West Somerville Branch Library
The West Somerville Branch Library is an active library in a historic building at 40 College Avenue in Somerville, Massachusetts, just outside Davis Square.Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday: 10:00 AM—9:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM—6:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM—9:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM—6:00 PM - Email: library@somervillema.gov
- Type: Library
- Description: library
- Also known as: “Somerville Library West Branch”
- Address: 40 College Avenue, Somerville, MA 02144
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Somerville Theatre and Davis station.
Somerville Theatre
Movie theater
Photo: Tim Pierce, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Somerville Theatre is an independent movie theater and concert venue in the Davis Square neighborhood of Somerville, Massachusetts, United States. Over one hundred years old, the Somerville Theatre started off as a vaudeville house and movie theater. Somerville Theatre is situated 640 feet southwest of West Somerville Branch Library.
Davis station
Metro station
Photo: Jessica Reeder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Davis station is an underground Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Red Line rapid transit station located at Davis Square in Somerville, Massachusetts. Davis station is situated 540 feet southwest of West Somerville Branch Library.
Harvard College Observatory
Observatory
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Harvard College Observatory is an institution managing a complex of buildings and multiple instruments used for astronomical research by the Harvard University Department of Astronomy. Harvard College Observatory is situated 1¼ miles south of West Somerville Branch Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Davis Square and Teele Square.
Davis Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Davis Square is a major intersection in the northwestern section of Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, where several streets meet: Holland Street, Dover Street, Day Street, Elm Street, Highland Avenue, and College Avenue.
Teele Square
Neighborhood
Photo: Nsb3000, Public domain.
Teele Square is at the intersection of Broadway, Holland Street, and Curtis Street in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, a half-mile from Davis Square and the Davis Square stop on the MBTA Red Line, as well as a half-mile from Alewife Brook Parkway and Powder House Square.
Ball Square
Suburb
Photo: Antigravityece, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Ball Square is a neighborhood primarily in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States, but also extending into Medford, at the intersection of Boston Avenue and Broadway, located between Powder House Square and Magoun Square.
West Somerville Branch Library
- Categories: Carnegie library, building, public building, and education
- Location: City of Somerville, Middlesex, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
42.39812° or 42° 23′ 53″ northLongitude
-71.12173° or 71° 7′ 18″ westElevation
46 feet (14 metres)Operator
Somerville Public LibraryOpen location code
87JC9VXH+68OpenStreetMap ID
way 29933964OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=libraryOpenStreetMap feature
building=civic
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