FAQs

For a physical library card come in person to the library with a photo ID and proof of your current address. A driver’s license is sufficient.

Positive identification for children must be provided via a parent or guardian, such as a Parent/guardians driver’s license or a Parent/guardians photo ID.

YES! The CW MARS Mobile App is available at the Apple App Store and Google Play. The app puts your library card AND your library in your pocket!

Maybe.

If your library card came from another CW MARS Member Library then yes! You can continue to use your old card at the Adams Library. But be aware that you will not be able to access our online databases without an Adams Library card.

Alternatively, if you have moved to Adams, you can ask for a new Adams Library card to replace the old one.  

If your library card did not come from a CW MARS library, or if you’re not sure, come on into the library and we’ll help you get a new card.

As a Massachusetts resident and a member of the CW MARS Network, your card provides access to materials at more than 100 libraries across Central and Western Massachusetts. Our catalog is available online. With your library card number and PIN, you can log in to your library account from home and access our databases, keep a reading history, view your own account, and more. You can also download E-books and E-audiobooks with your library card through the Libby app on your computer, smartphone or tablet.

The most efficient and reliable way to check out materials is to have your card.

If you do not have your library card with you at check out you will be asked to provide other proof of identity.

If you lost your Adams Library card the replacement fee is $5.00.

If you have lost your card but do not wish to replace it you may use a photo ID instead.

You can search our catalog online at adams.cwmars.org to see if we own the item you’re looking for and if it’s currently available. Or you can call or email us at the library and we can look for you.

Yes!  With an Adams Library account, you can request items from any library in the CW MARS Network. Sign in to your account online to make requests online.  You can also call us by phone, or come into the library in person.

To search the Adams Library catalog and other CW MARS libraries visit adams.cwmars.org.

Yes! Printing and copying are $0.15 per page.

The copy machine is located next to the front desk and is coin operated. While the library does not have wireless printing, you may print whatever you need from the public computers and pay at the front desk.

Unfortunately, no.