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In 1888, merchant Paul R. Hazeltine made construction of a public library possible through a bequest of $20,000, directing that a handsome, substantial, fireproof building be erected on a suitable spot. Built of red granite and trimmed with Somerville gray granite, it became the first Belfast structure built entirely of stone rather than wood or brick. When the library opened, its shelves held 2,033 volumes. Joseph Williamson, Jr. served as President of the Board of Trustees until his death in 1902. The Grammans Reading Room was added in 1931, and a four-story addition was completed in 2000.
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