The Brockton Public Library recently underwent  a $12.1 million renovation/addition project to its downtown building. 

Since 1913, the residents of Brockton have been well served by the downtown library, but renovation became necessary due to the changing nature of library services and the growth of the city.

The renovation began July 1, 2001 and the library was reopened July 15, 2003.  The new building is completly handicapped accessible, has two elevators and new state of the art computers.

The new library  doubled the previous floor space to 47,000 square feet and increased the seating capacity from 64 to 174.  Many features of the current building - the carved woodwork, the marble foyer, the WPA mural - were preserved and restored. 

The new facility also includes special rooms for tutoring, quiet study, group study and public meetings; and more computer workstations.

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