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Westminster Branch

50 East Main Street
Westminster, MD 21157

410.386.4490 voice
410.386.4497 fax
410.386.4488 Information
Desk

Branch Head:
Christina Kuntz
410.386.4490 x7739

Westminster Library

Hours - Monday thru Thursday, 9:00 AM - 8:45 PM; Friday and Saturday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM

Upcoming Library Events - View Calendar

Book Discussion Groups

Directions - Local Map

From 795

Take Route 140 west to Westminster. Stay on Route 140 for approximately 11 miles. Exit to Route 27 immediately after passing Town Mall. Take Route 27 South toward Westminster. At the first traffic light, turn left onto Main Street. The library is the second building on the right.

Features

Public Internet computers

Microsoft Office software

Children's learning games

A book drop is available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.

Meeting Rooms

Meeting rooms are available for public use Monday through Saturday, excluding library-observed holidays. The available hours are 9:30 AM - 11:00 PM.

The Westminster Branch Library has 2 meeting rooms available for public use:

Large Meeting Room - Capacity: 50

Small Meeting Room - Capacity: 10

Visit our Meeting Room page for more information and to place a meeting room reservation request.

Branch Statistics

Collection Size - 122,351 Volumes (FY 2007)

Circulation Per Year - 889,671 (FY 2007)

Accessibility Information

The Westminster Branch Library is fully accessible.

Branch History

Library service in Carroll County began in 1863, when the Westminster Public Library was founded by Reverend J. A. Monroe and Dr. Charles Billingslea. The library was supported by membership dues and fines, and was open to the public on Friday afternoons. Relocating over the years from the Odd Fellows Hall to the new Times Building and then to the second floor of the Wantz Building, Westminster Public Library was still a one-room library in the 1940s. In 1949, Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Davis announced that they would give a public library building to Westminster and provide an endowment for its support. At that time, the Westminster Public Library turned over its operation and assets to the Davis Library. The Davis Library, housed in a former Methodist church building, was formally dedicated as a library in May, 1951. In 1958 a county-wide library system was established, with the Davis Library operating as the central branch. After ten years of lobbying for a modern library facility, Carroll County's first modern library, the Westminster Branch Library, opened in March, 1980.

Volunteering at this Branch

	50 East Main Street Westminster, MD 21157 410.386.4490 voice 410.386.4497 fax 410.386.4488 Information Desk Branch Head: Christina Kuntz 410.386.4490 x7739	Westminster Library
Hours - Monday thru Thursday, 9:00 AM - 8:45 PM; Friday and Saturday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Upcoming Library Events - View Calendar
Book Discussion Groups
Directions - Local Map
From 795 Take Route 140 west to Westminster. Stay on Route 140 for approximately 11 miles. Exit to Route 27 immediately after passing Town Mall. Take Route 27 South toward Westminster. At the first traffic light, turn left onto Main Street. The library is the second building on the right.
Features
Public Internet computers Microsoft Office software Children's learning games A book drop is available 24 hours per day, 365 days per year.
Meeting Rooms
Meeting rooms are available for public use Monday through Saturday, excluding library-observed holidays. The available hours are 9:30 AM - 11:00 PM. The Westminster Branch Library has 2 meeting rooms available for public use: Large Meeting Room - Capacity: 50 Small Meeting Room - Capacity: 10 Visit our Meeting Room page for more information and to place a meeting room reservation request.
Branch Statistics
Collection Size - 122,351 Volumes (FY 2007) Circulation Per Year - 889,671 (FY 2007)
Accessibility Information
The Westminster Branch Library is fully accessible.
Branch History
Library service in Carroll County began in 1863, when the Westminster Public Library was founded by Reverend J. A. Monroe and Dr. Charles Billingslea. The library was supported by membership dues and fines, and was open to the public on Friday afternoons. Relocating over the years from the Odd Fellows Hall to the new Times Building and then to the second floor of the Wantz Building, Westminster Public Library was still a one-room library in the 1940s. In 1949, Mr. and Mrs. Walter H. Davis announced that they would give a public library building to Westminster and provide an endowment for its support. At that time, the Westminster Public Library turned over its operation and assets to the Davis Library. The Davis Library, housed in a former Methodist church building, was formally dedicated as a library in May, 1951. In 1958 a county-wide library system was established, with the Davis Library operating as the central branch. After ten years of lobbying for a modern library facility, Carroll County's first modern library, the Westminster Branch Library, opened in March, 1980.
Volunteering at this Branch