Curtis Memorial Library

The Library Facility

In1903, the library received a gift of land and money from William J. Curtis to build a permanent structure on Pleasant Street. The original library building was completed in 1904 and was dedicated to William's father, John Curtis, a celebrated ship's captain who sailed from the Brunswick area to ports around the world in the second half of the 19th century. Many of the ships Capt. Curtis sailed are pictured in the Quiet Study rooms in the original section of the library.

In October 1999, the Library commenced operations in an expanded and renovated 45,000 square foot facility on Pleasant Street designed by Amsler Woodhouse MacLean, Architects, Inc. of Boston) with local supervision by Douglas Richmond Architects of Brunswick. The $6.2 million facility was made possible in total by local resources utilizing a combination of public funds ($4.0 million bond - approved by a 70% vote) and private support ($2.2 million - raised by the Library). The facility features a wide array of over 300 user spaces (not including the community meeting room - 115 seats) that have been designed specially for public library clients and uses - from infants to seniors and from books to computers.