Showing posts with label Brooks Library. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Brooks Library. Show all posts

Monday, September 19, 2011

1905 Brooks Library, Brattleboro, Vermont


[LIB2527] - At its opening in 1887, the collection numbered 5,000 volumes. Early in the 1960's the federal government, needing more space for postal operations on Main Street, negotiated with the library for the purchase of the property at the very time the library's building had become overcrowded and relocation was necessary. The George J. Brooks Library building was torn down, and a new, larger building constructed farther north on Main Stree.



Wednesday, August 24, 2011

1910 Brooks Library, Brattleboro, Vermont


[LIB2434] At its opening in 1887, the collection numbered 5,000 volumes. Early in the 1960's the federal government, needing more space for postal operations on Main Street, negotiated with the library for the purchase of the property at the very time the library's building had become overcrowded and relocation was necessary. The George J. Brooks Library building was torn down, and a new, larger building constructed farther north on Main Street. [Website]

As the library looks today: