From the Edge of Our History - Mount Vernon Public Library

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A Library is born...

Almost there, just some finishing touches and now...

Children's Room Memory Lane...

Childrens Room 1909- in Southern Basement . Shortly after the 1909 addition it was decided to move upstairs to the south side of building in the southern Rotunda. Later it was moved back to the Second ave side of building in 1917. Photo taken by G.E. Mapes.

DollCase 1970- Dollcase on display in the childrens room remained on until 2007 when it was removed.

Children's Room after it was moved from the basement to the Southern Rotunda 1910 -1916. This area is now part of the adult circulation desk areas.

Children's Room facing north - looking toward circulation desk. Photo taken by Alfred Sands Githens, 1938.

Junior High school room now currently the back of Children's Room

1938 the Children's Room and Junior High School Reading Room

Childrens Room desk close-up of discharge(return side of the desk as it appeared 1938 until it was removed in 2009.

2011 Mount Vernon Public Library 2nd avenue side

Reference through the Ages...

As the library grew so did its individual sections and departments. The High School Reading Room became the HIgh School Reference Reading Room after 1909 and later was moved to the North west annex of the library after the addition of a new wing in 1938.

Reference Room July 2007 facing South East from Periodicals Desk

Reference Room 2007 facing South West from Periodicals Desk

Adult Circulation through time ...

Adult Circulation has had some changes in its long history. Here are some images from past years at the circulation from the time it was a small desk in a hallway to the big shiny horseshoe desk of today