Main Branch, Silas Bronson Library

Founded in 1868, the Silas Bronson Library is located in Waterbury, Conn. It offers a comprehensive catalog selection that includes fiction and nonfiction books, journals, magazines and newspapers. The various subjects offered are literature and languages, arts and entertainment, business and finance, education, employment, genealogy and local history, geography and travel and lifestyle, home and leisure. The public library also provides journals on various topics, such as health, science, Internet and computers, law, weather, government, quick facts and election information. The library organizes various events, including exhibitions and volunteer work. In addition, the Silas Bronson Library encourages patrons with physical, mental and emotional disabilities to participate actively as avid readers and enthusiastic attendees at library programs.