130.

Fee: Yes

Network Membership

NELINET, OCLC, BAML, Pro-Arts Consortium, Boston Regional Library System.

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Liblime Koha

Collection Statistics

  • 13,020 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 28,500 scores

  • 6,300 sound recordings

  • 1,090 video recordings

Special Collections

Jan Veen and Katrine Armory Hooper Memorial Dance Collection; James Papp Complete works of major composers

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Boston Public Library


Boston Public Library Audio-Visual Department

700 Boylston Street Copley Square, P.O.Box 286 | Map It | Update Information

Boston, MA 02117

(617)-859-2317

Personnel

John DeVito, Library Assistant

Doris Chin, Library Assistant

Vera Gusyatina, Library Assistant

Joyce Kilgoe, Library Assistant

Kathy Neilson-Dunn, Library Assistant

Denise Thornhill, Librarian

Hours

Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Fri.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sun. 2 p.m.-6 p.m. (October-May)

Stacks

Open for cassettes, CD's, videos, DVD's. Closed for other materials: 16 mm. and VHS-VIS.

Access

Open for loan. 16 mm. and VIS films limited to libraries & organizations.

ILL

Contact: Denise Thornhill (617) 859-2317 or ILL 617-859-2343

Fee: None

Network Membership

Library Type

Public

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 3,116 sound recordings (CD)

  • 14,460 sound recordings (Cassette)

  • 13,787 video recordings (videocassettes)

  • 6,043 video recordings (16 mm. film)

  • 5,208 video recordings (VIS)

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Boston Public Library


Boston Public Library Music Department

700 Boylston Street Copley Square, P.O.Box 286 | Map It | Update Information

Boston, MA 02117

(617)-859-2285

(617) 536-7758 (fax)

http://www.bpl.org

Personnel

Susan Applegate, Interlibrary Loan

Charlotte Kolczynski, First Assistant

Brendan Mulhern, Library Assistant

Diane Ota, Curator of Music

Hours

Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Fri.- Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sun. 1 p.m.-5 p.m. (October-May)

Stacks

Closed

Access

Open for reference Materials are generally not available for loan and must be used in the Music Room. 

ILL: Materials not lendable: Special collections and single copies. Various types of reproductions may be possible.

ILL

Contact: Diane Ota, (617-859-2285).

Fee: None

Network Membership

NELINET, OCLC, RLIN, BLC, BAML

Library Type

Public

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 160,000+ books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 400+ bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles)

  • 75,000 scores

  • 10,000+ microform

Special Collections

Collections of Allen A. Brown, Serge Koussevitzky, Walter Piston, Victor Young, Leo Snyder, William Thomas McKinley, Minuetta Kessler. 

See http://www.bpl.org/research/music/spmusic.htm#john_music

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Boston Public Library


Boston Public Library Sound Archives

700 Boylston Street Copley Square, P.O.Box 286 | Map It | Update Information

Boston, MA 02117

(617) 859-2285

Personnel

Hours

Stacks

Closed

Access

At present closed to the public. Limited reference service offered through the Music Department.

ILL

Fee: None

Network Membership

Library Type

Special

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 100,000 sound recordings (LP)

  • 100,000 sound recordings (78 rpm)

  • 600 sound recordings (Cassette)

  • 2,500 sound recordings (CD)

Special Collections

Collections of Serge Koussevitzky (Seranak Collection), Walter Piston, Ford Hall Forum, Elliot Norton series.

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Boston University


Mugar Memorial Library - Music Library

771 Commonwealth Ave. | Map It | Update Information

Boston, MA 02215

(617) 353-3705

(617) 353-2084 (fax)

http://www.bu.edu/library/music/

Personnel

Marc Benador, Evening Supervisor

Rhoda Bilansky, Interlibrary Loan

Cyndi Dacey, Evening & Weekend Supervisor

Donald Denniston, Student Assistant Coordinator

Archie Elliot, Senior Cataloger

Olga Khurgin, Audio & Reserves Coordinator

Holly E. Mockovak, Head

Barbard Owen, Head, AMO/Biggs Organ Library 

Matt Schullman, Weekend Supervisor

Hours

Academic year:

Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-9:00 p.m.

Fri. 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Sat. 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

Sun. 1 p.m.-9 p.m.


Intersession/summer hours vary. 

Please see http://www.bu.edu/library/music/hours.html or call 617-353-3705.

Stacks

Open for books, scores, reference. Closed for recordings & microforms.

Access

Open to all for on-site use. Borrowers include: Boston University current affiliates and alumni and Boston Library Consortium members with borrower's card. 

ILL fee $10.00 

Materials not lendable: Denkmaler/monumenta, microforms of primary musicological sources, most reference items, most periodicals.

ILL

Contact: Rhoda Bilansky, (617) 353-3706.

