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A New Library Door Opens, 1953

A September 14, 1953 newspaper photograph shows Mayor Thomas F. Landy opening the library’s Eighth and Water Streets location.

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Shamokin-Coal Township Library ribbon cutting in 1953A September 14, 1953 newspaper photograph of Mayor Thomas F. Landy cutting the ribbon at the library's Eighth and Water Streets location.Image date: 1953-09-14

A newspaper photograph dated September 14, 1953, captures Mayor Thomas F. Landy cutting the ribbon at the Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library.

What the Page Shows

The event opened the library’s location at Eighth and Water Streets.

Why It Matters

The clipping preserves a civic milestone in one public gesture: a mayor, a ribbon, and a new doorway into the community’s library.