A library (ours) housing one hundred books in a room in Pasadena High opened April 1922. ❤️📚
Throw back Thursday A library station housing one hundred books in a room in Pasadena High School opened in April 1922 with a volunteer custodian. The first year’s report showed a circulation of 1,511 books and at least six visits by the county library director."
"In the summer of 1923, the Pasadena Library moved to a new location in a steel locker in the lobby of the main Post Office on Shaw under the direction of Mrs. S.E. Larkin. Clinton Wanger was to be in charge when the library was open on Thursdays from three to five in the afternoon."
"The Pasadena library station moved into the new City Hall building in July 1930. A front room, with a separate entrance, with steel shelving and temporary furniture was arranged through the cooperation of the Pasadena City Commissioners."
Celebrating 100 years of memories & 100 Years of Reading! 1922 - 2022
* Detailed History can be found on the library's website
→https://pasadenalibrary.org/detailed-history