Fee: Yes

Network Membership

NELINET, OCLC, BAML, BLC

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Innopac

Collection Statistics

  • 23,375 books (Books, Serials)

  • 33,933 scores

  • 48,000 sound recordings

  • 3,750 microform

Special Collections

Collections of Egon Wellesz, Arthur Fiedler, Liszt, Frank La Forge, H.C. Robbins Landon, McGrew Dance Orchestra, Gardner Read, Roger Voisin, Harold Wright. Conservatoire de la Musique de Paris Archives - 1796-early 20th century; 300 boxes musicalia. Entire audio catalog of the Smithsonian Institution's Smithsonian Folkways label and the Rounder Collections sets from Rounder Records. Very strong in the history of early music theory and counterpoint.

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Boston University School of Theology


Boston Chapter A. G. O. Organ Library

745 Commonwealth Ave. | Map It | Update Information

Boston, MA 02215

Personnel

Barbara Owen, Librarian

Hours

Mon.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. or by appointment

Stacks

Open

Access

Through School of Theology Library or by appointment. Open for reference and study. Open for listening. 


ILL not available. Materials not lendable. Photocopying available in Theology Library

ILL

Contact: No ILL

Fee: None

Network Membership

NELINET

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 700 books ( Books, Bound/Boxed Periodicals, Pamphlets, Dissertations)

  • 1,000 scores ((mostly solo organ) (some ms.))

  • 40 scores (Parts (chamber music; orchestral))

  • 600 sound recordings ((LPs, CDs, cassettes))

  • 300 sound recordings (Reel-to-reel (fragile, currently in storage))

Special Collections

Archival material: Boston Chapter A.G.O.; E. Power Biggs papers & tapes; Arthur Howes papers; Crozier/Gleason papers; W.K. Covell papers; E.W. Flint papers; T.Tertius Noble memorabilia; Lillian Murtagh correspondence. Entire library devoted to organ music, organists, church music, organ history and construction.

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Brandeis University


The Norman and Rosita Winston Creative Arts Center - Farber Library

415 South St., Mailstop 045 Library and Technology Services - P.O. Box 549110 |Map It | Update Information

Waltham, MA 02454-9110

(781) 736-4680, 736-4881

(781) 736-4719 (fax)

http://lts.brandeis.edu/research/help/guides/index.html

Personnel

Vera Lampert Deák, Music Cataloging Librarian

Hours

Normal Session: 

Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-12 midnight 

Fri. 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. 

Sat. 10 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Sun. 12 noon- 12 midnight 


Weekend and evening hours reduced during summer and intersessions. 


Listening Facility: 

Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Fri. 10 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sat. 12 p.m.-5 p.m.

Sun. 12 p.m.-10 p.m.

Stacks

Open for books, scores, and microforms; closed for sound recordings. Some materials housed in Archives and Special Collections.

Access

Open for reference. Open for listening. Open for loan.

ILL

Contact: Dzintra Lacis (lacis@brandeis.edu), Interlibrary Loan Coordinator , (781) 736-4676; illbrandeis@brandeis.edu

Fee: None

Network Membership

NELINET, Boston Library Consortium, Boston Area Music Libraries, NERL affiliate

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Ex Libris (Aleph)

Collection Statistics

  • 26,000 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 22,250 sound recordings

  • 415 video recordings

  • 2,000 microform

  • 140 bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles)

  • 18,000 scores

  • 4 books (Electronic Resources (RILM via EBSCOhost, Grove Music Online, JSTOR Music, Naxos Music Library))

Special Collections

Outstanding historical musicology research collection (medieval-20th century); Gorham Collection of Early Music Imprints, 1501-1650 

http://lts.brandeis.edu/research/archives-speccoll/ 

Primary sources--manuscripts and early imprints (facsimiles and microforms); 20th/21st-century American music; Electronic music; Jewish music; Music theory; Reginald DeKoven; Victor Young

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Cambridge Public Library


Cambridge Public Library Audio-Visual Department

449 Broadway | Map It | Update Information

Cambridge, MA 02138

(617) 349-4039

http://www.ci.cambridge.ma.us/%7ECPL/

Personnel

Virginia Bowen, Media Librarian

Susan M. Flanery, Director

Hours

Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sun. 1 p.m.-5 p.m. (mid-October - mid-April)

Closed Sat. in August

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference. Open for loan to those with appropriate borrower's card.

ILL: Materials not lendable: Non-print materials.

ILL

Contact: Martha Hamilton

Fee: None

Network Membership

Metro-Boston Library Network

Library Type

Public

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 7,000 books (Books, Bound Periodicals, Scores)

  • 80 scores ((full orchestral))

  • 7,570 sound recordings

  • 1,514 sound recordings (CD)

  • 3,026 sound recordings (Tapes)

  • 870 video recordings

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College of the Holy Cross


Fenwick Music Library

1 College Street P.O. 151A | Map It | Update Information

Worcester, MA 01610

(508) 793-2295

(508) 793-3030 (fax)

http://www.holycross.edu/departments/library/music/website/index.htm

Personnel

Alan Karass, Music Librarian

Julia Severens, Music Library Assistant

Hours

Fall & Spring terms:

Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-11:00 p.m.

