Currently a repository of approximately 62,000 books, news publications, and audiovisual materials, Weeks Memorial Library identifies itself as a hub of community involvement for youth, teens, and adults alike.

[3] Rowell also offered the former Lancaster Academy building for use as a free public library under the condition that the town raise $500 in support of the initiative.

Although he became a politician in Massachusetts, John W. Weeks had family ties in Lancaster, and the proposed library building acted as a tribute to the education that led to his future success in politics.

He went on to introduce the Weeks Act in 1911, which authorized the purchase and regulation of land in the eastern United States to protect rivers and watersheds.

The 1998 addition was meant to make library facilities easily accessible to all patrons while also bringing the building up to standard with the current safety codes.

[4] The Weeks Memorial Library was modeled in the Beaux-Arts architectural style, characterized by "projecting and receding masses, classical columns, carved window and door heads, and other details such as quoins, ascroteria, and antifixae.

The addition, designed by Thomas Wallace of Tennant/Wallace Architects in Manchester, New Hampshire, complemented the architecture of the original structure while still using modern techniques and materials.

The library also offers adult learner services like basic reading, writing, and math education, ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) instructional resources, and GED preparation.

[6] Weeks Memorial Library's collection consists of 62,000 books, news publications, and audiovisual materials that are geared toward juveniles, teens, and adults.