This blog represents a collection of postcards that focuses on libraries in the United States and throughout the world.
Saturday, September 6, 2008
1959 Public Library, Oelwein, Iowa
In 1909, a library association was formed in Oelwein with $1.00 memberships. In 1911, the Free Public Library of Oelwein was formed when the city took over ownership and Mayor J.F. Cole appointed a board of trustees. The library was open on the second floor of city hall, six days a week from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Miss Pearl Schneider was the first librarian at a salary of $30 per month. [SOURCE] [LIB0016]
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