The free AARP Tax Preparation Assistance Program for your 2024 tax return is returning to the library each Saturday from February 1 to April 5, 2025. Community members may contact the AARP tax volunteers directly to schedule an in-person appointment by calling 508-499-9495 beginning February 16 for March appointments as all February appointments are full at this time.

Study Rooms

The Main Branch of the Worcester Public Library has two study rooms available for use by a maximum of four people. These rooms are designated for quiet discussion, tutoring, or studying. You may reserve a study room online (see link below), call the library at 508-799-1655, ext. 3 or by stopping by the Newspapers and Magazines desk on the first floor. 

Each room is equipped with a TV connected to an HDMI cable. If your device is not equipped with an HDMI slot, you will need to bring a converter/adapter to screen mirror your device. 

To ensure equitable access, individuals and groups are requested to limit their number of reservations to one continuous session per day for a maximum of two hours. Please note that if a group books the room, it counts as a single session, and members of the same group cannot reserve the room under different names to extend the session

  • Users will receive a confirmation email if they sign up online, with a link to cancel the reservation if needed.
  • Users must arrive at least five minutes before the scheduled start of their session and must check-in at the Newspapers and Magazines desk using a valid library card or ID.
  • A session may last anywhere from 30 minutes up to two hours.
  • Rooms will be held for 15 minutes beyond the scheduled start time, after which they will be made available to others.
  • Walk-in users may request a study room if it is not reserved. Sessions might be shorter than two hours depending on room availability.
  • Lights must be turned on when the room is in use.
  • Sleeping in study rooms is not permitted.
  • Absolutely NO FOOD is allowed in the study rooms.
  • Doors must remain unlocked, and users may not leave their personal belongings unattended in the study room. The Library is not responsible for your items.
  • Users must abide by the library’s “Patron Behavior Policy” and will be asked to leave the study room if they fail to comply with the rules.
  • Users must plan to allow enough time for cleanup and leave the room in good condition for the next user.
  • Users must leave promptly at the end of their session. Additional time may be permitted, if no one else is waiting.
  • The use of the study rooms is a privilege and is granted at the discretion of library staff. Violation of the study room rules will result in the loss of this privilege.

Users who violate these rules more than three times will receive a minimum 30-day ban from using these spaces.

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