"The only thing you absolutely have to know is the location of the library." - Albert Einstein
The Silver Lake Free Library was chartered July 19, 1929. It was first located in a room in the Underhill Avenue School, currently the West Harrison Recreation Center. Later, it moved to one of the stores on Lake Street (Taylor Boulevard), currently occupied by the dry cleaners.
In 1953 the library moved to its present location, a town building that was originally the Visiting Nurse Association, at the corner of Madison and Underhill Streets. In 1964 an addition was added to the back of the library, which doubled its floor space. In 1967 the Silver Lake Free Library became a branch of the Harrison Public Library.
Until 1975, the basement of the library housed the Recreation Department. At that time, the Underhill Avenue School closed and the Recreation Department moved into that building. The basement level then became free for library expansion. In 1977 there was a major renovation of the building, converting the lower level into the children’s room.
