WILLIAM CZAR BRADLEY II &
BROOKS MEMORIAL LIBRARY
A Brattleboro Words Trail Site
William Czar Bradley II & Brooks Memorial Library:
Downtown Brattleboro
Brooks Memorial Library circa 1880s.
William Czar Bradley II, grandson of the famous jurist and poet from Westminster, was the first library director of Brook Memorial Library, serving from 1884 until about 1904. He was class poet at Harvard University, and he published two books in his time.
The Brooks Memorial Library still stands today, but in Bradley’s time it looked very different. The “beautiful and commodious” Victorian-style library Bradley knew stood until the 1960s, when it was demolished and the current structure was built in its place.
Site research in progress. Check back soon for more of the story.
On The Map
Brooks Memorial Library
Brooks Memorial Library
About the Research sites
The Brattleboro Words Project is working with the community to identify specific sites and themes significant to the study of words in Brattleboro and surrounding towns. Research Teams – classrooms/teachers, amateur historians, veterans, writers, artists and other community members — will produce audio segments and other work to be incorporated into audio walking, biking and driving tours tours.
