Cary Memorial Library

Lexington, United States

3.4

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10 reviews

Free Wi-Fi

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+1 781-862-6288
Website:
www.carylibrary.org
Address:
1874 Massachusetts Ave, Lexington, MA, 02420
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
40 ftMassachusetts Ave @ Clarke St
50 ftMassachusetts Avenue-MBTA Stop
170 ftMassachusetts Ave opp Clark St
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Today 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Open now
Local time (Lexington) 14:53 Wednesday, 16 July 2025

Business hours

Monday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Tuesday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Wednesday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Thursday 9:00 am – 9:00 pm
Friday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday 1:00 pm – 5:00 pm

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10 reviews of Cary Memorial Library

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Place rating: 4
Acton, MA
Nice room for working on wifi with many tables and arm chairs, lots of events. Nice location in town center. Metered, small parking lot at location with only 2 hour meters, but town has several all day lots within walking distance for only a maximum $ 2/​day fee. A bit surprised at limited selection of technology and business marketing related books. Seems like a lot of outdated non-​fiction books in their collection. Note: entrance to library is in the back of the building.
Place rating: 5
Cambridge, MA
Amazing library. Huge children’s section downstairs. Lots of events, great staff. The reading room is beautiful and you can do work there quietly.
Place rating: 5
Dorchester, MA
Great place. Best i’ve been in long time. Segregated areas (not like that) for different need. quiet areas are actually respectful, not like most other libraries. i actually wish for the old fashioned shhhuusshhhing librarians at those locations. this library also has a great fish tank. clean.
Place rating: 1
Manhattan, NY
No air conditioning. The Internet is always broken. Elevator smells like poop. Too much animé.
Place rating: 1
Arlington, MA
The laziest, rudest (and I mean THE rudest) librarians in the state of Massachusetts.
Place rating: 5
Lexington, MA
A great library.
— I love to visit their reading room, gather all the magazines I would love to buy, and sit in quiet reading, taking notes on web sites, and taking a break from the outside world. A great space
— STAFF… a huge plus. They help me find any of the materials I need. They school me in how to use the library in order to get more out of it. They are helpful and friendly.
— They treat my 89 year old Dad like a soft boiled egg. Dad reads A LOT. He’s kinda lost his fast ball, and staff is nothing but nice to him. He’s hard of hearing so thus might possibly talk too loud. They handle Dad exceptionally!
The Minute Man network of libraries gets me anything I want on the Internet, and its delivered to this location.
They have a great system for downloading books to my Nook reader. All handled through wifi at the house.
It’s also beautiful. With reading rooms available to spread work and get things done.
Place rating: 1
Boston, MA
My experience with the Cary Memorial Library has been disappointing. They charge a fee for everything. I lived in Cambridge for the last five years, and paid 1⁄10 of the fees I’ve already paid to the Cary Library… in only four months! If you request a book and don’t pick it up on time, they charge you. They charge a dollar (or more) for each video that’s late, per day. This all ads up, and they don’t take into account that the person taking out the books might be 8 years old, and the parent has no knowledge. In the children’s section I see families surprised by big bills when they go to check out books, having no idea that they owe anything! And then the library won’t let you take out books if you owe more than a few dollars! So Moms stand there with screaming kids, because they didn’t bother to bring money with them to the Library! I think they behave like everyone in the town of Lexington is rolling in money. Well, we aren’t.
Place rating: 3
Boston, MA
Someone really spent some money and time making the exterior of the building, in terms of style, cohesive with its surroundings. The interior design creates an inefficient use of space but it’s a common shortcoming of many public buildings. It’s a decent size library for such a little town. I was able to find a book that was recently made into a movie (though I was surprised that they had it due to the subject matter).
Rumor has it that Noam Chomsky lives in this town. I haven’t seen him in the library or anywhere else in Lexington for that matter. Without Noam, this town is just a-​ok, I am not a fan.
Place rating: 5
Lexington, MA
An excellent place to work when I need to get away from my office. Cary was recently renovated. I like this library because of the free WIFI, lots of large study rooms, comfortable chairs and tables, great periodicals, lots of places to plug in, etc.
Cary is in my list of great places to work from
Place rating: 4
Arlington, MA
What I like and dislike most about this library is the location! It’s situated on a GREAT prime spot of real estate, smack dab in Lexington Center, right on Mass Ave, and across the street from the Lexington Green, really picturesque and easy to find. On the other hand… parking is a nightmare, and the bus to and from Lexington comes fairly infrequently.
I am impressed with the Cary Library in general. It’s newly renovated and you can definitely tell when you walk in that the town spent a great deal of money and time on this building. Their books are well organized, they have a good selection of newer and older titles, and the atmosphere in general is cozy and welcoming, perfect for studying or curling up on a couch with a book (and they have a lot of chairs). Not the most stunning library in the Minuteman network, but for a midsize library, it’s more than satisfactory.