Fri. 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m.

Sat. 1 p.m.-6 p.m.

Sun. 1 p.m.-11 p.m.


Other times:

Weekdays 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference.

ILL: Materials not lendable: Reference books, journals, rare materials, microforms, reserve materials.

ILL

Contact: Contact: (508) 793-3537

Fee: None

Network Membership

BAML, CMRLS/ARC, AJCU, Patriot League

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 13,000 books (Books, Bound Periodicals, Scores)

  • 95 bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles)

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Emerson College


Emerson College Library

150 Beacon St. | Map It | Update Information

Boston, MA 02116

(617) 578-8675

Personnel

Liz Bezera , Associate Director

David Murphy , Head, Media Services

Joanne Schmidt , Assistant Director for Bibliographic Services

Robert Fleming , Archivist

Mickey Zemon, Director

Hours

Mon.-Thu. 7:45 a.m.-11 p.m.

Fri. 7:45 a.m.-9 p.m.

Sat. 12 noon-6 p.m.

Sun. 12 noon-11 p.m.

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference. Open for loan to members of Fenway Library Consortium.

ILL: Materials not lendable: Recordings, microforms, films, tapes.

ILL

Contact: Jennifer Hoff or Kerry O'Brien (617) 578-8675

Fee: None

Network Membership

NELINET, OCLC

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 126,691 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 5,719 sound recordings ((LP, CD, tape))

  • 1,550 video recordings (tape and disc)

  • 172 video recordings (film)

  • 8,234 microform

  • 5,480 books (Slides)

  • 101 books (Filmstrips)

  • 121 books (Kits)

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Forbes Library


Forbes Library Art & Music Department

20 West St. | Map It | Update Information

Northampton, MA 01060

(413) 586-0489

Personnel

Faith A. Kaufmann, Art & Music Librarian

Hours

Mon., Tues. 9 a.m.-6 p.m.

Fri., Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Wed. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Stacks

Open; restricted rare book section.

Access

Open for reference. Open for loan; pre-1920 imprints restricted. 

ILL: Materials not lendable: restriction on pre-1920 imprints.

ILL

Contact: Faith A. Kaufmann, (413)586-0489

Fee: None

Network Membership

Western Mass. Regional Library System

Library Type

Special

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 6,000 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 20 bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles)

  • 25,000 scores

  • 5,000 sound recordings (LP)

  • 2,000 sound recordings (Cassette)

  • 2,000 sound recordings (CD)

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Harvard Musical Association


57A Chestnut St. | Map It | Update Information

Boston, MA 02108

(617) 523-2897

Personnel

Natalie Palme , Librarian

Hours

Mon.-Fri. 9 a.m.-12 noon; 1 p.m.-4 p.m.

Closed July-August.

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference. Open for listening. Open for loan with special permission of member or librarian.

ILL

Contact: Natalie Palme (617) 523-2897

Fee: None

Network Membership

BAML

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 3,000 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 9,000 scores

  • 2,000 sound recordings (LP)

  • 200 sound recordings (Tapes)

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Harvard University


Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library

Music Bldg., Harvard University | Update Information

Cambridge, MA 02138

(617) 495-2794

(617) 496-4636 (fax)

http://hcl.harvard.edu/libraries/#loebmusic

Personnel

David Ackerman, Audio Preservation Engineer

Sarah Adams, Keeper of the Isham Memorial Library

Sarah Barton, Circulation Supervisor

Darron Burke, Media Technician

Virginia Danielson, Richard F. French Librarian and Curator of the Archive of World Music

Robert J. Dennis, Sound Recordings Librarian

Marisa Dery, Media Technician

Candice Feldt, Head Cataloger

Elizabeth Flood, Music and Media Cataloger

Rhona Freeman, Archive of World Music Cataloging Assistant

Douglas Freundlich, Associate Keeper of the Isham Memorial Library

Bruce Gordon, Audio Engineer

Donna Morales Guerra, Curatorial Assistant in the Archive of World Music

Peter Laurence, Acquisitions Assistant for Recordings

Christina Linklater, RISM Project Cataloger

Sandi Jo Malmon, Librarian for Collection Development

Kerry Carwile Masteller, Reference and Digital Program Librarian

Patricia O'Brien, Administrative Coordinator

Lingwei Qiu, Acquisitions Assistant for Print Media

Edward Rosser, Recordings Cataloging Assistant

Liza Vick, Reference and Research Librarian

Andrew M. Wilson, Access Services Librarian

Hours

Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Fri. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sat. 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

Sun. 1 p.m.-10 p.m.

Stacks

Open for books & scores; Closed for recordings & microforms

Access

Open to members of the Harvard community and to qualified visiting scholars or professional musicians who express scholarly intent and who would otherwise not have access to the Library's materials. Visitors are asked to provide a letter of reference from their library.

