Seeking info on the Hillsborough Public Library

 The Hillsborough Public Library is one of the earliest public libraries in the area. Preparation of a history of the library is in its final stages. A few details are still eluding us after scouring Village records, the minutes from the library’s board meetings, local newspapers such as the Albert Star and The Albert Journal, and the memory banks of residents of the village and beyond. We are now seeking the assistance of the general public.

 The library was founded in 1896 by the 28-member Hillsborough "Ladies Village Club," which was organized for that purpose. We have a brief biographical sketch of all the founders except for Miss Joanne Wallace. (Not the Miss Joan Wallace, who was also a member of the club.) We are seeking the following:

• record books of the club’s secretary and treasurer;the location of the group's "club rooms";
  
  
• the original location(s) of the library before it was moved to Peck Memorial Hall (built after World War I), and later moved to the Village Office building in 1964;
  
  
• names of librarians before the move to Peck Memorial Hall;
  
• your earliest memories of using the library and, if you recall, the names of library books you may have read; and
  
• information about the Reading Club of the 1950s and later, including the names and backgrounds of members, particularly Mrs. Bennett. 
  

As the library is currently closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, please direct your information to Roland Hutchinson, a member of the Library Trustee Board, at 734-8989. An email address will be given to you if you have detailed notes. Credit will be given to you for any information used in the history.

-- Roland Hutchinson, Hillsborough