Brookfield Library
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| The Brookfield Library | |
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| File:Brookfield Library Logo.png | |
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| 41°28′11″N 73°23′24″W / 41.46974°N 73.39°W | |
| Location | 182 Whisconier Road, Brookfield, CT 06804, United States |
| Established | 1951 |
| Collection | |
| Size | 64,709 (2017)[1] |
| Access and use | |
| Circulation | 136,884 (2017)[1] |
| Population served | 17,752 |
| Members | 8,639 (2017)[1] |
| Other information | |
| Budget | $743,329 (2017)[1] |
| Director | Yvonne Cech |
| Employees | 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.
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.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4] The Library Committee is now revising the plan, with hopes to bring a revised plan to referendum.[5]
History
The Brookfield Library was established in 1951 as the Joyce Memorial Library in the old Town Hall building on Whisconier Road using funds from the will of Daniel Clarke Joyce,[6] and was the first library in the town of Brookfield. Due to an an increase in population, the town library eventually relocated to its current location at 182 Whisconier Road. The former building was renovated, and became the Brookfield Museum and Historical Society. The current library was constructed in 1975, and is 9,600 square feet. At this time, it was also renamed "The Brookfield Library".[7]
Notes
- ^ a b c d "Brookfield Library Annual Report 2016-2017" (PDF). The Brookfield Library. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- ^ 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/Turnout-at-14-6-percent-in-Brookfield-Library-12713808.php NewsTimes New Library Proposal Fails
- ^ https://www.newstimes.com/local/article/Brookfield-library-staff-look-to-revise-plan-for-12720619.php Brookfield Library Committee Revises New Library Plan
- ^ Marilyn S. Whittlesey (1999). Brookfield. Arcadia Publishing. pp. https://books.google.com/books?id=yDljUMglEF4C&pg=PA62. ISBN 9780738501161.
- ^ https://www.brookfieldcthistory.org/_borders/page_Brookfield.html Brookfield Museum and Historical Society: The Town House