the ida public library building: 100 years of history, 1913-2013
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The Ida Public Library Building: 100 Years of History, 1913-2013
The Beginning: The Belvidere Ladies’ Library Society
Ida Fuller Hovey1859-1883
General Allen C. Fuller
1822-1901
Ida Public Library in City Hall on South State Street
Mary Crandall, the first director
of Ida Public Library from 1885-1912
Andrew Carnegie, the “Patron Saint of
Libraries”
Deed for Library Property: January 2, 1912
Building Contract: May
20, 1912
Ida Public Library Dedication: February 12, 2013
Photos from the Archives
Photos from the Archives
Promotional Poster: 1924
Louise F. Jacobs, head librarian from 1953-1955, with young
readers
100th Anniversary of Ida Public Library: 1983
Expansion Referendum:
November 1985
Building an Addition: 1985-1987
Building Floor Plans
Architect’s Drawing of the New Building: 1985
Dedication of the New Addition: June 7, 1987
Library Construction: 1985
Ida Public Library Today