Bill Memorial Library

Bill Memorial Library Bill Memorial Library, founded by Frederic Bill in 1888, is a public library located in Historic Groton The reference room houses newspapers and magazines.

The BML currently holds approximately 21,000 items in both the adult and children's collections. Featured in the main stack area are novels, including current "New York Times" bestsellers, current non-fiction, classics, and large print books. Non-print offerings include DVDs, audio books and CDs, as well as downloadable ebooks and audiobooks through Overdrive. The children's room has a good select

ion of popular and classic fiction, non-fiction, picture books and books on CD. The reference room features quiet study, reference and public access computers. The Young Adult room offers current print and graphic novels, computers, and a comfortable seating area. The BML also has a genealogy/local history collection available for research. Programs include storytimes for birth through K on a regular basis. Summer Reading programs are held for all ages, from preschool through adults. The BML has an active Friends of the Library group, which sponsors such activities and fundraisers as the annual Booksale. They also provide hours of volunteer service to the library. The BML also has a public access copier, public access computers with Internet access [including WiFi], and a fax machine. The library is a member of the Connecticut Library Consortium through in which it participates in cooperative buying, interlibrary loan, continuing education workshops and other activities. It is a Connecticard library permitting reciprocal borrowing statewide, book return delivery through Connecticar, and is a participant in iConn, the statewide database. The library also offers book delivery to shut-ins through the generosity of the Friends of the Bill Memorial Library.

We want to thank Charlie Ebbinghaus for making these gorgeous wooden dinosaurs to use as decorations for our Summer Read...
06/01/2026

We want to thank Charlie Ebbinghaus for making these gorgeous wooden dinosaurs to use as decorations for our Summer Reading program!

06/01/2026

Shoutout to volunteer Bill Pratt for another fantastic Summer Reading promo video!!

Tomorrow evening!
06/01/2026

Tomorrow evening!

06/01/2026
We're gearing up!!
05/28/2026

We're gearing up!!

First signs of summer...Photo : MjC
05/27/2026

First signs of summer...
Photo : MjC

Address

240 Monument Street
Groton, CT
06340

Opening Hours

Monday 10am - 8pm
Tuesday 10am - 8pm
Wednesday 10am - 5pm
Thursday 10am - 8pm
Friday 10am - 5pm
Saturday 10am - 3pm

Telephone

(860) 445-0392

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