Appendix B: Virtual Program for Distance Learning Grant Recipients

The Virtual Program for Distance Learning Grant Recipients are shown below.

Overview

Recipient	Municipality	Median Household Income in Municipality*	Median Housing Value in Municipality*	Percentage of Population—White Only**	Percentage of Population—Hispanic**	Percentage of Population—Black Only**	Percentage of Population—Asian Only**	Percentage of Population—Other**†
Amesbury Public Library	Amesbury	$87,433	$379,900	89.7%	3.9%	1.2%	1.0%	4.2%
Jones Library	Amherst	$56,905	$392,900	61.5%	9.7%	5.7%	17.8%	5.4%
Belding Memorial Library	Ashfield	$72,944	$339,300	92.6%	2.5%	0.5%	0.3%	4.2%
Athol Public Library	Athol	$54,897	$183,200	87.7%	5.6%	1.0%	0.8%	5.0%
Centerville Public Library	Barnstable‡	$82,816	$430,100	76.2%	5.4%	4.4%	1.7%	12.2%
Whelden Memorial Library	Barnstable‡	$82,816	$430,100	76.2%	5.4%	4.4%	1.7%	12.2%
Porter Memorial Library	Blandford	$83,365	$249,600	93.7%	2.4%	0.0%	0.2%	3.6%
Burlington Public Library	Burlington	$124,755	$610,000	70.0%	3.9%	4.6%	17.8%	3.7%
Chelsea Public Library	Chelsea‡	$64,782	$383,800	20.2%	65.8%	6.5%	3.2%	4.3%
Hamilton Memorial Library	Chester	$75,144	$222,700	90.5%	4.2%	0.0%	0.2%	5.1%
Chicopee Public Library	Chicopee‡	$56,509	$198,000	66.7%	23.4%	4.0%	1.6%	4.2%
Bigelow Public Library	Clinton	$68,958	$290,600	70.9%	16.8%	2.5%	1.5%	8.2%
Dighton Public Library	Dighton	$100,307	$399,400	89.5%	2.7%	1.4%	0.7%	5.6%
Ames Free Library	Easton	$112,116	$441,500	82.9%	3.8%	5.1%	3.2%	4.9%
West Falmouth Library	Falmouth	$52,635	$460,800	86.1%	2.5%	2.0%	1.7%	7.6%
Framingham Public Library	Framingham	$94,023	$575,400	53.7%	16.8%	5.9%	7.2%	16.4%
Georgetown Peabody Library	Georgetown	$129,153	$474,000	91.5%	3.0%	0.4%	1.2%	4.0%
Hamilton-Wenham Public Library	Hamilton	$116,699	$589,900	88.9%	2.6%	0.7%	4.1%	3.7%
	Wenham	$154,375	$682,600	87.4%	4.6%	1.7%	4.0%	2.3%
Haverhill Public Library	Haverhill‡	$80,388	$420,900	66.3%	23.6%	3.7%	1.9%	4.5%
Holyoke Public Library	Holyoke‡	$45,045	$209,900	42.1%	51.3%	2.9%	1.0%	2.8%
Richard Salter Storrs Library	Longmeadow	$129,780	$361,200	83.3%	3.9%	1.5%	7.7%	3.6%
Mansfield Public Library	Mansfield	$122,274	$456,300	82.9%	3.5%	4.0%	5.5%	4.1%
Marlborough Public Library	Marlborough	$86,230	$382,900	59.1%	15.9%	3.1%	5.9%	16.1%
Massachusetts Library System	Massachusetts	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable	Not Applicable
Medway Public Library	Medway	$147,257	$450,300	88.3%	3.1%	1.3%	2.9%	4.4%
Middleborough Public Library	Middleborough	$81,809	$359,700	89.1%	2.5%	1.9%	0.9%	5.7%
Morse Institute Library	Natick	$122,914	$621,700	75.6%	4.8%	2.1%	12.0%	5.5%
Needham Free Public Library	Needham	$182,813	$939,800	81.1%	3.8%	1.4%	9.5%	4.3%
Newbury Town Library	Newbury	$152,356	$617,500	92.7%	2.3%	0.4%	1.0%	3.5%
Norfolk Public Library	Norfolk	$168,281	$563,800	84.1%	5.2%	5.1%	2.6%	3.0%
Haston Free Public Library	North Brookfield	$66,673	$261,800	90.3%	4.1%	0.6%	0.6%	4.4%
Forbes Library	Northampton	$72,687	$341,600	78.0%	9.1%	2.8%	4.4%	5.7%
Morrill Memorial Library	Norwood	$96,414	$482,200	72.5%	7.4%	7.3%	7.4%	5.4%
Fobes Memorial Library	Oakham	$85,078	$320,300	90.5%	3.8%	0.9%	0.9%	3.9%
Peabody Institute Library	Peabody‡	$83,570	$441,100	77.3%	9.9%	3.3%	2.4%	7.0%
Thomas Crane Public Library	Quincy‡	$81,748	$563,500	54.2%	5.1%	5.4%	30.7%	4.6%
Phinehas S. Newton Library	Royalston	$89,417	$274,700	94.1%	1.3%	0.2%	0.6%	3.8%
M. N. Spear Memorial Library	Shutesbury	$86,339	$291,200	86.3%	5.0%	0.9%	0.9%	6.9%
Somerville Public Library	Somerville	$107,651	$818,100	65.2%	11.3%	5.2%	10.6%	7.7%
Springfield City Library	Springfield‡	$42,498	$198,200	28.2%	46.7%	18.3%	2.8%	3.9%
Tewksbury Public Library	Tewksbury	$111,696	$445,600	86.0%	4.0%	2.3%	4.1%	3.6%
Waltham Public Library	Waltham	$103,498	$602,200	60.4%	16.4%	6.8%	12.2%	4.2%
Wareham Free Library	Wareham	$68,274	$317,100	81.7%	3.2%	2.4%	0.9%	11.8%
Wayland High School (District)	Wayland	$203,789	$762,400	76.8%	3.9%	0.9%	13.5%	5.0%
Westfield Athenaeum	Westfield‡	$73,692	$256,300	82.1%	9.7%	1.7%	2.3%	4.2%
Wilmington Memorial Library	Wilmington	$146,250	$542,600	86.2%	3.0%	1.3%	5.4%	4.1%
Burncoat Middle School	Worcester‡	$84,952	$317,800	48.9%	24.6%	13.7%	7.1%	5.7%

*    Median household income and median housing value data are for 2021 and from the United States Census Bureau’s website.

**  Racial and ethnicity percentages are from 2020 census data from the University of Massachusetts Amherst Donahue Institute’s website.

†   Other includes the percentage of people who self-identified within one of the following groups: American Indian and Alaska Native only, some other race only, or two or more races (non-Hispanic).

‡   These are gateway municipalities as defined by Section 3A of Chapter 23A of the Massachusetts General Laws as having a population between 35,000 and 250,000, a median household income below the state average, and a rate of educational attainment of a bachelor’s degree or above that is below the state average.

Date published:	October 24, 2023