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Lawrence Public Library (Massachusetts)

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Lawrence Public Library
Location51 Lawrence Street
Lawrence, Massachusetts  01841, United States
TypePublic
Established1847
Collection
Size~100,000
Other information
Websitewww.lawrencefreelibrary.org

The Lawrence Public Library is a public library located in Lawrence, Massachusetts.[1] It serves the City of Lawrence, and, through its membership in the Merrimac Valley Library Consortium (MVLC), all of the citizens of the MVLC multi-municipality regional library system. It is governed by a board of trustees consisting of seven members. The library was first opened to the public as a Free Public Library in 1892. The original library building was designed by George G. Adams and is located at the corner of Hampshire and Haverill streets.[2]

Main Library Building

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The current Main Library Building, at the corner of Lawrence and Haverhill Streets, was completed in 1973. It was designed by the Cambridge, Massachusetts architectural firm of Henneberg & Henneberg, and is considered a typical example of the Modernist Brutalist architecture style.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "A Look at Massachusetts' Midcentury Modern Libraries". Boston Magazine. 2016-11-04. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  2. ^ "Our History | Lawrence, MA". www.lawrencefreelibrary.org. Retrieved 2019-07-25.