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 Mount Pleasant Free Public Library - Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
N 40° 08.948 W 079° 32.771
17T E 623829 N 4445321
The Mount Pleasant Free Public Library is located at 120 South Church Street in Mount Pleasant Borough, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania
Waymark Code: WMHZ8H
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 08/30/2013
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Mount Pleasant Free Public Library - Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania
Library History
excerpted fromMount Pleasant Crossroads
In February of 1938 members of the Junior Woman's Club of Mount Pleasant and other citizens of the borough, recognizing the need for a public library held a public meeting. Mrs. Estelle Blackburn chaired this meeting where by-laws and nominating committees were appointed.
On March 17, 1939, the Mount Pleasant Library Association formed with the following elected board of directors: Rev. V. 0. Barnhart, pres.; Henry Abramson, v. pres.; Mrs. Howard Stoner, sec'y.; Mrs. Samuel Warden, treas.; Mrs. Estelle Blackburn, Mrs. G. Clifford Singley, John C. Haberlen, B. J. Murphy and Miss Opal Berth el.
WPA help was made available to prepare a room donated for library use by the school board. Miss Coretta White of Bridgeport was named
librarian. An operating budget for the first year of $1500 was approved and the Mount Pleasant Free Public Library opened in November of 1939 in a room on the first floor of the First Ward school building.
When the WPA assistance came to an end in 1942, borough council agreed to contribute certain sums annually upon the condition that the association would conduct a subscription drive yearly for private donations. The school board continued to furnish the library room and for awhile the utilities were provided.
In 1946 Miss Opal Berthel, a recently retired school teacher and a member of the association board since its beginning, became the temporary librarian. Her temporary assignment became a second career that lasted 16 years. Upon Miss Berthel's retirement in 1962, Miss Helen Robinson of Connellsville became librarian.
In 1965 plans for a new library facility began to be formulated; the First Ward school building had been condemned and the library was the only remaining occupant. The architectural firm of Gordon Pierce of Greensburg was commissioned to design a new library building. Milton Munk and Lawrence Rehanek were named building-fund chairmen. The library association became an agent of the borough to provide library service to the community, with two members of council being appointed annually to the association's board.
From late 1966 until January of 1970 the library was housed in the
ground floor of the former Frick Hospital nurses' residence, made available through the borough after their purchase of this building, the old hospital and a house facing on Church Street. In 1967 Council approved the building of a new library facility on the site of the Church street house. Subsequently the condemned First Ward school building was sold to the borough for one dollar and a new central fire station was proposed for this site. In March of 1968, plans for the library and fire station building sites were interchanged, permitting easier inlet and outlet for fire equipment and the building of the library upon its original location. The school building was demolished in the summer of 1968.
The new facility was dedicated Sunday, January 11,1970.With state
allocated funds and generous contributions by individuals, organizations and foundations. the new $176,000 building was completely paid for when it opened.
Services:
- Adult and children's reference sections
- New Adult Fiction Titles
- Periodical collection
- Genealogical section
- Inter-Library Loan (ILL)
- Computers with Internet access- Any patron using the computers must be familiar with the qualifications stated in the Library policy.
- POWER Library: Patrons may access this site from our homepage with a Mount Pleasant Public library card from the convenience of their own home.
- 3M eBook catalogue.
- Photocopying
- Faxing
- State and Federal tax forms available at tax time
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Computerized card catalog
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Audio/Visual Collection: DVD, Books on CD
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Wi-Fi Connection: Connect to the Internet wirelessly through a laptop, phone, or gaming device
Classification of Library: Public Library (Open to all)
Internet access available: Yes - Your Laptop: Free
Hours of Operation:
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday: 11:00 am -8:00 pm
Wednesday: 10:00 am - 8:00 pm
Friday: Closed
Saturday: 9:00 am -5:00 pm
Sunday: Closed
Approximate date of opening.: 01/11/1970
Library Website: [Web Link]
Additional Internet Connection Options: Not listed
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