The completion of the Trumbull Library fulfilled the dreams and concerns of half a century of Trumbull residents. In 1923, on land deeded by the Trumbull Congregational Church in Trumbull Center, the Nichols Memorial Library opened at the request of Mary Francis (Nichols) Merwin. In 1929, Mrs. Charles W. and Erwin S. Fairchild donated the Fairchild–Nichols Memorial Library on the Nichols Green to house the lending library organized at the Old Firehouse in 1922 by William Mills and Nichols residents. In 1937, on land donated by Mrs. Frank Miller in 1930, Hawley Memorial Library was built from funds given by Elizabeth and Walter Hawley in memory of Isadora Hawley and David Banks Hawley, to accommodate the Long Hill PTA book collection housed at Upper Long Hill Firehouse since 1920. In 1959, the representative town meeting recognized the need for major restructuring and improvements in library service to meet the growing needs of the Trumbull community. In 1965, First Selectman Clarence F. Heimann initiated a Trumbull Library Study Commission to provide enhanced educational, informational, and recreational opportunities for citizens of all ages. On its recommendation, the Town Council appointed a Trumbull Library Board of Directors in 1967. In December 1968, the existing libraries were coordinated into a unified system, and in the following August Grace M. Birch was appointed first town librarian.