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Minuteman Library Network

The Olin Library belongs to the Minuteman Library Network (MLN), which includes 40+ public libraries and 5 academic libraries in the greater Boston area. These libraries share a unified catalog, which displays search results from across the network AND items held at your home library (when it’s selected).

Everyone at Olin automatically receives MLN membership upon joining Olin, allowing them to instantly check out physical items. 

The Library strongly recommends all community members activate their online MLN account.

This quick process has two large benefits, among others:

  • Most books can be requested via your online account, regardless of which library owns them, and be delivered to Olin. 

  • Arrival time: 7-10 business days

  • Upon arrival, Library staff will notify you, check your item(s) out to you, and move it/them to the holds shelf at the Circulation Desk.

  • Access to Libby ebooks and audiobooks, including Olin-exclusive content.

 

For technical reasons, as of 2024, the MLN catalog is fully separate from OlinScholar, our central eresources discovery site. Students are strongly encouraged to search both the catalog and OlinScholar, and/or consult with a librarian, for research projects.

Request books from any library in the network to be delivered to Olin. Deliveries come 2x/week and can be returned at Olin or any Minuteman Library. You can also use your Olin ID in person at any MLN branch.

Due dates are set by the lending library; they may be shorter or longer than Olin’s and must be adhered to.