In Praise of the Town Library

Recommended Web Reading:
In Praise of the Town Library by Michael Gorra in The Smart Set from Drexel University Website. 23 October 2007.
"Built on leafy streets in sleepy hamlets, it was part of the democratization of America. Small and quiet, open and generous, it is inseparable from our civic life."

This webpage also features a slideshow titled "A New England Library" that features the following nine western Massachusetts town libraries: Field Memorial Library (Conway), Clapp Memorial Library (Belchertown), Hinsdale Public Library, Meekins Library (Williamsburg), Lee Library Association, Bryant Library (Cummington), Ramsdell Public Library (Housatonic), Windsor Public Library, Lenox Library Association.