It is located at 1 Church Street, in an architecturally distinguished Classical Revival building designed by Harry S. Coombs and built in 1913.

It is set on a raised foundation, with a flight of stairs leading to the main entrance, flanked by low parapets on which are mounted original wrought iron lamp posts with globular lights.

The entrance is centered on the main facade, with a transom window above that is sheltered by a decorative bracketed hood.

The side elevations have bowed windows, and the rear is taken up by a wide rectangular extension that houses the book stacks.

The interior retains original woodwork and fixtures, and is organized with a central librarian's desk, reading rooms to either side, and the stacks to the rear.