According to the book, "They Like Noble Causes" by Barbara Winther, the Bainbridge Public Library history starts "...on a cloudy morning in 1913" in the town of Winslow.  If you'd like to read the complete history, you can find the above book in the Bainbridge Library (ISBN: 0655115284).  A short version of the history, written by David James, can be read by clicking here.