Editing Littleton, Massachusetts (section)

==Education==

===Littleton public schools===
* [[Littleton High School (Massachusetts)|Littleton High School]]
* Littleton Middle School—new building 2006
*  Russell Street Elementary
* [[Shaker Lane Elementary]]

===Other public schools===
* [[Nashoba Valley Technical High School]]: public regional vocational technical high school located in [[Westford, Massachusetts|Westford]].
* [[Francis W. Parker Charter Essential School]]: a public charter school in [[Devens, Massachusetts|Devens]] that serves students in grades 7 to 12.

===Local private or parochial schools===
* Academy of Notre Dame:  co-educational Roman Catholic elementary school, K1 through 8th grade, in [[Tyngsborough, Massachusetts|Tyngsborough]], and an all-girls Roman Catholic preparatory school for grades 9–12 run by the [[Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur]]
* [[Applewild School]]: established in 1957, a private, independent co-educational day school for grades preschool – 8th grade located in [[Fitchburg, Massachusetts|Fitchburg]].
* [[Concord Academy]]: a private, co-educational, independent, college preparatory school for grades 9–12, located in [[Concord, Massachusetts|Concord]].
* Country Day School of the Holy Union:  coeducational Roman Catholic elementary school, Pre-K through 8th grade, in [[Groton, Massachusetts|Groton]] run by the [[Holy Union Sisters|Sisters of the Holy Union]].
* [[The Fenn School]]: an all-boys private school in Concord, serving grades 4–9.
* [[Groton School]]: a private, Episcopal, college preparatory boarding school for grades 9–12 located in Groton.
* [[Lawrence Academy at Groton]]: a private, co-educational preparatory school for grades 9–12 located in Groton.
* [[Middlesex School]]: a private, independent preparatory school for grades 9–12 located in Concord.
* Nashoba Brooks School: an independent co-educational school for Pre-K (age 3) through 3rd grade and all-female from grade 4th through 8th grade.
* Oak Meadow School: a private, independent Montessori school serving Pre-K (18 months through 8th grade) is the only private school located within Littleton.

=== Library ===
[[Image:1891 Littleton public library Massachusetts.png|thumb|right|Reuben Hoar public library, Littleton, 1891]]

The public [[Reuben Hoar Library]] first opened in 1887.{{sfnp|Tillinghast|1899|p=201-202}}{{sfnp|Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners|2012}} In 1895, the [[Houghton Memorial Building]] was constructed, and the Reuben Hoar Library moved into it. The library, still named in honor of Reuben Hoar, moved to 41 Shattuck Street in 1991, and the Houghton Memorial Building then housed the Littleton Historical Society. In November 2021, the Ruben Hoar Library moved to 35 Shattuck Street.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A brief History of the Ruben Hoar Library |url=https://www.littletonma.org/300/Who-Was-Reuben-Hoar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909142830/https://www.littletonma.org/300/Who-Was-Reuben-Hoar |archive-date=9 September 2024 |access-date= |website=Ruben Hoar Library}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Littleton Community Television - LCTV |title=Small Town-New Library 1-26 -022 |date=2022-02-01 |url=https://archive.org/details/lictvma-Small_Town-New_Library_1-26_-022 |access-date=2024-09-09 |language=English}}</ref> In fiscal year 2008, the town of Littleton spent 1.5% ($432,744) of its budget on its public library—approximately $49 per person, per year ($60.01 adjusted for inflation in 2021).{{sfnp|Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners|2012||loc={{sp}}|ps=<br />July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008; cf. The FY2008 Municipal Pie: What's Your Share? Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Library Commissioners. Boston: 2009.}}