Middlebury Public Library
Library History and Construction Timeline
1794: An
organizational meeting is held with the goal of forming a library in the Town
of Middlebury.
1877: Proprietors
(shareholders) are permitted to borrow one book a month from the library, a
jump up from the previous policy of one book for every two months.
1896: Proprietors,
supported by the Town of Middlebury, change the library’s status from a private
library to a public library.
1929: The
library’s collection is comprised of 900 books and the yearly circulation
figure is 537 transactions.
1935: The
Middlebury Town Hall is burned, but the library is saved and moved to the old
Center School.
1972: The current
Middlebury Public Library is built, located on 11.7 acres.
1982: Expansion
#1 is constructed to meet the population demands.
1996: Expansion
#2 is constructed to meet the population growth. The usable floor space is increased
to 15,000 feet.
2006 – 2012:
Renovation Proposal based on a Long Range Strategic Plan.
Funding: State Construction
Grant: $500,000, generous public
donations, and town funds.
September 2012: Library
project goes out to bid.
October 2012:
Bids are received and the job is awarded for the next planned expansion.
December 18th 2012: Residents of Middlebury vote to approve a plan to expand the Middlebury Public Library.
January 3rd 2013: Moving company arrives and begins the process of re-locating the library’s collection and belongings to its temporary location at the Middlebury Timex Building.
January 22nd 2013: The Middlebury Public Library opens to the public at its temporary location, the Middlebury Timex Building (199 Park Road Extension Suite D, Middlebury, CT 06762)
December 18th 2012: Residents of Middlebury vote to approve a plan to expand the Middlebury Public Library.
January 3rd 2013: Moving company arrives and begins the process of re-locating the library’s collection and belongings to its temporary location at the Middlebury Timex Building.
January 22nd 2013: The Middlebury Public Library opens to the public at its temporary location, the Middlebury Timex Building (199 Park Road Extension Suite D, Middlebury, CT 06762)
