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Chase County Kansas Historical
Sketches
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LIBRARIES OF COTTONWOOD
FALLS
The first library association in Cottonwood
Falls dates back to February, 1873. The first 100
books were received the following May. At that
time, according to an article written by Carrie
Breese Chandler, the Library had a capital of
$1,000 and was considered one of the "livliest
concerns in town."
Housing for the Library was a problem and it
was shuffled from room to room in the Courthouse
and in stores. The library was abandoned in 1923,
and the American Legion Auxiliary began an all
out campaign for another library. This was operated
on donations of time and money.
The present Library was a gift of James Burnley and is now operated by the city on a one-fourth
mill levy. J.A. Burnley presented the deed to the
new Library to the Chamber of Commerce in January, 1939. Mrs. Krebs was the first librarian,
followed by Lenore Smith, now deceased. Mrs.
Eudora Dye, Mrs. Merle Mann Stout (resigned Sept.,
1943).
Following was Mrs. Blanche Mushrush who
served until September, 1949 when Mrs. Helen Replogle took charge for ten years, resigning in 1959.
Mrs. Delores Baumgardner was then appointed and
is the present librarian, 1972.
The Library has well over 8,000 books, with
three sets of Reference Books (Brittanica and World
Book and other reference books, as well as numerous volumes of Fiction, both Adult and Juvenile,
periodicals, and the local Chase County Leader-
News.
The Library is a very worthwhile addition to
the town and the community, serving students from
the local schools and surrounding areas; adults,
too, use it a great deal, finding it a quite and restful place to study and secure information they need
for any occasion.
By: Mrs. Delores Baumgardner, Cottonwood, Ks.
Chase County Centennial, 1872 - 1972
by Lorna Marvin
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