Library at 105 N. Ann Arbor Street

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Notes:

In 1900 a group of civic-minded women worked to organize a community library. The Saline Library Association was established, complete with a constitution, by-laws, and elected officials. The Village Council provided space for the library and the Methodist Church offered bookcases and books.; In 1907 the Village Council rooms were getting crowded, so Mrs. William Davenport leased a small building behind the Citizen's Bank, owned by her husband, to house the library. In 1917 the bank decided to remodel, and Mrs. Davenport donated funds to build a new library building just down the block at 105 N. Ann Arbor Street. The library remained in that location until it moved to an expanded facility at 201 S. Ann Arbor Street in 1967.; Image copied from photo in a booklet "Saline District Library: A Celebration" published in January, 1999.

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University of Michigan. Libraries

Collection:

Saline Area Historical Photos

Subject Topic:

Library, 1900s, 1910s

Language:

UND

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