Thomaston Public Library CT

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Thomaston Public Library CT Regular hours:

Monday 10-8
Tuesday 10-8
Wednesday 10-8
Thursday 10-8
Friday 10-5
Saturday 10-3 Thomas, Jr. (Deed, May 20, 1901). Piscopo, Chairman. Felix R. R.

History

1880 - Laura Andrews Free Library and Benevolent Association is incorporated by Connecticut General Assembly, after gift of $3,000 from Seth E. of New York is given to establish a group in memory of his mother, Laura A. Andrews.

1882 - Name of the Association is changed, by an act of the General Assembly, to the Laura Andrews Free Library Association.

1898 - Resolutions are passed at the annual town meeting on October 4 establishing a Town Library, adopting By-Laws for its government, and appropriating $200, and thereafter $100 annually for its maintenance. Laura Andrews Association loans its Library to the Town of Thomaston. Financial support from the Laura Andrews Association continues to this day.

1900-1901 - Randall T. Andrews, an incorporator of the Laura Andrews Free Library Association, offers a site on his property on Grand Street for "the erection of a building thereon for the purpose of a library." Architects, Griggs and Hunt of Waterbury, Connecticut and New York City design a library building for a total cost of $6,571.00

1906 - Andrew Carnegie donates $1,700.00 to pay off the debt on the library building. Ownership of the building is turned over to the town.

1966 - On December 29, 1966, Friends of the Thomaston Public Library organize with Dr. Winfield Wight, Honorary Chairman and Dr. Daniel Samson, President, to create public interest in and support for a new library building.

1967 - In May, a Building Fund starts with a letter drive.

1968 - Fund-raising drive for the full cost of a new library starts on October 29. Pledges of $134,000 from 759 families, individuals and businesses are realized.

1971 - On June 27, 1971, the new Thomaston Public Library building (7,000 square feet) is dedicated.

1983-1985 - On October 27, 1983, the Town of Thomaston is awarded $200,000 in federal funds to renovate the Laura Andrews Library building as a children's wing and to connect it to the main library. Building committee is established, Patsy J. Drury, Architect of New Haven, is hired to design the renovation. On May 5, 1985, the Laura Andrews Children's Wing (2,000 square feet) is dedicated.

1993-1995 - Grant monies of $200,000 are awarded to library for handicapped accessibility project. Carpeting, main door, bathroom facilities, circulation desk and lighting are improved.

Starting today, you'll need to re-login with a password to use Libby. Contact us if you have any issues--if you don't kn...
10/05/2026

Starting today, you'll need to re-login with a password to use Libby. Contact us if you have any issues--if you don't know what your password is, it may be the last 4 digits of your library card number repeated 3x!

Attention all Libby users!
On October 5th, the Libby app will require a barcode AND password to access digital books, audiobooks, and magazines. The password will be the same as the one used to access your account in our online catalog or via the Acorn app. If you don't know your password, please see a library staff member, visit our catalog, or use the Acorn app to reset your password. You may also try the last 4 digits of your library card repeated 3x, which is the default password we usually give out.
Thank you!

Attention all Libby users! On October 5th, the Libby app will require a barcode AND password to access digital books, a...
10/02/2026

Attention all Libby users!
On October 5th, the Libby app will require a barcode AND password to access digital books, audiobooks, and magazines. The password will be the same as the one used to access your account in our online catalog or via the Acorn app. If you don't know your password, please see a library staff member, visit our catalog, or use the Acorn app to reset your password. You may also try the last 4 digits of your library card repeated 3x, which is the default password we usually give out.
Thank you!

We still have some spots left for our October Monday evening yoga sessions and our occasional Saturday sessions (beginni...
09/25/2026

We still have some spots left for our October Monday evening yoga sessions and our occasional Saturday sessions (beginning tomorrow!)

Register here: https://thomastonlibrary.libcal.com/

Registration is now open for our Monday evening October yoga classes as well as our Saturday morning yoga classes. Regi...
09/21/2026

Registration is now open for our Monday evening October yoga classes as well as our Saturday morning yoga classes. Registering on October 5 signs you up for October 19 & 26 as well; the Saturday yoga dates are a bit spread out so we made them individual sign ups! Visit our calendar: https://thomastonlibrary.libcal.com/

🎶 do you remember the 21st night of September?🎵🎶
09/21/2026

🎶 do you remember the 21st night of September?🎵🎶

We still have space in our aging at home seminar Friday afternoon and our Paint Your Pet class on Saturday! Sign up on ...
09/17/2026

We still have space in our aging at home seminar Friday afternoon and our Paint Your Pet class on Saturday! Sign up on our calendar: https://thomastonlibrary.libcal.com/

It's Bag-of-Books time! Fill up a paper bag with books from our sale for only $7!!Now until the end of Saturday!
09/16/2026

It's Bag-of-Books time! Fill up a paper bag with books from our sale for only $7!!
Now until the end of Saturday!

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248 Main Street
Thomaston, CT
06787

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(860) 283-4339

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