Baxter Memorial Library

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Coordinates: 43°40′37″N 70°26′30″W / 43.677°N 70.4417°W / 43.677; -70.4417

Baxter Memorial Library
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CountryUnited States
TypePublic
Established1908
LocationGorham, Maine
Collection
Size45,500
Access and use
Circulation112,801
Population served17,381
Other information
Budget$445,542 (2016)[1]
DirectorJames Rathbun
Staff11
Websitewww.baxter-memorial.lib.me.us
Map
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The Baxter Memorial Library is the public library serving Gorham, Maine.[2] It was built in 1908.[3] The gift of James Phinney Baxter,[4] the library building is constructed of pink granite and the interior is completed in red oak.[5] In 2003, a 10,000 square feet (930 m2) addition became the primary library.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "About". Baxter Memorial Library. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  2. ^ Town of Gorham, ME (2010-11-04). "Town of Gorham, ME - Library Info". Gorham-me.org. Archived from the original on 2013-04-26. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  3. ^ "Baxter Memorial Library Profile - Gorham, ME 40381713 - Single Location 12673276". Companies.findthecompany.com. Archived from the original on 2013-01-23. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  4. ^ "Chronology - Gorham Historical Society". Gorhamhistorical.com. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  5. ^ "PDT Architects, Portland, Maine, Sustainable Architecture". Pdtarchs.com. Archived from the original on 2012-12-06. Retrieved 2012-10-18.
  6. ^ "Government and Civic Construction Projects, Maine- Ledgewood Construction, Quality Construction Management, General Contracting, and Design/Build Services, South Portland, Maine". Ledgewoodconstruction.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-10-18.

Bibliography[]

  • Public Domain This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Forbes, Charles S. (1895). The Vermonter (Public domain ed.). Charles S. Forbes. p. 126.

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