Brookfield Library
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| Country | United States |
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| Location | 182 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT 06804 |
| Coordinates | 41°28′11″N 73°23′24″W / 41.46974°N 73.39°WCoordinates: 41°28′11″N 73°23′24″W / 41.46974°N 73.39°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
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| Circulation | 136,884 (2017)[1] |
| Population served | 17,752 |
| Members | 8,639 (2017)[1] |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $743,329 (2017)[1] |
| Director | Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 665: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
| Staff | 15 |
| Website | brookfieldlibrary.org |
The Brookfield Library is a public library serving Brookfield, Connecticut. The library is located within the Brookfield Center Historic District. It is part of Bibliomation, a state-wide library consortium utilizing Evergreen in Connecticut which allows all involved libraries to share their resources, vastly increasing their collection sizes.
History[edit]
The Brookfield Library was established in 1951 as the Joyce Memorial Library in the old Town Hall building on Whisconier Road using a $7,000 bequest left by Brookfield resident Daniel Clarke Joyce in 1929 to establish a library in Brookfield.[2][3] The current library was constructed in 1975, and is 9,600 square feet. At this time, the former "Joyce Memorial Library" was renamed "The Brookfield Library".[4][5]
The former building was renovated, and became the Brookfield Museum and Historical Society.
Proposals for new building[edit]
Several proposals have been made to construct a new library in Brookfield, due to the significant increase in population since 1975 when the current facility was constructed.[6] In 2002, the Library Board of Trustees began the planning stage for a new library, and in 2009, a one million dollar state grant was awarded for the construction of a new library.[7] A referendum was held in February 2018 over whether or not to begin construction on a 36,000 square foot library at a cost of 14.7 million dollars, although the motion did not pass.[5] The Library Committee is now revising the plan, with hopes to bring a revised plan to referendum.[8]
Notes[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Brookfield Library Annual Report 2016-2017" (PDF). The Brookfield Library. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ "Brookfield Library Is Planned in Will". Hartford Courant. 12 January 1929. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ↑ Marilyn S. Whittlesey (1999). Brookfield. Arcadia Publishing. p. 62. ISBN 9780738501161. Search this book on
- ↑ https://www.brookfieldcthistory.org/_borders/page_Brookfield.html Brookfield Museum and Historical Society: The Town House
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 https://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Turnout-at-14-6-percent-in-Brookfield-Library-12713808.php NewsTimes New Library Proposal Fails
- ↑ https://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Brookfield-Library-project-would-cost-14-7-12250421.php Brookfield Library project would cost $14.7 million
- ↑ http://blnewlibraryproject.org/progress/ New Brookfield Library Progress
- ↑ https://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Brookfield-library-staff-look-to-revise-plan-for-12720619.php Brookfield Library Committee Revises New Library Plan
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