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Construction of an additional room to the Twin Lakes Library. The Library was located at 375 Seventh Avenue.
Construction of an addition to the Twin Lakes Library, June 1952. Residents of the area donated the labor. It took a year to complete the new room and an open house was held on April 11, 1953.
Demolition of the Main Library, also called the Carnegie Library, on September 13, 1966. The Library, which had opened in 1904, was torn down to make way for the construction of the Central Branch Library.
The Carnegie (Main) Library, a heap of rubble, after Kester and Sons Construction Company finished the demolition project, 3:00p.m. on September 13, 1966.
On September 12, 1966, the day before the Main Library was demolished, the original cornerstone was opened and the time capsule removed. John Byrne, library board member, is opening the box. Next to him is Geraldine Work, City-County Librarian. The…
Demolition of the Bliss building next to the rear of the Main (Carnegie) Library. The street running next to the palm tree is Locust. The building was torn down to make space for the construction of the new Central Library building and parking lot.
Library patron, Ralph Nakken, and Eastside Librarian, Margaret Meng, in front of the Eastside Library. In the windows are banners urging a yes vote for library bonds. The bond issue, which went before the voters in 1964, included bonds to finance…
Children using the Eastside Library. In the background is Margaret Meng, Eastside Librarian, helping a patron find information. The sign on the staff desk says that overdue fines were five cents per day.
The Eastside Library on a busy afternoon, showing the circulation desk and the bookstacks. At the desk is Margaret Meng, Eastside Librarian.