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DISTINCTIVE ASPECTS OF THE COLLECTION
The Branch has a particularly strong mystery collection, and has been building its
investment collection to keep pace with the growing interest in mutual funds and other
personal investment options. Books and ephemera related to Dorchester, and particularly
Lower Mills, history are well represented in the collection.
RECURRING
PROGRAMMING OFFERED
Preschool story hours are offered weekly for children. There are book discussion groups
for both children and adults.
SPECIAL
PROGRAMMING OFFERED
Lecture programs are typically offered in the fall or spring focusing on topics of local
interest including local history. Summer reading programs are offered for children.
HISTORY
Library service in Lower Mills was first offered through a branch delivery post in 1875;
it was open three hours each day to take requests for books and to deliver books requested
from the Central Library and the Dorchester Branch Library. Full branch services began in
1876 with a dedicated collection and expanded hours. In 1883, branch service was moved
into the vacated Blue Hills Bank building. In 1931, space owned by the American Legion was
purchased and in 1936 a small addition was completed. Eventually the collection outgrew
that building and the present Lower Mills Branch Library building was opened in 1981.
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