The Lawrence Public Library serves over 76,000 residents of the city of Lawrence in Essex County, Massachusetts. The library is part of the Merrimack Valley Library Consortium, maintains 174,225 volumes, and circulates approximately 110,000 items per year. It also provides hotspot lending, cultural passes, and Local History & special collections, including manuscripts, archives, periodicals, newspapers, photographs, artifacts, and ephemera. The library offers a wide range of services and programs, including meeting rooms, public computers, arts & crafts, financial literacy workshop, bilingual storytime, and book club.