Public Libraries in Harwich
The Brooks Free Library is the municipal library for the Town of Harwich. It’s owned and operated by the Town, and governed by a seven member elected Board of Trustees.
There are also two non-municipal libraries in the town of Harwich. These libraries are not branches of the Brooks Free Library. They are independently owned and are governed by a private association. They are open to the public and do not charge for a library card. A Cape Libraries Automated Materials Sharing (CLAMS) card is not needed to use these libraries since they are not members of the CLAMS network.
Delivery of inter-library loan materials is provided by our library region to all three Harwich libraries and books and items returned to the Harwich Port and Chase libraries will be returned to us through the regional delivery service. However, since these libraries are not members of CLAMS, they do not use the same automated system, and items will not be checked in until they arrive here. This delay of a few days to a week could result in overdue fines, so Brooks patrons are advised to return materials borrowed on their CLAMS card directly to us or another CLAMS member library.
Harwich Port Library Association:
49 Bank St. in Harwich Port
(one block off Rt. 28, on the way to Bank St. Beach)
Telephone: 508-432-3320
Hours: Mondays and Fridays 12 to 6
Chase
Library Association:
Rt. 28 in West Harwich
(next to Friendly’s, by the Dennis town line)
Telephone: 508-432-2610
Hours: Tuesdays 9 to 3
Saturdays 1 to 5