ILL Fee $20.00. Submit all ILL lending requests through the Widener Library ILL Office. 

http://hcl.harvard.edu/info/interlibrary_loan/index.cfm 

Materials not lendable: Sound and video recordings, microforms, Harvard theses and dissertations, rare materials, imprints older than 125 years, items in poor condition.

ILL

Contact: Andrew Wilson (617) 495-2794.

Fee: Yes

Network Membership

RLIN, BAML

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 76,000 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 200,000 scores

  • 40,000 microform

  • 87,000 sound recordings (sound and video)

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Lenox Library Association


Main St. | Map It | Update Information

Lenox, MA 01240

(413) 637-0197

Personnel

Sharon Hawkes, Director

Amy Lafave, Music Specialist

Hours

Winter: 

Tues.11 a.m. - 8 p.m.

Wed. - Sat. 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Summer: 

Tues. - Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference. Open for listening. Open for loan.

ILL

Fee: Yes

Network Membership

C/W MARS

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 5 bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles)

  • 1674 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 896 scores

  • 1021 scores (parts)

  • 116 books (Librettos)

  • 497 sound recordings (LP)

  • 5784 sound recordings (CD)

  • 85 sound recordings (Cassette)

  • 137 video recordings ((VHS))

  • 258 video recordings ((DVD))

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology


Lewis Music Library

14E-109 | Update Information

Cambridge, MA 02139

(617) 253-5636 (Ref.)

(617) 253-5689 (Circ.)

http://www.longy.edu/library_bakalar/library_home.htm

Personnel

Forrest Larson, Music Library Assistant

Christina Moore, Music Library Assistant

Peter Munstedt, Music Librarian

Hours

Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Fri. 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. 

Sat. 1 p.m.-6 p.m. 

Sun. 1 p.m.-10 p.m. 

Hours vary in summer and during vacation periods.

Stacks

Open for books & scores; Closed for recordings

Access

Open for reference. Open for listening and study upon registration at circulation desk. Open for loan to MIT community only. 


ILL: Items are lent to institutions in the U.S. and Canada, not to individuals. The charge for lending is $20 per volume, U.S. postage included. An additional charge for FedEx shipment will be added for items going to Canada. There is no charge for loans to Boston Library Consortium or ILP members.

Materials not lendable: Dissertations, theses, sound recordings, videos, microforms, M2 and M3 scores.

ILL

Contact: docs@mit.edu (email); 617-253-5668 (phone)

Fee: Yes

Network Membership

OCLC, NELINET, Metrowest Regional Library System (MMRLS), BAML

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Inmagic

Collection Statistics

  • 16,000 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 300 bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles (includes monumenta))

  • 34,000 scores (Scores & Parts)

  • 13,800 sound recordings (CD)

  • 12,700 sound recordings (LP)

  • 1,400 sound recordings (Tapes)

  • 400 video recordings (Videocassettes)

  • 500 video recordings (DVD)

  • 170 video recordings (Laser Disc)

  • 340 microform

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Medford Public Library


111 High Street | Map It | Update Information

Medford, MA 02155

(617) 395-7950

Personnel

Brian Boutilier, Director

Millie Maffei, A-V Librarian

Hours

Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 

Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference. Open for loan. 

ILL: Materials not lendable: videocassettes

ILL

Fee: None

Network Membership

Minuteman, Eastern Region

Library Type

Public

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 110,000 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 2,500 sound recordings (LP)

  • 2,000 sound recordings (Cassette)

  • 1,000 microform

  • 2,000 video recordings (Videocassettes)

  • 210 video recordings (Films)

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Mount Holyoke College


Mount Holyoke College Music Library

| Update Information

South Hadley, MA 01075

(413) 538-2225

Personnel

Anne C. Edmonds, College Librarian

Ajay Menon,, Circulation Assistant

Jane Ting, Cataloger

Hours

Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-12 noon; 1:30 p.m.-5:30 p.m.; 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. 

Fri. 8:30 a.m.-12 noon; 1:30 p.m.-4:30 p.m. 

Sat. 10:00 a.m.-12 noon; 1 p.m.-4 p.m. 

Sun. 1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.; 7:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m.

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for Reference

ILL

Contact: Kuang-Tien Yao, (413) 538-2423.

Fee: None

Network Membership

NELINET

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 3,996 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 6,948 scores

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New England Conservatory


Harriet M. Spaulding Library

33 Gainsborough St. | Map It | Update Information

Boston, MA 02115

(617) 585-1250

(617) 585-1245 (fax)

http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/libraries

Personnel

Jason Coleman, Evening/ Weekend Assistant

Damian Iseminger, Technical Services Librarian

Maria Jane Loizou, Collection Management Librarian/ Interlibrary Loan

Jean Morrow, Director of Libraries

Maryalice Perrin-Mohr, Archivist/ Records Manager

Sarah Rogevich, Technical Services Assistant

Laura Smolowitz, Bindery Supervisor

Richard Vallone, Head of Public Services

Hours

Fall & Spring terms:

Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. 

