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Founded:

The Women’s Library Club was organized in August 1890 with the mission to maintain a library for the use of the village and the “Intellectual Improvement of the Community.”

Mission Statement:

It is the mission of the Fryeburg Public Library, within a friendly and inclusive atmosphere, to provide universal access to knowledge and learning through print, electronic resources, cultural activities, programs and services. It is our goal to meet the educational, informational, cultural and intellectual needs of the community.

Facilities: The granite building at 515 Main Street, built in 1832 was originally the village school house for Districts #1 and #2.In 1903, the new village school, The Charles A. Snow School, previously the administrative offices of SAD #72, was completed and the town voted to give the Stone House to the Women’s Library Club for $1.Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984, the building continues to preserve the past and look to the future.