Brooks Memorial Library is a public library in the municipality of Brattleboro, Vermont . The library was founded in 1887. The current head librarian is Starr LaTronica who joined the library in December 2015. The library is part of the Catamount Library Network , which provides a unified library system for over a dozen Vermont libraries.
2-567: The library was founded in 1887, when the Brattleboro Library Association's "Free Library" was moved to George J. Brooks Free Library . Brooks was a successful paper wholesale entrepreneur, and upon his return to his hometown founded the library. The library was designed by New England architect Alexander Curtis Currier . The original property was torn down in 1971, when the Brattleboro post office expanded, and
4-902: The new library was completed in 1967 at its current location. Since then, the library has been funded by a mix of the annual town budget and gifts to the Friends of the Brooks Memorial Library. The library received national press attention when a reclusive and frugal millionaire, Ronald Read , died and left $ 1.2 million to the library alongside an additional 4.8 million to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital . 42°51′19″N 72°33′36″W / 42.8553°N 72.55991°W / 42.8553; -72.55991 Alexander Currier Alexander Curtis Currier (April 16, 1831 in Readfield, Maine – April 24, 1892 in Hallowell, Maine )
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