Women's Christian Association
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| Type | Libraries (Reading room) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Information |
| Fate | Dissolved |
| Successor(s) | Wooster Free Library Association |
| Founded | Wooster, Ohio (1895) |
| Founder(s) | Miss Edella E. Bennett |
| Headquarters | Wooster, Ohio, United States |
| Number of locations | Wooster, Ohio |
| Key people | Miss Edella E. Bennett |
"Few families can afford a library of six hundred books and the leading magazine of the day. Everyone is welcome to avail themselves of the opportunity to read."
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- 1895 - Organized
- - 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. [2]
- 1896 - July, An unidentified man served as librarian and begun to loan the books no later than July. [3]
- 1896 - December 26, According to a local newspaper, the reading room was developing into a public library. [4]
- 1897 - Spring, Sufficient number o citizens were interested in organizing the Wooster Free Library Association
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References
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ 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.
What Links Here
- Wayne County Public Library (← links)
- Wayne County Public Library Timeline (← links)
- Wayne County Public Library Anniversary (← links)
- Board of Trustees WCPL Library (← links)
- File:A-Springtime-Suggestion WR18960401p1.png (← links)
- File:Wooster Republican, August 28, 1895 p4.jpg (← links)
- File:Wooster Republican, Sept 11, 1895 page 3.jpg (← links)
- WCPL Wooster Main (← links)
- Early WCPL Associations (← links)
- Newspaper article:Wooster Republican, Sept 11, 1895 page 3 - Wooster Republican September 11 1895 (← links)
- Newspaper article:A-Springtime-Suggestion WR18960401p1 - Wooster Republican April 1 1896 (← links)
- Newspaper article:Wooster Republican, August 28, 1895 p4 - Wooster Republican August 28 1895 (← links)
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- Businesses in Wooster, Ohio
- Businesses in the Information industry
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- Defunct businesses in the Information industry
- Historic Downtown Wooster
- Information businesses in Wooster, Ohio
- Information businesses in Wooster, Ohio (defunct)
- Libraries (Reading room)
- Libraries (Reading room) (defunct)
- Libraries (Reading room) in Wooster, Ohio
- Libraries (Reading room) in Wooster, Ohio (defunct)