The Everett C. Benton Library
TEMPORARILY CLOSED beginning November 2023
The Friends of the Benton Library is temporarily suspending its lending library program beginning November 2023. We anticipate returning to the building in about two years.
Beginning in January of 2024, the Belmont Public Library will reopen the Benton building to offer Children’s services while the new library on Concord Avenue is being rebuilt. Adult services will be offered at the Beech Street Center.
The Friends of the Benton Library is very grateful to the many volunteers, patrons, supporters, neighbors, and friends who contribute to the success of our organization. We are also grateful to the Town of Belmont, the Belmont Public Library, the Belmont Cultural Council, and the Belmont Savings Bank Foundation for their help and support.
The Friends of the Benton Library will remain intact as a 501(c)(3) organization. We are working with the Belmont Public Library to sponsor activities during the next two years. Our books are in storage, our catalog system remains intact, and we look forward to returning to the building in 2025.
TEMPORARILY CLOSED beginning November 2023
The historic Everett C. Benton Library has been run by the Friends of the Benton Library since 2011. It is a non-profit independent library run by volunteers and supported entirely by donations. The library is located at 75 Oakley Road in Belmont, MA, at the corner of Oakley and Old Middlesex Roads.
The Benton Library is a lending library with over 7,500 catalogued books including a robust selection of best sellers and mysteries, as well as a wonderful, ever expanding children's and young adult collection. Library cards are free and available to all: you do not need to be a Belmont resident to borrow books. We have computers available for public use and free wi-fi.
The Everett C. Benton Library has been self-sustaining and successful thanks to the many people who are involved in staffing and maintaining the library and to our generous financial supporters. We are grateful to our many individual donors, the Belmont Savings Bank Foundation, and the Belmont Cultural Council. We are also grateful for the help and support from the Town of Belmont and the Belmont Public Library.
We look forward to welcoming everyone back to the Everett C. Benton Library in two years when the Belmont Public Library’s new building on Concord Avenue is complete.