Historic library buildings might just be my favorite building type in New England. This charming example is the former South Britain Public Library in Southbury, Connecticut. The library was constructed in 1904 and blends Shingle and Arts & Crafts styles with the shingled walls atop a raised rubblestone foundation with a pyramidal roof with broad overhanging eaves with exposed rafter ends. The library was outgrown and rather than add onto the small building on its lot, a new library was built in 1969. The former library is now maintained by the Southbury Historic Buildings Commission and is operated by the Southbury Historical Society as a local history and genealogy research center.