The Worcester Public Library will be closed Saturday, May 24 and Monday, May 26 for the Memorial Day Holiday.

The Frances Perkins Branch will be closed until further notice. We will announce a reopening date as soon as possible. All holds for Frances Perkins Branch patrons will be rerouted to the Main Library, for questions on holds please call 508-799-1655 ext. 2.

Food Literacy & Healthy Living

Improve your quality of life with free cooking classes, meditation sessions, nutrition classes, educational seminars and more at the library! Click below for a full listing of our current quarterly offerings.

Check our Online Calendar. Many of our Nutrition and Cooking programs are also recorded and archived on YouTube.

Or explore our collections, including the Health Reference Center, on the 2nd floor of the Main Library.

Free Access with Your Library Card

Gale Culinary Arts Collection offers articles from more than 250 major cooking and nutrition magazines.

The Health & Wellness Resource Center, also from Gale, offers reference materials, journal and magazine articles, news, images and video about a variety of health and wellness topics.