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[Children Help to Move Library]

Description: When the Marshall Public Library was founded, it had its first home at the corner of West Austin and Franklin streets (now the Chamber of Commerce building). Books from a lending library belonging to Marshall Women's Clubs became the core of the new collection. Approximately 25 children helped to move this core collection from its old home at 112 East Austin St.
Date: 1973
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Child Races at the Picnic]

Description: A small boy races toward a finish line as other children wait their turn. An adult appears to stand in the right foreground. The event was a picnic and games day which concluded the summer reading program at Marshall Public Library, c1976.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Class Meets at Library]

Description: A career education class meets in the Gold Auditorium at Marshall Public Library. The auditorium was equipped with the latest audio-visual technology when the library was built in 1973. This class, meeting in 1978, made use of that technology shown in the picture. The auditorium has been in demand almost continuously for many purposes since the library was built.
Date: 1978
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Filmstrip Projector]

Description: A filmstrip projector (35mm) was a standard piece of audio-visual equipment in schools and libraries, beginning c1965. This model belonged to Marshall Public Library, which was built in 1973. The filmstrip projector was replaced by videocassette and VHS player-recorder technology.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Child Tearfully Receives a Prize]

Description: A girl cries as she receives a stuffed toy prize at the conclusion of Marshall Public Library's summer reading program, c1976. The child and a library volunteer stand on the stage in the library's Gold auditorium. The child and adult are unidentified.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Library Volunteer]

Description: An unidentified volunteer at Marshall Public Library, Marshall, does processing work using a typewriter before computers came into use. Around her are the book carts, storage units, and supplies found typically in a library workroom.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Library Volunteer]

Description: A volunteer at Marshall Public Library assists with filing at a desk in the library workroom. Another woman works some catalog card trays nearby. Neither woman is identified.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library

[Carnegie Library at Wiley College, Marshall]

Description: This Carnegie Library was located at Wiley College in Marshall. It was built with a $15,000 grant obtained in 1907 by Dr. M. W. Dogan, a president of the college. In 1967 it was replaced by a more modern library. An interior view shows the reading area and stacks. The building has been preserved and is now the Wiley College Administration building.
Date: unknown
Partner: Marshall Public Library
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