Winn Memorial Library

Woburn Public Library
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
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Location	45 Pleasant Street, Woburn, Massachusetts
Coordinates	42°28′44″N 71°9′18″W / 42.47889°N 71.15500°W / 42.47889; -71.15500
Area	1.7 acres (0.69 ha)
Built	1879
Architect	H. H. Richardson; Norcross Brothers
Architectural style	Romanesque
NRHP reference No.	76000290
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 13, 1976[1]
Designated NHL	December 23, 1987[2]

Woburn Public Library, previously known as the Winn Memorial Library (1876–79) is a National Historic Landmark in Woburn, Massachusetts. Designed by architect H. H. Richardson, the Romanesque Revival building was a bequest of the Winn family.^[3] It houses the Woburn Public Library, an institution that was established in 1856.^[4] The library is also home to the Dr. Thomas J. Glennon Archives. The Glennon Archives holds many important records dating back to Woburn's early history in the 1600s. The Archives maintains more than two hundred separate manuscript collections relating to Woburn's history, several special collections of books including a rare book collection, tens of thousands of photographs, published genealogies, broadsides, maps, ephemera, and museum objects. Many of the Archives' museum objects can be viewed in the Historical Artifacts Room, located in the Octagon Room of the Richardson Building.

In 2019, the library completed a $33 million renovation project, adding an additional 30,500 square feet to complement the historic Richardson Building. The new addition includes an innovative Maker Space, a Teen Room, a Program Room, a climate-controlled Archives and Reading Room, and a spacious Children's Department which is complemented by a craft room and play area. The library was subsequently honored with a 2023 AIA/ALA Award for Library Design.^[5]