Fri. 8:30 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Sat. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Sun. 1 p.m.-9 p.m. 


Other times: 

Weekdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference. 

ILL: Materials not lendable: Reference books, journals, rare materials, microforms, titles in heavy use.

ILL

Contact: Contact: (617) 585-1250

Fee: Yes

Network Membership

BAML, Boston Regional Library System, Fenway Library Consortium, Fenway Libraries Online, OCLC

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 81,000 books (Books, Bound Periodicals, Scores)

  • 640 microform

  • 295 bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles)

Special Collections

Mss. & early editions of Boston composers (G.W. Chadwick, F.S. Converse, E. Ballantine, A. Foote, G.L. Foote, T. Ryan, Amy Beach, etc.); Mss. of saxophone music commissioned by Elise Hall; Preston Coll. of musicians' letters. Chamber & contemporary music

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New England Conservatory


Idabelle Firestone Audio Library

290 Huntington Ave. | Map It | Update Information

Boston, MA 02115

(617) 585-1255

Personnel

Wallace Corey-Dunbar, Audio Library Assistant

Patrick Maxfield, Head of Technical Services

Jean Morrow, Director of Libraries

Hours

Fall & Spring Terms:

Mon.-Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-10:30 p.m. 

Fri. 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Sun. 1 p.m.-9 p.m. 


Other Times:

Weekdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Closed: Selected holidays 

Stacks

Closed

Access

Open for reference. Open for listening.

ILL

Contact: No ILL

Fee: None

Network Membership

Fenway Library Consortium, Fenway Libraries Online, BAML, OCLC

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 26,000 sound recordings (LP)

  • 5,000 sound recordings (Tapes)

  • 17,000 sound recordings (CD)

  • 1,200 video recordings

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New England Conservatory


Performance Library

290 Huntington Ave. | Map It | Update Information

Boston, MA 02115

(617) 585-1258

(617) 585 1259 (fax)

Personnel

Melissa Steinberg, Performance Librarian

Hours

Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m

Stacks

Closed

Access

Open for reference. Materials do not circulate.

ILL

Contact: NO ILL

Fee: None

Network Membership

BAML

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 2,100 scores (parts and scores: Orchestral titles (working collection))

  • 1,500 scores (parts and scores: Wind Ensemble titles (working collection))

  • 1,500 scores (Choral titles (working collection))

  • 450 scores (Americana titles)

Special Collections

Americana and New England composers orchestral sets; J. Strauss family orchestral sets; Firestone Hour and Voice of Firestone broadcast performance materials; Vaughan Monroe band library.

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Newton Free Library


414 Centre St. | Map It | Update Information

Newton, MA 02158

(617) 552-7145

Personnel

Linda Gradone, A-V Librarian

Virginia A. Tashjian, Librarian

Hours

Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Fri. 9 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Sun. 1 p.m.-4 p.m. 

Closed weekends during the summer. 

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference. Open for listening. Open for loan with a borrower's card.

ILL: Materials not lendable: Reference, including periodicals older than one year, rare volumes.

ILL

Contact: Eleanor Hernon (617) 552-7152

Fee: None

Network Membership

None

Library Type

Public

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 3,040 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 22 bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles)

  • 1,960 scores (Scores & Parts)

  • 350 books (Librettos)

  • 12,000 sound recordings

  • 400 video recordings

  • 1 sound recordings (CD-ROM (InfoTrac))

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Northeastern University


Snell Library - Media Center

360 Huntington Ave. | Map It | Update Information

Boston, MA 02115

(617) 373-2354 (Ref.)

(617) 373-2465 (Media Ce

Personnel

Debra Mandel, Head, Media Center

Stephanie Martin, Librarian, Contact for Music

Will Wakeling, Head of Collection Development

Hours

Reference:

Mon.-Thurs. 7:45 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Fri. 7:45 a.m.-9 p.m. 

Sat. 9 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Sun. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. 


Media Center: 

Mon.-Thurs. 8 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Fri. 8 a.m.-8 p.m. 

Sat. 9 a.m.-10.p.m. 

Sun. 10 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference.

ILL: Materials not lendable: Dissertations, periodicals, microforms, newspapers, government documents, sound recordings.

ILL

Contact: Jeanne Siraco, (617) 437-3198

Fee: None

Network Membership

NELINET, BAML

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 4000 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 1000 scores

  • 200 books (Librettos)

  • 7000 sound recordings (LP)

  • 160 sound recordings (Cassettes)

  • 2540 sound recordings (CD)

  • 17 video recordings (Laserdiscs)

  • 425 video recordings (videocassettes)

  • 15 microform

  • 5 video recordings (CD-ROM (Multimedia))

Special Collections

Papers, scores, recordings and memorabilia of Glen Gray and the Casa Loma Orchestra, prominent in the Big Band era.

