BROOKFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY

The first library in Brookfield was in 1881. It consisted of 63 members who paid a fee of two dollars per year plus twenty-five cents quarterly dues. It had a book collection of 225 volumes. The collection was first housed in the office of Dr. J.C.Kelley and later moved to the office of Dr. T.P.Oven. This first library was destroyed by fire in 1882.
