Thayer Public Library in Braintree

The Thayer Public Library is a public library located in the town of Braintree, Massachusetts. It is a member of the Old Colony Library Network and houses a collection of 102,000 books, 200 periodical subscriptions, and 8,000 videos, DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks.

The library is named for General Sylvanus Thayer, who helped found it through a $30,000 bequest in his will. The original building was dedicated on June 4, 1874, and opened to the public in September of the same year. It operated as a library until 1953, when it was replaced by a larger building across the street.

The original 1874 building was occupied by the Braintree Water Department for many years, but is currently vacant. This building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. In 1997, the 1953 library building was razed and replaced by the current three-story brick postmodern building that opened in 1999.

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