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Robbins Library


Robbins Library Music & Art Department

700 Massachusetts Ave. | Map It | Update Information

Arlington, MA 02174

(617) 643-0026

Personnel

Janet Colbert, Music Librarian

Jennifer DeRemer, Art & Video Librarian

Hours

Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Fri.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference. Open for listening. Open for loan.

ILL

Contact: Pat Donoghue 

Fee: None

Network Membership

Minuteman Network

Library Type

Public

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 7,000 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 33 bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles)

  • 282 scores

  • 132 books (Librettos)

  • 8,000 sound recordings (LP)

  • 502 sound recordings (Tapes)

  • 411 sound recordings (CD)

  • 260 video recordings

  • 93 books (Art works (framed prints))

  • 2,000 books (Slides)

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Smith College


Werner Josten Library of the Performing Arts

Center for the Performing Arts | Update Information

Northampton, MA 01063

(413) 585-2930

http://www.smith.edu/libraries/libs/josten/

Personnel

Marlene M. Wong, Head Librarian

Cynthia Rucci, Josten Library Asst. (Cataloging)

Janet Spongberg, Josten Library Asst. (Circulation)

Joyce Wiernasz, Technical Processing Asst.

Hours

Mon.-Thurs. 10 a.m.-10:00 p.m.

Fri. 10 a.m.-5:00 p.m.

Sat. 12 noon-5:00 p.m.

Sun. 12 noon-10:00 p.m.

Summer Hours: M-F. 12 noon-2:00 p.m. and by appt. (email josinfo@smith.edu)

Stacks

Open; sound recordings closed. Dewey cataloged books (pre-1974)and bound periodicals in Smith storage facility (please call ahead to make arrangements for these materials)

Access

The library is open to the public for reference purposes. 

ILL: Materials not lendable: Sound recordings and non-circulating materials.

ILL

Contact: Christina Ryan at the Neilson Library (413) 585-2962

Fee: Yes

Network Membership

NELINET

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

Special Collections

Einstein Collection of vocal and instrumental music of the 16th & 17th centuries copied in score format by Dr. Alfred Einstein; early American imprints; complete works and monuments; opera; theater; dance.

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Springfield City Library


Springfield City Library Art & Music Department

220 State St. | Map It | Update Information

Springfield, MA 01103

(413) 739-3871 x224, 225

Personnel

Sylvia St. Amand, Asst. Supervisor & Music Librarian

Karen Dorval, Supervisor & Art Librarian

Linda Yamamoto, Music Reference Associate

Hours

Mon., Wed. 12 p.m.-9 p.m.

Tues., Thurs. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Fri., Sat. 12 p.m.-5 p.m.


Summer Hours:

Mon., Wed. 12 p.m.-8 p.m.

Tues. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Thurs., Fri. 12 p.m.-5 p.m.

Sat. & Sun. Closed 

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference to all. Loan available to those with library card. 

ILL Fee $1.00. Materials not lendable: Reference items, periodicals, CDs

ILL

Contact: Henry Dutcher (413) 739-3871, x241

Fee: Yes

Network Membership

NELINET (OCLC), CW/MARS, UTLAS

Library Type

Public

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 4,000 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles)

  • 5,000 scores

  • 2,500 scores (Sheet Music)

  • 10,000 sound recordings (LP)

  • 1,000 sound recordings (Cassette)

  • 5,000 sound recordings (CD)

  • video recordings

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Thomas Crane Public Library


Thomas Crane Public Library Music & Recordings Collection

40 Washington St. | Map It | Update Information

Quincy, MA 02169

(617) 376-1301

Personnel

Hours

Mon.-Thu. 9 a.m.-9 p.m.

Fri.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Stacks

Open

Access

Music reference materials integrated with general reference collection. Open for loan.

ILL: Materials not lendable: Reference materials, Stephen Foster editions, 78 rpm's (historical collection), cylinders.

ILL

Contact: Megan Allen, ILL Dept., Regional Librarian

Fee: None

Network Membership

OCLC, Old Colony Library Network, Eastern Mass. Regional Library System

Library Type

Public

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 2,144 books

  • 10 bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles)

  • 1,554 scores

  • 60 scores (Parts (chamber music))

  • 223 scores (Sheet Music (Stephen Foster))

  • 79 sound recordings (78 rpm-12")

  • 65 sound recordings (78 rpm-10")

  • 275 sound recordings (CD)

  • 127 sound recordings (Cassettes (Music))

  • 116 sound recordings (Cassettes (Children's music))

  • 267 sound recordings (Cylinders)

Special Collections

Reproductions of original Stephen Foster editions (223 items). Reference works, including New Grove family of dictionaries (149 items).

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Tufts University


Lilly Music Library

20 Talbot Ave. Granoff Music Center | Map It | Update Information

Medford, MA 02155

(617) 627-3594

(617) 627-3002 (fax)

http://www.library.tufts.edu/tisch/music_library.htm

Personnel

Julie-Ann Bryson, Music Library Assistant

Michael Rogan, Music Librarian

Hours

During Academic Year: 

Mon.-Thurs. 9 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Fri. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. 

