The first cornerstone of this library was laid on June 20, 1903. It opened to the public on July 8, 1904. The library closed on May 2, 1981.
This photograph was taken in 1981.
From left to right: Mayor Kristen Kristensen; Dr. Oliver L. Lilley, Assistant Professor of Library Science from Columbia University; Mrs. J. Robert Marshall, V.P. Library Board of Trustees.