Library Hours
- Monday | 12:00pm to 6:00pm
- Tuesday | 12:00pm to 6:00pm
- Wednesday | 12:00pm to 6:00pm
- Thursday | 12:00pm to 6:00pm
- Friday | 12:00pm to 5:00pm
- Saturday | 9:00am to 12:00pm
- Sunday | Closed
Address
117 East Main Street
Brandon, WI 53919
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Meet Our Staff
Christy Ross, Director
Christy has just celebrated her 12th anniversary as being the director of the Brandon Public Library. Christy loves the small town feel and is very enthusiastic about the library. She is here to help and assist anyone. She loves to get recommendations for programs or library materials, so please stop in to share what you would like to see at the library.
Nic Mattheis
You will typically find Nic at the library on Tuesdays. He is joining us with a tech background. Nic is learning fast and as soon as he know all the library computer system and jargon, he will be the go-to tech person to help you out with any of your needs.
Bertie Ryskoski
You will typically find Bertie at the library on Thursdays. She is a retired school teacher and has family history at the Brandon Library. Grandmother being a librarian and mother being the Library Board President for many years, it’s in her blood and she fits in perfectly.
Frances Hall
Fran started in 2023. Stop in Saturday mornings to read the newspaper, grab a cup of coffee and chat with Fran.
Local History
The Brandon Public Library began as a cold storage building and harness shop built in 1894 by Charles R. Ellis, a local village merchant. In 1897, the building was sold to the Village of Brandon, which made the upper level into the Village Hall and the lower level into a one-room fire department with an addition to the roof – the bell tower.
By 1912, the Thursday Club, a local women’s club of “social and intellectual culture”, along with other local clubs stressed the need for Brandon to have a free Public Library which would be located on the lower level of the old Ellis Block. Funds were granted by the Village to remodel the front room, and on March 27, 1913, the Brandon Public Library opened for the first time.
English, German, and Dutch books, along with a natural collection of birds, animals, insects, and minerals – all donated by Village patrons – made up the first collection of the Library material.
