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Hospitals and Libraries

Sets of 14 Srila Prabhupada books placed in 96 libraries and 7 hospitals.

Michael McElhinny, M.Div., Director of Chaplaincy, Mass General Hospital

We found that the most willing recipients of the divine knowledge are those in pain or dealing with pain in their surroundings and those in the path of learning. This led us to distributing Srila Prabhupada’s books in hospitals and libraries of high schools, colleges and public libraries. Our team has placed books in 96 libraries and 7 hospitals. In hospitals, we also have a very good resource in Anjuliji. She is a chaplain in Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. She is trying to give access to Bhagavad Gitas to as many patients as she can. So far, she has distributed an impressive 65 copies of Bhagavad Gita As It Is to the patients.

In libraries, Soumyaroop Prabhu is making a tremendous contribution. He, along with other devotees, has distributed books in over 80 public libraries. My special thanks to Preetiji for single handedly distributing books in libraries in Rhode Island despite a hectic schedule and a family to take care of. Also, many thanks to Dipak Prabhu for leading the effort to distribute books in college libraries and Darrell Prabhu for distributing books in high school libraries.

Hospitals

Lead: Rohini Nandan Das
Participating Devotees: Anjuli, Sandy Aunty, Rohini Nandan Das

NAME	TOWN
Southern NH Medical Ctr	Nashau
Lawrence Memorial Hospital	Melrose
Melrose Wakefield Hospital	Melrose
Brigham and Womens Hospital	Boston
Beth Israel Medical Center	Boston
Lahey Clinic Medical Center	Burlington
Mass General Hospital	Boston

Libraries

Lead: Deep / Co-lead: Amit
Participating Devotees: Deep, Amit, Kamal, Jayram, Jayesh, Nitin, Mother Chatamayi, Preeti, Rohini Nandan Das

Massachusetts:

