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Brown Branch Library

Brown Branch Library

The Brown branch library officially opened its doors on Sunday, September 10, 2006, with 4,000 square feet (370 m2) within the Bobby Miller Activity Center in Taylorville.

The Brown branch is named after James M. Brown and his sister Marine Brown. James and Marine Brown were the children of Judge James Clinton Brown and Mary Grace Maxwell of Tuscaloosa. James Brown was self-employed as a real estate and property appraiser for most of his career. He was best known for chronicling local news and events as editor for 55 years of the Exchange Club's newsletter, the Unitor. Marine Brown is best remembered by the students she taught at Stafford and Verner Elementary Schools in Tuscaloosa.