Welcome to the
Howard Whittemore Library

Contact information
243 Church Street
Naugatuck, CT 06770
Phone:  203-729-4591
Fax:  203-723-1820
e-mail:  hwladl@biblio.org
Directions

Hours of Operation
***Monday*** 10:00 - 5:00 PM
Tuesday - Thursday 10:00 - 8:00 PM
Friday 10:00 - 4:00 PM
Saturday 10:00 - 4:00 PM*
*the library is closed on Saturday during July and
  August up until Labor Day.

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oldhwl1.jpg (73026 bytes) The Howard Whittemore Library in 1985.
The Reading Room

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The Reading Room








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The Howard Whittemore Library in the 1920s
oldhwl5.jpg (52242 bytes) The Stacks




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The library after a fresh snow.  Time to grab those shovels!




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Spring is here, the flowers are in bloom!




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The library in 1964.  Something is missing, isn't it?



The Library Directors
Ellen Spencer (1894 - 1913)
Esther Goodyear (1913 - 1929)
Clara Campbell (1929 - 1930)


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Jessie Deshong (1930 - 1954)
Photo courtesy of Gardner-Webb University Library (North Carolina)

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Robert Brennan (1954 - 1962)

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Mrs. Carter Hayward & Mrs. William Spearrin (1962 - 1965)
Co-directors

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Merle Bunco (1965 - 1971)

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Alberta Christie (1971 - 1982)

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Martha Strickland (1982 - 1984)



Joan Lamb (1984 - Present)


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