Public Library

Shirley Thorson - Head Librarian
Telephone: (203) 262-0626
e-mail: sthorson@biblio.org
Address
100 Poverty Road
Southbury, CT 06488
Maps and Directions
Hours
Monday, Wednesday, Friday:   9:30 am - 5:30 pm
Tuesday, Thursday:  9:30 am - 9:00 pm
Saturday:  9:30 am - 4:00 pm (Closed in August)
Sunday:   12:00 pm - 5:00 pm (Closed in July and August)
Contacts

Joan Stokes - Children's Librarian/Assistant Head Librarian
e-mail: jstokes@biblio.org
Telephone: (203) 262-0626 x. 112

Katherine Mostacero - Reference Librarian
e-mail: kmostacero@biblio.org
Telephone: (203) 262-0626 x. 130

Heather Szaley Aronson - Teen Librarian
e-mail: haronson@biblio.org
Telephone: (203) 262-0626 x. 110

Amy Schupack - Website
e-mail: aschupack@biblio.org
Telephone: (203) 262-0626 x. 110
General Information:
The Southbury Public Library was built in 1969 when community needs outgrew the long-used South Britain building. An addition was added to the Main Street building in 1981. The town then constructed a new facility on Poverty Road in 2006 when the community outgrew the building on Main Street. The library is a department of the Town of Southbury, with its own 6-member Board of Directors (and 3 alternate members) who oversee library policies and performance. Its mission is to provide an accessible and attractive central source of information, recreation and education for the town of Southbury.

The Library has two photocopiers situated in the Reference Department and one photocopier on the second floor in the Children's Department. The cost is 10 cents per copy. There is one typewriter for public use located in the Reference area. Internet access is available at eleven workstations in the Reference area. Use is limited to one hour. Word processing is also available.

The Library has a collection of more that 90,000 volumes, and electronic access to the holdings of 300 Connecticut libraries throughout the state via reQuest. We also have an extensive collection of books in Large Print. The Library subscribes to approximately 130 magazines and newspapers, including the New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Hartford Courant, and The Boston Globe.
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