Our hours:
Monday-Friday, 10:00AM to 6:00PM
Saturday, 10:00AM to 4:00PM
We are closed Saturdays in July and August.

Our history:
The library was built in 1903 on the corner of Library and South Main Streets, across the tracks from the historical society. It was made possible by a $15,000 grant from the Andrew Carnegie Foundation that was matched by $10,000 raised from the citizens of Pittsfield, and $5,000 from the estate of the late Robert Dobson.

The library and the monument to Civil War soldiers located before it, were dedicated in 1904. Granite inscriptions of World War I veterans are mounted on each side of the front entrance doors.

A distinctive feature of the library is its central dome, painted in 1983, the same year the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places. The interior of the dome has a mural painted by Maine humorist Tim Sample, entitled "Reading, the Gateway to Imagination." The colorful mural was funded through a grant from the Maine Commission on the Arts and matching contributions from local donors.

The library expansion opened in 2010. This added needed space for patrons to use the library with comfortable seating in an adult reading room, a teen area, expanded children's rooms, more accessible computers, a study room, and a community meeting room.

The library operates as a Town department, with a five member advisory board of trustees. It is staffed by a library director, along with several librarians and library assistants. It is primarily funded by local property taxes.

The collection consists of 20,000+ volumes, multiple periodicals and a large audio and video collection. There are multiple computers available for access to the library's online catalog, full text periodical databases and the Internet.  The library also provides free WiFi for visitors.