Ivoryton Library Association

About Us:
The Ivoryton Library, built in l889, is one of the few libraries in the state housed in its original structure that has continued to function as a library for over l00 years. The library has great significance for the village of Ivoryton because much of the present landscape and environment in the community is due to the unique ivory-cutting industry that flourished here during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

The library, perfectly placed in the center of this once factory village, was built in part with funds from the ivory factory, Comstock, Cheney & Co. It is difficult to imagine that Ivoryton was at one time the center of the ivory cutting trade in the United States. A photographic exhibit of the Comstock Cheney ivory trade resides in the library as part of a permanent collection.

Currently there are 7,850 books on the shelves of the library, including archives on the library history, the ivory trade, and local history.