Region 1 Library Services

The mission of the Region 1 library is to support the information needs of the EPA Region 1 staff; other federal and state environmental agencies in New England; the people of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont and the NE Tribal Nations.

Contact Information

We are located at:
5 Post Office Square
Suite 100
Boston, MA 

We can be contacted at:
Phone: (617) 918-1990
Fax: (617) 918-1992 
E-mail:R1_Library@epa.gov

Mailing Address:
US EPA Region 1 Library
5 Post Office Square
Suite 100 LIB01-2
Boston, MA 02109-3912

Hours of Operation
The library is open Monday through Thursday from 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM and 12:30 PM – 3:30 PM, excluding federal holidays. Public: Please call ahead to ensure the librarian is available.

Borrowing Policy and Interlibrary Loans

Borrowing privileges are generally limited to EPA staff, other government staff and local businesses / organizations with established borrowing arrangements.

To locate EPA library and repository materials, you can search the EPA National Library Catalog, EPA Libraries’ online catalog.  If you have any questions, please call or e-mail the library.

Information For Other Libraries: We freely share materials with other libraries via the OCLC Interlibrary Loan system. Our OCLC symbol is EHA. For libraries that do not have OCLC access, please contact the Librarian at (617) 918-1990 for alternate methods.