1958 Lucas County Library, Maumee, Ohio

[LIB3626]

The site of the Maumee Branch has seen a rich history. It’s been a seminary, a courthouse, a glass factory and the sight of Dudley’s Massacre, a brutal Indian ambush that saw the death of 600 troops during the war of 1812. The Maumee Branch Library was founded in 1918 with a $10,000 contribution from famed library philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and served as the Lucas County Library until 1970. The Friends of the Library organization began at the Branch in 1973 before spreading to all branches. The facility was renovated in 2000. [www.toledolibrary.org]

1967 B.L. Fisher Library, Wilmore, Kentucky

[LIB3625]

Contains 139,000 volumes, Asbury Theological Seminary [Back of card]

Juvenile Library, Wagnalls Memorial, Lithopolis, Ohio

[LIB3624]

The juvenile library of the Wagnalls Memorial and Community Center was completed in 1961. It provides a collection of 15,000 volumes to the youth of Bloom Twp. [From the back of the post card]

The Wagnalls Memorial Library is a public library given to the residents of Lithopolis and Bloom Township, by Mabel Wagnalls Jones in memory of her parents Adam and Anna Willis Wagnalls. Adam was the co-founder of the Funk and Wagnalls Publishing Co. [Thanks to the Wagnalls Memorial Library]

Rodney Square and Public Library, Wilmington, DE

[LIB3623]

1961 Public Library, Lima, Ohio

[LIB3622]

This beautiful new structure, one of Ohio's newest and most modern libraries, serves Lima and Allen County. [Back of post card]

Greensboro Public Library, Greensboro, NC

[LIB3621]

This Curteich post card is dated from 1967.