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* 1895 - Organized
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* - Prayer services were an early part of the WCA and held adjoining to the reading room. Some records indicate they were held in connection with the reading room. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Mast of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 7.</ref>
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* 1896 - July, An unidentified man served as librarian and begun to loan the books no later than July. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Mast of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 8.</ref>
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* 1896 - December 26, According to a local newspaper, the reading room was developing into a public library. <ref>History of the Wayne County Public Library: a research paper submitted to the Kent State University Library School in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Mast of Library Science, by Joyce A. McKnight. June, 1970, p. 7.</ref>