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Green Mountain College, Library, Poultney, Vermont, 1955

1908, Interior of Public Library, Fair Haven, Vermont

Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, Vermont

Whiting Library, Chester, Vermont

Cobleigh Public Library, Lyndonville, Vermont

LIB792984 In 1905 Eber W. Cobleigh donated $15,000 to erect a public library building in Lyndonville. The site of the Silsbury Livery Stable at Main and Depot Street was authorized for purchase at the annual town meeting in March and the library building was completed in late 1906. Plans for the building were drawn by William J Sayward, a member of the well known firm that had designed the Boston Public Library. The library was dedicated and opened to the public in January, 1907.

Northfield, Vermont, Public Library

Northfield, Vermont, Public Library LIB400501

1908 Starr Library, Middlebury College, Middlebury, Vermont

1910 Library, Windsor, Vermont

[LIB11041] Windsor Vermont 1886 Antique Panoramic Map Print by terraprints_classic Browse additional posters and prints from zazzle.com.

Goodrich Library, Newport, Vermont

[Z10551] The first library, established in the town of Newport, Vermont was originated by Dr. John M. Currier in the spring of 1862. In 2003, Goodrich Memorial Library received a substantial grant and the building has been restored to its original beauty and elegance. [Website]

Public Library, Northfield, Vermont

[LIB9933] - George Washington Brown was donor of Northfield's Brown Public library built in the early 1900s on the corner of South Main Street (VT Route 12) and Slate Avenue. The Classical Revival building of red brick with granite trim was completed in 1906 and cost between $20,000 and $25,000. [Read more here...] The recent photo is courtesy of Northern New England Villages, Encouraging the preservation and restoration of towns and villages in Northern New England (Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont) via picture galleries, blogging, forums, social media and more. [http://northernnewenglandvillages.com/]

1911 Spafford Library, Springfield, Vermont

Springfield, VT Panoramic Map - 1886 Posters by photos_maps See another framed artwork on Zazzle [LIB9894]

1917 Goodrich Memorial Library, Newport, Vermont

[LIB9880] - A tradition of learning and imagining since 1868, The Goodrich Memorial Library envelopes you in its stunning woodwork, cozy fireplaced nooks and crannies, and the impressive staircase. You'll be drawn back in time with the grandeur and friendly access of books to peruse, computers to use and events happening for locals and out-of-town visitors as well. The first library, established in the town of Newport, was originated by Dr. John M. Currier in the spring of 1862. He conceived of the plan for a circulating library by having each member take two dollars' worth of stock and allowing stockholders to pay for their shares in books. Some of the books belonging to the first library passed along down through all the later organizations and are now found in the Goodrich library. Curl up in a chair by the fireplace and hook your laptop into the complimentary wireless internet service. [http://www.discovernewportvt.com/see-do/goodrich-memorial-libr

Public Library, Springfield, Vermont

[LIB9879] The bottom image is courtesy of http://www.johnson-roberts.com/.

1933 Public Library, Waitsfield, Vermont

[LIB9864] - Erected in 1913, the Joslin Memorial Library was the gift of George A. Joslyn, a Waitsfield man who made his fortune in the newspaper business in the West. The building, constructed at a cost of $21,387, is still one of the finest of its kind in the state. As you enter the building between the two imposing Indiana Bedford Limestone columns, notice the starburst windows over the door and the slate hip roof decorated with dentils. The entry is polished marble. The circulation desk is a fine example of woodworking and the handsome light fixtures are original. Of particular note is the stained glass skylight called an art-glass window. [http://www.joslinmemoriallibrary.com/about.htm]

Norman Williams Public Library, Woodstock, Vermont

[LIB9860] - For additional resources visit our History and Genealogy collection located in the Vermont History room of the library. We have family histories, ship passenger lists, census data, the New England Genealogical Register and more. [http://normanwilliams.org/]

1952 Kimball Public Library, Randolph, Vermont

[LIB9737] - History of Kimball Public Library In 1903, Col. Robert J. Kimball, a Randolph native who became a successful financier in New York City, donated the library bearing his name. The red-brick building, located next door to the Chandler Music Hall on Main Street, is an impressive monument to Kimball who at age 13 began his career as a newsboy and telegrapher for the Vermont Central Railroad. At the March 1896 town meeting not long before the building was completed, the Randolph Public Library was established under the law of 1894. The state sent 134 books, space was "fitted out" over Morton's drug store in the DuBois and Gay block, and the library opened on November 14 with Maud Blanchard as librarian. The following March, the King's Daughters, the Randolph Book Club, and individual donors added to the core collection. In 1898, the Ladies' Library Association, an earlier literary group, donated i

Bixby Memorial Library, Vergennes, Vermont

[LIB9471] A reproduction of this postcard is available from my Zazzle store, click here!

