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2 Main Street
North Bennington, VT 05257
(802) 447-7121
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About John G.McCullough Free Library
Description:
Mission
Statement:
The
John
G.
McCullough
Free
Library
is
committed
to
providing
materials
and
services
to
persons
of
all
ages
in
order
to
meet
their
educational,
professional
and
recreational
needs.
Special
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emphasis
is
directed
toward
stimulating
childrenbs
appreciation
of
reading
and
learning.
The
library
also
serves
as
a
comfortable
gathering
place
for
the
community
at
large.
History:
The
John
G.
McCullough
Free
Library
was
built
in
1920-21
by
Eliza
Hall
Park
McCullough
in
memory
of
her
husband,
John
G.
McCullough,
a
former
governor
of
Vermont,
legislator,
and
businessman.
The
two-story
brick
building,
designed
by
New
York
architect
J.
Lawrence
Aspinwall
of
the
firm
Renwick,
Aspinwall
&
Tucker,
was
a
gift
to
the
community
and
has
served
as
a
hub
of
village
activities
for
more
than
eight
decades.
When
the
library
opened
on
August
24,
1921
the
adult
and
children's
collections
of
about
5000
volumes
(with
a
capacity
for
9,
000)
were
housed
on
the
first
floor
the
second
floor
was
entirely
given
over
to
public
meeting
spaces.
Over
the
years
the
collection
has
grown
to
more
than
20,
000
items
of
all
types,
ranging
from
CDs,
DVDs
and
videos
to
books,
games
and
puzzles.
The
children's
collection
now
occupies
the
entire
second
floor
and
public
access
terminals
and
the
reference
section
now
occupy
the
alcove
space
that
once
accommodated
the
children's
library.
The
McCullough
Free
Library
was
not
the
first
library
in
the
village
of
North
Bennington.
In
1878
the
North
Bennington
Ladies
Library
Association
was
formed,
charging
members
$1.00
a
year
to
belong.
From
the
beginning
this
library
building
has
served
as
a
hub
of
community
activities,
hosting
lectures,
concerts,
meetings
of
civic
groups,
reading
clubs,
and
art
shows.
As
the
collections
have
grown,
however,
the
available
public
meeting
space
has
shrunken
greatly.
If
the
library
is
to
regain
its
role
as
civic
meeting
place
and
cultural
center
of
the
village,
new
space
will
need
to
be
provided
beyond
the
boundaries
of
the
existing
building.
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