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| content=The Wayne County Public Library was officially established in 1897 as the Wooster Public Library.  Funding provided by Andrew Carnegie made it possible for the local library to have its own permament building. The old Carnegie library was dedicated in 1905.  It was razed in 1965.  A  new facility was built on the same site and was dedicated in 1967.
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| content=The first known library in [[Wooster, Ohio|Wooster]] dates back to 1857.  There was a small subscription fee to use the facility.  The first "free" public library was started in 1897 and was known as the Wooster Public Library.  Funding provided by Andrew Carnegie made it possible for the local library to have its own permament building. The old Carnegie library was dedicated in 1905.  It was razed in 1965.  A  new facility was built on the same site and was dedicated in 1967.  The 1967 building still stands today and is home of the Administration team, Technical Services, and Bookmobile.  The Wooster Friends of the Library holds booksales on the lower level.
  
 
<p>[[Wallace Theatre]], [[Schine's Wooster Theater]], [[Wayne Theater]] and 2 Lyric theaters: [[Lyric Theatre]], [[Lyric Twin Cinema]]
 
<p>[[Wallace Theatre]], [[Schine's Wooster Theater]], [[Wayne Theater]] and 2 Lyric theaters: [[Lyric Theatre]], [[Lyric Twin Cinema]]

Revision as of 13:59, 22 June 2017

Carnegie Library 0001.jpg
The first known library in Wooster dates back to 1857. There was a small subscription fee to use the facility. The first "free" public library was started in 1897 and was known as the Wooster Public Library. Funding provided by Andrew Carnegie made it possible for the local library to have its own permament building. The old Carnegie library was dedicated in 1905. It was razed in 1965. A new facility was built on the same site and was dedicated in 1967. The 1967 building still stands today and is home of the Administration team, Technical Services, and Bookmobile. The Wooster Friends of the Library holds booksales on the lower level.

Wallace Theatre, Schine's Wooster Theater, Wayne Theater and 2 Lyric theaters: Lyric Theatre, Lyric Twin Cinema