Maynard Public Library

Maynard Public Library
Maynard Public Library moved in 2006 to building that had been Roosevelt School 1918-1988
Country United States of America
Type Public Library
Established 1881
Location Maynard, Massachusetts
Branches 1
Collection
Size 59,153
Access and use
Circulation 172,123
Population served 10,106 (2010 census)
Other information
Budget $521,000
Director Mr. Steve Weiner
Website www.maynardpubliclibrary.org

Maynard Public Library is a public library at 77 Nason Street in Maynard, Massachusetts. The library is part of the Minuteman Library Network. The Maynard Public Library was founded in 1881. [1] The library building at 77 Nason Street – formerly Roosevelt Elementary School (built in 1918) – was renovated and reopened as a library in 2006. From 1962 to 2006 the library had been in the building that became the Maynard Police Station.[2]

History

The original library location was inside the Acton Street School, at 5 Acton Street. From 1885 to 1918 the library was a room inside the Riverside Cooperative Building, at the southwest corner of Nason and Summer Streets. From there, it moved to a second floor space in the Naylor Block building, at the corner of Nason and Main Streets. The space was 37 x 39 feet. In 1960 there was a proposal for the Town of Maynard to build a town hall and adjoining library. The dedication ceremony for the library was July 29, 1962.[2] Town of Maynard Annual Reports mention that in 1891 the collection consisted of 3,416 books, and had reached 15,000 books by 1960.

References

  1. ↑ William H. Gutteridge, "A Brief History of the Town of Maynard, Massachusetts" 1921 - Maynard (Mass.)
  2. 1 2 http://www.maynardpubliclibrary.org/library-history

Coordinates: 42°26′03″N 71°27′08″W / 42.4343°N 71.4521°W / 42.4343; -71.4521

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