Chicopee Public Library Hours:
Monday-Thursday 9:00 AM to 9:00 PM
Friday 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Saturday 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
Sunday 12:00 PM to 4:00 PM
The Chicopee Public Library is the public library for the city of Chicopee. A member of the Western Massachusetts Regional Library System, the Chicopee Public Library participates in resources sharing and collaboration with all other libraries in the WRMLS system. The Chicopee Public Library owns approximately 109,000 books according to the 2005 IMLS Public Library Report. Additionally they have 4,200 media items and send and receive over 35,000 interlibrary loan requests. In fiscal year 2008, the city of Chicopee spent 1.1% ($1,401,141) of its budget on its public library—some $25 per person.
In 1851, Massachusetts towns and cities were authorized by law to designate funds for libraries until 1851. On March 11, 1853, an article was issued:
“ To see if the town will take measures to establish and maintain a public library for the use of the inhabitants of the town and appropriate money therefore, as petitioned for by John Wells and others. ”
In 1853, The Cabot Institute donated 900 books to the city and opened the first free public library west of Boston. The Cabot Institute was a literary and social club of at least 150 members. Among the members was D.K. Pearson, a local doctor who also donated money to Mount Holyoke College for the building of Pearson's dormitory and John Chase, who planned and built the dams to power the mills in Chicopee.
To get to the Final Stage (where the cache is located), you must solve the puzzle. Get the coordinates and go find the cache!
Each number encased in () is the question you need to answer to get that number(s)
N 42 0(3).(2)0(1) W 072 (4).9(6)(5)
1: In the "Date of issue November 19th, 1887" what is the last year # on April 2, 186_?
2: How many points are on the star on the Masonic Sash?
3: In 1_81, the Ames Mfg. Co. logo was replaced with: Ames Sword co. military and society Goods Chicopee, Mass.
4: The Ames Sword Company lasted until around 19__ (TWO NUMBERS!!!)
5: The battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse was fought in may of 186_
6: In "Our World War Heroes", which line quotes "To curb the tyrants power, and wrong erase"?