Egremont Free Library

Welcome to the Egremont Free Library without walls!

"Strong libraries are essential to education and life long learning, to economic development, to strong communities, and a strong democracy".
-- The Massachusetts Board of Library Commission

Our next Library Building Committee meeting will be on Thursday, October 9th at 5:30 at the Town Hall.

The Egremont Free Library Building Committee has signed a contract formally hiring Ken Best from DRA Architects in Newton Centre, MA. Mr. Best will be developing plans for the new library that will be located at the Town Hall complex. His position is funded from the matching state grant that the town applied for and received from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners (MBLC).

Approximately 50 people attended the public forum held on June 25 including members of the Library Building committee, members of the Board of Selectmen, town residents, and Ken Best and Paul Brown of DRA Architects. Mr. Best was introduced and reviewed the major goals of the Library Building Program, services that the library performs, the importance of sustainable design, site analysis, and building organization. After a lively discussion of the above issues, the group broke into two small groups to discuss the pros and cons of proposed sites and interior designs of the library building.

Since the public forum, there have been several Library Building Committee meetings throughout the summer months. During the last meeting on August 7, Anne Larsen, a consultant from the MBLC, updated the committee about the timeline and requirements for the next application round for the state grant funding of library building construction.

The committee will be scheduling future public forums to keep you informed of their plans and progress. Please remember this will be your library and your input is important. We value your support.