The Brown Public Library is a

public library A public library is a library that is accessible by the general public and is usually funded from public sources, such as taxes. It is operated by librarians and library paraprofessionals, who are also Civil service, civil servants. There are ...

Northfield Northfield may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Northfield, Aberdeen, Scotland * Northfield, Edinburgh, Scotland * Northfield, Birmingham, England * Northfield (Kettering BC Ward), Northamptonshire, England United States * Northfield, Connec ...

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

. It is a brick building opened in 1906. A recent extension connects it to the building of the Northfield Historical Society, located in the former home of

Charles Paine Charles Paine (April 15, 1799 – July 6, 1853) was an American Whig politician, woolen mill owner, merchant, railroad builder, and the 15th governor of Vermont. Biography Paine was the son of Elijah Paine and Sarah (Porter) Paine, and was bo ...

, a 19th-century governor and local businessman. Above the fireplaces in the north and south reading rooms are paintings of historic interest relating to the library and Northfield. In July 2016, the Brown Public Library was named most beautiful library in the state of Vermont by Tech Insider. The library shares a unified catalog and circulation system with over 50 other Vermont libraries through the

Vermont Organization of Koha Automated Libraries The Vermont Organization of Koha Automated Libraries (VOKAL) is an organization of libraries in the U.S. State of Vermont. It provides a unified, online library catalog using the open source, Koha integrated library system. It was established a ...

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Northfield's Libraries and George Washington Brown
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{{authority control Public libraries in Vermont Buildings and structures in Northfield, Vermont Libraries established in 1906 1906 establishments in Vermont