Stoughton, WIVisit the Library and Archives We are incredibly grateful for this unexpected but welcome gift! Our library board has decided to deposit the money in an investment account to be used for a future expansion or remodel of our library building. Our Carnegie Library was dedicated in 1908. A substantial addition was added in…
Plymouth, WIVisit the Library and Archives Thanks to a generous donation from Carnegie Corporation of New York and a matching grant from our Plymouth Public Library Foundation, we were able to purchase discovery tables for the children’s area and a gaming table for our adult and teen area. Since the discovery tables were installed in…
Elroy, WIVisit the Library and Archives The best job in the world is to run a Carnegie Library in rural America. I have gotten to know, help, and share in the growth of a community of 1,356 people. Even with that small of a size, we average over 100 people a day coming to our…
Tomah, WIVisit the Library and Archives This was my very first library. Tomah, Wisconsin, 1967. I was five years old, clutching the hand of my sister, so much older and wiser than me at eight. She was so cool. I wanted to be just like her. I chased after her everywhere and always held her…