Lincoln Public Library (Lincoln, Massachusetts)
Lincoln Public Library is a public library at 3 Bedford Road in Lincoln, Massachusetts. The library collection began in the late 1700s with a private subscription library started by Reverend Charles Stearns,[1] and later a donation by Eliza Farrar of her husband, Professor John Farrar's library collection.[2] In 1884 George Grosvenor Tarbell, a Boston businessman donated funds to construct the current Second Empire style building of reddish Longmeadow freestone, which was designed by the architect, William G. Preston.[3] Large additions to the library were constructed in the 1950s and 1980s. The library is part of the Minuteman Library Network.[4] It is a contributing property in the Lincoln Center Historic District.
 Lincoln Public Library in 2009 | |
| Country | United States of America |
|---|---|
| Type | Public Library |
| Established | 1851 |
| Location | Lincoln, Massachusetts |
| Branches | 1 |
| Access and use | |
| Population served | 6,400 (2010 census) |
| Website | https://www.lincolnpl.org/ |
References
- https://www.lincolnpl.org/Documents/tarbell%20family.pdf
- Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts, Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners, (1899), p. 200
- Lincoln, Lincoln Historical Society, (2003) p. 31
- https://www.lincolnpl.org/about/about
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