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Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library

Newspaper photographs from 1953 and 1962 preserve two chapters in the public library’s history of opening doors to Shamokin-area readers.

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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 Door Opens in 1953

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

Young Readers in 1962

Another photograph, dated July 17, 1962, records young patrons inside the newly opened library at Independence and Ninth Streets.

A Civic Institution in Motion

The two images show the library changing locations while preserving the same purpose: giving community readers a shared public place for books and learning.

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Librarian serving three young patrons at the newly opened Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library in 1962 — **Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library opening in 1962**A July 17, 1962 newspaper photograph of young patrons at the newly opened Shamokin-Coal Township Public Library location at Independence and Ninth Streets.Image date: 1962-07-17