Windsor Library, Windsor, Vermont

[LIB7712] The Georgian Revival structure, as designed, was opened to the public on June 4, 1904. The library building, on State Street in Windsor is one story, 60 by 28 feet, with an annex, 26 by 16 feet in the rear. The roof is the “finest Maine slate”; the foundation, Ascutney granite; the exterior walls are red brick and the base, cornices and all exterior trimmings, with quoins and dentils, are of Fitchburg granite. Two sets of elongated windows are on each side of the entrance in front, a portico with Doric columns, of the same granite. In the vestibule entrance, on the left, is a bronze relief of Mr. Blood, and a plaque bearing his birth date and place together with the following inscription: This building was erected by Benjamin F. Blood, of Waltham, Massachusetts, A.D. 1903, and by him presented to the people of Windsor to be forever used as a public library. A former citizen of Windsor, by industry and ability, he accumulated a fortune, and this he dedicate

1947 Public Library, Fair Haven, Vermont

[LIB7634] Original building still in use as a library. The Fair Haven Public Library, established in 1887, owes its existence to the suggestion and influence of Mr. Moses Coit, a non-resident greatly interested in the establishment of libraries. The persistent efforts of Hon. A.N. Adams, and the earnest advocacy of Prof. Walter E. Howard, who notwithstanding much opposition obtained an appropriation of $1,000 from the town for its establishment and support. Since then a sum averaging $600 has been voted annually. In 1894 a reading room supplied with periodicals through private yearly subscriptions was added to the library, increasing its influence. The interest of the readers continues to increase from year to year, over 700 more books having been drawn out in 1897 than in 1896. Librarian Elizabeth Perkins. [Board of Library Commissioners of Vermont, 1895-1896. Published 1896. Available through Google Books]

1945 Pettee Memorial Library, Wilmington, Vermont

[LIB7242] Mr. Lyman Pettee came along and gave funds for a new library to be built. Mr. Pettee, who grew up in Wilmington and also went to school here, named the building after his parents Anson and Lucy Pettee, PETTEE MEMORIAL LIBRARY. The building was completed in 1906 and is still the home of Wilmington’s public library today. [Website]

1906 Haskell Free Library, Rock Island, Quebec and Derby Line, Vermont

[LIB6860] - The library collection and the opera stage are located in Stanstead, but the door and most opera seats are located in Derby Line. Because of this, the Haskell is sometimes called "the only library in the U.S.A. with no books" and "the only opera house in the U.S.A. with no stage". Its two addresses are 93 Caswell Avenue, Derby Line, Vermont and 1 Rue Church (Church Street), Stanstead, Quebec. A thick black line runs beneath the seats of the opera house and diagonally across the center of the library's reading room to mark the international boundary. The stage and half of the seats are in Canada, the remainder of the opera hall is in the US. The library has a collection of more than 20,000 books in French and English, and is open to the public 38 hours a week. The building is recognized as a historic site in both countries. In the United States, it has been registered in the National Register of Historic Places since 1976. In Canada, it was desig

1907 Spafford Library, Springfield, Vermont

[LIB6856] Still in use as a library. Springfield Town Library, 43 Main Street: (c,1895; enlarged 1928, 1938, 1966-67, 1978). 1-story plus full basement, hip-roofed brick Renaissance Revival style library with a rusticated foundation, brick masonry walls, brick and terra cotta trim, and a slate-covered roof. The main building was erected in 1895 and has a T-shaped plan with a 40' x 56' main section and a 28' x 30' west wing. To this was added a 36' x 36' children's room to the south (on Main Street) in 1928, a 24' x 28' stack area to the rear of the original wing in 1938, a fire exit to the wing addition and new entrance steps to the main building in 1966-67, and a 50' x 50' addition to the rear of the 1928 wing in 1978. The 1928 "Barnard" wing was built in the same style as the main building, using the same scale, materials, and architectural details. All of the other additions are not visible from Main Street and they are sympathetic to the scale and material of the

Haston Library, Franklin, Vermont

[LIB6502] - Erected in 1907. Still in use as a library. Dedication of the Haston Free Public Library building, North Brookfield Mass., Sept. 20, 1894 (Google eBook)

Library, Manchester, Vermont

[LIB6166] - An early 20th century post card mailed to Mrs. S. Schooly, Great Meadows, New Jersey. Also known as the Mark Skinner Library, built in 1898.

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