By 1928 the Mansfield Public Library had been a crowning jewel of Third Street for a generation before this photo was taken.
It was so beloved by the next several generation of Mansfielders as well, that when proposals were made in the 1970s to replace the old building, voters resounding refused to sanction the change.
This photo from today, taken from the same spot of Third Street, shows how the genius of compromise has preserved the classic old building, while augmenting it with modern, updated facilities; in such a way as to have each aspect of old and new complimenting each other brilliantly in design and harmony.
For more history about the old Mansfield Public Library building, check out: One of Mansfield’s jewels: the Carnegie Library
