The Croghan Free Library was organized in June 1954 by volunteers. It was located upstairs over the fire-hall and consisted of 400 books on 2 shelves. In 1958, library was moved to the Opera House basement. Today, it is still located in the Opera House and now has over 10,000 books, including paperbacks, movies and magazines. Our library serves both village and town of Croghan residents, plus part of the Town of Bremen.
Our Library has:
3 Public Computers Laser Printer Fax Machine Copier
WE NOW HAVE A CONTINUOUS BOOK SALE DURING LIBRARY HOURS
The village of Croghan is located in Lewis County on the Beaver River. It was first settled by French trappers and Royalists escaping the French Revolution. Croghan was named in 1841 in honor of General George Croghan who served in the Revolution
In early years, it was a wild, wooded land but now there are many small businesses and farms in the area. May descendants of the original settlers still reside there.
Croghan is a recreation area and many people from other areas rent town camps during the summer months. Many of these summer residents use the library services while here. There are many interesting stores to browse through, including EM Marilley's Dry Goods, Croghan Candy Kitchen, Good Old Wishy's Ice Cream and the Croghan Meat Market, famous for its Croghan Bologna.
