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We've explored the history of WPL in the 1800s, now we move onto the 1900s!
In 1910, the first consideration and negotiation for a Carnegie Library began. In 1921, The Carnegie Foundation promised the City of Welland $20,000 to provide a Free Public…

Colour slide showing the study area of the Boys and Girls department at Welland Public Library, c. 1963.

Colour slide showing the tools used to catalogue the metadata for new books at Welland Public Library, c. 1965.

Two colour slides showing two unidentified boys selecting books at the Welland Public Library, February 1965.

Colour slide showing two members of the stamp club in the Boys and Girls Department at Welland Public Library, c. 1970.

Colour slide of two young readers looking at books in the Boys and Girls Department at WPL, c. 1965.

Colour slide showing a staff member typing cards for the new books to be added to the card catalogue at Welland Public Library, c. 1965.

Colour slide showing a view of the Boys and Girls Department, as seen from the circulation desk at Welland Public Library, c. 1963-1964.

Colour slide with a view of the Boys and Girls department at the Welland Public Library, c. 1963. It shows a puppet display, the study area, and bookshelves.

Colour slide with a view of the Boys and Girls department, as seen from the entrance, at Welland Public Library, c. 1963.