Welcome! Belding Memorial Library is a small public library serving the rural town of Ashfield, Massachusetts.
We are part of CWMARS, a consortium of 160 libraries across Central and Western Massachusetts.
Our building was gifted to the Town of Ashfield by industrialist Milo Belding in 1913. We are on the traditional land of the Nipmuc, Mohican, Wabanaki, and Pocumtuc people, who have stewarded this territory for over 12,000 years.
We are proud to participate in Mass Cultural Council's Card to Culture program in collaboration with the Department of Transitional Assistance, the Department of Public Health's WIC Nutrition Program, the Massachusetts Health Connector, and hundreds of cultural organizations across Massachusetts by making cultural programming accessible to those for whom cost is a participation barrier.
All our programs are free and open to all.
See the complete list of participating organizations offering EBT, WIC, and ConnectorCare discounts.