Editing Littleton, Massachusetts (section)

=== Library ===
[[Image:1891 Littleton public library Massachusetts.png|thumb|right|Reuben Hoar public library, Littleton, 1891]]

The public [[Reuben Hoar Library]] first opened in 1887.{{sfnp|Tillinghast|1899|p=201-202}}{{sfnp|Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners|2012}} In 1895, the [[Houghton Memorial Building]] was constructed, and the Reuben Hoar Library moved into it. The library, still named in honor of Reuben Hoar, moved to 41 Shattuck Street in 1991, and the Houghton Memorial Building then housed the Littleton Historical Society. In November 2021, the Ruben Hoar Library moved to 35 Shattuck Street.<ref>{{Cite web |title=A brief History of the Ruben Hoar Library |url=https://www.littletonma.org/300/Who-Was-Reuben-Hoar |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240909142830/https://www.littletonma.org/300/Who-Was-Reuben-Hoar |archive-date=9 September 2024 |access-date= |website=Ruben Hoar Library}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |last=Littleton Community Television - LCTV |title=Small Town-New Library 1-26 -022 |date=2022-02-01 |url=https://archive.org/details/lictvma-Small_Town-New_Library_1-26_-022 |access-date=2024-09-09 |language=English}}</ref> In fiscal year 2008, the town of Littleton spent 1.5% ($432,744) of its budget on its public library—approximately $49 per person, per year ($60.01 adjusted for inflation in 2021).{{sfnp|Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners|2012||loc={{sp}}|ps=<br />July 1, 2007, through June 30, 2008; cf. The FY2008 Municipal Pie: What's Your Share? Commonwealth of Massachusetts, Board of Library Commissioners. Boston: 2009.}}