[Michlib-l] [Everyone] Your Help Needed: What Is The Oldest Public Library in Michigan?

[Maren Kroening]

Congratulations Mount Clemens! 

As for the Data Digest, I'd be careful with the statement "Detroit Public Library was established 32 years before the first Library of Congress..." According to the Library of Congress' history page, the Library was established in 1800 and was housed in the Capitol for the use of Congress until the Library of Congress building was completed and opened its doors to the public in 1897. http://www.loc.gov/about/history-of-the-library/

Just my two cents, 

Maren Kroening
mkroening at cityofwarren.org
Arthur Miller Branch
Warren Public Library
5460 Arden, Suite 303
Warren, MI 48092
586.751.5377
Fax 586.751.5902

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Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 1:21 PM
To: Kathie Brown
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Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] [Everyone] Your Help Needed: What Is The Oldest Public Library in Michigan?

Not claiming to be the oldest in Michigan, mind you, but Mount Clemens
Public Library was established in 1865 and like DPL, is also celebrating
our 150th anniversary during 2015.

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Deborah Larsen
Assistant Director
Mount Clemens Public Library
150 Cass Ave. | Mount Clemens MI 48043
586-469-6200 | www.mtclib.org
www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781467100120/Legendary-Locals-of-Mount-Clemens

On 04.24.2015 1:01 PM, Kathie Brown wrote:
> According to
> https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/lm_2009_DataDigest_325316_7.pdf
>
>
> Michigan’s largest library, Detroit Public Library, is also the
> state’s oldest established free public library. Detroit Public Library
> was established 32 years before the first Library of Congress, and is
> only
> 17 years younger than the United States’ oldest public library, Boston
> Public Library.
>
> Kathie Brown
> Coordinator of Automation Services
> Farmington Community Library
> Farmington Branch / Farmington Hills Main
> 248.848.4316
> 248.553.3228 Fax
> kathie.brown at farmlib.org
>
> “If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need.”
> ** Marcus Tullius Cicero **
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: everyone-request at lists.tln.lib.mi.us
> [mailto:everyone-request at lists.tln.lib.mi.us] On Behalf Of Jim Flury
> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 12:54 PM
> To: michlib-l; everyone
> Subject: [Everyone] Your Help Needed: What Is The Oldest Public
> Library in Michigan?
>
> All,
>
> Earlier today I was contacted by Chris Hall at the Detroit Free Press.
> You will recall that Chris has always been very interested in as well
> as supportive of, the Michigan Activity Pass program. To that end,
> here is the link to an article she wrote about the program that
> appeared in the March 1, 2015 issue of the Detroit Free Press:
> http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/02/28/michigan-activity-pass-program-expands-state-parks-program-free-admission-special-discount/24191905/
>
> Anyway, with the ongoing celebration of the 150th birthday of Detroit
> Public Library, Chris asked me if I knew what was the oldest public
> library in the state of Michigan. By that she didn't mean oldest
> building but rather, earliest establishment of a public library. She
> wondered if it might be DPL. I said I didn't know, but that if I had
> to guess it would be either Sault Ste. Marie or Monroe (previously
> Frenchtown), based on the fact that those two places were settled so
> early. I also told Chris that there were people out there in library
> land who are a lot smarter than I am, who would know the answer to her
> question:
>
> What is the oldest public library in Michigan?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jim
>
> Jim Flury
> Technical Services Manager
> The Library Network
> 41365 Vincenti Court
> Novi, MI 48375
> 248-536-3100 x133
> Fax 248-536-3098
> jflury at tln.lib.mi.us
>
>
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