Sat. 12noon-6 p.m. 

Sun. 12noon-10 p.m. 


All Other Times of the Year: 

M-F 9a.m.-5p.m.

Stacks

Open

Access

The library is open for reference, study and listening purposes. Loans are available to holders of Boston Library Consortium cards. 

ILL: Materials not lendable: Items that do not normally circulate.

ILL

Contact: (617) 627-3206.

Fee: None

Network Membership

NELINET, BAML, NERL, BLC

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Innovative Interfaces Millennium

Collection Statistics

  • (new stats forthcoming) books

Special Collections

Special collections in Wessel Library: Ritter Collection ca. 2,000 books and scores (from 1558-1900) including music dictionaries, histories, theoretical treatises, hymnals, operas. Asa Alford Tufts Collection songbooks and sheet music, primarily Boston imprints of the 19th c.

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University of Lowell


O'Leary Library

Wilder St. | Map It | Update Information

Lowell, MA 01854

(617) 452-5000 x2485

Personnel

Richard Slapsys, Music/Reference Librarian

Hours

Mon.-Thu. 7:30 a.m.-12 midnight 

Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Sun. 1 p.m.-12 midnight 

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference. Open for listening with identification or letter of introduction. Open for loan to Mass. institutions of higher education. 

ILL: Materials not lendable: Collected editions, records

ILL

Fee: None

Network Membership

OCLC, NELINET, NECCUM, MILC, NECCHI, MCCLPHI

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 18,228 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 150 bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles)

  • 8,326 scores

  • 9,270 sound recordings

  • 75 video recordings

  • 150 microform

  • 5 sound recordings (CD-ROMs)

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University of Massachusetts, Amherst


W.E.B. Du Bois Library

W.E.B. Du Bois Library University of Massachusetts | Update Information

Amherst, MA 01003

(413) 545-1858

(413) 577-1536

Personnel

Pamela Juengling, Music Librarian (Reference Department)

Peter Shea, Music Cataloger (cataloging department)

Hours

Mon.-Thurs. 8:00 am - 12 midnight 

Fri. 8:00 am - 10:00 pm 

Sat. 9:00 am - 10:00 pm 

Sun. 9:00am - 12 midnight 

Hours vary during vacation periods

Stacks

Closed for recordings and monuments; open for other materials.

Access

Open for reference. Open for listening. Open for loan to Mass. residents with a Univ. of Mass. library card. 

ILL: Materials not lendable: Recordings, tapes, reference, some reserve items, special collections materials.

ILL

Contact: Interlibrary Loan Office (413) 545-0553.

Fee: Yes

Network Membership

NELINET (OCLC)

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 22,000 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 265 bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles)

  • 17,000 scores (Scores and Parts)

  • 500 books (Librettos)

  • 20,000 sound recordings

  • 200 video recordings

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University of Massachusetts, Boston


Joseph P. Healey Library

Harbor Campus | Update Information

Boston, MA 02125

(617) 287-5931

(617) 287-5950 (fax)

Personnel

Janet Stewart, Library Liason to Music Department

Hours

Mon.-Thurs. 8 a.m.-10 p.m. 

Fri. 8 a.m.-6 p.m. 

Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m. 

Sun. 1 p.m.-8 p.m. 

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference. Boston Librarian Consortium card holders may use materials on-site; no borrowing privileges. Upon presentation of a valid ID, undergraduates from institutions in the Fenway Consortium and the Massachusetts Conference of Public Institutions of Higher Education may borrow materials. 


ILL: Photocopies $.20/pg. (maximum of 30 pages)

Materials not lendable: Special collections.

ILL

Contact: Sylvena Bailey (617) 287-5929

Fee: Yes

Network Membership

NELINET (OCLC), BAML

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 10,000 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 6,000 scores

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Wellesley College


Music Library

106 Central Street | Map It | Update Information

Wellesley, MA 02481

(781) 283-2075

(781) 283-2869 (fax)

Personnel

Pamela Bristah, Music Librarian

Julie Pollock, Music Library Associate

Hours

When classes are in session:

Mon -Thurs 8:15AM - 11PM 

Fri 8:15AM - 7 PM 

Sat 12 noon - 5PM 

Sun 12 noon - 11PM 


When classes are not in session: 

Mon - Fri 8:30AM - 4:30PM 

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference. Open for listening. Open for loan: books, scores, and compact discs to Wellesley College alumnae or outside borrowers with a Boston Library Consortium card. 


ILL: Materials not lendable: books and scores that normally do not circulate; multi-disc compact disc sets; videos.

ILL

Contact: ILL Office, Margaret Clapp Library (781) 283-2101.

