Library Resources

In the Reference Room

We have books on almost every topic you can imagine. Check the catalog or ask a reference librarian for help finding what you need.

Here are some examples of frequently requested reference materials:
Phone books, maps and atlases,
Banker and Tradesman
The Central Register
Consumer reports magazine
Edmunds Car Buying Guide
Literary criticisms
Massachusetts General Laws Annotated
MARE - Children Waiting for Adoption
Newspapers - Dailies and Weeklies
Standard and Poors Daily News
Microfilm - cost to print is $.25/page
Milton News 1882-1904
Milton Record 1904-1953
Milton Record-Transcript 1954-
(Most recent year is kept in Magazine Room)

Milton Times Dec.1995 -
Milton Town Records 1662-1729
History of Milton 1640-1887
Massachusetts 1870 Federal Census (part of Norfolk county)
Norfolk County Cemetery Records 1633-1860
Atlantic Monthly 1857 -
Fortune Magazine 1960-1968
Harper's 1850 -
Life Magazine 1939-1945, 1955-1965
Newsweek 1955 -
Saturday Review 1960-1972
Scientific American 1967 with index
Time 1955 -
Twayne's Author Series