Country United States Established 1903 Size 75,000 Opened 1903 Circulation 225,000 | Type Public Location Auburn, Maine Population served 23,055 Budget 1.117 million USD | |
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Address 49 Spring St, Auburn, ME 04210, USA Hours Open today · 9AM–6PMWednesday9AM–6PMThursday9AM–8PMFriday9AM–6PMSaturday9AM–5PMSundayClosedMonday9AM–8PMTuesday9AM–6PM Similar Musical Wonder House, Joshua L Chamberlain Museum, Charles Q Clapp House, Time and Temperature Building, First Parish Meetinghouse Profiles | ||
Auburn Public Library is the public library of Auburn, Maine. It is located at 49 Spring Street.
The library's main building was built in 1903 with a donation from Andrew Carnegie, and the building was designed by architect William R. Miller in a Renaissance style. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. State Representative and one time Mayor of Auburn George C. Wing Jr. was President of the Auburn Public Library's Board of Trustees from 1939 to 1951.
The library building was expanded in 1956 and again in 2006 to accommodate a growing user community and additional services. The current library is twice the size of the original 1904 building. Care was taken during the 2006 expansion to stay true to the original architecture of the building, earning the library a Statewide Historic Preservation Honor Award from Maine Preservation in 2007.
In the fall of 2012, the library opened a Media Lab that provides access to computers, cameras, scanners, and other equipment for creating digital media such as video, photographs, and music. An independently owned cafe operates on the ground floor of the library.
Teen participation became an integral part of the library when in the summer of 2003 the first Teen Summer Reading Program was introduced by librarian Sally Holt with the support of Rosemary Waltos, Director and Steve Bouchard, Reference Department Head. Friends of the Auburn Public Library played an instrumental role by funding the program. Friends of Maine Libraries continued funding the program that fall. The teen program has grown to be one of the largest most well-attended teen public library programs in the state. Teens are a special piece of the fabric at APL.