This is a list of libraries in 18th-century Connecticut. It includes subscription, rental, church, and academic libraries. In general, it excludes book collections of private individuals.
Abington
- Social Library Association of Abington
Barkhamsted
- Barkhamsted Library (est.1797)
Berlin
- Kensington Parish Library, Berlin (est. ca.1788)
Bristol
- First Society in Bristol (est.1792)
Brooklyn
- Union Library, Brooklyn (est.1774)
Chatham
- Republican Library Company, Chatham (est.1795)
Chelsea
- T. Hubbard's circulating library, Chelsea
Cheshire
- Cheshire Library Society (est.1792)
- Library in Salem Society, Cheshire (est.1783)
- Library in the Society of Columbia, Cheshire (est.1793)
Cornwall
- United Proprietors Library, Cornwall (ca.1799-1804)
Danbury
- Franklin Library, Danbury (1770âÂÂ1833)
- Library in Bethel Society, Danbury (est.1793)
Durham
- Book Company of Durham (1733âÂÂ1856)
- Ethosian Society, Durham (1787âÂÂ1793)
- New Library Company, Durham (est.1788)
East Haddam
- Hadlyme Society, East Haddam (est.179)
East Hartford
- First Library Company, East Hartford (est.1794)
- Union Library, East Hartford (est.1791)
East Haven
- Union Library, East Haven (est.1796)
East Windsor
- Federal Library, East Windsor (est. ca.17890
- Social Library in East Windsor (est.1791)
Farmington
- Library in First Society, Farmington (est.1795)
- Northington Public Library, Farmington (1789-ca.1799)
Franklin
- Franklin Library, Franklin (est.1790)
Griswold
- North Preston Parish Library, Griswold (est.1761)
- Union Circle of Friends, Griswold (1795âÂÂ1821)
Guilford
- Library of Killingworth, Lyme, Saybrook and Guilford (est.1737; located in Guilford)
- Library of Saybrook, Lime, and Guilford
- Library in First Society, Guilford (est.1790)
Hadlyme
- Hadlyme Library (est.1789)
Hartford
Harwinton
- Episcopalian Society Library, Harwinton (est.1793)
- Juvenile Library, Harwinton (est.1797)
- Union Harwinton Library (1798âÂÂ1857)
Lebanon
- Philogrammatican Society, Lebanon
Litchfield
- St. Paul's Lodge Library, Litchfield (est.1781)
Madison
- Farmer's Library, Madison (est.1793)
Mansfield
- Proprietors Library North Society, Mansfield (est.1795)
- Proprietors Library South Society, Mansfield (est.1795)
Middletown
- Library Company in Middletown (est.1765)
- Middletown Library
Milford
- Associate Library, Milford (1761âÂÂ1820)
- Milford Library (est.1745)
Naugatuck
- Library in Salem Society, Naugatuck (est.1783)
New Haven
- Mechanic Library Society of New-Haven (est.1793)
- New Haven Library Company
- Yale College Library
New London
- S. Green's Circulating Library, New London
New Milford
- Union Library, New-Milford (est.1796)
Newington
- Book Company in Newington (est.1752)
- Charity Library, Newington (est.1787)
North Haven
- Northill Library, North Haven (est.1792)
Northington
- Northington Public Library
Norwich
- Franklin Library Company, Norwich
- Library in First Society, Norwich (est. 1796)
- Norwich Library Company (est.1793)
- John Trumbull's circulating library, Norwich (est.1796)
- Samuel Trumbull's circulating library, Norwich
Pomfret
- Social Library of Abington in Pomfret (est.1793)
- United English Library for the Propagation of Christian and Useful Knowledge, Pomfret (1739âÂÂ1805)
Saybrook
- Library of Second Society, Saybrook (est.1795)
Southington
- Union Library Society, Southington (1797âÂÂ1847)
Stonington
- Stonington Point Library (est.1793)
Suffield
- Suffield Library (est.1791)
Tolland
- Tolland Proprietary Library (est.1787)
Torrington
- Public Library of Torrington and Winchester (est.1787; located in Torrington)
Warren
- Free Mason Lodge Library, Warren (est.1799)
- Public Library in Warren (est.1770)
- Warren library
Waterbury
- Library in First Society, Waterbury (est.1771)
- Union Library, Waterbury (est. ca.1797)
Watertown
- Union Library Society, Watertown (est.1799)
West Simsbury
- Friendship Library, West Symsbury (est.1793)
Weston
- North Fairfield Library, Weston (est. ca.1790)
Wethersfield
- Social Library in Stepney Parish, Wethersfield (est.1794)
- Union Library Society of Wethersfield (1783âÂÂ1850)
Winchester
- Society of Winsted, Winchester (est.1799)
Windham
- Library Company in Scotland, Widham (1791âÂÂ1830)
- Library in First Society, Windham (ca.1795-1798)
Wolcott
- Library in Farmingbury, Wolcott (est.1779)
Woodbridge
- Library in Woodbridge (est.1787)
Woodbury
- Union Library, Woodbury (est.1772)
Woodstock
- Library of First Society, Woodstock (est.1797)
- United Lyon Library of Woodstock, also called: United Lynn Library (est.1768)
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