WATERTOWN — It was a “simple and modest” ceremony in July 1903 when the cornerstone for Roswell P. Flower Memorial Library was laid. The library is marking the 120th anniversary of that event with a bit of quiet fanfare but won’t be shy in the next year and a half to mark more milestone anniversaries.
There are two more 120-year celebrations upcoming: The library was presented to the city in 1904 and it opened to the public in 1905.
With such a treasure on their hands, library officials believe its heritage is worth shouting from its copper dome-top, something that was muted in 2003 for its 100th anniversary during building renovations. Meanwhile, new figures from the library reflect some astonishing user numbers this budget year when compared to…
