The Salida Regional Library is a public library in Salida, Colorado and serves a regional population in southern Chaffee County, Colorado. The library was constructed in 1908 with funds from industrialist Andrew Carnegie and is currently part of the Marmot Library System.
| Salida Regional Library | |
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 The Salida Regional Library | |
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| 38°31′58″N 105°59′35″W / 38.532766°N 105.993052°W | |
| Location | Salida, Colorado |
| Established | 1894 |
| Branch of | Marmot Library System |
| Other information | |
| Director | Susan Matthews[1][2] |
| Employees | 16 |
| Website | www |
History
editIn 1894, the Tuesday Evening Club, a spirited group of Salida townswomen, made the decision that the town of Salida needed a library.[3] The club sponsored lectures and held Chautauquas, put on musical entertainments, and held fundraisers and receptions.[4] They purchased books at second-hand bookstores and opened library rooms at various places in Salida. The Tuesday Evening Club official incorporated the Salida Library Association in 1902.[5]
In 1905, the Club wrote a letter to Andrew Carnegie requesting additional funding to build a library. He agreed and donated $9,000 with the stipulation that the Club find a suitable site for the building.[6] The Club, along with the town, raised an additional $6,000 and the culmination of their efforts resulted in the opening of the Salida Public Library in 1908.[7]
Services
editAs a member of the Marmot Library System, the Salida Regional Library offers access to the library's catalog and to other member libraries. The library offers online subscription databases for research.[8] Library programs include Children's Storytime, Book Clubs, and Summer Reading.[9]
The library also offers a digital archive filled with images from Salida's past.[10]
References
edit- ^ "2016 leaves a year to remember". The Mountain Mail. January 3, 2017. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Library Staff". Salida Regional Library. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ "Tuesday Evening Club". Vol. 15, no. 24. The Salida Mail. April 26, 1895. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Library Association Holds Public Reception". Vol. XXV, no. 35. The Salida Mail. September 30, 1904. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Library Incorporated". The Salida Mail. Vol. XXIII, no. 24. The Salida Mail. August 26, 1902. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Contract Let For Library". Vol. XXVIII, no. 36. The Salida Mail. October 8, 1907. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Cornerstone of Library". The Salida Mail. Vol. XXVIII, no. 97. May 8, 1908. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Research & Learning". Salida Regional Library. 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Programs". Salida Regional Library. 24 September 2017.
- ^ "The Salida Archive". Salida Regional Library. 24 September 2017.