The Freeport Memorial Library is the main library serving the
Incorporated Village of Freeport in
Nassau County, on the
South Shore of
Long Island
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, United States. Its service area is known as the Freeport Library District. It is a member of the Nassau Library System.
Description
The Freeport Memorial Library is one of Nassau County's largest public libraries. The library was founded in 1884 as part of the school system, granted a provisional charter by the state Board of Regents in 1895, and a permanent charter on December 21, 1899. In 1911 it was moved from a school building to a rented room in the Miller Building on South Grove Street. At that time it was a membership library: members paid ten cents for a card and were permitted to borrow two books at a time, one fiction and one nonfiction.
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Freeport Memorial Library official site. Retrieved November 15, 2008.
A drive was started in 1920 to construct a library building. The resulting library at the corner of Merrick Road and Ocean Avenue, a
Beaux Arts building designed by architect
Charles M. Hart, opened on
Memorial Day, 1924. A year later it was renamed Freeport Memorial Library. In 1928, a tablet was erected with the names of Freeport's war dead from the
American Civil War,
Spanish–American War, and World War I.
Additional wings were dedicated on April 19, 1959, and on Memorial Day, 1985. Plaques were added to honor Freeporters who died in World War II, the
Korean War, and the
Vietnam War.
The original plan was for such extensions to be built off of the original parts of the building.
Service area
The Freeport Library District, which is served through the Freeport Memorial Library, serves the heavy majority of Freeport.
See also
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Long Beach Public Library
The Long Beach Public Library (LBPL) is an American public library system located in Long Beach, California.
Main Library
The Main Library's first building was funded by a $30,000 donation from Andrew Carnegie and $4,000 of city funds. The Lib ...
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Freeport, New York
Libraries in New York (state)
1884 establishments in New York (state)
Library buildings completed in 1924