Library History Timeline: 1950-1959

In 1956... Photograph from the 1957-58 construction of the Park Ridge Public Library
  • Ground was broken for the new building.
  • The site was the former location of the Old Central School.
  • The City purchased the site in 1950.
  • A $350,000 bond issue won approval in a referendum on June 7, 1956.


In 1958...
    Photo of the Park Ridge Public Library circa 1958
  • The new Library was dedicated in January 1958.
  • With increased facilities at the new Library, the branch was closed in 1959.



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