Natick By the Numbers: Morse Institute Library

It's all about the numbers. Each week on Natick Patch, we will feature numbers you should know about your town, from costs of construction projects, to town employee salaries to high school sports team statistics.

This week, we're featuring the :

100 The number of books in Samuel Morse's original collection in his home, just up the road from the current library site, according to the library's history.

425 The number of books that belonged to the Citizen's Library in 1852

1862 The year planning for the new Morse Institute Library began, when Samuel Morse's granddaughter, Mary Ann Morse left her estate to its construction

1873 The year the Morse Institute Library was opened as a public library

10-9 The time the library is open Monday through Thursday in the Summer (10-5 on Friday, 10-2 on Saturday, closed on Sunday)

18 The number of museum passes currently available through the library for this Saturday and Sunday

3 The number of weeks that books, audiobooks, children's kits and CDs may be borrowed from the library, without renewal

2 The number of weeks a high-demand book may be borrowed, without renewal

137 The number of years the current library has been open

1990 The year the Friends of the Morse Institute Library was established

7,400,000 The amount of money that Town Meeting approved in 1994 to be used for library renovations and an addition

175,000 The number of books, CDs, magazines, children's kits and more available at the library