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==Library== The Westfield Athenaeum is a free library that is open to the public. It is located in Westfield, Massachusetts and is part of the CW MARS consortium.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Member Libraries|url=https://www.cwmars.org/memberlibraries|access-date=1 November 2021|website=CW MARS}}</ref> The library was incorporated by an act of the Massachusetts Legislature, Chapter 88, in 1864.<ref>{{Cite journal|title=1864 Chap. 0088. An Act To Incorporate The Westfield Athenaeum.|url=https://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/99410|access-date=1 November 2021|website=State Library of Massachusetts|year=1864}}</ref> [[File:Westfield Athenaeum Children's Library Entrance.jpg|thumb|Westfield Athenaeum Children's Library Entrance]] The Westfield Athenaeum opened at 26 Main Street on January 1, 1868, with an annual membership fee of $2. In 1895, it became free to Westfield residents. In 1899, the library was moved and a new building was dedicated at 6 Elm Street, the former home of [[James Fowler (Massachusetts politician)|James Fowler]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=History of the Westfield Athenaeum|url=https://www.westath.org/history/|access-date=1 November 2021|website=Westfield Athenaeum}}</ref> The Athenaeum is a non-profit organization, governed by a board of directors. Its mission is to "enrich the community of Westfield by providing open access to educational, cultural, recreational and informational resources and programs."<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mission Statement & Annual Report|url=https://www.westath.org/mission/|access-date=1 November 2021|website=Westfield Athenaeum}}</ref> In fiscal year 2008, the city of Westfield spent 0.87% ($811,000) of its budget on its public library—approximately $19 per person, per year ($25.04 adjusted for inflation to 2022).<ref>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. Available: [http://mblc.state.ma.us/advisory/statistics/public/repmunicpie/index.php Municipal Pie Reports] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120123010127/http://mblc.state.ma.us/advisory/statistics/public/repmunicpie/index.php |date=January 23, 2012 }}. Retrieved 2010-08-04</ref>
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