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Library History
In March of 1944 a group of people, including
representatives from the Women's Club, the Methodist Church, and
the Evergreen Park Public School P.T.A., collaborated with representatives
from the Village Board and the School Board to establish a library.
The group held a Mardi Gras in the public school gymnasium, and
raised about $800,which was used for supplies. The Village Board
donated a building at the alley behind Village Hall that was built
during W.P.A days. Stocked with donated books, the library opened
its doors on September 7, 1944. The library was open four afternoons
a week. Mrs. Amie Burnham Martin served as the first head librarian.
In 1945 a Library Board was elected and a proposition was passed
to institute a library tax rate.
The growing library soon ran out of space.
In 1954, 14,000 books were moved to a storefront at 95th Street
and Homan Avenue. In 1957, a new library facility was built at 94th
Street and Troy Avenue. An addition was completed in 1976. The library
presently includes a busy children's department, a professionally-staffed
reference department, public computing workstations equipped with
Internet access, a small business support center, and two meeting
rooms reserved for the many library program offerings.
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