Billerica Library Closes July 3–5 for Independence Day Holiday Weekend

The Billerica Public Library is reminding residents of a multi-day closure around the Independence Day holiday just as its summer reading challenge hits its first full week.

COMMUNITY & ARTS

The library will be closed Friday, July 3, and will remain closed through Sunday, July 5, in observance of Independence Day. Regular summer hours — Monday through Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. — resume Monday, July 6.

The closure comes one week into the library's Summer Reading Challenge, which launched June 22 and runs for all ages — children, teens, and adults. Residents looking to sign up or log reading progress should plan around the holiday gap.

Also ongoing this summer: the MassHire Lowell Mobile Career Center visits the parking lot behind the library every Monday from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., offering job-seekers on-site career services without a trip into Lowell.

COMING UP

- **Now through summer:** Summer Reading Challenge for all ages. Sign up at the library or online. - **Mondays, 10:30 a.m.–2:30 p.m.:** MassHire Lowell Mobile Career Center in the library parking lot, 15 Concord Road. - **Friday, July 3 – Sunday, July 5:** Library closed for Independence Day. Reopens Monday, July 6. - **Thursday, July 16, 7 p.m.:** Boston Area Gleaners program at the library. Registration required at billericalibrary.org. - **Tuesday, July 28, 6 p.m.:** Family Friends Ice Cream Social at the library.

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