The Livermore Falls Library Association was formally organized on November 23, 1899 at a citizens’ meeting held in the Methodist Church in Livermore Falls. The Association’s purpose is to manage and operate the town’s library. Although the Library itself is part of the Town, the Association is a separate organization.
The Library opened for the first time on January 19, 1901 in the second floor of the Livermore Falls Trust Bank building. In 1910, a fire destroyed much of the business district and the entire Sharaf Building, which included the bank and the new library. On May 1, 1928, the Livermore Falls Library Association moved into the Ham Block, with its newly formed library.
In 1947, the library committee recognized the need for a new building, this was not realized until the establishment of the George Winfield Treat Memorial Library in 1954. The library was erected and given to the town through the generosity of Mrs. Elsie Reynolds Treat, in memory of her late husband. The new brick building was dedicated on October 30, 1954.
The Treat family members were outstanding citizens of the town, both Elsie Reynolds Treat and George Windfield Treat being Livermore Falls natives. Mr. Treat, a descendant of Deacon Elijah Livermore (for whom the town was named), was born July 21, 1875 and died in 1952.
Since 1899, the library has served as a resource to the residents of Livermore Falls and the area.
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