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The '''Bessemer Public Library''' is a public library serving the city of [[Bessemer]]. Since [[1965]] it has been housed in the former [[Bessemer Post Office]] on the corner of [[19th Street North Bessemer|19th Street North]] and [[4th Avenue Bessemer|4th Avenue]]. It recently completed a $4.5 million expansion from 15,600 to 43,200 square feet. | The '''Bessemer Public Library''' is a public library serving the city of [[Bessemer]]. Since [[1965]] it has been housed in the former [[Bessemer Post Office]] on the corner of [[19th Street North Bessemer|19th Street North]] and [[4th Avenue Bessemer|4th Avenue]]. It recently completed a $4.5 million expansion from 15,600 to 43,200 square feet. | ||
[[Image:1907 Bessemer Library.jpg|right|thumb|275px|The old library building in 1999]] | [[Image:1907 Bessemer Library.jpg|right|thumb|275px|The old library building in 1999]] | ||
From September [[1907]] to 1965 the library occupied a small brick structure built with the help of the Carnegie Foundation on a donated lot on the corner of [[18th Street North Bessemer|18th Street North]] and 4th Avenue. The formation of a free public library was first organized in December [[1905]] by a group of women who secured the donation of the site from the [[Bessemer Coal and Land Company]] and lobbied for assistance from the city in seeking the Carnegie grant. A previous library in Bessemer charged a fee for removing materials. The pay library donated its 500 volumes to the new public library when it opened. | From September [[1907]] to 1965 the library occupied a small brick structure built with the help of the Carnegie Foundation on a donated lot on the corner of [[18th Street North Bessemer|18th Street North]] and 4th Avenue. The formation of a free public library was first organized in December [[1905]] by a group of women who secured the donation of the site from the [[Bessemer Coal and Land Company]] and lobbied for assistance from the city in seeking the Carnegie grant. A previous library in Bessemer charged a fee for removing materials. The pay library donated its 500 volumes to the new public library when it opened. | ||
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Revision as of 13:01, 27 June 2017
The Bessemer Public Library is a public library serving the city of Bessemer. Since 1965 it has been housed in the former Bessemer Post Office on the corner of 19th Street North and 4th Avenue. It recently completed a $4.5 million expansion from 15,600 to 43,200 square feet.
From September 1907 to 1965 the library occupied a small brick structure built with the help of the Carnegie Foundation on a donated lot on the corner of 18th Street North and 4th Avenue. The formation of a free public library was first organized in December 1905 by a group of women who secured the donation of the site from the Bessemer Coal and Land Company and lobbied for assistance from the city in seeking the Carnegie grant. A previous library in Bessemer charged a fee for removing materials. The pay library donated its 500 volumes to the new public library when it opened.
References
- Gordon, Robert K. (September 12, 2007) "Bessemer public library toasting its 100th birthday." The Birmingham News
External links
- Bessemer Public Library website