Sherborn Library Explained

Library Name:Sherborn Library
Location:Sherborn, Massachusetts
Coordinates:jar
Established:1860, by Theodore Dorr[1]
Director:Elizabeth Johnston

The Sherborn Library is a municipal public library in Sherborn, Massachusetts, United States. Many libraries have existed in the town, beginning with one book collection set up by the Social Circle in 1808. Theodore Dorr combined several book collections to form one central library in 1860.[2] In 1914, a benefactor named William Bradford Homer Dowse built a brick building that would become the Sherborn Library in January 1971.[3] Today, the library is used frequently by the residents of Sherborn, and is open every day except Sunday.

Notes and References

  1. http://library.sherbornma.org/ The Sherborn library Official Website
  2. Web site: Mission & History About Sherborn Library . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221001133555/https://sherbornlibrary.org/about/mission-and-history/ . 1 October 2022 . 16 March 2023 . Sherborn Library.
  3. Web site: Sherborn Library gets Selectmen’s approval for renovations . Barbara Rhines . Nov 3, 2010 . Wicked Local Sherborn . . .