By Ella Frauenhofer
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July 29, 2021
Unless they were gifted with unusual foresight, the people who first came together to create a library in Torrington, Connecticut probably did not envision where their project would be today. More than a century and a half since its founding, the Torrington Library is now located at 12 Daycoeton Place. It offers a wide variety of services to local residents, with both physical and virtual circulating collections, a wealth of historical documents, and programming for both children and adults. In recent years, the library has seen extensive change, from its 2016 renovation to more recent adaptations made in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. When the library was first founded in 1864, none of these resources, including the library building itself, existed. Nevertheless, the community came together in support of a local library. Many decisions made then continue to impact how the library operates today.