Fee: Yes

Network Membership

NELINET, BAML, Boston Library Consortium

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 16,900 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 84 bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles)

  • 22,000 scores

  • 15,600 sound recordings

  • 550 video recordings

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Wellesley Free Library


530 Washington St. | Map It | Update Information

Wellesley, MA 02181

(617) 235-1610

Personnel

Anne L. Reynolds, Director

Hours

Mon.-Thu. 10 a.m.-9 p.m.

Fri. 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sat. 9 a.m.-5 p.m.

Sun. 2 p.m.-5 p.m. (November-April) 

Summer Hours: Closed Sundays 

Stacks

Open; closed for audio & video cassette collection

Access

Open for reference. Open for listening. Open for loan. 

ILL: Materials not lendable: Periodicals, microfilm, motion picture films, video cassettes.

ILL

Contact: Mary Dalton, ILL Dept.

Fee: None

Network Membership

Minuteman Library Network

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 3,100 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 1,000 scores

  • 1,300 sound recordings ((children))

  • 4,000 sound recordings

  • 500 sound recordings (CDs)

  • 2,500 sound recordings (Cassettes (1,500 - music; 1,000 - spoken word))

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Westfield State University


Ely Library

577 Western Ave. | Map It | Update Information

Westfield, MA 01086

(413) 572-5234

http://lib.westfield.ma.edu/index.html

Personnel

Tom Raffensperger, Library Director

Carolyn Schwartz, Head of Access Services and Music Collection Contact 

Hours

Hours (regular semester):


Sun: 1pm-12am

Mon-Thur: 8am-12am

Fri: 8am-5pm

Sat: 10am-6pm

Stacks

Open

Access

Circulation only to Westfield State University faculty, staff, students and alumni. ILL: Free lender, AV on case-by-case basis.

ILL

Fee: None

Network Membership

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

ExLibris/Voyager

Collection Statistics

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WGBH Public Radio 89.7fm


Music Library

One Guest St | Map It | Update Information

Boston, MA 02135

(617) 300-4415

Personnel

Hours

Mon-Fri. 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

Stacks

closed

Access

Not open to the public

ILL

Contact: No ILL

Fee: None

Network Membership

BAML

Library Type

Special

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 90,000+ sound recordings

Special Collections

WGBH live performances & concert remotes.


ONLINE PLAYLISTS: www.wgbh.org/playlists

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Wheaton College


| Update Information

Norton, MA 02766

(508) 286-8224

Personnel

Mary Savolainen, Circulation Supervisor

Hours

Mon.-Wed. 8:30 a.m.-2:00 a.m. 

Thurs. 8:30 a.m.-1:00 a.m. 

Fri. 8:30 a.m.-10:00 p.m. 

Sat. 10:00 a.m.-10:00 p.m. 

Sun. 10:00 a.m.-2:00 a.m. 

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference. 

ILL: Materials not lendable: Scores in LC class M 1-5; sound recordings.

ILL

Contact: Martha Mitchell (508) 286-3701

Fee: None

Network Membership

NELINET, OCLC

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 6,519 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 141 bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles (print and electronic))

  • 6,387 scores

  • 4,864 sound recordings (LP)

  • 93 sound recordings (Cassettes)

  • 6 sound recordings (Reel-to-reel)

  • 1,378 sound recordings (CD)

  • 525 video recordings

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Williams College


Sawyer Library

| Update Information

Williamstown, MA 01267

(413) 597-2505

Personnel

Robin Kibler, Music Liaison/Head of Cataloging

Hours

Mon.-Thu. 8 a.m.- 2:30 a.m.

Fri. 8 a.m.-10 p.m.

Sat. 9 a.m.-10 p.m.

Sun. 9 a.m.-2:30 a.m.

Stacks

Open

Access

Open for reference

ILL

Fee: None

Network Membership

NELINET, Capcon

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 7,000 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 51 bound periodicals (Current Serial Titles)

  • 11,300 scores

  • 300 sound recordings (Cassettes and Tapes)

  • 9,600 sound recordings (CD)

  • 360 video recordings

  • 29,300 sound recordings (total)

Special Collections

Whiteman Collection (see separate entry)

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Williams College


Williams College Whiteman Collection

| Update Information

Williamstown, MA 01267

Personnel

Sylvia Kennick Brown, College Archivist/Special Collections Librarian

Hours

By apptointment only

Stacks

Closed

Access

Open for reference and listening by appointment only.

ILL

Contact: No ILL

Fee: None

Network Membership

Connection via Williams College Library (Nelinet)

Library Type

Academic

Integrated Library System

Collection Statistics

  • 500 books (Books, Bound Periodicals)

  • 4,000 scores

  • 2,000 scores (Sheet Music)

  • 2,200 sound recordings

  • 200 sound recordings (Tapes)

  • 2 video recordings (Full-length films)

  • 30 video recordings (One-Hour TV shows)

Special Collections

Scores & parts for some 3,000 Whiteman arrangements (dance tunes & concert works)

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