West Springfield Public Library

West Springfield, Massachusetts

Designed by Edward L. Tilton

Italian Renaissance Revival Style

200 Park Street, West Springfield MA 01089-3398

Library web site: http://www.wspl.org

A Brief History of the Building

1915: Andrew Carnegie gave $25,000 to the town to build the library.

1916: The library opened on October 25.

1959: A new wing was opened on June 2. The original Carnegie wing housed the children's collection.

1978: Another new addition was built. The original Carnegie wing housed the non-fiction collection.

2007: The library was awarded a $40,000 Planning and Design Grant from the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.