Sherborn Library

The Sherborn Library was a gift to the Town in 1971 from Richard and Mary B. Saltonstall, devoted residents of Sherborn for more than 50 years.  Designed by local architect James A.S. Walker, the Library commands a prominent place in the hearts and minds of Sherborn residents.  “Although it is a contemporary building,” the journal New England Architect noted in its cover story on the new Library in September 1972, “the vocabulary is based on a foundation of traditional New England materials which give it a timeless regional quality.”  The Library completed a major renovation and expansion of the building in 2023, retaining the the original design essence while adding a children’s wing and story-time “tree house”, young adult social and study space, large and small public meeting rooms, new systems, furnishings, and technology.