History
In 1858, the Young Men’s Literary and Library Association opened a reading room over a bank on Main Street. This reading room was th...
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History 1868 - The Monmouth Reading Room and Library opened, housing only newspapers and magazines. 1870 - Trustee William Pressly provided the fu...
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Mission Statement:
The mission of the Galva Public Library is to provide educational, informational, cultural and recreational resources and servi...
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The origins of the library in Elmwood are difficult to trace: only fragmentary references appear in available records. Apparently the idea began in...
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The Sherrard Public Library District is a taxpayer supported public library district established in 1981, serving approximately 7,200 patrons. The ...
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Our Mission:
The purpose of the Sherrard Public Library is to provide materials that meet the educational and recreational needs of the communit...
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Bushnell Public Library History The roots of today library go back to 1896 when members of the Woman's Club pooled their respective book collectio...
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Public library service for Canton, Illinois was initiated in 1892 thanks to the beneficence of William Parlin, Sr., inventor and founder of the P&a...
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