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Acton Libraries will be CLOSED 12 p.m. Wednesday, December 24, through Thursday, December 25, for Christmas. Acton Memorial Library will reopen at 9 a.m. on Friday, December 26. West Acton Citizens' Library will reopen at 9 a.m. on Saturday, December 27.

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The Genealogy Collection is a non-circulating, secure collection of materials that aid family history research. The collection has an emphasis on Massachusetts and also on the Civil War. The Genealogy Collection is accessible whenever the library is open. Researchers are asked to sign in at the Reference Desk before using the collection.

The library also maintains subscriptions to the following e-resources:

  • American Ancestors  (library use only)
  • Ancestry Library Edition  (library use only)
  • Fold3 Library Edition, by Ancestry  (remote access for Acton residents)
  • MyHeritage Library Edition (remote access for Acton residents)

To access these resources, visit the library’s E-Resources page and jump to the Genealogy & Local History category.