Minuteman Library Network

{{Short description|Library consortium in eastern Massachusetts}}

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| type = Nonprofit organization, Library consortium

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| founded_date = {{Start date|1983|12|19}}

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| location = 10 Strathmore Road, Natick, Massachusetts 01760[https://public.tableau.com/views/FY22NetworkAnnualReport/NetworkAddressListDashboard?:language=en-US&:sid=&:redirect=auth&:display_count=n&:origin=viz_share_link]

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| area_served = Counties of Middlesex (South), and portions of Norfolk.

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| website = {{URL|minlib.net}}

| footnotes = Member of the Massachusetts Library System (MLS)

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Founded first as a cooperative, the Minuteman Library Network (MLN) is today a consortium of over 40+ public or academic libraries.{{cite web |author=Staff writer |author-link1= |year=2024 |location= |title=Minuteman Library Network Incorporated (MLN) |script-title= |title-link= |url=https://www.causeiq.com/organizations/minuteman-library-network,222518058/ |url-access= |trans-title= |department=CauseIQ |website=www.causeiq.com |script-website= |trans-website= |publication-place= |publisher=Nonprofit Metrics LLC |publication-date=2024 |at= |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=February 26, 2025 |via= |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript=}}{{cite web |author=Staff writer |author-link1= |year=2024 |title=Minuteman Library Network Incorporated |script-title= |title-link= |url=https://www.dnb.com/business-directory/company-information.web_search_portals_libraries_archives_and_other_information_services.us.massachusetts.natick.html |url-access= |trans-title= |website=www.dnb.com |script-website= |trans-website= |publication-place= |publisher=Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. |publication-date=2024 |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=February 26, 2025 |via= |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript=}}{{Cite web|title=libraries.org: Minuteman Library Network|url=https://www.librarytechnology.org/library/42053|access-date=2023-09-30|website=librarytechnology.org}} The network consists of an aggregate collection of over sum 6 million items and over 680,000 cardholders. Membership card eligibility is open to persons who: live, work, or study in Massachusetts; and can be used to borrow items from its Minuteman libraries.{{Cite web |title=Services: Minuteman library card, Minuteman app |author= |website=Minuteman Library Network |date= |access-date=September 10, 2021 |url=https://www.minlib.net/services/}}{{cite web |author=Staff writer |author-link1= |year=2024 |location= |title=Library Networks |script-title= |title-link= |url=https://mblc.state.ma.us/programs-and-support/library-networks/index.php |url-access= |trans-title= |website=mblc.state.ma.us |script-website= |trans-website= |publication-place= |publisher=Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners |publication-date=2024 |agency= |at= |arxiv= |asin= |asin-tld= |bibcode= |bibcode-access= |biorxiv= |citeseerx= |doi= |doi-access= |doi-broken-date= |eissn= |hdl= |hdl-access= |isbn= |ismn= |issn= |jfm= |jstor= |jstor-access= |lccn= |medrxiv= |mr= |oclc= |ol= |ol-access= |osti= |osti-access= |pmc= |pmc-embargo-date= |pmid= |rfc= |sbn= |ssrn= |s2cid= |s2cid-access= |zbl= |id= |url-status= |archive-url= |archive-format= |archive-date= |access-date=February 26, 2025 |via= |quote-page= |quote-pages= |quote= |script-quote= |trans-quote= |ref= |postscript=}}

The network operates through the pooling and sharing of resources, and through this offers patrons more services along with access to a more expansive catalog. For example, the network has a OverDrive E-book collection and allows users to sign-in with their library card and borrow E-books and audio books from other consortium library networks in Massachusetts. Given certain libraries may individually offer further services even within the MLN not all services are uniformly available at all member libraries.{{Cite web |title=About |author= |website=Minuteman Library Network |date= |access-date=September 10, 2021 |url= https://www.minlib.net/about/}}