{"id":1254,"date":"2013-11-05T15:58:46","date_gmt":"2013-11-05T20:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.springfieldcityhall.com\/library\/?page_id=1254"},"modified":"2026-02-24T14:56:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T19:56:42","slug":"sixteen-acres-branch","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/locations-and-hours\/sixteen-acres-branch\/","title":{"rendered":"Sixteen Acres Branch"},"content":{"rendered":"
Hours<\/span>Directions<\/span>Contact Us<\/span>Holidays<\/span>Computers<\/span>Community Room<\/span>About<\/span><\/div>
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Sixteen Acres – 1187 Parker Street – Springfield MA 01129
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Sixteen Acres Branch Library<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

1187 Parker Street
Springfield MA 01129<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Parking:<\/strong> The library has ample free parking and is handicapped accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

PVTA Bus Routes:<\/strong> B17<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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413-263-6858<\/p>\n

Manager:<\/strong> Reggie Wilson
\nSupervisor:<\/strong> Lori Chasen<\/div>\n


The Sixteen Acres Branch will be closed for the following holidays:<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t
The libraries will be closed on the following dates for holidays:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
December 31, 2025 (Wednesday)<\/td>New Year’s Eve: All libraries close at 2pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 1, 2026 (Thursday)<\/td>New Year’s Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 19 (Monday)<\/td>Martin Luther King, Jr. Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
February 16 (Monday)<\/td>Presidents\u2019 Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 5 (Sunday)<\/td>Easter: Central Library closed<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
April 20 (Monday)<\/td>Patriot\u2019s Day (MA holiday)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May 25 (Monday)<\/td>Memorial Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
June 19 (Friday)<\/td>Juneteenth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
July 3-4 (Friday-Saturday)<\/td>Independence Day <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
September 7 (Monday)<\/td>Labor Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
October 12 (Monday)<\/td>Columbus Day \/ Indigenous Peoples’ Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 11 (Wednesday)<\/td>Veterans Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 25 (Wednesday)<\/td>Thanksgiving Eve: All libraries close at 5 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
November 26 (Thursday)<\/td>Thanksgiving Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 24 (Thursday)<\/td>Christmas Eve<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 25 (Friday)<\/td>Christmas Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
December 31 (Thursday)<\/td>New Year’s Eve: All libraries close at 5 pm<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
January 1, 2027 (Friday)<\/td>New Year’s Day<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n
\nChildren:<\/strong> Two (2) internet computers, plus one (1) computer exclusively for children’s early literacy games. Each session lasts 60 minutes. Earbuds available at the Circulation Desk upon request.<\/p>\n

Adults:<\/strong> Four (4) internet computers, plus four (4) internet computers in quiet study room. Each session lasts 60 minutes. Earbuds available at the Circulation Desk upon request.<\/p>\n

Fax Service: <\/strong>Fax service is available. There is a $1 per job charge for a traditional fax. We cannot receive faxes. There is no charge to scan your document to an email address, USB, tablet or smartphone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Sixteen Acres Branch Community Room<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

To promote neighborhood culture and development, the library makes its community room available for educational, social service, and other organizations. Visit the Meeting Room page<\/a> for information about booking the Community Room, to review our meeting room rules and policies, and submit a meeting room request.
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The Sixteen Acres Library was first opened in 1966. A much needed addition was built and the newly remodeled library opened in June of 2000.<\/p>\n

Watch a video tour of the library here!<\/a>
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Seed Library<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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In 2026, Springfield City Library is adding a Seed Library to every Branch! <\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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Springfield City Library seeks input for strategic plan<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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The Springfield City Library is hoping to get 2,000 or more city residents to answer a survey that will help shape the library\u2019s future strategic plan.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t

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1 million minutes of reading wanted in Springfield; area librarians warn of the \u2018summer slide\u2019<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t
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The challenge kicks off June 23, running through July and August.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sixteen Acres Branch Library is one of the busiest branches of the Springfield City Library. Located at 1187 Parker Street the library first opened in 1966. A new addition located in front of the original building created a new entrance, children\u2019s department and meeting rooms.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9129,"parent":9130,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"cybocfi_hide_featured_image":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1254","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1254"}],"version-history":[{"count":122,"href":"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1254\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38039,"href":"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1254\/revisions\/38039"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.springfieldlibrary.org\/library\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}