Cary Memorial Library children's room
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
📚 Library · Lexington
1.5 hours · Free · No reservation needed
- 🚗About 20 min driveFrom Newton · Parking: Free lots behind the library and in Lexington Center (time-limited)
- 🍼Stroller-friendlyFlat surfaces — bring the stroller
- 🌳Lots of shadeRain-OK · Handles heat · Fine on cold days
- ⏱️Typical visit: 1.5 hoursBest seasons: Spring · Summer · Fall · Winter
The library in Lexington Center, where the entire lower level is the children's room: a big toddler play area, a train table and puzzles, one of the best Chinese picture book collections of any public library in New England, and story times from baby through school age.
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