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Declaration State of Emergency - Burn Ban:

The Town of Bolton has officially declared a State of Emergency to reinforce the State of Connecticut's Burn Ban. Due to the prolonged period of extremely dry weather coupled with the very dry ground and no immediate rain forecasted there is NO BURNING PERMITTED.  This declaration will stay in effect until the state removes its declaration and the state of emergency is lifted.

History of Bentley Memorial Library

The town of Bolton has been providing library services to the community since 1881. Bentley Memorial Library was built in 1975 and dedicated to Elinor Hees Bentley, a longstanding town librarian. 

CLICK HERE for a complete history. 

Interview with BML architect Alan Wiedie and Town Historian John Toomey: Nov. 16, 2020

Town Historian John Toomey sat down with architect and Bolton resident Alan Wiedie to discuss his design of our current library and the history of library services in Bolton. They take you on a ride down memory lane, touching upon some of the people and homes along the way. 

Follow the journey of Bolton's library from our humble beginnings in a corner in the general store to the days of a library car that drove door-to-door and finally to the conversion of an old football field into what is now the Bentley Memorial Library. Watch the interview.