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Two black and white photographs of the Welland Public Library Carnegie Building on Main Street South (now known as King Street), c. 1927.

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Black and white photograph of Welland Public Library's Carnegie Building with new annex, May 27, 1961.

The new annex opened June 10, 1961. It was a two-storey addition of approximately 4,000 square feet that included a fiction area and meeting…

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Ten colour photographs of pirate theme decorations for Welland Public Library's children's summer program of 1991. A staff member is also dressed up and included in a few of the photos.

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Colour photograph of employee Althea Phillips at the main desk of the Welland Public Library, c. 1961.

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Colour polaroid of a patron browsing the children's French and Italian language card catalogue at the Welland Public Library, September 24, 1991.

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Black and white photograph of Welland Public Library's Chief Librarian, Miss Shirley Jones, accepting a book ("Humanities in Homespun" by Ethel Chapman) from Mrs. H. Everett, President of Welland City Women's Institute, c. 1973.

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Colour photograph showing inside the new addition of the library, part of the reading room and lounge, Welland Public Library, c. 1974.

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Colour photograph of Chief Librarian Shirley Jones sitting in her office, Welland Public Library, c. 1974.

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Black and white photograph of Welland Public Library staff "moving books" during construction of addition in August 1961.

From left to right: Francoise Marcoux (in part), Ivy White, Althea Phillips, Bonnie Bisnett, unidentified, Beverly Cowell,…

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Black and white photograph showing construction of the new library addition, with a view of the basement level looking north, August 1961.
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