McArthur Public Library

The Mayor of Biddeford recommended that a private association maintain the facility for the benefit of its patrons.

[4] McArthur was a self-educated man who believed that public libraries and their services should be made available to all.

[1] In honor of this belief, McArthur purchased the Pavilion Congregational Church and set up a fund for the maintenance of the building, a tradition that his daughters continued upon their deaths.

[1][4] Through the support of benefactors, McArthur Public Library provides many services for the people of Biddeford.

The library also hosts a showing of unique photographs of the city and its surrounding areas.

Black and white photograph of the Pavilion Congregational Church, which later became the McArthur Public Library
Pavilion Congregational Church, which later became the McArthur Public Library