Cary Library, the public library for Houlton, is located at 107 Main Street.
The Library holds 55,000 volumes, 800 of which are large print, 1,400 audio titles, and 1,700 video titles. The library subscribes to almost 90 periodicals.
In addition to these standard collections, Cary Library also has a Genealogy Room and the Maine Collection. The Maine Collection comprises nonfiction accounts, books, and records dealing with Maine's culture, history and geography.
Selected Cary Library images:
Putnam payment for conscription substitute, Houlton, 1864
Chapman form 31, Bangor, 1863
Certificate of non-liability for Civil War, Houlton, 1863
Notice about bounty money, Mar. 28, 1864
W.H. Hammond letter to wife, ca. 1862
Letter from Committee of Bangor, 1832