Reward Offered in Middlefield for Return of Library Statue

MIDDLEFIELD, CT — A reward of $150 is being offered for information that leads to the return of the bust of William Shakespeare that has been missing since late-April from the garden of the Levi E. Coe Library in Middlefield.

Middlefield's Mid-Lea Garden Club is offering the reward, and are asking that anyone with information about the statue contact town Resident State Police Trooper Brendan Rea at 860-349-9685 or email brendan.rea@ct.gov.

The garden where the bust was located was created by Boy Scouts and Eagle Scouts in 1993, and built with plants that are mentioned in works by Shakespeare.

Photo of the missing Shakespeare statue via the library's Facebook page.