Congratulations Mount Clemens! As for the Data Digest, I'd be careful with the statement "Detroit Public Library was established 32 years before the first Library of Congress..." According to the Library of Congress' history page, the Library was established in 1800 and was housed in the Capitol for the use of Congress until the Library of Congress building was completed and opened its doors to the public in 1897. http://www.loc.gov/about/history-of-the-library/ Just my two cents, Maren Kroening mkroening@cityofwarren.org Arthur Miller Branch Warren Public Library 5460 Arden, Suite 303 Warren, MI 48092 586.751.5377 Fax 586.751.5902 ________________________________________ From: michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org <michlib-l-bounces@mcls.org> on behalf of Deborah Larsen <larsend@libcoop.net> Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 1:21 PM To: Kathie Brown Cc: everyone; Jim Flury; michlib-l Subject: Re: [Michlib-l] [Everyone] Your Help Needed: What Is The Oldest Public Library in Michigan? Not claiming to be the oldest in Michigan, mind you, but Mount Clemens Public Library was established in 1865 and like DPL, is also celebrating our 150th anniversary during 2015. --- Deborah Larsen Assistant Director Mount Clemens Public Library 150 Cass Ave. | Mount Clemens MI 48043 586-469-6200 | www.mtclib.org www.arcadiapublishing.com/9781467100120/Legendary-Locals-of-Mount-Clemens On 04.24.2015 1:01 PM, Kathie Brown wrote:
According to https://www.michigan.gov/documents/mde/lm_2009_DataDigest_325316_7.pdf
Michigan’s largest library, Detroit Public Library, is also the state’s oldest established free public library. Detroit Public Library was established 32 years before the first Library of Congress, and is only 17 years younger than the United States’ oldest public library, Boston Public Library.
Kathie Brown Coordinator of Automation Services Farmington Community Library Farmington Branch / Farmington Hills Main 248.848.4316 248.553.3228 Fax kathie.brown@farmlib.org
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-----Original Message----- From: everyone-request@lists.tln.lib.mi.us [mailto:everyone-request@lists.tln.lib.mi.us] On Behalf Of Jim Flury Sent: Friday, April 24, 2015 12:54 PM To: michlib-l; everyone Subject: [Everyone] Your Help Needed: What Is The Oldest Public Library in Michigan?
All,
Earlier today I was contacted by Chris Hall at the Detroit Free Press. You will recall that Chris has always been very interested in as well as supportive of, the Michigan Activity Pass program. To that end, here is the link to an article she wrote about the program that appeared in the March 1, 2015 issue of the Detroit Free Press: http://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2015/02/28/michigan-activity-...
Anyway, with the ongoing celebration of the 150th birthday of Detroit Public Library, Chris asked me if I knew what was the oldest public library in the state of Michigan. By that she didn't mean oldest building but rather, earliest establishment of a public library. She wondered if it might be DPL. I said I didn't know, but that if I had to guess it would be either Sault Ste. Marie or Monroe (previously Frenchtown), based on the fact that those two places were settled so early. I also told Chris that there were people out there in library land who are a lot smarter than I am, who would know the answer to her question:
What is the oldest public library in Michigan?
Thanks!
Jim
Jim Flury Technical Services Manager The Library Network 41365 Vincenti Court Novi, MI 48375 248-536-3100 x133 Fax 248-536-3098 jflury@tln.lib.mi.us
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