Thayer Public Library

Infobox_nrhp | name =Thayer Public Library
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location= Braintree, Massachusetts
lat_degrees = 42 | lat_minutes = 21 | lat_seconds = 0 | lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 71 | long_minutes = 0 | long_seconds = 0 | long_direction = W
area =
built =1874
architect = Hammatt & Joseph E. Billings
architecture= RENAISSANCE
added = July 21, 1978
governing_body = Local
refnum=78000446 cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service] 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 [http://www.thayerpubliclibrary.net/about.html Thayer Public Library, About the Library ] ] . The library is a member of the Old Colony Library Network. [ [http://www.ocln.org/wp-public/?page_id=24 Old Colony Library Network ] ]

About the library

The library is named for General Sylvanus Thayer, 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.

The building is included in the List of Registered Historic Places in Norfolk County, Massachusetts [ [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/MA/Norfolk/state.html National Register of Historical Places - MASSACHUSETTS (MA), Norfolk County ] ] .

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 [ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/5226945/ Librarians: Free CDs too much of a good thing - U.S. news - MSNBC.com ] ] 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. [The New York Times, October 1, 2002]

The library is expected to receive a minimum of $300, which must be used exclusively for its music related programs or projects. [The Patriot Ledger, March 8, 2008]

External links

* The Thayer Public Library's [http://www.thayerpubliclibrary.net] home page.
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