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The demand for a library was apparent in Spokane during the city's earliest beginnings. In 1873 before a formal library was built, Mrs. Cannon, an early settler to Spokane loaned books from her small book collection to the Native Americans and the settlers of Spokane. Source: Interview with Colonel George S. Clarke, Grandson of Mrs. Cannon November 13, 1956. Gengler, Rita A. Spokane's Public Libraries 1880-1956 Typescript, 1957 Spokane Public Library Special Collections Northwest Room. Image: Unknown Artist; Pen and Ink Drawing; Title: Book Collection 3 JPEG 210x233 22KB www.eigi.com/villagecraftsaz/shirealbums.html