Thayer Public Library
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| Thayer Public Library | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Location: | Braintree, Massachusetts |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1874 |
| Architect: | Hammatt & Joseph E. Billings |
| Architectural style(s): | RENAISSANCE |
| Added to NRHP: | July 21, 1978 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 78000446 [1] |
| Governing body: | Local |
The Thayer Public Library is a public library. The library is located in and serves the town of Braintree, Massachusetts with 102,000 books, 200 periodical subscriptions, and 8,000 videos, DVDs, music CDs, and audiobooks[2]. The library is a member of the Old Colony Library Network.[3]
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[edit] About the library
The library is named for General Sylvanus Thayer[4], who helped found it through a $20,000 bequest in his will. The building was dedicated June 4, 1874, and opened to the public in September of the same year.[5]
The building is included in the List of Registered Historic Places in Norfolk County, Massachusetts[6].
[edit] Antitrust lawsuit participation
In March, 2008, the Thayer Public Library was notified that it was among several libraries in Massachusetts that would share in the 2002 settlement of an antitrust case that was brought against BMG, EMI Music, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment [7] by the antitrust division of Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley’s office, along with the Attorneys General of thirty-nine other states. The lawsuit was settled in 2002 for $144 million, and alleged that the music distribution companies illegally inflated the price of CDs by requiring retailers to sell them at or above a set level in order to qualify for substantial advertising funding.[8]
The library is expected to receive a minimum of $300, which must be used exclusively for its music related programs or projects.[9]
[edit] External Links
The Thayer Public Library's home page. [1]
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ^ Thayer Public Library, About the Library
- ^ Old Colony Library Network
- ^ Thayer Public Library, About the Library
- ^ Thayer Public Library, About the Library
- ^ National Register of Historical Places - MASSACHUSETTS (MA), Norfolk County
- ^ Librarians: Free CDs too much of a good thing - U.S. news - MSNBC.com
- ^ The New York Times, October 1, 2002
- ^ The Patriot Ledger, March 8, 2008
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