The Bayard Taylor Memorial Library is located in

Kennett Square, Pennsylvania Kennett Square is a borough in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, Kennett Square had a population of 5,943. Kennett Square is located in the Delaware Valley and considered a suburb of both Philadelphia, t ...

and is part of the Chester County Library System. The library was dedicated on Sept. 24, 1896, named in honor of

Bayard Taylor Bayard Taylor (January 11, 1825December 19, 1878) was an American poet, literary critic, translator, travel author, and diplomat. As a poet, he was very popular, with a crowd of more than 4,000 attending a poetry reading once, which was a record ...

, and opened to the public on Sept. 28 with a few periodicals and empty shelves.

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