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Staff
Director Terry Kyrios
Assistant Librarian Joan Bomba
Children's Librarian Joan Cox
Mission
The Public Library offers a full range of services to meet the
informational, educational, and cultural needs of the
community.
Services
Provide access to holdings at more than 40 local libraries
as well as libraries outside the region.
Assist with genealogy research.
Conduct programs for children and adults.
Board of Trustees
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William
Carroll
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Maureen
Dupray
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Karen
MacInnis
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Donna Stucker
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Nick Sullivan
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Martha Tilton
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Library's History
March
29, 1885
At the annual town meeting in March 1885, a board of trustees was
appointed to establish a town library. Frank Chapin, the post master,
agreed to furnish a shelf at the post office and serve as the first
librarian.
1900
In the Annual Report, the Board of Trustees reported that they grew from
three to six members “by the election of three ladies”. Hannah B. Coffin
was appointed the first female librarian.
1907-1955
In June 1907, the library was moved to Cushing Hall (presently Town Hall).
In 1920, the library moved to the lower floor of the Cushing School and
was called the Major Robert Pike Memorial Library. Later, in 1951, the
library moved again to the former superintendent’s office on Park Street.
1956-1973
In 1956, the new library was built on the Salisbury green. The original
building is now the front reading room and the children’s room. By 1972,
the town had outgrown the building and a large addition was built, adding
the front desk area and the stacks.
1985
The trustees felt that the library had outgrown its space and began to
plan a new addition. While blueprints were drawn up, the plan was never
executed.
1995
The Salisbury Public Library became a full member of MVLC-the Merrimack
Valley Library Consortium.
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