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Now houses the Reading Public Library. 34: House at 11 Beach Street: House at 11 Beach Street: July 19, 1984 : 11 Beach St. 35: House at 26 Center Avenue: House at 26 Center Avenue: July 19, 1984 : 26 Center Ave.
The Reading Public Library is located in Reading, Massachusetts. Previously known as the Highland School, the two-story brick-and-concrete Renaissance Revival building was designed by architect Horace G. Wadlin and built in 1896–97. The building served the town's public school needs until 1981.
North Reading (pronounced, as is with Reading as (/ ˈ r ɛ d ɪ ŋ / ⓘ) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 15,554 at the 2020 census . [ 1 ]
Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts. v.1-8 (1891–1898); v.9 (1899); v.10-18 (1900–1908); v.19-24 (1909–1914); v.25-27 (1915–1917); v.28-51 (1918–1940). Massachusetts Board of Free Public Library Commissioners. Free public library buildings of Massachusetts: a roll of honor, 1918. Wright & Potter printing co ...
Reading (/ ˈ r ɛ d ɪ ŋ / ⓘ RED-ing) is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, 16 miles (26 km) north of central Boston. The population was 25,518 at the 2020 census . [ 1 ]
The North of Boston Library Exchange (NOBLE) is a consortium of 25 libraries on the North Shore of Massachusetts working to improve library service through automation. Seventeen public libraries, seven college libraries, and one special library are members.
The common has been communally owned since at least 1737, with the original burying ground (expanded in the 19th century, and now known as Laurel Hill Cemetery) to the north. In 1769 the area's first meeting house (church and civic building) was built, giving the area a sense of identity separate from portions of Reading that would later be set ...
One-half of the first floor of this building was dedicated as the new library space. Lucius Beebe donated $500 to the library and, as a result, the town renamed the library as the "Beebe Public Library." In 1871, a new town hall was built and the town was renamed Wakefield. Several months later the library was moved to the new Wakefield town hall.