Taylor Memorial Library

The Hancock Library was established in 1887.  Originally it was located in a small room in the village’s Town Hall. Upon her passing in 1916,  Jennie Taylor (also known as Jane A. Taylor) left a generous gift to the future generations of Hancock. Several years later her gift of land and building became the Taylor Memorial Library, which is located at 155 Main Street in the village proper. ​

The library had been operating on a very limited budget and hours for many years.  The 2017-2018 effort to revitalize the library, including refreshing and diversifying the collection and reorganizing the space, encouraged former Director Olivia Johnson and a solid corps of volunteers to increase library hours from two per week to ten!  In 2018 that became 12 hours per week and in 2021 it became 14 hours per week.  At the 2018 Annual Town Meeting, voters approved funds to install a well at the library as a first step toward providing a lavatory.  The well was installed in 2020.  In 2021 plans are begin drawn up for a small addition to house a lavatory.  This will be a multi-step process.  Meanwhile, the library does offer an ADA-accessible porta-potty.