The History of The Spokane Public Library

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1873-1880 Humble Beginnings

First Downtown Spokane Library Established

The Great Spokane Fire of 1889

Dr. Mary A. Latham

The Unions

The Sorosis Club of Spokane

The Union Library of Spokane 1893-1894

A Different Name and Location: The City Takes Over 1895-1901

The City Library Catalogue 1899

The City Library Expands and Outgrows City Hall 1896-1901

Andrew Carnegie donates $85,000

Where to Build the New Library

The Cornerstone of The Carnegie Library of Spokane, Washington is set. September 12,1904

Carnegie Library Spokane, Washington

Interior of Spokane Public Library, Main Lobby

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The Cornerstone of The Carnegie Library of Spokane, Washington is set. September 12,1904

source; Gengler, Rita A. "Spokane Libraries, 1880-1956" Typescript, 1957. Spokane Public Library, Special Collections Northwest Room. Image: "Cornerstone of the Library is In Place" Spokane Chronicle, September 12,1904. Description of items encapsulated in, and the laying of the cornerstone to the newly dedicated Carnegie Library of Spokane, Washington. Scanned Microfilmed Newspaper Spokane Public Library Microfilmed Periodical Collection Spokane Public Library.