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At the April 16th Village election, the voters of La Grange will be asked to approve a bond issue for a new library to be located on the northeast corner of LaGrange Road and Elm Avenue.

La Grange Park Friends of the Library Monday night filed petitions to include on the Village election ballot April 16 a proposal to create a library board.

Color photo of the library shelving in the Shawmut building.

This sketch of La Grange's proposed new library was prepared under the direction of R. H. Bradley, La Grange resident, and a member of the architectural firm of Holabird and Root and Burgee. The building would be one floor above ground level, with a full basement. Voters of La Grange will be asked to approve a $375,000 bond issue in a referendum which the library board has been asked to be put on the ballot Apr. 16.

Color photo of rows of non-fiction books in the Dewey 000s at La Grange Public library. Includes sign Non-Fiction on both sides of the column.

Color photo of La Grange Public Library from the Madison Avenue side of the parking lot. Includes sign La Grange Public Library.

Newspaper article from the La Grange Citizen on July 29, 1965. Elizabeth Mueller, a native of LaGrange, will begin her work as head librarian of the La Grange Public Library Aug. 1

Library, La Grange, Ill. 330. A library tax was levied in 1901, and the Woman’s Club collected books and appealed for donations. Andrew Carnegie agreed to donate over $12,000, provided “the city agrees to maintain a free public library at a cost of not less than $1,200 per year and provides a free site for a building.” The library becomes a reality in 1905, and the Carnegie Library Building was used until 1969, when it was razed.

April 29, 1967. Signing the contracts for the new library. Photograph of Library Director Elizabeth Mueller and President of the Board of Trustees, John Meaden.

Color photo of gentleman painting the Tyler Duelm room. On the wall, you can see an adult and child giraffe, and a sign that says Tickets.