Hutchinson County Library - Borger Branch - Borger, TX
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YoSam.
N 35° 40.372 W 101° 23.321
14S E 283807 N 3950294
Like so many library's in this area, it ws started by a women's club.
Waymark Code: WMMAVR
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/24/2014
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County of library: Hutchinson County
Location of library: 625 Weatherly St, Borger
Phone: (806) 273-0126
"The club became a Federated Woman's Club and opened a subscription library on Borger's Main Street in 1928. The Club sponsored fundraising activities, such as the exchange of books for movie tickets and women's basketball contests to augment their library collection.
"Club members' efforts to establish a County Library in nearby Stinnett in 1937 resulted in the building of a highly praised native adobe brick Branch Library here by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in 1938. The Twentieth Century Club helped open another Branch Library in nearby Fritch in 1967 and continues to be a positive influence in the county's library system." ~ Texas Historical Commission (marker text)
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