-	Library Name	Library System	Address
1	Abington Public Library	Abington Public Library	600 Gliniewicz Way
2	Honan-Allston Branch	Boston Public Library	300 North Harvard St.
3	Memorial Hall Library	Memorial Hall Library	Elm Square
4	Edith M. Fox Library	Robbins Library	175 Massachusetts Avenue
5	Robbins Library	Robbins Library	700 Massachusetts Avenue
6	Ashland Public Library	Ashland Public Library	66 Front St.
7	Auburn Free Public Library	Auburn Free Public Library	369 Southbridge St.
8	Avon Public Library	Avon Public Library	280 West Main St.
9	Bedford Free Public Library	Bedford Free Public Library	7 Mudge Way
10	Belmont Public Library	Belmont Public Library	336 Concord Ave.
11	Billerica Public Library	Billerica Public Library	15 Concord Rd.
12	Boston Public Library	Boston Public Library	700 Boylston Street
13	South End Branch Library	Boston Public Library	685 Tremont Street
14	Sargent Memorial Library	Sargent Memorial Library	427 Massachusetts Avenue
15	Thayer Public Library	Thayer Public Library	798 Washington Street
16	Bridgewater Public Library	Bridgewater Public Library	15 South St.
17	Brighton Branch Library	Boston Public Library	40 Academy Hill Road
18	Faneuil Branch Library	Boston Public Library	419 Faneuil Street
19	Brockton Public Library System	Brockton Public Library System	304 Main St.
20	Brookline Public Library	Brookline Public Library	361 Washington St.
21	Coolidge Corner Branch Library	Brookline Public Library	31 Pleasant Street
22	Burlington Public Library	Burlington Public Library	22 Sears Street
23	Central Square Branch Library	Cambridge Public Library	45 Pearl Street
24	Mildred A. O'neill Branch	Cambridge Public Library	70 Rindge Avenue
25	Salvatore Valente Branch Library	Cambridge Public Library	826 Cambridge Street
26	Canton Public Library	Canton Public Library	786 Washington St.
27	Chelsea Public Library	Chelsea Public Library	569 Broadway
28	Putterham Branch Library	Brookline Public Library	959 West Roxbury Parkway
29	Adams Street Branch Library	Boston Public Library	690 Adams Street
30	Codman Square Branch Library	Boston Public Library	690 Washington Street
31	Fields Corner Branch Library	Boston Public Library	1520 Dorchester Avenue
32	Grove Hall Branch Libary	Boston Public Library	5 Crawford Street
33	Uphams Corner Branch Library	Boston Public Library	500 Columbia Road
34	East Bridgewater Public Library	East Bridgewater Public Library	32 Union St.
35	Framingham Public Library	Framingham Public Library	49 Lexington Street
36	Grafton Public Library	Grafton Public Library	33 Grafton Common
37	John Curtis Free Library	John Curtis Free Library	534 Hanover St.
38	Holbrook Public Library	Holbrook Public Library	2 Plymouth St.
39	Connolly Branch Library	Boston Public Library	433 Centre Street
40	Cary Memorial Library	Cary Memorial Library	1874 Massachusetts Avenue
41	Pollard Memorial Library	Pollard Memorial Library	401 Merrimack St.
42	Senior Center Branch	Pollard Memorial Library	276 Broadway Street
43	Linden Branch Library	Malden Public Library	141 Oliver Street
44	Malden Public Library	Malden Public Library	36 Salem St.
45	Marlborough Public Library	Marlborough Public Library	35 West Main St.
46	Mattapan Branch Library	Boston Public Library	10 Hazelton Street
47	Medford Public Library	Medford Public Library	111 High St.
48	Melrose Public Library	Melrose Public Library	69 West Emerson St.
49	Millbury Public Library	Millbury Public Library	128 Elm St.
50	Morse Institute Library	Morse Institute Library	14 East Central Street
51	Needham Free Public Library	Needham Free Public Library	1139 Highland Ave.
52	Newton Free Library	Newton Free Library	330 Homer Street
53	Stevens Memorial Library	Stevens Memorial Library	345 Main Street
54	Norwell Public Library	Norwell Public Library	64 South St.
55	Reading Public Library	Reading Public Library	64 Middlesex Ave.
56	Rockland Memorial Library	Rockland Memorial Library	20 Belmont St.
57	Roslindale Branch Library	Boston Public Library	4238 Washington Street
58	Dudley Branch Library	Boston Public Library	65 Warren Street
59	Dudley Literacy Center	Boston Public Library	65 Warren St.
60	Egleston Square Branch Library	Boston Public Library	2044 Columbus Avenue
61	Parker Hill Branch Library	Boston Public Library	1497 Tremont Street
62	Shrewsbury Public Library	Shrewsbury Public Library	609 Main St.
63	Somerville Public Library	Somerville Public Library	79 Highland Avenue
64	West Branch Library	Somerville Public Library	40 College Avenue
65	South Boston Branch Library	Boston Public Library	646 East Broadway
66	Washington Village Branch Library	Boston Public Library	1226 Columbia Road
67	Bacon Free Library	Bacon Free Library	58 Eliot Street
68	Stoughton Public Library	Stoughton Public Library	84 Park St.
69	Randall Library	Randall Library	19 Crescent Street
70	Tewksbury Public Library	Tewksbury Public Library	300 Chandler Street
71	Tyngsborough Public Library	Tyngsborough Public Library	25 Bryant Lane
72	Lucius Beebe Memorial Library	Lucius Beebe Memorial Library	345 Main Street
73	Waltham Public Library	Waltham Public Library	735 Main St.
74	West Bridgewater Public Library	West Bridgewater Public Library	80 Howard Street
75	West Roxbury Branch Library	Boston Public Library	1961 Centre Street
76	J.V. Fletcher Library	J.V. Fletcher Library	50 Main St.
77	Whitman Public Library	Whitman Public Library	100 Webster Street
78	Wilmington Memorial Library	Wilmington Memorial Library	175 Middlesex Ave.
79	Woburn Public Library	Woburn Public Library	45 Pleasant St.
80	Worcester Public Library	Worcester Public Library	3 Salem Square
81	Frances Perkins Branch Library At Greendale	Worcester Public Library	470 West Boylston Street

Rhode Island:

82	Coventry Public Library	Coventry Public Library	1672 Flat River Road
83	Warwick Public Library	Warwick Public Library	600 Sandy Lane

High School Libraries

Lead: Darell
Participating Devotees: Darell

1	Boston Latin School
2	Latin Academy
3	Snowden High School
4	John D O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science
5	Madison Park High School

University Libraries

Lead: Dipak, Co-lead: Sumit
Participating Devotees: Dipak, Sumit, Archit

1	North Eastern University, Boston, MA
2	Widener Lib, 1 Harvard University
3	Harvard Yenching Lib, 2 Divinity Ave. Cambridge
4	Harvard School Library
5	MIT Library
6	Wentworth institute of technology
7	Boston University
8	Boston College

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