The Lynbrook Public Library has been nominated for the National Register of Historic Places, highlighting its architectural significance by Hugh Tallant and its ties to the women's suffrage movement. Library Director Robyn Gilloon emphasizes the importance of this recognition in showcasing the library as a valuable community resource. Notably, the libraryâs history includes an arson incident in the 1950s that damaged its interior. Additionally, many locals, including long-time workers, discovered various historical aspects of the building through the nomination process, such as its origins tied to the Friday Club's efforts to promote literacy.
"I think [getting on the registry] will show the residents and everybody what a jewel they actually have in the Incorporated village," library Director Robyn Gilloon told The Post. "You kind of pass it every day and don't think about it."
The mission to bring more literacy to Lynbrook before the library began in 1913, thanks to a local women's suffrage movement called the Friday Club. They went from one storefront to another, and as they outgrew the space, they then decided to build this building," Curran said.
Gilloon said she is optimistic that the space - the only Long Island nominee out of 20 proposed in New York, including Marcus Garvey Park and the Church of St. Edward the Martyr, both in New York City - will be a shoo-in.
Admittedly, Kathleen Curran, a decade-long Lynbrook reference librarian who spent four years on the library's application, first learned almost all of the building's rich nuggets during the process.
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