Reuben Hoar Library
41 Shattuck Street
Littleton, MA 01460
Phone: 978-486-4046
Fax: 978-952-2323
E-mail:mli@mvlc.org

Library Hours:
Mon: 10 - 4
Tues & Thurs: 1 - 9
Wed: 10 - 9
Fri: 10 - 4*
*Closed July & August
Sat: 10 - 4
Sun: Closed

Research

Internet:

Search specific subject area sites selected by librarians.

Search the Internet using search engines like Google and Ask.com

24/7 Chat:
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Materials:

Find books in Massachusetts libraries with the Virtual Catalog

Find books, microforms, and audiovisual materials nationwide with WorldCat.

Locate materials in the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium Catalog, your local library catalog.

Magazines and Newspapers:
Search the full text of magazines and newspapers.  You need a Littleton library card to use these databases. 
Local History and Genealogy

The library's Houghton Historical Room is available for research whenever the library is open.  All books are cataloged in the MVLC catalog.  A card file of Littleton vital records taken from Town Reports is available.

Littleton Cemeteries and Burials are listed on the Littleton Cemetery website.

Littleton Historical Society is another resource in town.

HeritageQuest is a database with the U. S. Census records, Revolutionary Era Pension Records, full-text of local histories and genealogies, U. S. Serials Set, and the genealogy periodical index, PERSI.  A Littleton library card is required to use this database from home.

The library is a member of the New England Historic Genealogy Society.  You may use their web site from library computers. Search their library catalog before your research visit. 

If you are just getting started in genealogy or family history try these sites.